If your really after performance you could consider getting an SSD as they have been steadily dropping in price. Alternatively consider some sort of RAID system. A 7200 RPM 320GB drive costs less than $90. You could get 4 of these in a RAID 5 system for under $400 (3 striped one parity) - which would have pretty impressive transfer rates, plus would handle a single drive failure. I have a pair of drives in my home machine striped (I need to remember the mantra - backup, backup, backup) - and it's really fast for streaming data - probably wont decrease your compile time as that usually involves lots of small files (I believe SSDs are really good for this).
Alister Christie Computers for People Ph: 04 471 1849 Fax: 04 471 1266 http://www.salespartner.co.nz PO Box 13085 Johnsonville Wellington Myles Penlington wrote: > > I have already joined the 64bit club. Also go for at least 4GB RAM. If > you plan to run VM’s even more RAM e.g. 8GB and perhaps a 3/4 core CPU. > > If you can afford it, get a fast hard disk e.g. 10,000rpm SATA – 320GB > were about $400. Will make a significant performance difference. > > Would also go for Win7. > > Myles. > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Dave > O'Brien > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 October 2009 11:59 a.m. > *To:* NZ Borland Developers Group - Offtopic List > *Subject:* Re: [DUG-Offtopic] 32 bits or 64 bits > > [Almost] all hardware is 64 bit now. Depends on the operating system > you choose. Personally I’d go with Win7 64… Seems very stable and > quick to me. Plus at some stage soon you will be writing for Win7 > systems, so good to know how they work. > > *From:* [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *PDS - John > *Sent:* Wednesday, 28 October 2009 11:46 a.m. > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [DUG-Offtopic] 32 bits or 64 bits > > Hi all > > I'm looking at buying a new PC. Should I spend more money on a 64 bits > system or would a 32 bits system be adequate for average software > development? > > Any suggestions are welcome as to what to buy and what not to buy. > > Thanks a lot. > > John > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.423 / Virus Database: 270.14.34/2463 - Release Date: > 10/27/09 15:50:00 > > Attention: > This communication is confidential and may be legally privileged. If > you are not the intended recipient, please do not use, disclose, copy > or distribute it, other than to return it to us with your confirmation > that it has been deleted from your system. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > NZ Borland Developers Group Offtopic mailing list > Post: [email protected] > Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic > Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with > Subject: unsubscribe _______________________________________________ NZ Borland Developers Group Offtopic mailing list Post: [email protected] Admin: http://delphi.org.nz/mailman/listinfo/offtopic Unsubscribe: send an email to [email protected] with Subject: unsubscribe
