System hangs when running Chimera are almost certainly because the graphics driver is unstable. The first thing to solve that is to update the graphics driver to the newest version. If you are buying a new system it is worth investing in some mid-level Nvidia or AMD graphics (~$100) if you want best Chimera performance, although Intel graphics will work fine too if the structures are not too large (< 100,000 atoms). For working on larger atomic models it is useful to have a faster CPU and more memory (at least 8 Gbytes for 100,000 atom structures).

Tom

On Apr 4, 2018, at 7:55 AM, Kerley, Jeremy L wrote:

I have a faculty member who uses the Chimera software. While using the software, his current computer continually freezes/locks-up and must be rebooted. Please email the minimum/recommended system requirements for the Chimera software. I’m in the process of building out a replacement system and need that information.

Regards,

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Jeremy Kerley

Computing Support Specialist II
Emory University School of Medicine
Dept of Pediatrics IT
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