{"id":2655,"date":"2013-08-30T15:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-08-30T04:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/nnethercote\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2013-08-30T15:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-30T04:34:14","slug":"bleg-for-a-new-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/nnethercote\/2013\/08\/30\/bleg-for-a-new-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleg for a new machine"},"content":{"rendered":"

I last upgraded my desktop machine in June 2011.\u00a0 This improved Firefox clobber build times from ~25 minutes to ~12 minutes, which was a huge productivity win.\u00a0 Since then, build times have crept back up to, yep, ~25 minutes.\u00a0 Time for a new machine.<\/p>\n

I’m no hardware guru, so I’m asking for help.\u00a0 I’m a Linux desktop user, and my main goal is to make compilation of Firefox fast.\u00a0 I frequently build both Firefox and the JS shell, and it’s not unusual for me to have two (and occasionally three) builds running concurrently.\u00a0 I’d also like for the machine to be quiet, as it will sit on top of my desk, not far from where I sit.<\/p>\n

I have a quote for a machine from a company called CPL<\/a>, who I’ve bought from before.\u00a0 (Note that all prices on their website are in AUD.)\u00a0 I gave them partial guidance on components (based on some very helpful advice from Naveed Ihsanullah), and here’s what they came up with.<\/p>\n