Spec me a FE Analysis PC please 5k Budget

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N43SP33D

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Morning, Im after a PC for FE analysis (5k budget)
can someone please spec me as close as possible to the below
Do OCUK offer any sort of onsite support / warranty in case of failure? If so need that adding

cheers.

  • Windows
    • Windows 10 or Server 2016 64 bit
  • HDrives
    • For Solving
      • 2 х 1TB SSD PCIe NvMe (m.2 or u.2)
      • Configuration is RAID 0 - using hardware Raid controller NOT software
    • For Storage
      • Non SSD should be fine
      • At least 3 х 5TB each
  • RAM
    • As much as possible within budget
  • Processor
    • 64 bit multicore
    • Intel XEON Gold are recommended (regular chips can be used but ideally need one with at least 20 cores)
 
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thank you guys
its for an application called Ansys, I am the IT manager where i work and this PC is for our FE analysis guys who are currently using a out of the box Dell machine that is 10 years old! GPU isnt important as our license is a processor based license and we can use up to 20 cores.

The specs above were recommended by Ansys, most of which cant be translated to a "server" which rules out the big players and more to go down a customised route. The support isnt essential as long as it comes with some warranty i can replace parts if needed.
 
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i could probably scramble a Qaudro P4000 out of some of the machines we have around here, but what would you suggest as a minimum? Currently they are using this machine to solve/RSM and opening up the completred model on their own workstations (quadro p4000)
I think thread ripper is a bit overkill since the licence we do have only covers using 20 cores. When i asked the question about Intel or AMD all they said is they do support AMD.
There exact response was this

"Previously there were issues with AMD performance/compatibility due to the default MKL used by Ansys but these have been resolved as of 2021R2. So as long as the client software used by the Engineers is current-release then there should not be any issues at all. Some excerpts from Ansys release documentation below just for reference/reassurance:

“The Intel MKL libraries have been updated to the Intel 2020 Update 0 version. Among other improvements, this update provides significantly faster performance when running the sparse direct solver (including certain Eigensolvers that depend on the sparse direct solver) on the latest generation of AMD processors.” (Release 2020R2)

“Support for the AMD BLIS library has been added, providing faster performance when running on systems with AMD processors. Mechanical APDL uses the BLIS library when running on AMD processors (and continues to use the MKL library when running on Intel processors). For most simulations, sparse direct solver performance with BLIS on AMD processors is 5-20 percent faster (depending on your AMD hardware and the number of CPU cores used). For harmonic analyses, the sparse direct solver runs up to 2x faster” (Release 2021R2)

https://ansyshelp.ansys.com/account.../Secured/corp/v212/en/ai_rn/rnsolvers.html?q=

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ive got dell to quote and got as close as i can to client requirements, this is coming in at £7k with there pro support. Think ill advise them to go down the custom route and buy a system from OCUK.

PowerEdge R440 Server
Components
  • 1 Intel Xeon Gold 6209U 2.1G, 20C/40T, 10.4GT/s, 27.5M Cache, Turbo, HT (125W) DDR4-2933
  • 1 iDRAC,Legacy Password
  • 1 iDRAC Group Manager, Enabled
  • 1 2.5" Chassis with up to 8 Hot Plug Hard Drives
  • 1 Standard Bezel 1 Riser Config
  • 1, 1 x 16 FH 1 Dell EMC Luggage Tag
  • 1 No Quick Sync 1 Performance Optimized
  • 1 3200MT/s RDIMMs
  • 8 32GB RDIMM, 3200MT/s, Dual Rank 8Gb BASE
  • 5 2.4TB 10K RPM SAS 12Gbps 512e 2.5in Hot-plug Hard Drive
  • 2 480GB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512 2.5in Hot-plug AG Drive,
  • 1 DWPD
  • 1 Internal PERC
  • 1 PERC H730P RAID Controller, 2GB NV Cache, Adapter, Low Profile
  • 1 Standard Heat Sink 1 DVD +/-RW, SATA, Internal 1 Dual, Hot Plug, Redundant Power Supply (1+1), 550W 2 C13 to C14, PDU Style, 10 AMP, 6.5 Feet (2m), Power Cord
  • 1 Trusted Platform Module 2.0 1 Order Configuration Shipbox Label (Ship Date, Model, Processor Speed, HDD Size, RAM)
  • 1 Asset Tag - ProSupport (Website, barcode, Onboard MacAddress)
  • 1 PowerEdge R440 CE,CCC,BIS Marking
  • 1 Intel X550 Dual Port 10GbE BASE-T Adapter, PCIe Full Height
  • 1 Dual-Port 1GbE On-Board LOM 1 Power Saving Dell Active Power Controller
  • 1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails With Cable Management Arm
  • 1 No RAID 1 Windows Server 2019 Standard,16CORE,Digitally Fulfilled Recovery Image, Multi Language 1 Windows Server 2019 Standard,No Media,WS2012R2 Std Downgrade DF Media, Multi Language
  • 1 Windows Server 2019 Standard,No Media,WS2016 Std Downgrade DF Media, Multi Language
 
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