[Updated January 2022]
This guide describes the principles of selecting the most appropriate hardware components for your intended use of Wysiwyg and/or Vivien and is meant to complement the Wysiwyg and Vivien system requirements. Once you’ve read through it, you will be able to make informed decisions about your hardware requirements.
While the majority of information below pertains to desktop computers, the same principles apply when selecting a laptop. Some of the hyperlinks below point to web pages which list desktop processors and video cards, but in most cases, you can simply scroll down to see their “mobile counterparts”. When selecting a laptop, it is strongly recommended that you look for a “gaming” model, not a “mobile workstation”; “gaming” laptops will all feature the (mobile version of) the hardware described below; “mobile workstations” will feature most of the same components, but in nearly all cases a workstation-grade video card, which will work, but is not the most appropriate for use with Wysiwyg and/or Vivien. Both apps work very well on gaming laptops by Alienware, ASUS and Razer; we have tested and used models from each of these manufacturers in-house.