Recommended Spec for Software Engineering

[liamj009]

Budget (including currency): $1500 AUD

Country: Australia

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: VMware, Jetbrain IDE's, Other coding environments

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): 

- Peripherals already provided (ultrawide + 27" monitor, logitech mx keyboard and mouse)

 

Haven't purchased anything else yet. I would prefer to have it be a smaller form factor but not necessarily iTX. I will be using the system for all of my software engineering courses (currently second year and my macbook pro is chugging along when virtualising), and will be connecting to both monitors.

[MrSimplicity]

It's my understanding that compiling code is generally CPU/RAM intensive so I'd say anything with a decent CPU and probably about 32gb of ram, the rest really won't matter, not that there is really much left. just need a motherboard to match. Maybe a cheap-ish GPU to help push the 2 monitors but doesn't have to be anything extravagant.

 

I'd say a 12700K or 12600K or equivalent (I don't like AMD but it is possible it may be more beneficial for your use case) is your best starting point. Then 32gb of 3200-3600MHz RAM. the rest is up to what you want and what your budget allows.