PC for Programmer

[UnspeC5d]

Hi guys!

I had been deciding these for a while now. I am a programmer as a hobbiyist and I wanted to buy a new PC. I was on a strict budget and came up with these. Will the following build suffice?

I am not a hardcore programmer but I may do some mediocore stuff after a year or two, so shall I be taking this laptop :

 

HP FHD Laptop 

 

Or this desktop?

 

1. i3 8100

2. B370 Motherboard (upcoming)

3. 8 GB DDR4 RAM

4. 128 GB SSD

5. Corsair Carbide Spec - 1

6. Corsair 450W PSU

7. BenQ FHD 21.5 inch monitor

 

And I don't travel a lot.

All suggestions are welcome

Thank you

[Meic]

The laptop has no SSD (and only a 5400 rpm drive) so will feel much slower.

 

I always prefer a desktop because:

• Better price/performace
• Better future upgrades
• Can attach more monitores (I love my 3 monitor setup for programming)

Obvious downside of not being able to travel with it but as you say, you don't travel a lot...

 

It's personal preference...

[matus177]

Hey!

 

If you do not need the portability of a laptop do not go for it over a desktop pc. You will always get much better performance for the price with desktop. Other than that I would rather go for Ryzen 5 2400g/AB350 motherboard which would be similar price but more suitable for your needs.

[VEXICUS]

1 hour ago, UnspeC5d said:

Hi guys!

I had been deciding these for a while now. I am a programmer as a hobbiyist and I wanted to buy a new PC. I was on a strict budget and came up with these. Will the following build suffice?

I am not a hardcore programmer but I may do some mediocore stuff after a year or two, so shall I be taking this laptop :

 

HP FHD Laptop 

 

Or this desktop?

 

1. i3 8100

2. B370 Motherboard (upcoming)

3. 8 GB DDR4 RAM

4. 128 GB SSD

5. Corsair Carbide Spec - 1

6. Corsair 450W PSU

7. BenQ FHD 21.5 inch monitor

 

And I don't travel a lot.

All suggestions are welcome

Thank you

Currently coffee lake ND z370 is a pretty expensive platform...

This build will be more than enough fr ur needs...

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 3 2200G 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($98.90 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: ASRock - AB350M Pro4 Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.99 @ Newegg) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-3200 Memory  ($103.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: SanDisk - SSD PLUS 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($69.99 @ Adorama) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.79 @ OutletPC) 
Case: NZXT - S340 (Black/Blue) ATX Mid Tower Case  ($37.00 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Cooler Master - MasterWatt 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($33.98 @ Newegg) 
Total: $463.64
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-03-22 11:08 EDT-0400

[AncientNerd]

First welcome to the programming club, it's an addicting hobby/lifestyle. Second, I would say like the others have commented that unless you need portability a desktop is the way to go. Third, I would look at a larger monitor or two monitors if you can swing it. Basically the ability to have code open on one screen (or window on a larger monitor) and be able to run/debug your application full screen on the other window is a life saver sometimes. Also just the ability to have both the code and a web browser for documentation and google searches on the screens at the same time is a lifesaver. 

 

Just my 2 bits.