VS 2005 machine specs
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I know this was discussed any number of times before, but I was not able to find the best thread for it: What would be the recommended specs for a decent* VS 2005 development machine? * - something that would be nice to use and get approved by management. The company I'm working for at the moment want to move away from a VB6 desktop environment towards a ASP.NET 2.0 one. Not much is clear at the moment, but it looks like the new "direction" would involve: - WinXP (all the client machines are Win2K or WinXP, and we'll still have to do support for existing apps for a long while) - ASP.NET 2.0 - SQL Server 2005 / Analysis Services / Reporting Services - BizTalk I suspect that the main questions would be: 1. Can we live with WinXP, or do we really need separate WinServer2003 machines for this? 2. How much memory do we need? 3. What would be the best license to choose? 4. What would be the minimal license? Thanks,
OGR
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I know this was discussed any number of times before, but I was not able to find the best thread for it: What would be the recommended specs for a decent* VS 2005 development machine? * - something that would be nice to use and get approved by management. The company I'm working for at the moment want to move away from a VB6 desktop environment towards a ASP.NET 2.0 one. Not much is clear at the moment, but it looks like the new "direction" would involve: - WinXP (all the client machines are Win2K or WinXP, and we'll still have to do support for existing apps for a long while) - ASP.NET 2.0 - SQL Server 2005 / Analysis Services / Reporting Services - BizTalk I suspect that the main questions would be: 1. Can we live with WinXP, or do we really need separate WinServer2003 machines for this? 2. How much memory do we need? 3. What would be the best license to choose? 4. What would be the minimal license? Thanks,
OGR
For a development machine? At least 2GHz, at least 2 processors (or one w/ hyperthreading in a pinch, but two if at all possible), at least 1.5GB RAM, and the fastest, largest HD you can manage.
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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I know this was discussed any number of times before, but I was not able to find the best thread for it: What would be the recommended specs for a decent* VS 2005 development machine? * - something that would be nice to use and get approved by management. The company I'm working for at the moment want to move away from a VB6 desktop environment towards a ASP.NET 2.0 one. Not much is clear at the moment, but it looks like the new "direction" would involve: - WinXP (all the client machines are Win2K or WinXP, and we'll still have to do support for existing apps for a long while) - ASP.NET 2.0 - SQL Server 2005 / Analysis Services / Reporting Services - BizTalk I suspect that the main questions would be: 1. Can we live with WinXP, or do we really need separate WinServer2003 machines for this? 2. How much memory do we need? 3. What would be the best license to choose? 4. What would be the minimal license? Thanks,
OGR
If you plan on runing IIS, SQL Server, and VS2K5 with WinXP all in the same machine, don't even think about anything under 1GB RAM unless you like the noise your HDD makes when it's churning. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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I know this was discussed any number of times before, but I was not able to find the best thread for it: What would be the recommended specs for a decent* VS 2005 development machine? * - something that would be nice to use and get approved by management. The company I'm working for at the moment want to move away from a VB6 desktop environment towards a ASP.NET 2.0 one. Not much is clear at the moment, but it looks like the new "direction" would involve: - WinXP (all the client machines are Win2K or WinXP, and we'll still have to do support for existing apps for a long while) - ASP.NET 2.0 - SQL Server 2005 / Analysis Services / Reporting Services - BizTalk I suspect that the main questions would be: 1. Can we live with WinXP, or do we really need separate WinServer2003 machines for this? 2. How much memory do we need? 3. What would be the best license to choose? 4. What would be the minimal license? Thanks,
OGR
ogrig wrote:
Can we live with WinXP, or do we really need separate WinServer2003 machines for this?
Yes you can unless you want to go above 3GB of RAM
ogrig wrote:
How much memory do we need?
Min 2 GB, I would go for 4 GB on Win 2003 otherwise I will recommend 3 GB
ogrig wrote:
What would be the best license to choose?
MSDN subscription bought under volume licensing.
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I know this was discussed any number of times before, but I was not able to find the best thread for it: What would be the recommended specs for a decent* VS 2005 development machine? * - something that would be nice to use and get approved by management. The company I'm working for at the moment want to move away from a VB6 desktop environment towards a ASP.NET 2.0 one. Not much is clear at the moment, but it looks like the new "direction" would involve: - WinXP (all the client machines are Win2K or WinXP, and we'll still have to do support for existing apps for a long while) - ASP.NET 2.0 - SQL Server 2005 / Analysis Services / Reporting Services - BizTalk I suspect that the main questions would be: 1. Can we live with WinXP, or do we really need separate WinServer2003 machines for this? 2. How much memory do we need? 3. What would be the best license to choose? 4. What would be the minimal license? Thanks,
OGR
It really depends on what kind of web development you will be doing. WinXP Home does not come with IIS, so you would need either XP Pro or Win 2003 hosting you work webs. Even with XP Pro, if you plan to work on more than one website, you will have to switch them in and out as it can only handle one root website at a time. That is what is nice about the upper Vistas, it now allows unlimited number of root websites just like 2003 server. Memory would be 1 GB or more. Anything less, you will not be able to have many utilities running, and if you will have the database running on the dev box, be sure to go in and set it's max memory so that it does not eat all of your available memory. If it were me though, I would probably go with Vista on the machines since IIS 7 is the future (and a very nice one at that) along with all the future .NET stuff. Since it may be a bit of time developing your wares, you might think about looking at .NET 3.0 as it is close to being final, which also is in Vista. Okay I admit it: :badger: Vista :badger: Vista :badger: Vista :badger: Vista
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For a development machine? At least 2GHz, at least 2 processors (or one w/ hyperthreading in a pinch, but two if at all possible), at least 1.5GB RAM, and the fastest, largest HD you can manage.
every night, i kneel at the foot of my bed and thank the Great Overseeing Politicians for protecting my freedoms by reducing their number, as if they were deer in a state park. -- Chris Losinger, Online Poker Players?
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If you plan on runing IIS, SQL Server, and VS2K5 with WinXP all in the same machine, don't even think about anything under 1GB RAM unless you like the noise your HDD makes when it's churning. :laugh:
Jeremy Falcon A multithreaded, OpenGL-enabled application.[^]
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It really depends on what kind of web development you will be doing. WinXP Home does not come with IIS, so you would need either XP Pro or Win 2003 hosting you work webs. Even with XP Pro, if you plan to work on more than one website, you will have to switch them in and out as it can only handle one root website at a time. That is what is nice about the upper Vistas, it now allows unlimited number of root websites just like 2003 server. Memory would be 1 GB or more. Anything less, you will not be able to have many utilities running, and if you will have the database running on the dev box, be sure to go in and set it's max memory so that it does not eat all of your available memory. If it were me though, I would probably go with Vista on the machines since IIS 7 is the future (and a very nice one at that) along with all the future .NET stuff. Since it may be a bit of time developing your wares, you might think about looking at .NET 3.0 as it is close to being final, which also is in Vista. Okay I admit it: :badger: Vista :badger: Vista :badger: Vista :badger: Vista
Rocky <>< Latest Code Blog Post: ASP.NET HttpException - Cannot use leading "..".. Latest Tech Blog Post: Getting up and running on Microsoft Windows Vista
thanks, Yes, of course WinXP Pro. The server will be Win2003, but that is another matter. When it comes to Vista and future versions of Microsoft (and not many other companies are any better) products I'm a lot less enthusiast than you are about using them in production. Playing with the new technology is nice, like all games are, but I cannot see why the management would want to make the jump now. I know someone has to do it and if everyone would just sit back there would be not progress, but I also remember the good old times when a new version would: - be available reasonably close to the (first promised) schedule - come with all the promised new features - would be reliable before the magical 3rd service pack
OGR