[Skimmertalk] CPU needs for skimmer server

[paul_group]

It also depends a little on the rf environment, if you have a lot of 
squirgles and birdies and you use a wide rx bandwidth that all adds to 
processor load. By experimentation here I also believe high processor load 
impacts decoder accuracy to some extent.

If you want multi band high bandwidth decoding +and+ use the pc for other 
tasks at the same time you do need a fair bit of cpu horsepower.

IMHO Skimmer should be on its own dedicated pc as that relaxes the 
requirement a little.

HTH

Regards Paul GW8IZR

------- Original message -------
> From: Pete Smith <n4zr at comcast.net>
> To: skimmertalk at contesting.com
> Sent: 20.4.'12,  15:00
>
> Hi Martin - I'm surprised.  I'm currently using an E2200 under Win7 Home
> at 96 KHZ bandwidth on 7 bands, and on a typical day it shows 28-30
> percent CPU.  I'm away from home right now so can't really verify, but
> IIRC Alex uses a slightly confusing way of stating the CPU usage., which
> makes it seem worse than it is on a multi-core processor.
>
> 73,
> Pete N4ZR
>
> On 4/20/2012 5:06 AM, Martin Rath wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I finaly decided myself for an active antenna from Clifton laboratories
>> and the results are great !
>>
>> Noz I have a small issue with my computer ! I'm getting CPU limited. The
>> computer isn't that old (3 years ) but back then I bought an E5200 dual
>> core that now is usually at about 70% to 90% of use. As I use the 
>> computer
>> also for logging and web browsing I would like to give it a kick.
>>
>> The Skimmer Server page mentions an I7 2600 : Is such a powerfull CPU
>> really needed if your antenna farm isn'l like the one from W3LPL, K3LR 
>> or
>> K1TTT ? :-)
>>
>> One the last Japanse contest weekend I recorded about 5000 spots on the
>> Sunday. My skimmer doesn't seem to drop any callsign and it says that 
>> 100%
>> of the stations are decoded.
>>
>> Any feedback is welcome before I run out and go buy a new CPU - 
>> motherboard
>> - memory bundle !.
>>
>> Best 73's de Martin 9V1RM/F8UKP
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