More on hardware 2/2:
Yesterday we started off this post with some basic things to keep in mind when buying hardware for your botting computer. The post got a bit long so here is the second part, continuing with some recommendations and a bit more in depth information on what hardware you might actually need to buy.
Individual Parts:
When it comes to botting MTGO CPU and RAM
is the most important parts so you'll want to focus your budget on these.
You'll need a CPU around these lines. (These are just quick estimates and not necessarily completely correct)
• 1-5 bots - Intel i3 Quad Core / AMD 2 - 4 Core
• 6-9 bots - Intel i5 Quad Core / AMD 6 Core
• 10-14 bots - Intel i7 Quad Core / AMD 8 Core
I for one decided to buy an AMD CPU mainly because they're cheaper, my main computer runs an Intel i7 and I didn't feel like spending a lot on another one. The slight advantage an Intel CPU will bring is usually not worth the extra cash in my opinion. Just make sure to compare benchmarks you'll find online, don't listen blindly to what each brand tells you.
Running Windows XP you'll need around 1.5 GB RAM down to 1.1 GB per bot if you have an extra HDD to put the pagefile on (I highly recommend this and will be talking more about this in future posts) and 2 GB+ for Win 7.
The speed of the RAM Isn't really important, any 1333 MHz + will do just fine.
MTGO have a GPU system recommendation of 128 MB video RAM (not to be confused with normal RAM) and support for DirectX9, which is nothing.
The GPU must also support 1080x1024 resolution which also isn't much.
Most motherboards with integrated GPU will be powerful enough for MTGO so you might not need to buy a separate GPU at all.
When it comes to PSU it only have to support wattage of as much(or more) as the rest of the parts consume.
You can easily calculate how high wattage you'll need using: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite
Just input your other computer parts and click calculate.
When it comes to PSU you're better off buying a quality one with 80+ certificate than a budget one as it will consume much less power.
It'll also last you much longer, which is important for a machine that will be running 24/7.
The motherboard only has to support the other parts and isn't going to cost you much.
Just make sure it's compatible with the rest and have enough slots for your RAM.
You might want to buy one with an integrated GPU so you don't have to buy one separately.
Hard Drive/SSD:
I would recommend running your bot and Operative System
on an SSD.
It's not necessary but will greatly increase the speed of your bots if you're running multiple.
I would also recommend getting a regular HDD to backup your bots on and run the pagefiles on.
Each bot needs around 5-10 GB space.
It's not necessary but will greatly increase the speed of your bots if you're running multiple.
I would also recommend getting a regular HDD to backup your bots on and run the pagefiles on.
Each bot needs around 5-10 GB space.
Unless you're planning on overclocking you won't have to spend on extra, fancy cooling (unless you want your computer to be quiet) the case fans and stock cooling will likely be enough to begin with.
When it comes to brands I would recommend not to buy the cheapest, generic crap.
This computer will run 24/7 so you'll want to spend a little bit extra on getting parts from brands such as Corsair, Samsung, Kingston, ASUS and the like.
This computer will run 24/7 so you'll want to spend a little bit extra on getting parts from brands such as Corsair, Samsung, Kingston, ASUS and the like.
The
dvd-writer, case and a backup HDD doesn't matter much though, any brand will
most likely do.
My dedicated botting computer runs the following hardware:
My dedicated botting computer runs the following hardware:
• AMD FX-8320 8 core 3.5GHz CPU
• Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 Motherboard
• Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze PSU
• Samsung 840-Series 120GB SSD
• 500GB Samsung 7200rpm HDD
On this computer I run 5 bots with lots of room for expanding and upgrading to MTGO v4.
When picking your parts I would suggest using: PC Part Picker to make sure your parts are compatible with each other.
Just remember that these estimates are based on performance of MTGO v3 and Win XP, things will change a lot when v4 is released but we can't know for sure until it's time. I'll get back to this in a new article when v4 is released.
More next week and feel free to ask questions in the comment section.
Cheers!
-Tom (Sitrec)
Archbot MTGO Store: ArchBot, ArchBot2, ArchBot3, ArchBot4 & ArchBot5
Just remember that these estimates are based on performance of MTGO v3 and Win XP, things will change a lot when v4 is released but we can't know for sure until it's time. I'll get back to this in a new article when v4 is released.
More next week and feel free to ask questions in the comment section.
Cheers!
-Tom (Sitrec)
Archbot MTGO Store: ArchBot, ArchBot2, ArchBot3, ArchBot4 & ArchBot5
its worth saying that if your machine uses 200watts.
ReplyDeleteThat you will consume less power with a 1000watt PSU with 80+ certificate, than a cheap "standard" PSU of 450Watt.
@Carlos Lazaro True, I added that to the article.
ReplyDelete