garynewport
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I am looking for advice in relation to the version of Linux and any other considerations others might think I should consider.
I am running a simulation written in Fortran. I have already adapted the program and reduced it's run time such that on my Macbook Air it takes 40 minutes to run a basic model and on my Windows PC it can run in 5 minutes.
However, my Windows PC (which is clearly the more powerful of my two systems) can take 40 minutes or even over 2 hours to run the same code; depending upon...well, I am not too sure. It appears to be on services, updates and other processes in the background but it has proven difficult to tie this down.
Equally, my PC is a gaming PC that I use for...well...gaming. I also play music on it, etc, etc, etc
When I run the code remotely at the university I am running it on a Linux server system and the Mac mimics this quite nicely.
I am reasonably familiar with Linux, given that I am frequently working on servers both at university and at work.
My PC has 24GB of RAM with an Intel i7 CPU running at 3GHz (4 core with 8 logical processors). Though the system has already gotten two storage devices (a 1TB SSD and a 1TB HHD), I intend on purchasing another 1TB SSD purely for Linux.
I ONLY intend on running the simulation when in Linux mode; which does not require a GUI or sound; so sound drivers, etc are of little concern.
I am used to using Ubuntu and am happy to continue down this route, but would like the advice and expertise of others to help guide me please.
Any ideas/suggestions/etc?
I am running a simulation written in Fortran. I have already adapted the program and reduced it's run time such that on my Macbook Air it takes 40 minutes to run a basic model and on my Windows PC it can run in 5 minutes.
However, my Windows PC (which is clearly the more powerful of my two systems) can take 40 minutes or even over 2 hours to run the same code; depending upon...well, I am not too sure. It appears to be on services, updates and other processes in the background but it has proven difficult to tie this down.
Equally, my PC is a gaming PC that I use for...well...gaming. I also play music on it, etc, etc, etc
When I run the code remotely at the university I am running it on a Linux server system and the Mac mimics this quite nicely.
I am reasonably familiar with Linux, given that I am frequently working on servers both at university and at work.
My PC has 24GB of RAM with an Intel i7 CPU running at 3GHz (4 core with 8 logical processors). Though the system has already gotten two storage devices (a 1TB SSD and a 1TB HHD), I intend on purchasing another 1TB SSD purely for Linux.
I ONLY intend on running the simulation when in Linux mode; which does not require a GUI or sound; so sound drivers, etc are of little concern.
I am used to using Ubuntu and am happy to continue down this route, but would like the advice and expertise of others to help guide me please.
Any ideas/suggestions/etc?