Hi Spec Software Development Workstation

[rogsti]

I am considering the following workstation as a high performance software development platform. Does it make sense?

Case
COOLERMASTER COSMOS 1000 SILVER SILENT CASE
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i7 Six Core Processor i7-3930K (3.2GHz) 12MB Cache
Motherboard
ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM)
32GB KINGSTON HYPERX GENESIS QUAD-DDR3 1600MHz X.M.P(8 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card
1GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 560 - DVI,HDMI,VGA (Special Offer)
Memory - 1st Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
2nd Hard Disk
2TB WD CAVIAR BLACK WD2002FAEX, SATA 6 Gb/s, 64MB CACHE (7200rpm)
RAID
RAID 1 (MIRRORED VOLUME - 2 x same size & model HDD / SSD) (£9)
SSD CACHE DRIVE
20GB INTEL® SSD 311 SERIES - SLC CACHE DRIVE FOR SYSTEM / 1st HDD
1st DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
24x DUAL LAYER DVD WRITER ±R/±RW/RAM
Memory Card Reader
INTERNAL 52 IN 1 CARD READER (XD, MS, CF, SD, etc) + 1 x USB 2.0 PORT
Power Supply
CORSAIR 650W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ TX650 V2-80 PLUS® BRONZE (£69)
Processor Cooling
SUPER QUIET 22dBA TRIPLE COPPER HEATPIPE INTEL CPU COOLER (£19)
Sound Card
ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Network Facilities
10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
USB Options
6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL (MIN 2 FRONT PORTS) AS STANDARD
Can I add a USB 3.0 card?

Operating System
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit - inc DVD & Licence (£79)
I will upgrade windows to ultimate to use all the memory.

Office Software
FREE Microsoft® Office Starter 2010 (Limited functionality Word & Excel)
Anti-Virus
BULLGUARD INTERNET SECURITY - FREE 90 DAY TRIAL
Monitor
IIYAMA E2773HDS 27" LED WIDESCREEN, HDMI/DVI-D HD1920x1080 (£239)
Keyboard & Mouse
LOGITECH® MK250 WIRELESS KEYBOARD & MOUSE COMBO (£21)
Surge Protection
6 Socket Compact 2M UFO Surge Protector (£9)
Warranty
3 Year Platinum Warranty (3 Year Collect & Return, 3 Year Parts, 3 Year labour) (£135)
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 10 to 12 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £2,176.00 including VAT and delivery.

 

[mantadog]

You could add a usb 3 PCI card but your motherboard will support it anyway, so unless you have a whole lot of devices you need to plug in i would skip it. Your motherboard is pretty high end, so i would be surprised if it had less than 4 usb 3.0 ports built in, and maybe more that can be connected to those built into the case on the front (if you case supports it).

Overall it makes sense as a total built. I would change a couple of details myself.

Get a 120GB 520 series SSD, when i last checked they were the same price as a 20GB cache drive. That way you can install your main applications + windows onto that. They will then run fast and use your 2 x 2TB HDD's just for storing data. With a proper SSD you get to install what you like on it, so your in charge of what loads quickly and exactly when to keep or delete data from it.

I would drop the bullguard free trial unless you plan to use it, i find AVG or avast is prefectly up to the job of antivirus. No point having bullguard installed if your going to remove it anyway.

The rest is spot on for me, enjoy it.