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| Thread ID: 125270 | 2012-06-18 01:46:00 | PC recommendation | jwin (16186) | PC World Chat |
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| 1282322 | 2012-06-18 01:46:00 | Hey im thinking about getting a new computer and saw this on Trade me, what I want the comp for is to start learning about using photoshop and virtual machines and was wondering if this unit would be good for that type of thing for a beginner???? www.trademe.co.nz The CPU uses stock cooler, im not looking to overclock Any help would be awesome |
jwin (16186) | ||
| 1282323 | 2012-06-18 01:54:00 | It's a very powerful machine and should do whatever you want, if anything it might be overkill. I don't play with virtual machines though so someone else will have to help you with what's good for that. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1282324 | 2012-06-18 01:57:00 | I dont mind overkill dont really wanna buy anything else for awhile cheers for the advice |
jwin (16186) | ||
| 1282325 | 2012-06-18 02:03:00 | Wow......nice PC, should handle anything you throw at it. | ChazTheGeek (16619) | ||
| 1282326 | 2012-06-18 03:22:00 | How many VMs are you thinking of? I have 4 running on a W2k8 machine, varying memory on the VMs from 500 to 1.5gb. And finding 8gb ram a little short. I need to upgrade and put in 16/32 gb ram. | psycik (12851) | ||
| 1282327 | 2012-06-18 03:27:00 | Decent for gaming (though the 550Ti might be a little limp...). Suitable for basic virtualisation, but I'd want more RAM, more processor and better drive performance if you're looking at any remotely serious virtualisation projects. | inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1282328 | 2012-06-18 04:10:00 | Decent for gaming (though the 550Ti might be a little limp...). Suitable for basic virtualisation, but I'd want more RAM, more processor and better drive performance if you're looking at any remotely serious virtualisation projects. More processor?....Virtualisation is all about I/O and Memory, however I dont think VM's need that much RAM if you are just testing.... OP, does the 27 LCD come with it, the ad says no, but the comments say yes.....I would say you wouldbe hard pressed to put a PC of those specs together for that price....and 550SLI is would be fine for casual gaming although not sure if the LCD is 1440 or 1080? |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1282329 | 2012-06-18 04:31:00 | More processor?.... Try using a single 2600k in a loaded production virtual environment and watch how quickly it falls flat on it's face ;) We're currently speccing with dual-hex-core Xeons to keep performance above acceptable levels. I'd agree I/O and memory are *bigger* factors, but the CPU certainly should not be ignored. Really, if you're just learning / playing around / testing and VM performance isn't a major, yes that machine will handle it well. If you're intending it to be a cheap way of getting a VM production environment, there are much better options. |
inphinity (7274) | ||
| 1282330 | 2012-06-18 04:59:00 | Try using a single 2600k in a loaded production virtual environment and watch how quickly it falls flat on it's face ;) We're currently speccing with dual-hex-core Xeons to keep performance above acceptable levels. I'd agree I/O and memory are *bigger* factors, but the CPU certainly should not be ignored. Really, if you're just learning / playing around / testing and VM performance isn't a major, yes that machine will handle it well. If you're intending it to be a cheap way of getting a VM production environment, there are much better options. Must be the smaller cache....I have 2 x E5345 & E5620 and honestly....they do nada!.... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1282331 | 2012-06-18 05:04:00 | For the VMs its more just for learning purposes to play around with different OS's like learning how to use Windows server and ubuntu servers, im looking at running 2 or 3 at the most atm but yeah will be looking to upgrade to 16gb if i do get it | jwin (16186) | ||
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