What kind of machine do we need for C# developer [closed]

Question

I need to know what kind of machine is the best for a C# developer with Visual Studio 2008 software. We have a solution with 30 - 40 projects, and every time we build the solution it takes about 2 minutes.

So if a developer builds this application 20 - 30 times a day, we have a lot of waiting time.

Is it the hard drive we need to optimize, CPU or memory? We absolutely need to decrease the build time.

What kind of setup do big companies use for their developers?

Is Visual Studio 2010 make a difference on Visual Studio 2008 on the build time ?

Can people can tell me the real specification needed.

• Best Motherboard setting
• Best Memory setting
• Best SSD setting
• Best CPU
• Brand of each component

I would really want people give me the best match with each component. We gone purchase new machine to get more test and renew the developper PC, so before purchase new component i yould like to get opinions.

Answer 1

The biggest change I've found is to switch to an SSD hard disk. As well as cutting the startup time to a few seconds, this cuts the build time by ~50% for me.