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Sounds like you have, basically, the same thing I have. This 8300 originally came with 8GB and a 1TB drive and it has always been uber reliable and very fast. (i7/2600, I think). I put one of the 512GB SSD units and one 1TB one in there and the machine just plain flies. Also upgraded it to 16GB main so I can run VM's also. I have it backed up to a 2TB Toshiba, a big 24" monitor, etc. Running Win7 Pro and all my development goodies. I doubt I'll upgrade it before I retire unless something just physically breaks - great machine. 
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Hope this helps
MB ASUS Sabertooth990FX R2.0
VGA ASUS R3760-OC-2GD5-V2 R7 360 Graphics card can run 4 monitors
AMD 8-CORE FX-8350 4.0
SSD 512 G Samsung
MEM 8GX2 GSKIL = 32 Gigs memory
DVD Brn
MS Windows 10 Pro
Liguid Cool Corsair H80I V2 R
Soprano Case
HUB Vantec UGT-AH1000U3 10 port USB 3.0 hub total worth it
$1100 american
This is a whisper quite machine
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ASUS Q534U - Intel 6500U - 512GB SATA3 SSD - 2TB HDD 5400 - 16GB DDR4 RAM - WLAN/CB 802.11AC-WW + BT - 15.6 UHD (4K) Nvidia GTX950M w/2GB VRAM - 3-USB 3.0, 1-USB 3.1 WIN 10 (not pro). 2-IN-1 with a special hinge that enables the screen to be set at just about any angle, including 180 degrees for tablet mode. Touch screen; backlit keyboard; HDMI output; DVD/CD drive not included. $1,500 US.
mjb
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Honestly I think it would be difficult to spend even close to 2000 for a development machine. You should build your own desktop. I did 8 years ago and it's been great. As time went on and components got better, I upgraded. Currently I could upgrade again, but the improvement would be minimal for the price. One of the best things I did was buy some quiet case fans. This is a link to a review of case fans that's pretty comprehensive: Conclusion: Who's King of the Hill? - 120mm Radiator Fan Roundup Part 2: Fan Harder[^]
I did get the Nocuta fans when I first bought the case and I need to listen carefully in my quiet home office to even begin to hear them.
Good Luck!
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If I had 2,000 pounds to spend. I would go build a machine with i-7 Broadwell Extream CPU, 32 G Bytes Ram. For the hard dive, I would get 2 Intel 750 SSDs and put them in a RAID configuration
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We got HP Z420s for that price in 2013 - 3.2GHz 6 core Xeons, 32GB RAM, 250GB SSD, 1TB HDD and a (superfluous for you) 24" monitor. Oh, and a pricey Nvidia Quadro graphics card, which was overkill really. They've not been the most reliable, but mines been fine, very fast, and runs multiple VMs without any fuss.
Java, Basic, who cares - it's all a bunch of tree-hugging hippy cr*p
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I faced this dilemma about six months ago. For me the answer was an Intel NUC running 3GHz i7, fully tricked up with 500GB SSD and 16GB memory. Translated into GPB, it'll probably set you back about 700 pounds. It's a fantastic dev box, and is portable to boot (I permanently leave an ssh server running on its built in ethernet port so that I can get access from my laptop if no monitor is handy). Otherwise you can take an HDMI cable and a small wireless keyboard, making use of available TV sets for a monitor.
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If you want to spend that much money, you're in a weird space because you are bordering on the price of an actual server.
At that level, you can do a few things:
* Get a "second-from the top" CPU. Typically in the USD$750 range.
* Get two video cards to power a pair of big monitors at full resolution.
* Get top-notch SSDs and put them in RAID 1. Ensure that you have the enough throughput on motherboard, many mobos can't handle that type of throughput.
My biggest struggle with recent development machines has really centered around lack of CPU power, lack of screen real estate and lack of drive speed.
If you spend your day doing things like compiling your code and running unit tests, then your computer is mostly dependent on CPU + IO. Doing things like git checkout and branch can cause lots of data to cycle through memory while you sit on those two things. Using a tool like Resharper can also suck up your CPU as it's doing real-time compilation over and over again.
Likewise, I have yet to stare a at computer and go "too much screen real estate". I know people who work on a pair of 30" monitors. It seems ridiculous until you realize that you actually have stuff to fill out those screens. Getting a pair of dedicated video cards is the best way to power those two devices.
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If a vegetable falls off your fork, is it an escapea?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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How did it end up there in the first place?
GCS d--- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L- E-- W++ N++ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t++ 5? X R++ tv-- b+ DI+++ D++ G e++>+++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
If you think 'goto' is evil, try writing an Assembly program without JMP. -- TNCaver
When I was six, there were no ones and zeroes - only zeroes. And not all of them worked. -- Ravi Bhavnani
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Exactly[^]!!! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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NSFW, fella.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Stop spending time in the Lounge then when you should be working...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Right.
Anything goes, then?
OK, open this link[^] when your boss is walking past*.
Show a little common sense, eh?
* Note to everyone else: Don't.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: Anything goes, then?
No it doesn't...
I would love to take that discussion with you, but frankly, I don't have time and can't be bothered. Suffice to say that if your employer would take offense from the link I posted, he would guaranteed also take offense from the fact that you are browsing non-work related forums on your work time.
So show a little common sense, will you!
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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OK, if I can't appeal to your common sense, then just follow the rules of the Lounge[^], and no-one has a problem with what you post.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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Mark_Wallace wrote: OK, if I can't appeal to your common sense, then just follow the rules of the Lounge[^]
I have a lot of common sense, and I do follow the rules of the Lounge.
Mark_Wallace wrote: no-one has a problem with what you post.
It appears to be only you, so unless you represent all 12.498.485 members of the CP, I suggest that you lighten up a bit!
Seriously, I don't have time to have a lengthy discussion with you about something so unimportant! I have work to do, maybe you should try the same?
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Steak is not safe??? Since when? (Of course, had it been wrapped in bacon...)
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Beets me. Corn you rephrase that?
Lettuce consider: perhaps it's bean because you've been asking us one at a time and you'd be more successful if you ask asparagus.
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Good one! We're a bit short on vegetable jokes, so if you know any more, please lettuce know! 
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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Justin Bieber?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: Justin Bieber?
Add 1 Direction to make it more interesting. 
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I can think of only Wand Erection Justin Bieber should move in: away.
Far, far away.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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It's time to evacuate this sinking ship, it has leeks everywhere!
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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