All Systems on one PC

[InsoPL]

I was planning my new rig. I wanted it to by my first fully fledged linux build, but I think i'm not ready to let go of Windows just yet. I'm a programmer and sometimes i need to check if my programs run on different OSes also sometimes i need to run some shady software for all this i use virtualbox (macos, few linux distros, windows 7 and 10). But now my new rig give me new options. I could go for multiboot or Hard Drive Power Switch or maybe i should stick to safety of my virtualization? I propably would for runing funny executables (invoice.pdf.exe) but virtualization of windows does not sound like a good idea for gaming when i need performance. What do you think? Bonus question: Is there some way to physicly turn off m.2 drive? 

[Streetguru]

14 minutes ago, InsoPL said:

I was planning my new rig. I wanted it to by my first fully fledged linux build, but I think i'm not ready to let go of Windows just yet. I'm a programmer and sometimes i need to check if my programs run on different OSes also sometimes i need to run some shady software for all this i use virtualbox (macos, few linux distros, windows 7 and 10). But now my new rig give me new options. I could go for multiboot or Hard Drive Power Switch or maybe i should stick to safety of my virtualization? I propably would for runing funny executables (invoice.pdf.exe) but virtualization of windows does not sound like a good idea for gaming when i need performance. What do you think? Bonus question: Is there some way to physicly turn off m.2 drive? 

What budget/country for the PC?

Really doesn't matter if your extra M.2s are powered or not.

 

Could just partition a single drive for the OSes, assuming they can all use the ntfs file system on the drive

 

mac OS is your only real problem

 

but you should probably just buy 2 PCs so your main workflow isn't interrupted while the other PC switches OSes

[InsoPL]

 

1 minute ago, Streetguru said:

What budget/country for the PC?

Really doesn't matter if your extra M.2s are powered or not.

 

Could just partition a single drive for the OSes, assuming they can all use the ntfs file system on the drive

I want it to be high-end but not crazy high-end. I'm from EU

It does when it comes to safety. In case of ransomware I will just get pwned on my windows drive only.

I think about something like:
linux - for work and gaming
windows - for gaming on crazy mods downloaded from websites written in russian
and virtualmachine for everything else.
 

[Streetguru]

5 minutes ago, InsoPL said:

 

Well a Ryzen 7 1700 is a cheap 8 core, and an RX 570/580 is fine for 1080p gaming.

total cost is something like 800 EUR for that kind of machine.

What's your budget and actual country?

[InsoPL]

I'm from Poland and budget is about 1k euro.
I would also want to do some vr on it in near future.

[Streetguru]

30 minutes ago, InsoPL said:

I'm from Poland and budget is about 1k euro.
I would also want to do some vr on it in near future.

Don't know about your exact storage needs, or if you really even need 32GBs of RAM

But that's what a perfectly reasonable PC looks like

 

PCPartPicker part list: https://de.pcpartpicker.com/list/zngDLJ
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CPU: AMD - Ryzen 7 1700 3 GHz 8-Core Processor  (€164.90 @ Caseking)
Motherboard: Gigabyte - B450 AORUS ELITE ATX AM4 Motherboard  (€102.99 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Memory: Corsair - Vengeance LPX 32 GB (4 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  (€174.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Storage: Western Digital - Blue 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  (€62.90 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Video Card: ASRock - Radeon RX 570 8 GB Phantom Gaming X Video Card  (€144.00 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Case: Thermaltake - Versa H25 ATX Mid Tower Case  (€34.80 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550 W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (€57.89 @ Amazon Deutschland)
Total: €742.38
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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