Hi Id like to build a barebones system that can run basicly a bunch of automation things. There is no graphics requirements, but basic card probably would be good to have.

I need 500+ instances of a program who's resources are avg of 25k memory

Budget = $600 ish? +- a few hundred

I have a mid tower case id like to use.

Any further info needed let me know, thanks!

This post was edited by drwhoool on Aug 9 2016 08:59pm

Budget?

$600 ish? +- a few hundred

Well you would probably need something like 14gb Ram total. So 16 should be sufficient.

http://pcpartpicker.com/list/WtQDcc
Make your your mid tower case supports matx.
The cooler is not needed. But will keep your cpu a lot cooler. And the system quieter.

Id get 32 gb ram. 500 sounds like a minimum to me.

Is this heavy Automation? Will you be using the pc for anything else? Does noise bother you?

any particular reason on the i5 choice?



heavy automation yes. I wont be using it for anything else while things are running. Noise is not an issue

This post was edited by drwhoool on Aug 9 2016 11:29pm

bump

Would one of those intel NUC things work okat?