Need a new Desktop that can handle VM Ware for Networking Course

rigmaroll

I am starting a Networking Fundamentals Course and have been told that I need to get a PC that can display two separate screens so that they can display two different Operating Systems/Servers at the same time



They need to be at least 19in and the ram must be at least 8gb. I also need to Purchase an extra hard Drive so that I can use the two screens at same time.



It must be possible to put Vm ware on it.


I will need to be able to put Hypervisor on top of the OS or bare Metal under OS.


I might also need to purchase an extra PCI express card so that the 2nd OS will display on the second screen.


Can anyone advise on what Desktop is suitable for the above.


Thank you

Cuddlesworth

Any pc or laptop over the last few years can do dual screens. I don't see why dual screen is required though.

Samuel T. Cogley

Or why you'd need more than one video card, most modern ones can handle three screens at least.

ED E

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Or why you'd need more than one video card, most modern ones can handle three screens at least.

There is a case for a discrete GPU to do passthrough to the guest OS but I doubt the OP really requires that.

JoyPad

I may have something for you, if you want it.

My old desktop sports an i7 950 CPU on an ASUS P6T SE motherboard, and 8GB of RAM.
The GPU is an ATI Radeon with 2 DVI ports. Don't know the exact model, it is ancient (2010), but it will still easily run two monitors.
I can throw in a couple of SATA HDDs, if I figure out how to safely wipe them. They won't be massive (320GB + 500GB), but should be more than enough for your needs.
I've successfully run all sorts of virtualization on it, mostly on VirtualBox though.
It's all inside an Antec case, with a Corsair 400W power supply, there's a working CDRW unit as well. Bit dusty and quite noisy, I'm afraid.

Yours for free, if you can collect from Dublin 15.

Samuel T. Cogley

Whats with all the insanely nice people on this forum all of a sudden. Nice one Joypad!

JoyPad

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

Whats with all the insanely nice people on this forum all of a sudden. Nice one Joypad!

You should have seen the Motors people pitching in to get someone a car.
I'm giving away something I no longer need. Those people parted with cash!

JoyPad

Hey boardsies,

What would be an acceptable time frame for the OP to respond to my offer?
I've had other people inquire about the desktop, and I wonder when should I stop waiting for a reply here and send the desktop to someone who needs it?

Thanks for your input.

rigmaroll

Hello Joypad, sorry for the very late reply. ive been away from this for the last week.

Thanks very much for the offer but I cant collect so you can go ahead and give it to someone else.

Thanks to everyone who replied

JoyPad

Gone to the gentleman with the white car!