what do you code on?

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#1

what specs does the computer you code on have?
for example I have:
asus rog g750jx notebook
i7 3600q
gtx770 2gb vram
8gigs ram
2tb

#2

Intel Core i7 4770K @ 3.5GHz (8 CPUs, not Overclocked)
Nvidia GTX 780 (3GB DDR5 VRAM)
16GB 1600MHz Corsair Vengeance DDR3 RAM (not Overclocked)
Corsair H100i CPU Cooler
750W Corsair PSU
ASUS Z87 Motherboard
120GB SSD & 2TB HDD
2x BenQ 27 inch monitors
Razer Mamba 4G
Razer Deathstalker
Logitech 55W speakers

and lastly, Fractal Design R4 case :slight_smile:

Running Windows 8.1, mostly use NetBeans & Eclipse for Java, Visual Studio 2013 for C/C++ and other stuff. Notepad++ for PHP and scripting things.

CPU-Z:

GPU-Z:

#3

Acer Aspire 5755G
Intel Core i3-2350M
GeForce GT 630M
8 gb DDR3 RAM
512 gb HDD

#4

This is a 2006 computer, but the best computer I’ve ever had :stuck_out_tongue:

Windows XP Home Edition 32-bit SP3
Intel Pentium E5200 @ 2.50GHz
Wolfdale 45nm Technology
2.00GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (5-4-4-17)
ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5N-MX (Socket 775)
VE902m (1280x1024@60Hz)
256MB NVIDIA GeForce 7300 SE/7200 GS (Point of View)
149GB Western Digital WDC WD1600AAJS-08B4A0 (SATA)
3GB SanDisk Cruzer USB Device (USB)
TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F
DTSOFT Virtual CdRom Device
Realtek High Definition Audio

#5

An cheap but capable laptop (Lenovo Thinkpad Edge e520)

Intel Core i5-2450M
4GB RAM
500GB HDD
AMD Radeon HD 6630M (1GB VRAM)
1366x768 15.6’’ Display

However, it runs Linux with a very lightweight set of software, so it can easily compete with more powerful machines running Windows/OSX. :slight_smile:

#6

http://www.modsrigs.com/detail.aspx?BuildID=32900

here is a link to my super awesome pc on EVGA’s website

#7

Laptop (win 32): Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz, 3G RAM and a ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

Desktop (win 64 and linux 32): Genuine Intel® CPU 2160 @ 1.80GHz, 3.20G RAM and a GeForce GT 430

You can compare your rig to mine on my website (link to top system so far, compared to my laptop):

http://www.headline-benchmark.com/results/45e8da85-12a3-44d3-b6f0-11b9eccb4525

#8

A computer.

#9

A piece of toast.
Well thats a lie a piece of toast would be better than what I use.

#10

I would’ve gone for a chair, but if you want to sit on a computer while you code, that’s fine too. ::slight_smile:

#11

A desktop computer 90% of the time.

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU - E6850 @ 3.00GHz.
Graphics: NVidia GeForce GT 610.
Keyboard: This Glorious Masterpiece.

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#12

That can be arranged. I’ll just go grab my two old desktop towers and create a seat from which to code!

#13

I’m sick of seeing these threads on gaming forums. I don`t give a #$*& about Freds computer specs. All I care about is being able to type, compile and run. [/rant]

#14

Ok?

#15

This topic has already been made.
http://www.java-gaming.org/topics/what-s-your-dev-rig/26633/view.html

#16

From the last time this was asked, I haven’t upgraded much other than the OS is now Windows 8.1 x64 and I added a 120GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD.

I’m actually thinking of upgrading my graphics card to the GTX 770, but I’m trying to limit my spending! :smiley:

I code on IntelliJ IDEA for Java, Visual Studio 2012 and 2013 for C#, and Sublime2 for C++.

Here’s an updated picture btw:

http://i.imgur.com/fZSYwuC.jpg

#17

That desktop… it has too many shortcuts on it for me! I love mine almost spotless with a folder here or there and the trash bin! Anymore than that and I go on a cleaning spree and delete all of it!

FX 6300
XFX R7850
600W Corsair PSU
2x4 gigs of DDR3 RAM
Can’t remember the motherboard… oh well
1 TB hard drive

21 inch 1920x1080 monitor
20.5 inch monitor that supports some odd resolution… I keep it at 1280x1024 because that monitor runs off my integrated graphics…

I also am learning Python on my RaspberryPi, so I guess that counts too!

Eclipse for Java, visual studio for any C* library, and notepad++ for HTML/CSS.

#18

Your desktop sounds like it has too many shortcuts for me.

I keep my desktop 100% clean from anything. It makes me look more professional. (and I like my wallpaper :))

#19

My wallpaper is just a screenshot from one of my games… I really have to change it, although it tiles quite nicely (it’s a tile based game) :wink:

The three folders on my desktop are really driving me crazy, but I’m trying to get over my weird obsession for cleaning it off!

#20

Yep, no icons on the desktop screen is fun. I run Fedora (Linux), and for every new version there are always beautiful wallpapers (this is Gnome Shell with the latest wallpaper), so I always use their wallpapers and have disabled ever putting anything on the desktop. Because I use Gnome Shell, I can get to everything that I would have on the desktop just by opening up the Activities menu, so it works well. Being able to disable putting anything on the desktop completely ties into why I love Linux; it lets me do almost whatever I want. It’s not a great example of complete control, but still, I love complete control.

In terms of specs, my old answer applies except for that I switched to Fedora as my OS and video games never distract me anymore. In most cases it is programming distracting me from work that I actually need to get done. For example, right now (this is not programming, but I still count it among the bunch). I am pretty sure that this laptop will last a really long time, considering that right now I have my email client (Evolution), chat client (Empathy), browser (Firefox), internet radio streamer (Rhythmbox), file browser (Nautilus), Emacs, and PDF viewer (Evince) open and the CPU usage is about 2–5%. I am glad. I also have an old 2005 computer that I am looking to set up for cross-compiling Windows binaries for C, among other compilations. It is running Crunchbang right now. In terms of what I use now, I have started to use Emacs for everything. In my case, everything is typically C, Ruby, Python, Java, and C#. I typically have the left half of my screen showing Emacs, and the right half of my screen showing Terminator. I then usually split Terminator horizontally so that I have two terminals; the top half I usually use for running what I am working on, and the bottom half I use for calling git and any other Shell commands that I may need. This is an example of what I mean, with me working on a Rails website. Excuse the ugly code; others wrote the majority of the code, as I started working on that website a year after it was written. At the time that it was written, those who wrote it did not have good code style. They do now, though, but the ugly code remains. I really love Emacs because it is so configurable. I used to use Sublime Text, but it wasn’t free software so I decided to find free software that could compete. Emacs does, once you install packages that do what you want.