System Requirements for Running NewViews
The Workstation Computer
NewViews requires a contemporary computer system to provide satisfactory performance. Computers can be ordered with processors that have different speeds. A typical NewViews computer should run at least at 3.2 GHz. Many expensive server computers only run at 2 GHz, these are not suitable. NewViews does not perform better on high multi-core processors, a high speed CPU or processor is required. Below are some recommended Intel processors from the past 5 years.
| Year | Generation | Intel CPU | GHz |
| 2026 | Core Ultra Series 3 | 265 → 270K | 3.9 → 5.5 |
| 2025 | Core Ultra Series 2 | i5-24500 → i7-26500 | 4.2 → 5.3 |
| 2024 | 14th (Raptor Lake) | i5-14600 → i7-14700 | 3.9 → 5.2 |
| 2023 | 13th (Raptor Lake) | i5-13600 → i7-13700 | 3.9 → 5.1 |
| 2022 | 12th (Adler Lake) | i5-12600 → i7-12700 | 4.8 → 5.0 |
Sample Hardware Configurations for a NewViews Workstation
| LOW END | MID TIER | Data in cloud | HIGH END | |
| CPU | Intel i5-11500 (≥ Tiger) | Intel i7-14700 (≥ Raptor Lake) | ||
| Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | |
| Hard Disk | 500 GB SSD | 2TB SSD or 1TB (10,000 rpm) | ||
| Video Card | On board – Intel CPU graphics | |||
| Networking | On board – Gigabit | |||
| Operating System | Windows 11 | |||
| Internet Connection | < 15ms latency, 10 MBs upload | < 10ms latency, 20 MBs upload | ||
The Server Computer
We strongly recommend that NewViews be run on its own server.
However, we do not recommend that the Server computer run a Microsoft Server Operating System. We prefer the simplicity of Windows Pro for this purpose. The NewViews Server does not rely on any services provided by a Microsoft Server OS and is not restricted by the 10 connection limit of a Microsoft desktop OS. Any computer can act as a NV2 Server, even a powerful laptop.
Sample Hardware Configurations for a NewViews Server
| 2 – 5 USER SERVER | 5+ USER SERVER | |
| CPU | Intel i5-10500 (≥ Kaby Lake) | Intel i7-14700 (≥ Coffee Lake) |
| Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Hard Disk | 512 GB SSD or RAID 1 – 2 x 500 GB HD | 1 TB SSD or RAID 10 – 4 x 1 TB HD |
| Video Card | On board – Intel CPU graphics | |
| Networking | On board – 1 or 10 Gigabit | |
| Operating System | Windows 11 | |
Components
Windows 11
NewViews operates on any Windows 11 computer or laptop with 2048 MB of RAM.
There are several versions of Windows:
- Windows 8 – RT, Basic, Professional & Enterprise
- Windows 8.1 – RT, Basic, Professional & Enterprise
- Windows 10 – Home, Professional & Enterprise
- Windows 11 – Home, Professional & Enterprise
NV2 runs on all of the above versions, both 32 and 64 bit (Windows 11 is 64 bit only). We strongly recommend the “Pro” versions (Professional and Enterprise) which are targeted at the business market.
Suggested Storage
Financial data is critical, therefore we recommend RAID 1 configured computers.
RAID = Redundant Arrays of Inexpensive Disks.
During the last few decades, computer components prices have dropped sharply. Now component quality and mean time between failures is also dropping. The original hard drive is a mechanical device. The hard drive or HDD has an electric motor and high speed magnetic actuator arm. The hard drive is not a solid state device. The hard drive can be where all your data is stored.
The current storage device is an SSD, or Solid State Drive. As SSDs do not need to spin or seek to locate data, they are vastly superior to HDDs in such tests. However, SSDs have challenges with mixed reads and writes, and their performance may degrade over time.
We have noticed an increase in the number of hard disk failures. By adding two (2) storage devices to a computer and mirroring the data, the exposure of losing data due to storage device failure is greatly reduced. This can easily be achieved with a RAID 1 or RAID 10 system.
Consider ordering new computers for the accounting department with RAID 1.
The cost difference between a computer with a single drive and one configured with two drives in SATA RAID 1 can be low.
