Computers for Developers RAM, HHD & SSD

Is a gaming computer most practical for this space? How many GB RAM and do I need 1TB HHD or SSD to function in this space? Window 10 Home or Pro?

I have 16GB RAM and only 89GB harddrive left. I’m thinking I’d better add storage.

What is needed to get through the course successfully?

I’m leaning toward desktop as they seem more reliable.

Hello @Eva, hope you are OK.

Now in terms of developing like: programming smart contracts, you might not need a powerfull pc, since you will just write code and can be tested online.

Now in terms of: Building your own node, or different nodes from different blockchains, in that case you will need a powerfull pc. Being a node for bitcoin (mean having a copy of the entire blockchain) requires at least 4gb RAM and 500GB storage (bitcoin blockchain size is above 300GB).

What I could suggest is to learn more about linux, most of the software for nodes or blockchains are 100% built for linux and then ported to windows or mac. So using all of this software on linux will give you less issues than windows or mac.

If you have any more questions, please let us know so we can help you! :slight_smile:

Carlos Z.

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