<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div id="yiv505990513"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><div id="yiv505990513"><div id="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_17_1357680209396_54"><div id="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_17_1357680209396_53" class="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_17_1357680209396_49" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><div id="yiv505990513"><div id="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_15_1357167069659_53"><div id="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_15_1357167069659_52" class="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_15_1357167069659_49 yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_17_1357680209396_50" style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt;"><div id="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_263_1354975779548_39">My aging 2.1 Pentium might
get Hermes started but I don't think it will serve up 5 RX, so ----<br><br>If you were to build a new PC to provide for 5-RX & TX for a Hermes, what hardware would you specify?<br>A machine that will support normal growth for three years.<br>I hope for three 15" displays. I look forward to
the CUDA software group using the GPU(s) on the video card(s). <br>AMD Cross-fire or Nvidia SLI & Open-CL?<br>I'm thinking I will start with an Intel i7 cpu, USB2 & 3, Ethernet 10/100/1000. From there I look for advice, i.e. is there a 'best MB chip set', best value memory?<br>Will the software be better served by i7 2700K high clock speed 4 cpu or the i7 3820, lower clock but 6 cpu?<br><br>I welcome all suggestions.<br><br>John<br>TI4/N0URE<br><br><br><br id="yiv505990513yui_3_7_2_15_1357167069659_66"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>