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Building a computer!

Ok, so, I have 3 other roommates, we all play Runescape, and we all bot. As far as I know, we all have 2 accounts.

We want to build our own computer to run 8-12 bots at a time (3/person maybe), with no lag.

What would be a good build? The optimal build would be $600 or less, bc we'd each only have to spend $150 on the computer which we've already discussed.

But if it would be that much better, what would an $800 build do for us? Would it be a better processor…?

Anyway, all suggestions are welcome! And thanks.

I think 16gb of ram is enough to handle 8 bots with little to no lag and you can still surf while that is going.

intel i7 or i5 processor will be sufficient

Look it up; lots of vids on yt, I even have a "building a PC for Dummies" E-Book I can give you if you want it. PM me

From: Chig
I think 16gb of ram is enough to handle 8 bots with little to no lag and you can still surf while that is going.

intel i7 or i5 processor will be sufficient

Look it up; lots of vids on yt, I even have a "building a PC for Dummies" E-Book I can give you if you want it. PM me

Well, I know we can build it. I'm more looking for suggestions for the parts to buy.

3770K @ Tigerdirect - $320

MSI Z77A-G43 - $100

16GB (4x4GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143 - $97

Corsair Builder Series 600W V2 - $60, could prob do the 500W for $38 after rebate (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027)

Crucial M4 128GB SSD ~100

No video card needed..

Beast that will run anything..

From: Velvet Glam
3770K @ Tigerdirect - $320

MSI Z77A-G43 - $100

16GB (4x4GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820233143 - $97

Corsair Builder Series 600W V2 - $60, could prob do the 500W for $38 after rebate (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027)

Crucial M4 128GB SSD ~100

No video card needed..

Beast that will run anything..

Can anyone else vouch for this?

From: Chig
I think 16gb of ram is enough to handle 8 bots with little to no lag and you can still surf while that is going.

intel i7 or i5 processor will be sufficient

Look it up; lots of vids on yt, I even have a "building a PC for Dummies" E-Book I can give you if you want it. PM me

Pretty sure the CPU would be used up before the 16GB of RAM

From: Jordan155
Pretty sure the CPU would be used up before the 16GB of RAM

yeah I agree, get 8GB instead for only $49

Ok, so I don't need a video card with that setup…why? Because the motherboard has onboard graphics, right?

graphics card is irrelevant, you can always minimise/disable graphics.
You're after computational power, i.e get the best CPU you can afford, then worry about the rest

Graphics card is irrelevant? I know the one im running right now cant render 3d graphics if it isnt built into the software, so graphics is definitely important. You dont need the super high end ones for runescape, but be sure your buying one less than maybe 7 years old

From: Deni_mulic
graphics card is irrelevant, you can always minimise/disable graphics.
You're after computational power, i.e get the best CPU you can afford, then worry about the rest

Yup, need as must processing power as possible.

Take a look around at other's threads here and see what they built theirs with. You can get a really crappy graphics card because it's really not needed.

Offtopic: Check your pm's!

You left out the case, OS, and power supply.

Basically all you need is alot of ram.

Thanks everyone for the help!!
Went with:

i7 3770k quad core
8GB G. Skill RAM
Crucial M4 128GB SSD
Corsair 500W Power Supply
MSI z77a-g43 motherboard

Thanks to Velvet Glam for most of these suggestions! +Rep. :) Running cool and awesome so far.