RAM size matters, A LOT

[Aquinus]

Increasing RAM size or Registered RAM is impossible. I might just invest in another larger SSD. Thanks for the heads up guys!! Really appreciate it!

Well, ECC wouldn't solve the problem with data getting corrupted after it gets written to the disk. My point is that a SSD is likely to prevent these kinds of errors from cropping up. Anything with good 4k random benchmarks should do you good for a dedicated swap SSD. Your only other option would be to invest in more memory which you clearly can't do without replacing the entire platform. Going forward if you ever decide to replace your machine, you may want to invest in DP system just to support more memory, even if you don't necessarily use the second socket right off the bat.

 

[OneMoar]

he also really should be using a server os
home variants of windows are not setup to handle very large pools of memory
or just use linux

 

[Deleted member 50521]

he also really should be using a server os
home variants of windows are not setup to handle very large pools of memory
or just use linux

Win10Pro has been fine so far but i will look into Win10 Enterprise. I do have mint installed on a separate hard drive though.

Hoping to get a M2 SSD now for boot drive so I can shift all of the data handling to the current Sata SSD.

 

[Cvrk]

It's about how you use it.

is this about a penis ?

I'm fine with 8. But i don't do anything with my computer.

 

[Aquinus]

Hoping to get a M2 SSD now for boot drive so I can shift all of the data handling to the current Sata SSD.

You might get better performance by using the M.2 as the swap disk if your primary concern is performance after hitting swap space. If you're going to rely on swap space to do mission critical tasks, you should use the best hardware for the job. It's also likely that an M.2 SSD will have better 4k random performance than a 2.5" SATA drive. Just my two cents.

home variants of windows are not setup to handle very large pools of memory

They don't handle pools larger than the maximum for the edition, otherwise Windows 10 can be optimized to act more like a server and less like a workstation but, you're on the hook to do it. I think with what @xkm1948 is doing, that Win 10 Pro is enough but, I agree. Linux might offer a little more flexibility when it comes to tuning the system for particular kinds of workloads such as the rate at which the kernel schedules tasks. These kinds of tasks benefit from fewer context switches.

 

[Ruru]

128GB? Hah, that's twice the size of my first SSD!

For me, I'm just a typical gamer and so far 16GB has been enough for everything. I had 24GB (6x4GB) on my X58 motherboard, but that was just "because I can". But yeah. You can't never have too much anything in a PC.

 

[EarthDog]

True, just less in your wallet for no real reason.

 

[Boosnie]

Win10Pro has been fine so far but i will look into Win10 Enterprise. I do have mint installed on a separate hard drive though.

Hoping to get a M2 SSD now for boot drive so I can shift all of the data handling to the current Sata SSD.

Wouldn't it be better the contrary? Put sim data on faster m2 and leave the os on the slower drive?

BTW, being a (traditional) developer myself I find it interesting.
Can you provide some links about wich calculations are going under the hood, algos and the scope of the simulation?