Programmer's PC
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
Any current AMD64 or the new conroe from Intel (the fastest you can afford) At least 2gb of RAM (the fastest you can afford that is compatible with your motherboard) The fastest hard drive you can afford Motherboards selection is tougher - depends on what else you want to do with the box.
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
eMtek wrote:
U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff.
All of the above ;P
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
A PC-AT w/ 10 Mb HD, 1024k RAM and EGA graphics. Kinda forces you to be efficient with your code. *This post is only partially in jest*
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
eMtek wrote:
U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff.
they should all work. the only other thing you need is a big monitor (maybe two, if you can afford it).
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
I just ordered this system: CPU: AMD 64 3800+ (939) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8N PRO-SLI RAM: 2 x 1 GB Kingston DDR 400 Video Card: Asus EN6600 SILENCER GeForce 6600 256MB PCI-Express HDD: 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB - SATA (on RAID 0) DVD-Writer: 16x DVD Writer CPU-Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Quiet CPU Cooler Case: 20" Thermaltec Tower Case with 500W power supply OS: Windows XP Prof. OEM As monitor I decided to go with the LG L204WT (20.2" Widescreen LCD) - hope I won't regrad that. I will also add an additional 19" LCD as soon as I have the money available ;-) A friend of mine has pretty much the same system and is very satisfied. It's quiet and fast.
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
Dual core processor fastest available, 2gb ram at minimum, lcd display as large as affordable, small keyboard without the number pad so you don't get shoulder strain reaching beyond it for your mouse but can instead keep it right close to your typing hands. For hard drives get two Western Digital Raptor SATA drives and an adapter card capable of RAID 0 for speed. That's if you really mean it, if it's just a hobby then anything will do but the 2gb is pretty much mandatory I've found for any serious Visual Studio 2005 projects, particularly those that require IIS and a database server.
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
Buy whatever you can afford. A faster CPU, a larger HDD, and more RAM are all no-brainers. If you aren't doing anything graphics-intensive, a high-quality video card is not necessary. I've got a stock Dell at work, and a stock HP at home that both do what I need them to do.
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
For what? If it is for Windows Development with Visual Studio, it's very close to Johns list: 2GB of RAM (4GB if you are developing for SQL server on the local machine) Two fast hard drives (>=8MB cache). C: for system/swap file, D: for data is a poor mans RAID Processor: AMD64 or dual core AMD Operon, or Intel - the fastest you can afford Mainboard: determined by memory and processor (and respective RAM speed) For a low end machine: 1GB RAM, 1 good hard drive, AMD64 Athlon For VC6: PII/700 512MB works amazingly well :rolleyes:
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
If you have to program using VS2005 you'll need 2 Gigs for sure. I wouldn't recommend any special ones for the rest of components altough 2 19 inches lcd screens would be great !!! MArc.
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For what? If it is for Windows Development with Visual Studio, it's very close to Johns list: 2GB of RAM (4GB if you are developing for SQL server on the local machine) Two fast hard drives (>=8MB cache). C: for system/swap file, D: for data is a poor mans RAID Processor: AMD64 or dual core AMD Operon, or Intel - the fastest you can afford Mainboard: determined by memory and processor (and respective RAM speed) For a low end machine: 1GB RAM, 1 good hard drive, AMD64 Athlon For VC6: PII/700 512MB works amazingly well :rolleyes:
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C: for system/swap file, D: for data is a poor mans RAID
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
Im using VS2005 and Eclipse + several DB solutions depending on the project. If you work a lot with (multiple) VMWare (VM's ), you should consider a stronger setup. The setup I am using is a Windows XP 64 PRO, AMD Athlon 4800 X2 , 4 GB RAM, , 1 x 160 GB 7200 SATA II (as boot partition), 1 x L1 RAID ( 2x 160 GB 7200 SATA II for SourceSafe, DB and other Data files) Since last year August (where I build it) I did not find a situation where I would say it not suitable for a developer.
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
FWIW, here's my opinion. I tend to agree with previous posters - get the fastest dual core CPU you can afford and 2GB RAM. I differ from some in that I would never use RAID 0 - stripes. I prefer reliability so I would go with a mirrored array, RAID 1. If you intend to do any 3D work at all then get a low end video card - typically you can get one for around 100 or less that will be useable for some graphics work but not necessarily the latest 3D game. I advise this because I have yet to see an integrated video system give adequate 3D performance. Some laptops nearly do but not many. Also - a dual monitor setup is very, very nice. I have one and I don't know if I could ever go without now. You might ask yourself, what about a laptop ? That's a viable option and one you should certainly consider, especially if you are going to work anywhere but at your desk in the office. The thing I find most lacking in laptops is disk speed. Otherwise, you can get a decent CPU and enough memory in one to make them usable. If there is an option for a 7200 RPM HD then take it.
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Dual core processor fastest available, 2gb ram at minimum, lcd display as large as affordable, small keyboard without the number pad so you don't get shoulder strain reaching beyond it for your mouse but can instead keep it right close to your typing hands. For hard drives get two Western Digital Raptor SATA drives and an adapter card capable of RAID 0 for speed. That's if you really mean it, if it's just a hobby then anything will do but the 2gb is pretty much mandatory I've found for any serious Visual Studio 2005 projects, particularly those that require IIS and a database server.
John Cardinal wrote:
small keyboard without the number pad
thats a good point .. I never thought of that .. it's just a shame I'm so addicted to my microsoft natural keyboard .. it's not like they make a model without a number pad .. :-(
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Dual core processor fastest available, 2gb ram at minimum, lcd display as large as affordable, small keyboard without the number pad so you don't get shoulder strain reaching beyond it for your mouse but can instead keep it right close to your typing hands. For hard drives get two Western Digital Raptor SATA drives and an adapter card capable of RAID 0 for speed. That's if you really mean it, if it's just a hobby then anything will do but the 2gb is pretty much mandatory I've found for any serious Visual Studio 2005 projects, particularly those that require IIS and a database server.
John Cardinal wrote:
small keyboard without the number pad so you don't get shoulder strain reaching beyond it for your mouse but can instead keep it right close to your typing hands.
Really? When I'm just coding I tend not to touch the trackball at all. I open the classes I want to work on at the time and shift tab between them. Keyboard all the way.
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What shall or should be a Programmer's PC configuration in your opinion? U know..: motherboard, processor, memory... and this kind of stuff. Anybody??
...at least two, and preferably TFT. With the current price of 19" TFTs there really is no excuse to not buy a couple per developer.
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I just ordered this system: CPU: AMD 64 3800+ (939) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-K8N PRO-SLI RAM: 2 x 1 GB Kingston DDR 400 Video Card: Asus EN6600 SILENCER GeForce 6600 256MB PCI-Express HDD: 2 x Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB - SATA (on RAID 0) DVD-Writer: 16x DVD Writer CPU-Cooler: Zalman CNPS7000B-AlCu Quiet CPU Cooler Case: 20" Thermaltec Tower Case with 500W power supply OS: Windows XP Prof. OEM As monitor I decided to go with the LG L204WT (20.2" Widescreen LCD) - hope I won't regrad that. I will also add an additional 19" LCD as soon as I have the money available ;-) A friend of mine has pretty much the same system and is very satisfied. It's quiet and fast.
We use L204WTs, they work fine. Elaine :rose:
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...at least two, and preferably TFT. With the current price of 19" TFTs there really is no excuse to not buy a couple per developer.
Anna :rose: Currently working mostly on: Visual Lint :cool: Anna's Place | Tears and Laughter "Be yourself - not what others think you should be" - Marcia Graesch "Anna's just a sexy-looking lesbian tart" - A friend, trying to wind me up. It didn't work.
Anna-Jayne Metcalfe wrote:
...at least two, and preferably TFT. With the current price of 19" TFTs there really is no excuse to not buy a couple per developer.
Unless the budget streches to several grand per screen I'd rather have the higher res CRT for at least one of my displays.