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<p>Hi John,</p>
<p>What hardware ChimeraX needs depends entirely on the data you
want to look at and how you want to visualize it. For example, if
you want to use a VR helmet, you'll need a PC with high end
graphics hardware. But if you're looking at normal proteins, then
almost any recent computer will do. For your specific questions,
ChimeraX's speed is usually dominated by the single core CPU
performance (including the speed of main memory) and the speed of
the storage. The exceptions are VR, where high end GPUs are
needed for speed, large models, where more GPU memory and speed
are needed, and high resolution displays which need more GPU
memory. For main memory, 8-64 GB, and for disk memory, reserve
1GB for ChimeraX.<br>
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<p>For some previous answers, see:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimerax-users/2018-July/000271.html">https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimerax-users/2018-July/000271.html</a>,
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimerax-users/2020-October/001585.html">https://www.rbvi.ucsf.edu/pipermail/chimerax-users/2020-October/001585.html</a>.<br>
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<p>tl;dr -- buy a gaming computer.</p>
<p> HTH,<br>
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<p> Greg<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/6/2021 3:20 PM, John Joshua
Gutierrez wrote:<br>
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<div dir="ltr">Dear Chimera Developers,
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<div>Just a quick question regarding the hardware that
Chimera/ChimeraX needs.<br>
Are these programs CPU and/or GPU heavy?<br>
How much memory is recommended?</div>
<div>Is the program storage heavy?</div>
<div>Essentially, what are the specs needed to
run Chimera/ChimeraX comfortably?</div>
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<div>Thank you for your time,</div>
<div>John</div>
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