Dear all,
I've spend the last week or so trawling for info on CPU's, motherboards,
chip sets et al, with the intention of upgrading my main linux machine.
This machine (currently a now aging P90) sits in a cupboard and acts as
a file server and compilation (Java and C) machine - i.e. a developers
systems. Graphics are simply not an issue, as a separate machine acts as
an X server. Needless to say both these machines are running Linux. A
further machine runs NT to provide the (obligatory) Windows platform.
There is a bewildering plethora of choice out there and I would be
interested in seeing what opinions and experiences the java-linux
community had to offer in respect of selecting components for a
compilation machine, specifically,
CPU
Chip set
Motherboard
Memory
It does seem that most CPU design is driven by the need of the games
players on one hand, or the business community on the other and the
benchmarks used seem to reflect that. This seems to me to miss the needs
of developers somewhat, as we invariably require far more out of our
systems than (pardon the term) 'mere users'.
Not only must a developers machine meet the requirements of the systems
being developed (which is a quite variable issue) they must also provide
the shortest compilation times possible.
My main concerns are (not necessarily in this order)
reliability
compilation speed
longevity (upgrade ability etc.)
price
Any reasonable argument for your preferences would be most welcome.
Jerry
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