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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Serious Hardware/Software Crap > Developer Box Needs
 
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evol262
Nov 30, 2010
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..btt posted:

Yeah, that spec doesn't really fit the requirements in any way - from just a glance: go Intel for a dev box, get at least 16Gb RAM for running VMs, don't buy an $800 graphics card unless you're a hard-core gamer or work in 3d graphics, and don't buy Windows if you aren't gonna run it.

Like really, did you read the requirements at all?

E: guess that was a c&p error :)

AMD generally beats Intel for virt unless you're buying Xeons, and sometimes even then.

amracel posted:

I'm looking for suggestions for a new desktop system. My needs/wants are the following:

1) Budget - Less than $1500 (a gal can hope, can't she?)
2) Use case - mainly software development (web/Java, not graphics heavy), want to install VirtualBox and open up two VMs without having the thing slow to a crawl. Will be installing Ubuntu as OS, so any existing MS crap will be blown away.
3) I have an iPad for any multimedia needs I might have. Not worried about it in this thing.
4) No hard core gaming needs.

A microserver or anything bought in the last 5 years fulfills these requirements, including some netbooks.

Developers just don't need much.

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