[gmx-users] opteron 2xdual core for MD

[Jayant James Jayasundar]

hello friends,
Based on the benchmarking of gromacs on various processors I am planning to buy a opteron 2xdual core system to perform MD simulation. I am giving the configuration below please give your comments on the operating system that is best suited. Whether to use Fedora core4 or Enterprise Linux. 
 
CPU - 2 AMD Opteron model 285 Dual-Core 2.6Ghz x2 

Memory - 4gb Memory DDR-400 ECC Registered (4x1024mb, 2 for each  processor) x4 
 
Hard Drive(s) - Seagate 300 Gb SATA (NCQ) 
 
Video - XFX 7800GT 256mb Dual DVI
 
Operating System - ?

Thanking you
Jayant James


Jayasundar Jayant James
Postdoctoral research fellow,
Department of Veterinary and Comparative Anatomy, Pharmacology and Physiology(VCAPP), Washington state university, Pullman 99164-6520, USA.
http://www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0001/0001_01.asp
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