is server good for botting%

[bopoiu]

:some guy offer me this opportunity

whats the difference between a sever and a desktop regular?
will I see a difference? what do I need to consider before buying


ps what can it be compared to in terms of desktop regular device&?

Server Supermicro 1U 2x4CPU 2.5GHz,8GB of ram,250GB
Intel Xeon E5420 Quad Core 2.5Ghz, 12MB Cache, 1333Mhz

Memory: 8GB PC5300P
HDD: 250GB
Motherboard - Super X7DBU

[Assistend]

Most servers dont come with a GPU so it probably wont work.

[chvlumb]

You wouldn't be able to run diablo 3 on a server as you don't meet the minimum requirements for a GPU. Any technical person not botting in VMWARE your selling yourself short. I have 1 host machine running 4 instances of D3 botting of course so thats 5 total bots. Virtual machines are fkn amazing!!! your just need the proper amount of RAM and CPU cores to support each virtual machine.


Botting in VMWARE allows you to use your host machine without having to be fullscreen ingame for the script to function properly.

[bopoiu]

I already have a graphic card to put on

whats the difference between a sever and a desktop regular?
ps what can it be compared to in terms of desktop regular device&? i5 2400 i7 ... i3...^

[leo11173]

No difference.

[psychoangler]

server is more expensive

[Rakurai]

I already have a graphic card to put on

whats the difference between a sever and a desktop regular?
ps what can it be compared to in terms of desktop regular device&? i5 2400 i7 ... i3...^

That server is in a 1U enclosure, are you sure your graphics card will fit? Unless it's a low profile designed for a 1U, it would have to be on a right angle adapter, and cooling it might be a problem.

There is no reason to go with a special 'server' instead of a 'desktop'. The differences are in the amount and type of memory the motherboard will support, and the number of CPUs. Your server specs say that it has dual quad core xeons at 2.5ghz, which effectively gives you 8 cores to run virtual machines on. According to SuperMicro's website, your board can support up to 32GB of RAM.

RAM will be the limiting factor for you for virtual machines. 8GB is not very much, so you would definitely need to max it out to make effective use of those 8 cores. Your motherboard takes ECC memory, which are about $250 to $300 per stick for 8GB modules, meaning 32GB would cost you $1000 to $1200. That, coupled with the fact that the memory and processors are not fast by today's standards, and you will have a very expensive mediocre machine.

An alternative might be to build a new machine. You can put together something like this:
8 core AMD CPU @3.1ghz - $160
motherboard - $90
32GB DDR3-1600 - $180
GPU - already owned
PSU - $70
Case - $50
64gb SSD - $90
DVD drive - $20

Total cost - $660

And it will be faster than the server machine you're looking at.