Development PC Spec

[n3il123]

I'm looking to buy a new PC for development work (mainly .net sql server etc but potentially others) and I was wondering what spec to go for, I want something that is pretty future proof (as much as I can but I know that things move on etc).

I know that memory is one of the key things so was going for 1gb however it is the rest of the spec that gives me a headache (not being too into the PC hardware stuff), I'm not really bothered whether I have a desktop or laptop but I really want a dual screen setup as I have found it a huge bonus. I have in my mind which brands to go for/ ignore so thats not really an issue, what I am really interested in is the spec

Thanks in advance

[DimPrawn]

Go for 2Gb RAM

1GB and Windows Vista will hardly boot up.

Also make sure it is 64bit processor with two cores.

Every little helps with .NET

[MrsGoof]

nVidia graphics card with dual DVI ports for your 2 monitors. A matching pair of 21 inchers look just grand stat side by side.

If using ,Net then be aware that some things from the UI do not work on a monitor with negative co-ordinates!

MG

[Cowboy Bob]

Go for 2Gb RAM

1GB and Windows Vista will hardly boot up.

Also make sure it is 64bit processor with two cores.

Every little helps with .NET

And people say Java has high processor/memory requirements...

[mcquiggd]

Current workstation is an Intel Core Duo E6600 overclocked, XP 64bit, 4 Gigs memory, Nvidia 7600 Ultra, Raptor 10,000 rpm drives in RAID.

Makes coding in notepad bearable. Email is a bit slow though.

[DimPrawn]

That spec sounds okay until you want to do some BizTalk development.

[AtW]

My 2 GB AMD x2 dev box is very nice and fast with .NET - strongly recommended to get dual cores, Conroe might be better bet than AMD these days.

[TheMonkey]

2.8GHz P4, 1GB RAM, 80Gb disk is perfect if you're just using SQL 2005+VS.Net 2005

Anything else is just cock extension - unless you need to deal with 3rd party crocks such as Buzztalk, Commercial Joke Server or Content Manglement Server

I've managed quite happily on a P3-550 with 256Mb of RAM and a 9.1Gb SCSI disk.

[scotspine]

2.8GHz P4, 1GB RAM, 80Gb disk is perfect if you're just using SQL 2005+VS.Net 2005

Anything else is just cock extension - unless you need to deal with 3rd party crocks such as Buzztalk, Commercial Joke Server or Content Manglement Server

I've managed quite happily on a P3-550 with 256Mb of RAM and a 9.1Gb SCSI disk.

That spec sounds okay until you want to do some development.

[DimPrawn]

Yes like an enterprise sized system where there a several BizTalk servers, lots of webservices, a large amount of test data in many databases and many many NUnit tests to run through before you submit your work into a build.

Then every second you save with a fast PC is time saved to post tulipe on this website.