Realistic build for programming.

[mrchow19910319]

I just wonder, what is a realistic build for programming. 

I know there are different tons of programming out there, there is front-end, back-end, data scientist, database analysis, app builders etc. 

 

But let's say I wanna build a pretty complex C++ application. 

What kind of build should I go for? (only lite gaming from time to time)

How many GB of rams that can makes me "no need to close applications in the background"

Monitor included. What are the best monitors out there when it comes to viewing angel , color accuration etc. (I won't be doing design work).

 

Thanks! 

[Electronics Wizardy]

This really depends on the program that your makiing. How much ram and cpu are you using on your current system?

 

Do you have a budget?

 

 

[Streetguru]

15 minutes ago, mrchow19910319 said:

 

Budget/Country?

 

You can do coding on raspberry pi, compiling or massive projects are a different story.

[mrchow19910319]

4 minutes ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

This really depends on the program that your makiing. How much ram and cpu are you using on your current system?

 

Do you have a budget?

 

 

this is only a hypothetical question. 

I am using a i7 8700. Everything works fine and smooth. But I think 8GB of RAM is not gonna be enough/

I dont have a budget, so just bring on all the best quality components on there. 

[mrchow19910319]

Just now, Streetguru said:

Budget/Country?

 

You can do coding on raspberry pi, compiling or massive projects are a different story.

definitely talking about real world application. like a email client or something like that. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, mrchow19910319 said:

this is only a hypothetical question. 

I am using a i7 8700. Everything works fine and smooth. But I think 8GB of RAM is not gonna be enough/

I dont have a budget, so just bring on all the best quality components on there. 

what parts do you already have?

 

Id get more than 8gb

 

[mrchow19910319]

Just now, Electronics Wizardy said:

what parts do you already have?

 

Id get more than 8gb

 

i7 8700 

8GB of ram

1TB of HDD

128GB of WD GREEN SSD

GTX 1060 3GB

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, mrchow19910319 said:

i7 8700 

8GB of ram

1TB of HDD

128GB of WD GREEN SSD

GTX 1060 3GB

 

Get some more ram, but that should handle most all programming projects you can think of.

 

 

[Streetguru]

4 minutes ago, mrchow19910319 said:

 

Then get an epyc 32/64 core server with like 2TB of RAM

 

You probably want 16GBs of RAM at some point at least, anything past that likely isn't necessary.

[brob]

1 hour ago, mrchow19910319 said:

I just wonder, what is a realistic build for programming. 

I know there are different tons of programming out there, there is front-end, back-end, data scientist, database analysis, app builders etc. 

 

But let's say I wanna build a pretty complex C++ application. 

What kind of build should I go for? (only lite gaming from time to time)

How many GB of rams that can makes me "no need to close applications in the background"

Monitor included. What are the best monitors out there when it comes to viewing angel , color accuration etc. (I won't be doing design work).

 

Thanks! 

 

For the most part C++ programming needs high performance cores rather than more cores. Fast storage is also quite important. Sixteen GB of memory is a good idea, especially if one likes to use a VM.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.40 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime H370-A/CSM ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.01 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($141.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.69 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - G257HU smidpx 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1408.32
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-15 17:03 EDT-0400

[mrchow19910319]

9 minutes ago, brob said:

 

For the most part C++ programming needs high performance cores rather than more cores. Fast storage is also quite important. Sixteen GB of memory is a good idea, especially if one likes to use a VM.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: CRYORIG - H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler  ($36.40 @ OutletPC) 
Motherboard: Asus - Prime H370-A/CSM ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($101.01 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($141.89 @ OutletPC) 
Storage: ADATA - XPG SX8200 480GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive  ($124.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($59.39 @ OutletPC) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1060 6GB 6GB SSC GAMING Video Card  ($279.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: Fractal Design - Meshify C ATX Mid Tower Case  ($90.98 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: SeaSonic - FOCUS Gold 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($63.69 @ Amazon) 
Monitor: Acer - G257HU smidpx 25.0" 2560x1440 60Hz Monitor  ($229.99 @ Amazon) 
Total: $1408.32
Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-09-15 17:03 EDT-0400

thanks for the suggestion!!!