about $2k to $2.5k to spend on a dev machine this year, need CPU recommends
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I'll be running a machine with multiple VMs so I want cores to spare. 8 cores is more than enough. 4 is about minimum. I'll need the various VM bells and whistles like HyperV support and VTx whatever of course. I don't really game per se, though for this kind of money I wouldn't mind being able to game with the machine if i wanted to. i play the fallout franchise at least. I'm considering either an i7-9700(k?) or an i9-9900 or whatever. I think the i9 will come down this year and be in budget. *knock on wood* anyone use either of these CPUs heavily and can tell me, particularly when using VMs if they're happy with it, or if they would have gone better in retrospect? Or any alternatives to suggest? (I strongly prefer Intel to AMD cpus) I'm curious mostly, leaning toward the i9 for future proofing, assuming it's not still bleeding edge by the time i buy and i can afford it.
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I'll be running a machine with multiple VMs so I want cores to spare. 8 cores is more than enough. 4 is about minimum. I'll need the various VM bells and whistles like HyperV support and VTx whatever of course. I don't really game per se, though for this kind of money I wouldn't mind being able to game with the machine if i wanted to. i play the fallout franchise at least. I'm considering either an i7-9700(k?) or an i9-9900 or whatever. I think the i9 will come down this year and be in budget. *knock on wood* anyone use either of these CPUs heavily and can tell me, particularly when using VMs if they're happy with it, or if they would have gone better in retrospect? Or any alternatives to suggest? (I strongly prefer Intel to AMD cpus) I'm curious mostly, leaning toward the i9 for future proofing, assuming it's not still bleeding edge by the time i buy and i can afford it.
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How many simultaneous VMs will you be running, and what OS will be in them? Since I run Linux as my host, I can dedicate most of the system resources to the VMs (when they're running) You need a cpu that will support at least 64gb of ram, and I would recommend no fewer than six cores. My personal pref for cpu's is AMD. For gaming, it's more about the video card than the rest of the box, and I'm assuming you won't be running any VMs while you're running the game. For the video card, no less than 4gb of DDR5 RAM, and 6-8 gb would give you the best experience. I personally prefer nVidia video cards.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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I'll be running a machine with multiple VMs so I want cores to spare. 8 cores is more than enough. 4 is about minimum. I'll need the various VM bells and whistles like HyperV support and VTx whatever of course. I don't really game per se, though for this kind of money I wouldn't mind being able to game with the machine if i wanted to. i play the fallout franchise at least. I'm considering either an i7-9700(k?) or an i9-9900 or whatever. I think the i9 will come down this year and be in budget. *knock on wood* anyone use either of these CPUs heavily and can tell me, particularly when using VMs if they're happy with it, or if they would have gone better in retrospect? Or any alternatives to suggest? (I strongly prefer Intel to AMD cpus) I'm curious mostly, leaning toward the i9 for future proofing, assuming it's not still bleeding edge by the time i buy and i can afford it.
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I'm with JSOP on the AMD, been running them for years. I would say build your own machine and you can get exactly what you want at a cheaper price.
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on! JaxCoder.com
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I'll be running a machine with multiple VMs so I want cores to spare. 8 cores is more than enough. 4 is about minimum. I'll need the various VM bells and whistles like HyperV support and VTx whatever of course. I don't really game per se, though for this kind of money I wouldn't mind being able to game with the machine if i wanted to. i play the fallout franchise at least. I'm considering either an i7-9700(k?) or an i9-9900 or whatever. I think the i9 will come down this year and be in budget. *knock on wood* anyone use either of these CPUs heavily and can tell me, particularly when using VMs if they're happy with it, or if they would have gone better in retrospect? Or any alternatives to suggest? (I strongly prefer Intel to AMD cpus) I'm curious mostly, leaning toward the i9 for future proofing, assuming it's not still bleeding edge by the time i buy and i can afford it.
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honey the codewitch wrote:
i9-9900
Then your budget should be more around $4,000, if the rest of the hardware shall match that level of performance. Otherwise, you'll get a 64Gb SSD and 16Gb of RAM for $2,500. Nah.
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I'm with JSOP on the AMD, been running them for years. I would say build your own machine and you can get exactly what you want at a cheaper price.
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on! JaxCoder.com
Mike Hankey wrote:
I would say build your own machine
This then excludes a laptop, doesn't it ?
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honey the codewitch wrote:
i9-9900
Then your budget should be more around $4,000, if the rest of the hardware shall match that level of performance. Otherwise, you'll get a 64Gb SSD and 16Gb of RAM for $2,500. Nah.
I don't necessarily need all around performance. Just several cores and VM support. So yeah, my box will probably be cpu heavy. I found a computer with an i9 beast like that for about $3k on amazon without really trying.
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How many simultaneous VMs will you be running, and what OS will be in them? Since I run Linux as my host, I can dedicate most of the system resources to the VMs (when they're running) You need a cpu that will support at least 64gb of ram, and I would recommend no fewer than six cores. My personal pref for cpu's is AMD. For gaming, it's more about the video card than the rest of the box, and I'm assuming you won't be running any VMs while you're running the game. For the video card, no less than 4gb of DDR5 RAM, and 6-8 gb would give you the best experience. I personally prefer nVidia video cards.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013I think i'll be okay with 32GB as right now I'm running one VM with VS and win installed on an 8GB machine :laugh: . my OS setup is similar to yours - linux hosts win VMs. But I won't need more than say, three. and none will be doing constant work except the one i'm working in. What i mean is i'm not running databases or webservers or anything in them, or at least not ones where perf matters. I'll definitely be looking for a board that can support more than 32GB though. And if i did game with it, i wouldn't mind dual booting for that, though i doubt i will game with it. I have a console for fallout :)
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Mike Hankey wrote:
I would say build your own machine
This then excludes a laptop, doesn't it ?
Depends on how big your lap is?
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on! JaxCoder.com
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I'm with JSOP on the AMD, been running them for years. I would say build your own machine and you can get exactly what you want at a cheaper price.
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on! JaxCoder.com
it depends. I've found i can get the best deal by finding the right barebones stuff and then adding to it - at least sometimes. in the end, i shop around, and i usually end up at least augmenting anything i buy.
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it depends. I've found i can get the best deal by finding the right barebones stuff and then adding to it - at least sometimes. in the end, i shop around, and i usually end up at least augmenting anything i buy.
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Sounds like a plan!
It's been 6 months since I joined the gym and there's been no progress. I'm going there tomorrow in person to find out what's really going on! JaxCoder.com
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Mike Hankey wrote:
I would say build your own machine
This then excludes a laptop, doesn't it ?
I don't like investing big money in laptops. I've had too many stolen, dropped or otherwise just broken down from wear and general use (usually a screen hinge and the display goes with it, or the power cable connecter inside the machine dies) It's much easier to repair and upgrade a desktop. I usually try to limit laptop purchases to $800 tops.
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How many simultaneous VMs will you be running, and what OS will be in them? Since I run Linux as my host, I can dedicate most of the system resources to the VMs (when they're running) You need a cpu that will support at least 64gb of ram, and I would recommend no fewer than six cores. My personal pref for cpu's is AMD. For gaming, it's more about the video card than the rest of the box, and I'm assuming you won't be running any VMs while you're running the game. For the video card, no less than 4gb of DDR5 RAM, and 6-8 gb would give you the best experience. I personally prefer nVidia video cards.
".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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When you pry the gun from my cold dead hands, be careful - the barrel will be very hot. - JSOP, 2013#realJSOP wrote:
My personal pref for cpu's is AMD.
#realJSOP wrote:
I personally prefer nVidia video cards.
I agree 100%. Also, I recently did a build that included AMD AMD RYZEN 5 2600X (12Core) and an NVidia card and 16GB ram, with Gigabyte M/B for about $500 and I'm running Ubuntu (dual boot with Windows, but never boot windows really) and the machine is blazing fast even doing Android dev with emulators running and Android Studio etc.
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#realJSOP wrote:
My personal pref for cpu's is AMD.
#realJSOP wrote:
I personally prefer nVidia video cards.
I agree 100%. Also, I recently did a build that included AMD AMD RYZEN 5 2600X (12Core) and an NVidia card and 16GB ram, with Gigabyte M/B for about $500 and I'm running Ubuntu (dual boot with Windows, but never boot windows really) and the machine is blazing fast even doing Android dev with emulators running and Android Studio etc.
I think my main reason for the Intel preference comes from the bad old days of AMD being behind in lithographic tech, and their chips running hotter and sucking more juice as a result. Or before that when their FP processing sucked. Of course, that's all in the past (I think?) But I've followed Intel CPUs over AMD because of it, and I just have a good feel for what a good Intel is vs a bad one, and I don't have the same feel for AMD - at least not yet. So I don't really know what I'm buying. How much cache is enough for an AMD 12core? for example. I can figure out baselines for intel's chips based on past experience and review knowledge i've accrued at say overclock.net. I haven't done that same legwork on AMD over the years so their lineup is largely opaque to me. And maybe it's time i changed that. I'll give the ryzens a look.
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I don't like investing big money in laptops. I've had too many stolen, dropped or otherwise just broken down from wear and general use (usually a screen hinge and the display goes with it, or the power cable connecter inside the machine dies) It's much easier to repair and upgrade a desktop. I usually try to limit laptop purchases to $800 tops.
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You can get an extended warranty and get even replacements in case of accident at not much money... I buy a new laptop each 4 years +/-. Usually Lenovo T series Signature edition... Currently I have a T460s. They have all the usual ports at real size (important when you must interface robots/plc...), are slim and powerful. and of course with all the bells and whistles in the warranty... 5 years extended warranty with one guy at your door in 24 hours if you call them in any country. Of course all with a dock station for programming at the office. I guess my next one will be T500s or TWhateverTheyNameItNexts :D:D:D
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I'll be running a machine with multiple VMs so I want cores to spare. 8 cores is more than enough. 4 is about minimum. I'll need the various VM bells and whistles like HyperV support and VTx whatever of course. I don't really game per se, though for this kind of money I wouldn't mind being able to game with the machine if i wanted to. i play the fallout franchise at least. I'm considering either an i7-9700(k?) or an i9-9900 or whatever. I think the i9 will come down this year and be in budget. *knock on wood* anyone use either of these CPUs heavily and can tell me, particularly when using VMs if they're happy with it, or if they would have gone better in retrospect? Or any alternatives to suggest? (I strongly prefer Intel to AMD cpus) I'm curious mostly, leaning toward the i9 for future proofing, assuming it's not still bleeding edge by the time i buy and i can afford it.
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They bought me (about $1800) Dell Precision T5810 Xeon ES-1620 v4 (3.5GH)[^] 32 GB RAM 64 Bit Win7 When I start the task manager it shows 8 thread (4 cores). That all being said, I wanted to get an i7 gamer's system (for a little less $) but my idea was to have easily available components (DDR4, standard socket, etc.) so upgrades and repairs would be available and cheap for years to come.
"The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits." - Albert Einstein
"If you are searching for perfection in others, then you seek disappointment. If you seek perfection in yourself, then you will find failure." - Balboos HaGadol Mar 2010
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You can get an extended warranty and get even replacements in case of accident at not much money... I buy a new laptop each 4 years +/-. Usually Lenovo T series Signature edition... Currently I have a T460s. They have all the usual ports at real size (important when you must interface robots/plc...), are slim and powerful. and of course with all the bells and whistles in the warranty... 5 years extended warranty with one guy at your door in 24 hours if you call them in any country. Of course all with a dock station for programming at the office. I guess my next one will be T500s or TWhateverTheyNameItNexts :D:D:D
www.robotecnik.com[^] - robots, CNC and PLC programming
Yeah but it's still a pain setting up a new machine when that happens. Especially after a year or two of getting it how i like
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it depends. I've found i can get the best deal by finding the right barebones stuff and then adding to it - at least sometimes. in the end, i shop around, and i usually end up at least augmenting anything i buy.
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The only problem I've had with barebones systems is the quality of the motherboard. Barebones systems usually have cheap MB, so I prefer to choose my MB with features and quality in mind.
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Yeah but it's still a pain setting up a new machine when that happens. Especially after a year or two of getting it how i like
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They come and repair it for you at your home/office/where you are. Replacing even cracked screens. I don't know if they replace the whole computer... and how you cope with that... Never needed it.
www.robotecnik.com[^] - robots, CNC and PLC programming
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The only problem I've had with barebones systems is the quality of the motherboard. Barebones systems usually have cheap MB, so I prefer to choose my MB with features and quality in mind.
Generally I agree, although it depends on the barebones system - most are bargain basement but some are just builder systems that are intended for people like me. Again, I like to shop around after having a good idea of what i want. I've seen an FSB get melted on a cheap motherboard so i hear you.
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I don't necessarily need all around performance. Just several cores and VM support. So yeah, my box will probably be cpu heavy. I found a computer with an i9 beast like that for about $3k on amazon without really trying.
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I have found i7-9750H to be fine for development with 6 cores (12 hyper-threaded). I have 32GB RAM and 512GB nvme m.2 ssd and can choose between intel integrated gfx or NVidia. This is in a laptop running linux that cost about $1800. Something similar in a desktop could probably be built for <$1000 excluding NVidia gfx, not including monitors, just the cpu box and internals. I no longer run VMs, but I used to some time ago, and this config should do fine...currently use Docker for multi-machine systems development.
