# Should i use TSI1 indexing or inmem indexing for dell server with 64GB RAM and 20 CPUs

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/should-i-use-tsi1-indexing-or-inmem-indexing-for-dell-server-with-64gb-ram-and-20-cpus/15696>\
**Category:** Systems\
**Created:** [August 23, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/should-i-use-tsi1-indexing-or-inmem-indexing-for-dell-server-with-64gb-ram-and-20-cpus/15696 "2020-08-23T15:54:17Z")\
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**Author:** ![LochanaMendis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cc9497/32.png) [@LochanaMendis](https://community.influxdata.com/u/LochanaMendis)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/should-i-use-tsi1-indexing-or-inmem-indexing-for-dell-server-with-64gb-ram-and-20-cpus/15696/1 "2020-08-23T15:54:17Z")

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Hi All,

Do i have to use tsi1 indexing or inmem indexing for my current spec of the server?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Anaisdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/anaisdg/32/6401_2.png) [@Anaisdg](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Anaisdg)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 4:04pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/should-i-use-tsi1-indexing-or-inmem-indexing-for-dell-server-with-64gb-ram-and-20-cpus/15696/2 "2020-08-31T16:04:42Z")

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Hello @LochanaMendis,  
It’s generally a good idea to use tsi1 indexing. It is not the default for 1.8+.