Hi all,
After looking into buying a computer to run software for processing point cloud data (Leica register, and other programs) Iam wondering what other people use to handle the data.
I would like a off the shelf option but I am being told building my own is the way to go?
any thoughts or recommendations?
thank you!
I don't do that kind of work myself, but I know someone well who does.?ÿ What you want, mostly, is all the RAM memory you can pack in. That is rarely available off the shelf.?ÿ
16gb ram on x64bit OS. I was able to get by on an i7/16gb laptop running [REDACTED] 18 with the Lidar option. It still took roughly 30 minutes to process an 8gb point cloud file for attribute segregation & thinning . Not sure if adding more ram would quicken the process. Maybe others could chime in on that option. Once we were able to eliminate unwanted points then creating a DTM was faster.
You need a lit of HD space.
First you got to check what programmes are you planning to run on the system. Some programmes run very well on multi thread CPU but some programmes need a higher clock count. You need high RAM and storage as well. Working on projects on SSDs minumum and later storing on HDD will help save some costs.?ÿ
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A good place to seek out information is Laserscanningforum.?ÿ
This is from the laserscanning forum from a recent thread
Some great information thanks
what would you recommend for processing with cyclone (often very large projects) i see a lot mentioned about the i9 and then others xeon processors
I was looking at the following:
Xeon w-2145
Nvidia P5000 graphics
2 2TB Nvme
128gb Ram
As cyclone only really utilises 1 core i don't think the threadrippers will be any better for me
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Lots of hd and lots of ram to start with. I'm running on 64GB and it is becoming a pain, would like 256GB in the next machine and like 20TB's of SSD and HDD?ÿ
Look at a computer setup for hard-core graphics computer games - fast processor (i7 will work fine and it's cheaper), lots of RAM on the graphics card, a huge SSD hard drive (or 2x) to start with, then add as much RAM as your pocketbook can handle. Don't forget to buy 3 or 4 monitors if your graphics card can handle it, you will love the extra screen "real estate".