topic Recommended hardware configuration for ArcGIS in New to GIS Questions https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/recommended-hardware-configuration-for-arcgis/m-p/531454#M1410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN>I recently received a grant to build a dialect atlas using ArcGIS, and I need to buy a computer.&nbsp; I found the minimum hardware requirements to run ArcGIS (</SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/system-requirements/10.2/index.html#//015100000002000000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/system-requirements/10.2/index.html#//015100000002000000</A><SPAN>), but I'm wondering what sort of requirements I should look at in order to run ArcGIS really well for at least the next three years.&nbsp; </SPAN></P><P></P><P>One question I was specifically interested in was whether it would make sense for me to get a really good video card, and whether ArcGIS could use the GPU for processing.&nbsp; Would I see any benefit from having a high end video card like a geforce GTX 970 over a more modest card like a GTX 750?</P><P></P><P>I'm not sure what size data sets I'd be using, but at most I'd be mapping an area the size of the eastern Mediterranean.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:31:16 GMT ChristinaSkelton 2014-12-15T22:31:16Z Recommended hardware configuration for ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/recommended-hardware-configuration-for-arcgis/m-p/531454#M1410 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN>I recently received a grant to build a dialect atlas using ArcGIS, and I need to buy a computer.&nbsp; I found the minimum hardware requirements to run ArcGIS (</SPAN><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/system-requirements/10.2/index.html#//015100000002000000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/system-requirements/10.2/index.html#//015100000002000000</A><SPAN>), but I'm wondering what sort of requirements I should look at in order to run ArcGIS really well for at least the next three years.&nbsp; </SPAN></P><P></P><P>One question I was specifically interested in was whether it would make sense for me to get a really good video card, and whether ArcGIS could use the GPU for processing.&nbsp; Would I see any benefit from having a high end video card like a geforce GTX 970 over a more modest card like a GTX 750?</P><P></P><P>I'm not sure what size data sets I'd be using, but at most I'd be mapping an area the size of the eastern Mediterranean.</P></BODY></HTML> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 22:31:16 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/recommended-hardware-configuration-for-arcgis/m-p/531454#M1410 ChristinaSkelton 2014-12-15T22:31:16Z Re: Recommended hardware configuration for ArcGIS https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/recommended-hardware-configuration-for-arcgis/m-p/531455#M1411 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I don't think spending money, grant money, on hardware in excess of what you need to get the job done would be a valid expense.</P><P>I think any computer you get at the local supplier that meets the minimum requirements will last for the three years you need it.&nbsp; Hard drive storage if you need large data sets, memory above the minimum will help, but I don't think that upgraded GPU is worth the expense.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 03 Mar 2015 04:44:20 GMT https://community.esri.com/t5/new-to-gis-questions/recommended-hardware-configuration-for-arcgis/m-p/531455#M1411 GordonKnight 2015-03-03T04:44:20Z