greenbanana
Junior Member
Hi guys, I need some advice on a build that I will use for computational research and development (mainly in R/Matlab/C/C++/Java).
I currently use a HP Pavilion dv6 with an Intel Core i5 430M with 8GB memory which has worked decently in general but I'm starting to do alot more research and need more computing power. (I typically use my college computers for the heavier tasks but I'd prefer to be able to do all that at home). Also my current laptop is annoyingly heavy when I travel on flights when everything in my carry on really adds up and feel like a bomb, so I'm thinking of getting a mini-ITX (or maybe even a micro ATX) to meet all my computation needs and get an ultrabook/MacBook Air for everything else.
I've been reading a bit about builds and stuff, but generally what I've come across seem to have a focus on heavy gaming and graphics and consequentially the cooling needs for a given system, so I'm still not sure about what kind of hardware I should be looking at for my needs and would like to see if anyone can give me some advice? I don't need any serious graphics at all and I can do with a single HDD, so for these two aspects I'm pretty sure I can fit what I need into an ITX.
My main question is: I'm willing to go all out for the processor and I'd like to know how much overclocking I can afford to do with the amount of cooling I can get in an ITX case (or if an ITX is a good idea for this?)
Thanks in advance!
I currently use a HP Pavilion dv6 with an Intel Core i5 430M with 8GB memory which has worked decently in general but I'm starting to do alot more research and need more computing power. (I typically use my college computers for the heavier tasks but I'd prefer to be able to do all that at home). Also my current laptop is annoyingly heavy when I travel on flights when everything in my carry on really adds up and feel like a bomb, so I'm thinking of getting a mini-ITX (or maybe even a micro ATX) to meet all my computation needs and get an ultrabook/MacBook Air for everything else.
I've been reading a bit about builds and stuff, but generally what I've come across seem to have a focus on heavy gaming and graphics and consequentially the cooling needs for a given system, so I'm still not sure about what kind of hardware I should be looking at for my needs and would like to see if anyone can give me some advice? I don't need any serious graphics at all and I can do with a single HDD, so for these two aspects I'm pretty sure I can fit what I need into an ITX.
My main question is: I'm willing to go all out for the processor and I'd like to know how much overclocking I can afford to do with the amount of cooling I can get in an ITX case (or if an ITX is a good idea for this?)
Thanks in advance!
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