Botting on an Intel NUC (Next Unit of Computing) DC3217IYE?

[mikesong0323]

I've been thinking about setting up a office station for my old man with the Intel NUC DC3217IYE (http://www.intel.com/content/www/us...oards/desktop-boards-d33217gke-dc3217iye.html).
This barebone system has a Intel? Core? i3 3217-U processor and Intel HD Graphics 4000 Integrated by CPU.
I want to finish off the build with a 240GB mSATA SSD and 16GB of SO-DIMM memory.
I'm curious and want to get the opinion on what you guys with the knowledge on how much computing/graphics power it takes to run multiple (5+) bots think this cute little puck can handle.
Of course, with all the necessary adjustments to settings made to reduce D3 and DBs' footprints.

Can or no can?

 

[solokazama]

Change CPU to AMD A10-5800K with build-in radeon HD7660D and u are ok. IntelHD GPU is superb lowlevel gpu, ~geforce 8400GS.

This new AMD in-build GPU can run Far Cry 2 @ 25-30fps. IntelHD4k maybe 5fps.

 

[Rakurai]

I agree that graphics will be a serious limitation, the 4000 may max out pretty quickly even on tiny D3 windows. Also, 1.8 ghz with 2 cores (4 threads)? I can't see that thing pushing more than 4 bots. I maxed out at 2 on a Celeron 530 with higher clock, and hyperthreading will not double the bot capacity. On the up side, 4 bots might be a perfect load on the 4000 graphics. In that case, your build for one might be 8gb of ram and a tiny (64gb) SSD, and may come out to be an acceptable $/bot ratio.

EDIT:
NUC: $280
SSD: $60
8GB: $45

$385 for 4 bots isn't exactly cost effective (you can get below $70 a bot easily with normal hardware), but it would definitely be efficient with space. Imagine having a farm of these things with a custom 19v multiline PSU