Re: Computer specifications for Fiji/ImageJ

Posted by Aaron Hendrickson on Feb 03, 2013; 2:34am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Computer-specifications-for-Fiji-ImageJ-tp5001644p5001656.html

Zach,

I am not a computer expert but I can tell you that I have had no problem
running ImageJ with as much as 50+GB of images open at once.  I do a lot of
processing that involves very large images stacks and have had no problems.

Cheers,
Aaron.


On Fri, Feb 1, 2013 at 7:07 PM, Zach Freyberg <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Dear all,
> I am in the process of building a relatively high-powered computer imaging
> workstation for processing microscope-acquired images. I plan on doing a
> lot
> of fast time-scale image acquisition which will result in image stacks of
> >9,000 images per stack. I also plan on using the computer for creating 3-D
> reconstructions/movies of some of these images. To handle these demands, I
> had originally planned on building a computer including:
> 64GB, DDR3 RDIMM Memory, 1600MHz, ECC (8 x 8GB DIMMs)
> Dual Six Core XEON E5-2630, 2.3GHz, 15M, 7.2 GT/s,Turbo
> 2.5GB NVIDIAR Quadro 5000 graphics card
> Windows 7, 64-bit
>
> Based on reading a recent thread, my first question is whether Fiji and/or
> Image J will run normally on a set up like this, particularly with a dual
> processor setup and >32GB RAM? Secondly, does it make sense to get a single
> processor running faster with fewer threads (i.e. a single 8 core Xeon
> processor with 3.1GHz, 20M, 8.0 GT/s)? Any insights would be greatly
> appreciated!
>
> Best regards,
> Zach Freyberg
>
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