Panapat Uawithya wrote:
>> Hello,
> we are going to buy a silicon graphic machine for molecular modeling of
> protein. Do we require a multiple-processor one or just a hi-end of the
> indego2 in this work?
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In general I would say the more power the better. Having said that, I
am working with a 4+ year old SGI Crimson with a single processor and
have no difficulty working with protein structures of more than 500
amino acids.
George A. Heavner
Senior Director, Peptide R&D
Centocor, Inc.