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Development PC(s) and Network - Introduction


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This section of the website is for those with an interest in computers (both workstations and servers), networking, hardware and software. Here you can find out what systems I develop my routes on, and what components I've chosen for good performance in openBVE, BVE Trainsim or other applications. Apart from my first ever PC, I've assembled all my computer systems myself, as usually a much better computer that's suited to my needs can be built this way. You can also find out what software I use, what hardware I've developed my routes on, both currently and in the past, as well as see what kinds of add-ons I've been able to produce thanks to each new generation of hardware.

Within the Development PC(s) and Network Section:



Software and Development

Software bannerThe software I use for development, present and past
Last updated: 10th April 2019

Here you can find out what software packages and programs I use for development both now and in the past. More [...]



Computer Hardware - Current Systems

Core i9 10900K bannerThe Core i9 10900K system (2020 - Present)
Last updated: 2nd August 2020

This is my current main development system, a deca-core (20 thread) Intel Core i9 10900K (3.7/5.3GHz) system with 64GB of 3600MHz DDR4-SDRAM and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER graphics card, running Windows 10 Professional. More [...]

Core i7 4770K bannerThe Core i7 4770K system (2014 - Present)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This is my current main development system, a quad core (8 thread) Intel Core i7 4770K (3.5GHz) system with 16GB of 1866MHz DDR3-SDRAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980 Ti graphics card, running Windows 10 Professional. More [...]

The Mac Pro (Late 2013) bannerThe Mac Pro (Late 2013) system (2014 - Present)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This is my second main development system, a late 2013 Mac Pro with a quad core (8 thread) Intel Xeon E5 (3.7GHz) processor, 12GB of 1866MHz DDR3-SDRAM and dual AMD FirePro D300 graphics cards, running macOS Mojave (10.14.1). More [...]

Core i7 4770K bannerThe Core 2 Quad Q9650 system (2009 - Present)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was an earlier main development system, a quad core (4 thread) Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 (3.0GHz) system with 4GB of 800MHz DDR2-SDRAM and an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Ti graphics card, running Windows 7 Home Premium. It now runs Windows 7 Professional 64-bit and is used as a server and CCTV administration workstation. More [...]



Computer Hardware - Previous Systems

The Celeron E3300 bannerThe Celeron E3300 system (2010 - 2014)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was an earlier second development system, with a dual core (2 thread) Intel Celeron E3300 (2.5GHz) processor, 2GB of 800MHz DDR2-SDRAM and integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA X4500), running Windows 7 Home Premium. More [...]

The Athlon 64 X2 4200+ bannerThe Athlon 64 X2 4200+ system (2009 - 2014)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This is my second main development system, with a quad core (8 thread) AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2.21GHz) processor, 2GB of 800MHz DDR2-SDRAM and ATi Radeon HD 2600 Pro graphics card, running Windows XP Home Edition. More [...]

The Athlon XP 2400+ bannerThe Athlon XP 2400+ system (2003 - 2012)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was another earlier main development system, with a single core (1 thread) AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (2.0GHz) processor, 1GB of 266MHz DDR-SDRAM and NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT graphics card, running Windows XP Home Edition. More [...]

The Athlon Thunderbird 1.2GHz bannerThe Athlon Thunderbird 1.2GHz system (2001 - 2003)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was an early main development system, with a single core (1 thread) AMD Athlon Thunderbird (1.2GHz) processor, 256MB of 266MHz DDR-SDRAM and NVIDIA GeForce3 Ti200 graphics card, running Windows 98 Second Edition. More [...]

The Pentium II 400MHz bannerThe Pentium II 400MHz system (1998 - 2001)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was an early main development system, with a single core (1 thread) Intel Pentium II (400MHz) processor, 128MB of 100MHz DDR-SDRAM and 3dfx Voodoo5 5500 AGP graphics card, running Windows 98 Second Edition. More [...]



Computer Hardware - Historic Systems (Pre-BVE)

The Pentium 100MHz bannerThe Pentium 100MHz system (1996 - 1998)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was my second ever PC and first custom-built system, with a single core (1 thread) Intel Pentium 100MHz processor, 16MB (4x 4MB SIMMs) and Diamond Stealth 64 DRAM PCI/Orchid Righteous3D (3dfx Voodoo I) graphics cards, running Windows 95. More [...]

The The i486 SX2 50MHz bannerThe i486 SX2 50MHz system (1994 - 1996)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

This was my first ever PC and an off-the-shelf pre-built system, with a single core (1 thread) Intel i486 SX2 50MHz processor, 4MB (socketed on the motherboard) and Cirrus Logic graphics chip, running Windows 3.11 For Workgroups. More [...]



Office/Lab

Office bannerWhere the magic happens - development office (2018 - Present)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

Here you can find out about my development office/testing lab where I have my development PC(s), and where I've built a 42U rack server for webhosting, development, CCTV and security. More [...]



Server Setup

Server bannerThe server setup (2016 - Present)
Last updated: 10th April 2019

Find out more about my 42U 19" rack server setup, with various network appliances, Xeon server hardware, NAS, KVM, 1GbE and 10GbE capability, CCTV administration and more blinkenlights goodness. More [...]




Content last updated: 10th April 2019