From owner-chemistry@ccl.net Wed Jun 11 14:06:00 2008
From: "Ted Cabeen cabeen-*-chem.ucsb.edu" <owner-chemistry%server.ccl.net>
To: CCL
Subject: CCL: recommendation for workstation purchase
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Sent to CCL by: Ted Cabeen [cabeen#%#chem.ucsb.edu]
Kalju Kahn kalju()chem.ucsb.edu wrote:
> If you are thinking of stereo, Quadro FX1400 (128 MB RAM) performs OK for
> small proteins ... it is old technology but newer stereo-enabled cards
> (Quadro 3500 Quadro 3700) are rather expensive.  FX1400 runs nicely on
> CentOS, and supports dual monitors (consider CRT for full-screen
> visualization + LCD for concurrent text work)

Another stereo option is the Quadro FX 560.  This is a newer card than 
the FX 1400, which support blue-line stereo.  (Thus you will need a 
StereoEnabler, as it doesn't have a hardware port)  Still, the 560 + 
enabler is a lot cheaper than the 3700s.  Note that the 570 and newer 
models do not support blue-line stereo.

--Ted