Hey guys and gals,
Just wondering if you might suggest a decent system for programming in Visual Studio 2005. I will NOT be gaming on this system. I most likely will not be overclocking either (unless I can get it to be very stable) since I want to shoot for maximum stability.
I will be working with moderate sized solutions, so performance can be sluggish.
OS: XP Pro SP2
RAM: 2GB
I'm shooting for a tight budget. I'm just trying to consider if I should go:
1) AMD 64 X2 5200+ CPU (Complete system w/20 inch widescreen LCD monitor costs about $720 from Newegg)
-or go all out and go for a fast Intel CPU-
2) Core 2 Quad Q6600 (I'll have to pay about $200 more for the CPU + MB)
I read somewhere for VS 2005, it comes down more to memory than CPU. For those who know for a fact, any suggestions on if it's worth the extra $200?
Just wondering if you might suggest a decent system for programming in Visual Studio 2005. I will NOT be gaming on this system. I most likely will not be overclocking either (unless I can get it to be very stable) since I want to shoot for maximum stability.
I will be working with moderate sized solutions, so performance can be sluggish.
OS: XP Pro SP2
RAM: 2GB
I'm shooting for a tight budget. I'm just trying to consider if I should go:
1) AMD 64 X2 5200+ CPU (Complete system w/20 inch widescreen LCD monitor costs about $720 from Newegg)
-or go all out and go for a fast Intel CPU-
2) Core 2 Quad Q6600 (I'll have to pay about $200 more for the CPU + MB)
I read somewhere for VS 2005, it comes down more to memory than CPU. For those who know for a fact, any suggestions on if it's worth the extra $200?