Gaming server box

[EmoChipmonk]

So i plan on  building a Pc that will more or less act as a server box for hosting gaming servers that me and my friend will want to play. Heavily modded minecraft (with intensive builds) and ark are the most recent examples with other games we could latch on to in the future. Im a bit unsure of where to start with a processor before I decide on the rest of the pc. I do want this to hold its weight under fairly intensive loads. Hard drive type is another thing im unsure of. I was thinking a few WD reds in raid if i cant get a decent sized SSD at the time. Ram i was thinking about about 16gb. (which i know is excessive but if i have to run more then one at a time for different things then i have breathing room)

[That_PC_Kid]

What's your budget?

[EmoChipmonk]

Just now, That_PC_Kid said:

What's your budget?

I was hoping around 300 CAD at most for the proccessor.(give or take)

[That_PC_Kid]

Here is an Intel Xeon E3-1225 V5 Server CPU:

http://www.pc-canada.com/item/BX80662E31225V5.html?utm_source=pcpartpicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker

[EmoChipmonk]

2 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

Here is a Intel Xeon E3-1225 V5 Server CPU:

http://www.pc-canada.com/item/BX80662E31225V5.html?utm_source=pcpartpicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker

got a motherboard to pair with it?

 

[That_PC_Kid]

This is the cheapest motherboard I could find that supports the CPU. You'd probably be better off buying used:

http://www.pc-canada.com/item/E3 PRO GAMING V5.html?utm_source=pcpartpicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker

[Daniel Z.]

4 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

This is the cheapest motherboard I could find that supports the CPU. You'd probably be better off buying used:

http://www.pc-canada.com/item/E3 PRO GAMING V5.html?utm_source=pcpartpicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker

the Ryzen 5 or 7 would probably do better

[Daniel Z.]

5 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

This is the cheapest motherboard I could find that supports the CPU. You'd probably be better off buying used:

http://www.pc-canada.com/item/E3 PRO GAMING V5.html?utm_source=pcpartpicker&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=pcpartpicker

some used 6 or 8 core Xeon would work too

[That_PC_Kid]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

the Ryzen 5 or 7 would probably do better

True. Ryzen didn't even come across my mind because I was thinking about server specific CPU's. Ryzen 5 1600: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XNRQHG4/?tag=pcp0f-20 for $302 CAD.

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, That_PC_Kid said:

True. Ryzen didn't even come across my mind because I was thinking about server specific CPU's. Ryzen 5 1600: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XNRQHG4/?tag=pcp0f-20 for $302 CAD.

also, im pretty sure the Xeon you posted doesnt have hyperthreading so its basically an i5

[That_PC_Kid]

3 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

some used 6 or 8 core Xeon would work too

That is also true. Would they be better for hosting servers than Ryzen though?

[EmoChipmonk]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

also, im pretty sure the Xeon you posted doesnt have hyperthreading so its basically an i5

hyper threading is prefered if possable

 

[That_PC_Kid]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

also, im pretty sure the Xeon you posted doesnt have hyperthreading so its basically an i5

Maybe but the Xeon CPU's are specifically made to run servers.

[EmoChipmonk]

1 minute ago, That_PC_Kid said:

Maybe but the Xeon CPU's are specifically made to run servers.

which means they are compatable with ecc but so is ryzen no?

[Daniel Z.]

2 minutes ago, That_PC_Kid said:

Maybe but the Xeon CPU's are specifically made to run servers.

this would work

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 1600 3.2GHz 6-Core Processor  ($269.99 @ Amazon Canada) 
Motherboard: ASRock - A320M-DGS Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($59.50 @ Vuugo) 
Memory: GeIL - EVO POTENZA 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4-2400 Memory  ($129.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Storage: Seagate - Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($77.99 @ Newegg Canada) 
Video Card: EVGA - GeForce GTX 1050 2GB ACX 2.0 Video Card  ($146.99 @ PC Canada) 
Case: Silverstone - GD09B HTPC Case  ($99.98 @ DirectCanada) 
Power Supply: Corsair - CXM 450W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Memory Express) 
Total: $849.43
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2017-07-23 02:38 EDT-0400

[That_PC_Kid]

Just now, EmoChipmonk said:

which means they are compatable with ecc but so is ryzen no?

They would be compatible with ECC which Ryzen isn't. I don't know how well Ryzen works as a server CPU. If you want AMD you'll most likely want to wait for EPYC. Xeon is the way to go untill then.

[Daniel Z.]

Just now, That_PC_Kid said:

They would be compatible with ECC which Ryzen isn't. I don't know how well Ryzen works as a server CPU. If you want AMD you'll most likely want to wait for EPYC. Xeon is the way to go untill then.

nah you dont need ECC for minecraft lol

[That_PC_Kid]

Just now, Daniel Z. said:

nah you dont need ECC for minecraft lol

He might want to upgrade in the future or host multiple servers at once.

[Daniel Z.]

1 minute ago, That_PC_Kid said:

They would be compatible with ECC which Ryzen isn't. I don't know how well Ryzen works as a server CPU. If you want AMD you'll most likely want to wait for EPYC. Xeon is the way to go untill then.

actually not true, Ryzen supports ECC but only with some motherboards. The B350 Plus from ASUS works with ECC unbuffered

[That_PC_Kid]

2 minutes ago, Daniel Z. said:

actually not true, Ryzen supports ECC but only with some motherboards. The B350 Plus from ASUS works with ECC unbuffered

He could use that then. He doesn't need registered ECC RAM as he'll not be using a large amount of RAM.