Desktop PC for developer

[Solarion]

Apart from my own personal PC which I'm discussing in the build thread, I'm wanting to buy a work PC for home. I believe work and casual home PC's should be separated.

I need to run SQL Server, Visual Studio, Office etc often all at the same time, sometimes multiple projects open with VS and SQL.

What sort of specs am I look at? Core i5?

Any advice appreciated.

 

[profeet]

SSD is a must, then imho at least 16 gig ram and something in range of a i7. Also IPS panel would make love to your eyes...

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

My recent development machine purchase:

i7 6700k
Asus Z710i Pro Gaming motherboard
Corsair 250D Mini-ITX
Corsair H100i GTX AIO cooler
16GB DDR4
250GB M.2 SSD
1TB HDD
Dell U2515H

It compiles projects like a beast. I'd like to change the case though to the Phanteks mini ITX.

 

[ponder]

Budget? :twisted:

 

[Hamster]

SSD is a must, then imho at least 16 gig ram and something in range of a i7. Also IPS panel would make love to your eyes...

Why is an SSD a must on a home dev machine?

 

[DA-LION-619]

Why is an SSD a must on a home dev machine?

SSD is a must!

Anyway I recommend a MacBook Pro

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

Why is an SSD a must on a home dev machine?

An SSD is a must on any machine.

 

[DominionZA]

An SSD is a must on any machine.

I second that.

 

[Solarion]

Budget? :twisted:

Here we go

Looking at around 5k I think should do it. Will buy one already built. Don't want to argue around with a development PC.

Something like this actually: http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-other-de...new-pc-+-r4999-only/1001595438830910010613609

Intel i7 4770 (3.4Ghz) System

Our Price: R4999 Only

(Market Price: R9000)

Condition: New In the Box

Warranty: 1 Year


* Intel Chipset Mother Board

* Intel ® Core™ i7 4770 CPU - (3.4Ghz goes upto 3.9Ghz)

* 500GB Hard Drive

* 8GB DDR3 Memory

* DVD-RW

* Integrated Intel HD Graphic

* High Definition Audio

* 1 Year Warranty

* 450w Power Supply

 

[ponder]

Feck, I was busy building castles in the sky

Something like that should do though.

 

[DA-LION-619]

Here we go

Looking at around 5k I think should do it. Will buy one already built. Don't want to argue around with a development PC.

Something like this actually: http://www.gumtree.co.za/a-other-de...new-pc-+-r4999-only/1001595438830910010613609

Not scamtree please, visit Carbonite.co.za

 

[Pho3nix]

Apart from my own personal PC which I'm discussing in the build thread, I'm wanting to buy a work PC for home. I believe work and casual home PC's should be separated.

I need to run SQL Server, Visual Studio, Office etc often all at the same time, sometimes multiple projects open with VS and SQL.

What sort of specs am I look at? Core i5?

Any advice appreciated.

Core I5 is fine.
Get a SSD. 256gb @ R1k on Carb.
Generic motherboard.
1TB HDD
16gb Ram
Decent case

Should be less that R4k if you look for decent bargains on Carbonite. Spent less than that for a i7 3770k + board + Ram + Case a while ago.

Register on Carbonite. READ THE RULES. Read the Bad Deals sub and enjoy

 

[Pho3nix]

Why is an SSD a must on a home dev machine?

Because #MasterRace. Even in Dev.
You a console peasant?







/runs

 

[Neoprod]

Why is an SSD a must on a home dev machine?

Because multi-tasking, man.

Also, if you're doing POC-type work i.e.not full production datasets, you can get away with having the database instance on a reasonably-priced SSD. Then things really can happen quickly.

 

[Solarion]

Feck, I was busy building castles in the sky

Something like that should do though.

Ja no it doesn't need to be able to traverse the event horizon and be faster than the speed of light or something like my other one lol. Awesome!

Not scamtree please, visit Carbonite.co.za

Core I5 is fine.
Get a SSD. 256gb @ R1k on Carb.
Generic motherboard.
1TB HDD
16gb Ram
Decent case

Should be less that R4k if you look for decent bargains on Carbonite. Spent less than that for a i7 3770k + board + Ram + Case a while ago.

Register on Carbonite. READ THE RULES. Read the Bad Deals sub and enjoy

That is a nice spec. Will do thanks DA.

Because #MasterRace. Even in Dev.
You a console peasant?

/runs

Spilled coffee thanks!!!

 

[DA-LION-619]

Core I5 is fine.
Get a SSD. 256gb @ R1k on Carb.
Generic motherboard.
1TB HDD
16gb Ram
Decent case

Should be less that R4k if you look for decent bargains on Carbonite. Spent less than that for a i7 3770k + board + Ram + Case a while ago.

Register on Carbonite. READ THE RULES. Read the Bad Deals sub and enjoy

READ THE RULES x 2

 

[Solarion]

READ THE RULES x 2

That much I know or have heard at least. Noted.

 

[Hamster]

So basically: "Why SSD?" "Because SSD!"

 

[esvi]

Why is an SSD a must on a home dev machine?

Is this a question?

 

[Hamster]

Is this a question?

Luister hier schnookems, jy weet dis n legitimate crash