===== Performance Workstation =====

The "Performance Workstation" configuration is the configuration I recommend for computer enthusiast and power-users. If you don't know what either of these are, you probably are not in that group. This configuration is based on the [[hardware:workstation-standard]] configuration and adds additional components where performance is enhanced. As of May 2013, the hardware cost of this system was just under $900 with the bulk of the cost going toward the motherboard and CPU. 

This configuration would make for a good virtual machine server running Proxmox or Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors. If you decide to use this configuration as a virtual machine server, double the RAM from 16GB to 32GB.

=== Case ===
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16811129042|Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case]]
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027|CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W ATX12V v2.3 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply ]]

=== Motherboard ===
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16813131837|ASUS P8Z77-V LK LGA 1155 Intel Z77 ATX Intel Motherboard]]
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16819116502|Intel Core i7-3770 Ivy Bridge 3.4GHz Quad-Core Desktop Processor]]
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16820233246|Corsair Vengeance 16GB (2 x 8GB) 240-Pin DDR3 (PC3-12800) Desktop Memory]]

=== Storage ===
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16822148844|Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive]]
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827136250|LG Black Blu-Ray Burner Drive]]

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The software (Windows and Office) will add an additional $250 but if you don't need Microsoft Windows or Office, you can install Ubuntu Linux and get most of the same functionality.

=== Software ===
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832416550|Microsoft Windows 8 64-bit]]
  * [[http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16832416593|Office Home and Student 2013]]