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=Recommended Hardware Configuration=
* Computers running 3D Slicer need enough memory and graphics capabilities to hold both the original data and the processing results in their memory.
* Memory: more than '''4GB''' (8 or more is recommended).
* Display: a minimum resolution of '''1024 by 768''' (1280 by 1024 or better is recommended).
* '''Dedicated''' graphics hardware and memory (1GB is recommended).
* Many computations in Slicer are multi-threaded and will benefit from multi core, multi CPU configurations.
* Interface device: a three button mouse with scroll wheel is recommended. For other devices, see [[Documentation/{{documentation/version}}/SlicerApplication/MouseandKeyboardShortcuts#Rotate.2C_Zoom.2C_Pan|this guide]].
* Internet connection to access online documentation of modules and tutorials

= Recommended OS versions =

* Windows 7 64bit

* Mac OS X Lion
** On Mac OS X Maverick - Make sure to install this update: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1754

* Linux: recent versions of popular distributions should work. Ubuntu and Fedora are the most widely used distribution among the developers.

=32 bit versus 64 bit=
Note that many clinical research tasks, such as processing of large CT or MR volumetric datasets, require more memory than can be accommodated with a 32 bit program. We advise the use of the 64 bit versions of the Slicer wherever feasible.

=Examples of Working Configurations=
==Feb 2012==
The entries below are hardware/OS combinations which will work with the downloaded executable for the current Slicer 4 release. This are just examples of working configurations.
*Apple: 15-inch MacBook Pro, 2.3 Ghz Intel Core i7, 8GB Memory, AMD Radeon HD 6750M 1024MB, Mac OS X Lion 10.7.3
*Windows: Generic Desktop, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, 16GB Memory, AMD Radeon HD 5700, Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
*Linux: Dell Precision m4500, Quad-Core Intel Core i7, 16GB Memory, NVIDIA® Quadro® FX 880M, Ubuntu 10.10


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-* Windows 7 or later, 64bit
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 ** On Mac OS X Maverick - Make sure to install this update: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1754
-* Linux: recent versions of popular distributions should work.  Ubuntu and Fedora are the most widely used distribution among the developers. The SlicerPreview nightly build system runs CentOS 7.
+* Linux: recent versions of popular distributions should work.  Ubuntu and Fedora are the most widely used distribution among the developers.
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 =32 bit versus 64 bit=
 Note that many clinical research tasks, such as processing of large CT or MR volumetric datasets, require more memory than can be accommodated with a 32 bit program. We advise the use of the 64 bit versions of the Slicer wherever feasible.
 =Examples of Working Configurations=