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I agree, I highly doubt I will ever need to go higher than 32GB of RAM! Thanks a lot for your suggestions, I'm looking for a more modest motherboard for now

Thanks for that, do you think I should go for 2 8 GB Ram sticks or one stick of 16 GB also what board would suggest to match my requirements o: Thanks for that PSU! It seems way better!

I have heard of some success with a couple of builds using 6700k / Skylake http://www.tonymacx86.com/el-capitan-desktop-guides/179221-skylake-starter-guide.html @afyeung Its for developing iOS applications using xCode and running them mostly.

Hey all, Could you please let me know what you think of my build PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/WMKw99 CPU: Intel Core i7-6700K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($381.98 @ Newegg) CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X61 106.1 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler ($139.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: Asus MAXIMUS VIII FORMULA ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($403.98 @ Newegg) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32GB (2 x 16GB) DDR4-2400 Memory ($189.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Seagate Barracuda 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($134.99 @ Newegg) Video Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB Classified ACX 2.0+ Video Card ($686.98 @ Newegg) Case: NZXT H440 (Matte Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($136.98 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Corsair CSM 750W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($102.98 @ Newegg) Total: $2252.86 I got the video card as a gift so that is a load off the price and I have all other peripherals and monitors so that is good The things that I am thinking about the build is Runs games in 1440p at high ~ ultra settings Is 32 GB Ram an overkill? I do plan on hosting a gaming server with around 18 people occasionally (20 mbps up), use run virtual machines occasionally, and video edit occasionally. Is there a huge difference between SSD and M.2 in terms of boot speed and games loading speed. The reason that the power supply is 750w is in case I would like to SLI in the future I would really love to install Mac OS as a secondary OS dual booting it with Windows 10 I do plan on streaming games and recording gameplay Please let me know what you think

Thanks guys! I think I got the hardware figured out as for software what would you recommend as a backup software that can manage 7 individual computers or computer partitions that can be installed on the server

I added another stick of 8GB ECC RAM and followed your build, how does it look should I go for it? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor ($216.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Mwave) Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ Newegg) Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Cooler Master Elite 120 Advanced (Black) Mini ITX Tower Case ($39.99 @ Micro Center) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Directron) Total: $849.90 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-27 14:37 EDT-0400

Thank you for your reply! I will bump up the RAM to 16 to make sure everything is optimal,How well would you estimate the build performing undertaking all the tasks I posted, would it do it with ease or would you see it struggling

First, I would like to thank you for reply! Second, Would 12 GB RAM be sufficient? As the Garry's Mod might be open for 3~8 hours in a month or so, also how is the processing power is it an overkill or

Hey All, I'm hoping to build my first server and I picked out a couple options but I feel like it is either an overkill, under performing, or bad. I would highly appreciate someone to guide me as this will be my first server experience. What kind of OS should I be aiming for and where would you suggest me to read up about it. What should I experiment with beforehand. Pretty much a How To guide for newbies when it comes to servers. I would appreciate any sort of help and thank you so much Budget 600$ ~ 750$, Unless necessary Aim Run a WordPress website, not expecting much traffic as it would be a portfolio type of thing. Plex Media Server, Capable of running a maximum of 3 1080p streams Be able to back up A combination of 7 Computers OwnCloud TeamSpeak for around 20 users Garry's Mod game server for around 10 people. ( Not 24/7 just for a couple of hours every once in a while) Be Able To Access it from another computer in locally and remotely. Build That I Made Up Overkill? PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($194.95 @ SuperBiiz) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9i 57.5 CFM CPU Cooler ($44.99 @ Newegg) Motherboard: ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Mwave) Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($50.99 @ Directron) Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($24.49 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $867.36 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 22:00 EDT-0400 Build 2: PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4330 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($126.99 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Mwave) Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Fractal Design Node 304 (White) Mini ITX Tower Case ($83.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: SeaSonic 360W 80+ Gold Certified ATX Power Supply ($57.99 @ SuperBiiz) Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($24.49 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $758.41 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 21:58 EDT-0400 Build 3 PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($99.99 @ Micro Center) Motherboard: ASRock E3C226D2I Mini ITX LGA1150 Motherboard ($199.99 @ Mwave) Memory: Kingston 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($76.98 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Storage: Western Digital Red 2TB 3.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($93.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Fractal Design Node 304 Mini ITX Tower Case ($86.99 @ SuperBiiz) Power Supply: EVGA 430W 80+ Certified ATX Power Supply ($32.99 @ Amazon) Wired Network Adapter: Intel EXPI9301CTBLK 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1 Network Adapter ($24.49 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $803.40 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-26 22:03 EDT-0400

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