Hi,
Starting this off with a "I know I don't know anything", hence why I am asking the fine folks of Reddit for some advice on this. I am doing my best to provide all of the information you may need to assist in answering my question, but am limited by my knowledge.
I am looking to start running 3D visual simulations in ArcGIS Pro and have had some success simulating the ground terrain, and converting some other data from a CHM into points (for 3D symbolization as trees). However, whenever the "tree" surface is being drawn, the software will crash. I know I am heavily undergunned as am currently running only 8GB of RAM and 2GB of VRAM on my work laptop.
We are more than willing to invest in a good computer that has the specs to handle this type of thing, as it is becoming a larger part of our work. I used google to help and it recommended the following: CPU minimum 4 cores (2.5+ GHz), recommended 10+cores (3.5+ GHz), RAM 16-32GB minimum, 64GB+ recommended, GPU 4GB minimum, 12-16GB+ recommended, Storage SSD of 32GB minimum, or SSD 1TB+ recommended.
I am inclined to lean to the recommended specs (or higher), but was just wanting general advice on - do the specs look sufficient for my intended purpose (I was thinking I would go for the recommended over minimum)? Any suggestions or tips?
Thanks in advance 😄