over 150 instances of D2

I do like the overkill 32gb...

Any thing I could downgrade from this setup though to not be at my max but still be totally functional?

You could drop to 3x8 GB sticks of RAM. You'll likely only need that much. Can drop the CM 212 Evo and get a CM Hyper TX3. That would save you like $12. Also, if you can find a cheap used video card online, go for it. For example, you can get like a 560ti or something similar. You don't need a very power graphics card for your uses, and in fact, even a 560ti would be more than you need. Also, you could save $40 by switching to an HDD instead of an SSD.

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Could probably save another $50 by getting a 27" TN Panel instead of an IPS.

This post was edited by DeXaFiLaH on Mar 6 2015 01:35pm

Get a cheaper monitor, since it's a dedicated D2 machine. Drop the optical drive, go with a cheaper PSU (but still reliable), get a cheaper motherboard and a cheaper set of ram; Could get a cheaper wifi adapter and cheaper case as well.

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/YKjsBm

or

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/9kN9P6


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Pick a monitor you want. You may not even want a 27". You can get a 21.5" or a 22" for under $100.

This post was edited by DeXaFiLaH on Mar 6 2015 01:44pm

great, will look at this again shortly and make a purchase today. Thank you! Sending FG's

May pm you for questions

with 150 instances, you may need more than 1GB VRAM. d2 may not be demanding, but itll add up.

Ah yeah, thats true. He needs a 2 GB card. Each D2 instances uses roughly 8 MB of VRAM which with 150 instances will total to just over 1 GB.

none the less, there should be some options on 3bay, with either 1.5G or 2G.

gtx 570 on 3bay for 90$, would give the vram needed. they use alotta juice though, so idk how safe that'd be really ( showing about 300w pulled, dayum i forgot how hungry older cards are ).

This post was edited by Bankai on Mar 6 2015 04:32pm

Yeah, but its not hard to get like the EVGA 600-B1 over the CX430. Its only like $10 more.