Hi All,
Let me start out by saying that this is the first desktop computer I'll be building, since I replaced my AMD 400Mhz with an ALPHA 533 from Microway; I've been using commercial workstations and Mac's since... So I'm far under-versed in this atm.
But alas, the time is here where I need a new workstation, and would really like to build a new one.
http://ca.pcpartpicker.com/p/BNQVgs
This is what I've come up with so far, this machine will be 100% Linux (Fedora 21) and will be used mainly for development, system work (lots and lots of emacs, terminals, and browser tabs), general browsing (youtube/music/flash music sites (like spotify)); and maybe even a venture into Steam.
It will also be regularly running multiple virtual machines via VirtualBox (spawned via Vagrant) for testing of workloads and solutions...
I have (1) monitor included in the parts list, but would like to move to (2) in the future (if not immediately), so please keep that in mind.
I appreciate any and all comments on the parts I've chose, please let me know what you think, or if you believe a better direction would be warranted.
Thanks in Advance!
Also including the relevant pieces of the 'General Guidelines' answered... Thanks again!!
- Budget. How much are you willing to spend? [[$2500]]
- Where do you live (what country), and what currency do you use?
- -Is there a retailer you prefer? [[US/Northeast]]
- Do you need or already have peripherals? (this can add to costs) [[Yes]]
- What will you be using your future computer for? Gaming? Rendering? Mix of both? Or is this a home media PC? [[Workstation, Work, Development, Testing, Virtualization, Lots of web browsing (text/flash), Maybe a dabble in Steam in the future]]
- Do you overclock or want to get into overclocking? [[doesn't really apply]]
- Do you plan on going for custom watercooling now, or in the future? [[I'd wish to avoid water in my computer if possible]]
- OS. Do you need a new one? [[(Linux) Fedora 21]]