system suggestions

[riderofrohan1]

I'm getting the itch to do some modeling again, but it will require me to build a Linux platform.  What would be a good choice of processor speed and memory?  I'm thinking at least a gig of RAM and a 2 GHz processor, or I could go dual-head with a pair of slower chips.  It's been a while since I ran ARPS and that was on an SGI, so I'm a bit behind on its capabilities in a PC setting.  Is there any preference for Pentium or AMD?  I'd like to start with a high-res (500m) supercell experiment, and then try some regional forecasting for New England.  Idealized sims aren't too bad, but the real-time stuff can use up a lot of juice.

Kevin
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