Re: PC Hardware Recs

[Ya Xu <yaxu@isi.edu>]

I think even the lowest config in your email is OK to run ns. Memory could
be a issue if you run a very large simulation but it should happen when
you just start to use ns

On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Ken Laberteaux wrote:

> 
> I am about to start using ns2 for various IP simulations.  Before
> starting, I need to purchase a computer.  For various reasons, I am
> planning on running ns2 on a pc, mostly likely under Windows NT (or
> possibly linux, however that would be a whole separate learning curve
> I'd rather avoid).
> 
> My question now goes to suggestions on hardware.  Specifically, I've
> seen several suggestion to buy as much memory as possible.  However,
> how should I balance this priority vs. other parts?  For example, a 64
> MB of PC-100 memory runs $170.  128 MB is then $340 and 256 MB is $680.
>  Alternatively, the difference between an IDE Hard Disk (HD) and a SCSI
> HD is (for 9GB) about $200.  What would contribute more to performance
> on ns2 simulations, an 64 MB of memory or a SCSI HD?
> 
> Continuing this thread, I tend to prefer AMD's CPUs to Intels, mostly
> due to cost.  Going from a 450 MHz chip to a 600 MHz chip is around
> $400. Should I spend this money instead of memory or SCSI?
> 
> Any thoughts or experiences are most appreciated.  Please forgive this
> off-topic post.
> 
> Ken
> 
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