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Hi Guys,
I'm working on an app with a friend and we have gotten to the point where we need some more computing power as we are running quite a few dev environments and emulators in Xamarin and running out of RAM and CPU. At the moment this is our current set up:
i7 920 @ stock
12GB DDR3
500GD Evo SSD
Windows 10
I am thinking of taking advantage of the recent E5-2670 flood and building the following:
2 x E5-2670
64GB DDR3 ECC
500GB Evo SSD
4TB storage
Windows Server 2012 VL
Would this be a good little upgrade? I am thinking it can be done for around £500/£550 and would give us more than enough power and last a few years.
The only problem I am having which may scupper the whole plan is the fact that dual socket LGA2011 motherboards seem to be a rare as hen's teeth. I've seen a few on eBay but they are extremely expensive and come from USA so I am guessing I will get hit with import duty as well. It is mainly the ASRock motherboard I've seen looking at but will buy any brand that is fit for purpose and not £350+.
Alternatively, could the money be better spent somewhere else?
I'm working on an app with a friend and we have gotten to the point where we need some more computing power as we are running quite a few dev environments and emulators in Xamarin and running out of RAM and CPU. At the moment this is our current set up:
i7 920 @ stock
12GB DDR3
500GD Evo SSD
Windows 10
I am thinking of taking advantage of the recent E5-2670 flood and building the following:
2 x E5-2670
64GB DDR3 ECC
500GB Evo SSD
4TB storage
Windows Server 2012 VL
Would this be a good little upgrade? I am thinking it can be done for around £500/£550 and would give us more than enough power and last a few years.
The only problem I am having which may scupper the whole plan is the fact that dual socket LGA2011 motherboards seem to be a rare as hen's teeth. I've seen a few on eBay but they are extremely expensive and come from USA so I am guessing I will get hit with import duty as well. It is mainly the ASRock motherboard I've seen looking at but will buy any brand that is fit for purpose and not £350+.
Alternatively, could the money be better spent somewhere else?