2021 development machine

In 2021, I built a development machine for myself, noticing the shortcomings of the laptops that I had had the chance to work with in the past. I deliberately chose a desktop system, as they are almost always a better "bang for the buck" than laptops, and offer a lot more options when it comes to performance and features.

I kept all my previous laptops that were still in working order as dumb clients for the machine, for when I needed to be on the go.

Components

• CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X (integrated cooling)
• RAM: 128GB G.Skill Ripjaws V, DDR4, 4x32GB, 3.2GHz, CL16
• Mainboard: Asus PRIME B550-PLUS
• Storage: Kingston NV1 500GB, NVMe, M.2 with added Axagon cooler
• Graphics card: Asus Radeon 550 Phoenix, 2GB DDR5, 64-bit
• Power supply: nJoy Alpha 650W modular, 80+ Gold, active PFC
• Case: Deepcool Tesseract SW
• Bluetooth adapter: Asus USB-BT500
• Digitus all-in-one card reader

Power supply is stabilized and provided by an nJoy Horus Plus 1500 UPS.

Operating system

Due to the nature of my work, the OS was a Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-bit, which was immediately upgraded to a Microsoft Windows 11 Professional 64-bit installation when it became available.

Software

• Microsoft Office 365 Family
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 Community Edition
• Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition
• Microsoft SQL Server 2019 Developer Edition
• Microsoft PowerShell
• JetBrains All Products Pack
• 7zip
• Balsamiq Wireframes
• Docker Desktop
• Drawboard PDF
• Telerik Fiddler
• GIMP
• Apple iTunes
• PuTTY