Computer spec for LS-DYNA simulations?

[Kimpan]

My Workplace is planning on investing in a LS-DYNA license and together with that, a dedicated computer that will run the computations.
What kind of processors/ram configurations are recommended for LS-DYNA computations?
Could someone point me in the right direction?

 

[0rel]

Ask the license vendor to give you advices on hardware. This will depend on what you're planning to simulate.

 

[GregLocock]

It'll run on a 2000 dollar laptop, but you probably want answers this year, 16 cpu linux clusters were a cost effective solution 5 years back.

Cheers

Greg Locock


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[grogannc]

LSTC sells licenses based on CPUs so unless you plan on buying more than one license, you really don't need anything more than one core. 64 bit machine is a must in my opinion. Ram-just get as much as you can but I would say 4gb or so. It really depends on what you are using it for. I have used it for million plus element runs as well as discrete spring runs which can solve in a few seconds. Also keep in mind element size is just as critical for the explicit solver as #/type of elements. A 10 element model can run for 2 months if you don't know what you are doing.