SeqMan NGen Dell Computer Specifications for Assembling Small to Mid-Sized Genomes

 

If you are interested in using SeqMan NGen to assemble exomes, transcriptomes, and small genomes (<1 Gbases) on a Dell computer, you will need the following two components to meet our technical requirements:

  1. 1. A computer such as the one specified in the table below.
  2. 2. One 2 TB external hard disk, such as the LaCie Porsche Design P'9230. This external hard disk can be installed simply by connecting it to your computer with an interface cable provided with the disk.
Estimated total cost = $2,050

 

Computer Type:
 OptiPlex 980 Minitower for Standard Power Supply
Operating System:
 Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, No Media, 64-bit, English 
Processor:
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor 870 with VT (2.93GHz, 8M)
Memory:
16GB DDR3 Non-ECC SDRAM, 1333MHz, (4 DIMM)
Hard Drive 1:
 1TB 7,200 RPM 3.5" SATA, 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with NCQ and 16MB Cache
Hard Drive 2:
 1TB 7,200 RPM 3.5" SATA, 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive with NCQ and 16MB Cache
Hard Drive Mode:
 No RAID
Video Card:
 256MB ATI RADEON HD 3450 (2 DVI /1 TV-out), Full Height
Optical Drive:
 16X DVD-ROM SATA, with Cyberlink Power DVD™ No Media

 

 

Note that DNASTAR provides these specifications as a convenience to you, but does not endorse any particular hardware vendor.