====== Hardware recommendation for Linux ======

For a LINUX installation, we recommend **UBUNTU** and the following hardware

For all configurations, we recommend a large 4k monitor. This can on the UBUNTU machines be directly connected to one of the GPUs.

For online-processing per hour of up to 120 movies of 8k x 8k x 50 frames with MotionCor2, CTFFIND4 or gCTF and subsequent programs: 

  * 2x14-core CPU (hyperthreading disabled)
  * >50 TB HD
  * 768 GB RAM (of which 384 GB mounted as RAM disk, used as FASTDISK)
  * at least 4x NVIDIA Titan Xp GPU
  * 10 Gb Ethernet

For online-processing per hour of up to 60 movies of 4k x 4k x 40 frames with MotionCor2, gCTF and subsequent programs:

  * 2x12-core CPU (hyperthreading disabled)
  * >50 TB HD
  * 256 GB RAM 
  * 1 TB SSD (used as FASTDISK)
  * 2x NVIDIA GTX 1080 GPU

For offline processing of movies with MotionCor2, gCTF and subsequent programs:

  * 2x12-core CPU (hyperthreading disabled)
  * >50 TB HD
  * 64 GB RAM 
  * NVIDIA GTX 1080 GPU