Depending on your build environment, a well cooled, high core count and fast CPU (so i9/3800x or higher), plenty of fast RAM (32GB @ 3600MHz) and NVME drives wi

Depending on your build environment, a well cooled, high core count and fast CPU (so i9/3800x or higher), plenty of fast RAM (32GB @ 3600MHz) and NVME drives will shorten your write/build/debug cycles immensely. Building a machine is easier than ever. For the price of a macbook pro you can make a beefy machine, and it will run a lot faster. In terms of peripherals, I recently got a 4k sony monitor on sale for around $300 and while you're not going to edit video on it, the extra real estate is much appreciated.