PC Build for Software Developers

[christian.hampton]

Hello all.

I am building a new pc for work and I am not sure what the best options are. I put together a build on pcpartpicker and was wondering if someone would be willing to give some feedback.

In a typical day, I could have the following apps open:

Outlook
Visual Studio
Visual Studio Code
Chrome/Firefox/Edge
Photoshop
Slack
A vm running our APIs (vagrant with docker)
VPN
Multiple powershell windows
God knows what else...

This is what I spec’d:

Intel - Core i7-8700 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor
Gigabyte - Z370XP SLI (rev. 1.0) ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-3000 Memory
ADATA - XPG SX6000 256GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive
Raidmax - Ninja II ATX Mid Tower Case
Microsoft - Windows 10 Home OEM 64-bit
Phanteks - PH-F120SP_OLED 54.4 CFM 120mm Fan

I already have a BluRay drive, 1TB SATA drive, and a Corsair AX1200 PSU. Also, I will not be over clocking this machine.

 

[christian.hampton]

I forgot to add that my budget is around $1k. Here is a link to my build:
https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Ear3nd1l/saved/8D9LD3

I won’t be building this for about a month.