I an getting ready to purchase a computer dedicated to just Visual Studio c++ express and maybe vb express. It won't be on the internet except for the installs and maybe virus protection. I will be using DirectX.
These are the hardware requirements by Windows for Visual Studio 2015 express:
Hardware requirements
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1.6 GHz or faster processor
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1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine)
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5 GB of available hard disk space
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5400 RPM hard disk drive
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DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution
I want to buy a laptop or a desktop for the IDE and debugging. Of course, with an additional graphics card to run the program and debug it at the same time.
I want something pretty quick and I just can't believe that a 1.6 GHz processor is going to do what I need.
So these are the requirements (I guess.) but what are your recommendations?
My project is just 2D, but I also want a nice affordable graphics card for if I start programming 3D later or if the system is retired much later to gaming.
Thank you,
Josheir