new development environment

[ae3erdion]

Im looking to build a new pc for web development/design. Im planning to run a few VM no more than 2 at the same time. Also planning to use some of the ADOBE products (premiere and illustrator mostly). Double monitor. Im not sure what resources I might need. Window/linux compatible. 

 

Open to suggestions

[alfiefogg]

Do you have a budget in mind ?

[BelgianNoise]

and what kind of monitors

[ae3erdion]

Budget around $1500 and monitors something that provide true color. I'm not looking to play games on it, but if I can play some it will be good

[BelgianNoise]

18 minutes ago, ae3erdion said:

Budget around $1500 and monitors something that provide true color. I'm not looking to play games on it, but if I can play some it will be good

Its not clear to me if you already have the monitos or they are included in the budget?
If you already have the monitors, are they 1080p? 1440p? maybe 4k? 
If not, what size/resolution?

[ae3erdion]

Just now, BelgianNoise said:

Its not clear to me if you already have the monitos or they are included in the budget?
If you already have the monitors, are they 1080p? 1440p? maybe 4k? 
If not, what size/resolution?

I don't have the monitors. The budget does not include monitors. Im open to suggestion in the monitors

[BelgianNoise]

1 minute ago, ae3erdion said:

I don't have the monitors. The budget does not include monitors. Im open to suggestion in the monitors

well since you need 2 of em and you do photo stuff. 2x 24' will set you back like $400 already.

Im busy atm but i will try and make you a list in an hour or so.
someone will probably do it before me.

[brob]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($297.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($229.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($91.43 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1304.37
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-12 14:48 EST-0500

[ae3erdion]

38 minutes ago, brob said:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($74.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($239.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 2 TB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($297.99 @ B&H) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB GAMING Video Card  ($229.99 @ B&H) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C TG ATX Mid Tower Case  ($91.43 @ Amazon) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($79.99 @ SuperBiiz) 
Total: $1304.37
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-12 14:48 EST-0500

Could you explain why you are suggesting an AMD CPU and not an Intel. 

 

Also What will be the difference between that case and a cheaper case. 

[brob]

The 2700X offers an excellent combination of price and performance for the use case. With eight multi-threaded cores two VM are easily accommodated.

 

Meshify C has excellent airflow. This generally means quieter operation. Many consider it a good looking case that does a nice job exhibiting one's build.

[BelgianNoise]

1 hour ago, ae3erdion said:

I don't have the monitors. The budget does not include monitors. Im open to suggestion in the monitors

PCPartPicker part list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RsZgHh
Price breakdown by merchant: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/RsZgHh/by_merchant/

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 2700X 3.7 GHz 8-Core Processor  ($289.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: be quiet! - Dark Rock 4 CPU Cooler  ($67.49 @ SuperBiiz) 
Motherboard: MSI - B450 Gaming Plus ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($104.99 @ B&H) 
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($129.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 250 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($54.99 @ Newegg Business) 
Video Card: Asus - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6 GB Dual Video Card  ($229.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CX (2017) 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($49.89 @ OutletPC) 
Total: $980.32
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-12 15:38 EST-0500

I did not include any monitor. why? I myself dont have any knowledge about "good color" in monitors.
I did not include a case: why? A case is a rather personal choice.
There is still $500 left in the budget whiwh should be enough for 2 monitors and a case.

CPU: because intel is priced too migh at this point in time. 
CPU Cooler: a beafy cooler to keep everything cool.
MoBo: MSI is my go-to brand for mobos and a B450 series is a must with this CPU.(X470 is also good but costs more)
RAM: the standard thing. 16 gb and the ryzen CPU benefits from the higher MHz.
Storage: the basic i alwasy recommend
GPU: handles 1080p gaming good, if you are going for 1440p monitors or higher you wanna go up to the 1070 or 1070TI.

PSU: Decent psu that fits the budget

[ae3erdion]

23 hours ago, BelgianNoise said:

RAM: the standard thing. 16 gb and the ryzen CPU benefits from the higher MHz.

16 gb vs 32 gb Do it will have any benefits from more memory?

[BelgianNoise]

3 minutes ago, ae3erdion said:

16 gb vs 32 gb Do it will have any benefits from more memory?

not really. and it is definetly not worth the money

[ae3erdion]

Just now, BelgianNoise said:

not really. and it is definetly not worth the money

Thanks

[brob]

1 hour ago, ae3erdion said:

16 gb vs 32 gb Do it will have any benefits from more memory?

 

If this were strictly a gaming system, 16GB is enough. However, when doing development work and running multiple VM while working with Premiere and Illustrator, 32GB makes much more sense and will offer better performance. Especially since memory has become more affordable.

[ae3erdion]

16 hours ago, brob said:

 

If this were strictly a gaming system, 16GB is enough. However, when doing development work and running multiple VM while working with Premiere and Illustrator, 32GB makes much more sense and will offer better performance. Especially since memory has become more affordable.

Thanks

[Happycowdance]

in that budget you can go with a threadripper which is the king of productivity

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Threadripper 1950X 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor	$548.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Noctua - NH-U9 TR4-SP3 46.44 CFM CPU Cooler	$69.90 @ Amazon
Motherboard	ASRock - X399 Phantom Gaming 6 ATX TR4 Motherboard	$254.98 @ Newegg
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$104.99 @ Newegg Business
Memory	G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$104.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Team - L5 LITE 240 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive	$29.99 @ Newegg Business
Storage	Seagate - BarraCuda 4 TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive	$89.99 @ Newegg Business
Video Card	XFX - Radeon RX 580 8 GB GTS Black Core Edition Video Card	$179.99 @ Newegg
Case	Cooler Master - MasterBox Lite 5 ATX Mid Tower Case	$55.98 @ Newegg
Power Supply	EVGA - SuperNOVA G2 750 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$59.89 @ OutletPC
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1549.59
	Mail-in rebates	-$50.00
	Total	$1499.59
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-14 11:11 EST-0500