We are looking to purchase a workstation capable of performing large bioinformatics projects in gene expression prognostic signatures, run Partek and Affy genomic suites and RNA seq.
One suggestion I found on this group message board was this:
CPU i7-3770k OR i7-4770K 3.50 GHz Processor
RAM 32GB, ROM 1TB
MB GA-X79-UD5
HDD WD Red 2 -TB
PSU SS-650RM
CASE 300R
Cooling H80
Cooling UCTB12
DVD 24B5ST
OS W7P SP1 64bit OR W8
However, the HP sales people suggest a different option:
HP Z820 Workstation (ENERGY STAR) (F1K12UT)
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2637 v2 (3.5 GHz, 15 MB cache, 4 cores)
Standard memory: 16 GB 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC Unbuffered RAM (2 X 8 GB)
Memory slots: 16 DIMM
Internal drive bays: Four 3.5"
External drive bays: Three 5.25" Internal drive: 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA
Storage controller: Integrated SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Optical drive: SATA SuperMulti DVD+/-RW
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro K4000 (3 GB)
I have no experience in choosing a workstation in the 3K - 5K price range, I have only used laptops for my stats.
Can anyone please suggest which might be the better option?
Much obliged,
Serban
One suggestion I found on this group message board was this:
CPU i7-3770k OR i7-4770K 3.50 GHz Processor
RAM 32GB, ROM 1TB
MB GA-X79-UD5
HDD WD Red 2 -TB
PSU SS-650RM
CASE 300R
Cooling H80
Cooling UCTB12
DVD 24B5ST
OS W7P SP1 64bit OR W8
However, the HP sales people suggest a different option:
HP Z820 Workstation (ENERGY STAR) (F1K12UT)
Windows 7 Professional 64 (available through downgrade rights from Windows 8 Pro 64)
Processor: Intel® Xeon® E5-2637 v2 (3.5 GHz, 15 MB cache, 4 cores)
Standard memory: 16 GB 1866 MHz DDR3 ECC Unbuffered RAM (2 X 8 GB)
Memory slots: 16 DIMM
Internal drive bays: Four 3.5"
External drive bays: Three 5.25" Internal drive: 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA
Storage controller: Integrated SATA 6.0 Gb/s
Optical drive: SATA SuperMulti DVD+/-RW
Graphics: NVIDIA Quadro K4000 (3 GB)
I have no experience in choosing a workstation in the 3K - 5K price range, I have only used laptops for my stats.
Can anyone please suggest which might be the better option?
Much obliged,
Serban
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