Hi Everyone,
I want to build a solid workstation/desktop to use as a virtualization platform, which I will use to set up a virtualized SharePoint 2010/2013 environment and will use personally (watching movie, playing games, coding, etc.). I hope I could run at least 8+ VMs on this system. My budget is AU$2,500-3,000.
OS: Windows 8 ent/ Windows 8.1 ent
CPU: Choosing between i7 3930k/i7 3770
Mobo: P9X79 WS/Rampage IV Extreme/Z9PE-D8
DRAM: 32GB size – Gskill ripjaw
Storage: 2x 250 SSD
GPU: No Idea
Power supply: No Idea
Cooling: No Idea
ODD: No Idea
Casing: No Idea
Hope you can help me guys built my machine
I always use Corsair or GSkill! For my build, I got an 8x8gb GSkill Sniper 1866 Mhz and it works great!
I wouldn’t go for any cheaper components in a build like this, cheaper ram usually has more defects in the minerals used which can lead to instability. Cheaper Powersupply can cause hardware faults due to insufficent power, cheaper motherboard.. sometimes depends on the features you want.
Hi Trevor,
I’m not sure of the level of gaming. I stopped playing 2 years ago and would like to play again for relaxation like (assasin’s creed, Starcraft, Diablo. etc. ). My co-worker advice me to buy gskill-ripjaw because of the hyperx and it’s a good brand for RAM. However, I’m considering to buy a cheaper RAM. I’m not sure if the brand of RAM would affect the task that I would like to do with this machine(running VM, Playing games.) running VM’s is most important for this setup.
Thanks for your recommendation.
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Hi Vlad,
Thanks for the advice. That’s a good setup and it’s affordable, I’m checking now the specs in your list and I’m curious on how many VM you’re running in that setup? Does 6 cores in a machine affect virtualization? Like more cores faster.
What level of gaming? I have a 760 GTX in my desktop I use to run Hyper-V on, and it works great. Â nVidia has seemed to resolved their driver issues with a virtualized host OS.
For RAM, just get whatever is cheapest (e.g. Kingston Value etc). Â You’re not going to be overclocking as the benefits just aren’t there.
