Required Hardware Configuration

This section presents the hardware configurations required for Flux 2021.2 2D, Skew, 3D and PEEC.

Processor

The processors required to run Flux 2D, Skew, 3D and PEEC should have the following characteristics:
Element Characteristics
Processor
  • Intel or AMD
  • 64 bits
  • multi-core

Minimum configuration (hard disk and RAM)

The minimum configuration required to run Flux 2D, Skew, 3D and PEEC are:
  2D Skew/3D PEEC
Hard disk 250 GiB 500 GiB 50 GiB
RAM 8 GiB 16 GiB 16 GiB

Recommended configuration (hard disk and RAM)

The recommended configuration required to run Flux 2D, Skew, 3D and PEEC are:
  2D Skew/3D PEEC
Hard disk 500 GiB 1 TiB 100 GiB
RAM 16 GiB 64 GiB 64 GiB

Graphic card

The graphic cards required to run Flux 2D, Skew, 3D and PEEC should have the following characteristics:

Element Characteristics
Graphic card
  • OPENGL V2.0 compatible for an optimal graphic quality (see below)
  • NVIDIA chipset recommended

Flux uses the OPENGL V2.0 graphic technology. This technology provides improved rendering and smoother motion when moving objects.

This technology requires:
  • the use of a graphic card compatible with OPENGL V2.0
  • the latest version of the graphic card driver supplied by the manufacturer
A summary of the conditions of use is presented in the table below:
Conditions of use
Installation of a graphic card compatible with OPENGL V2.0:
  • NVIDIA GeForce 6200 and higher
  • ATI Radeon X1300 and higher
Installation of the latest version of the card driver
警告: The use of graphic chipsets with shared memory is not recommended.

It is preferable to use graphic chipsets with dedicated memory.