Building a High Power Low Power Draw home server. Opinions?

[drkhalo296]

Hello!

 

I have been thinking of a way to get a server for gaming / learning linux / building a website so that my friends could access the server and put various games on it (Max of maybe 2 games at a time). My wife doesn't like the idea of having a full power server in the apartment due to power draw concerns, size, and noise level. 

 

I proposed an idea that involved using a Intel i5-9600k due to the price and performance and she wanted me to ask you guys!

 

Here is my build so far...

 Intel Core i5-9600K Coffee Lake 6-Core 3.7 GHz (4.6 GHz Turbo) LGA 1151 (300 Series) 95W BX80684I59600K Desktop Processor Intel UHD Graphics 630 $269.99

Corsair Hydro Series H80i V2 Water / Liquid CPU Cooler. 120mm CW-9060024-WW $94.99

 SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 2280 250GB PCIe Gen3. X4, NVMe 1.3 64L V-NAND 3-bit MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) MZ-V7E250BW $97.99

ASRock Z390M-ITX/ac LGA 1151 (300 Series) Intel Z390 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.1 Mini ITX Intel Motherboard $119.99

 CORSAIR Vengeance RGB Pro 32GB (2 x 16GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3200 (PC4 25600) Desktop Memory Model CMW32GX4M2C3200C16 $259.99

 

Prices Listed are from Newegg.

 

I havent chosen a case because I dont know what kind of power supply im going to need. Preferably its going to be something that will not require the use of a Graphics Card (unless you guys think I should for a gaming server).

In which case, I have a GTX 1060 that im not really using that I could use for this purpose. 

 

I was thinking an SFX Power Supply because I can get one that would be low power and probably enough to run all of these components (which is like 250 W from what I saw online).

It would also reduce the size of my overall machine.

 

We would be connecting this computer to a TV and while its in use as a server, I was hoping that this machine could be used for my wife to just simply watch anime from Netflix on top of everything else.

 

Let me know your thoughts. 

 

I know its alot of information guys lol.... sorry

[AGames2911]

i mean go for it okey it can be consuming alot if it is doing something heavy but otherwise its good however if you load it almost 24/7 your power bill will go higher then usual. i mean it is just up to you also you can test your powerdraw with a meter for it.

[Jurrunio]

Ryzen is cheaper and performance with a 1060 will be the same as with a 9600k. Also efficiency comes from undervolting and never overclocking, so spending extra for an unlocked CPU is not the way to go.

 

As for PSU, there are some 450-550w 80+ platinum SFX units to push efficiency higher, but their prices might scare you off.

[Electronics Wizardy]

why 9600k? ocing it is awful for efficency, just run stock, id get a 9400 or 8400 aswell. Rzyen is anouther good option.

 

Id use the stock cooler, water cooler is way over kill for a stock chip.

 

Id get a bigger ssd, more space is always nice.

 

What os, id run a hypervisor on it so evertying can run in their own vms.

[BetterThanLife]

Just go ATX and save money.

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor  ($164.89 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Noctua - NH-L9i 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.95 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock - B450 Pro4 ATX AM4 Motherboard  ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill - Aegis 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory  ($79.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung - 860 Evo 500 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($77.77 @ Amazon)
Video Card: Gigabyte - GeForce 210 1 GB Video Card  ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair - 100R ATX Mid Tower Case  ($39.98 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: SeaSonic - 520 W 80+ Bronze Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $542.55
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-03-10 15:31 EDT-0400

[aezakmi]

a 9600K isn't exactly a low power CPU

[drkhalo296]

I apologize. The reason I wanted to go with a 9600k was because I wanted to get highest per core performance possible. Its going to be a game server so I dont think it will need a graphics card. I thought that game servers ran better off of higher per core performance instead of multiple cores. If this is not the case, should I then instead go for a Ryzen system? 

 

I could deffinitely save some money that way as BetterThanLife put it above

[drkhalo296]

Also as power draw would be an issue, I think Jurrunio your option would be a good one regardless of the price as power draw would be my biggest concern. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

28 minutes ago, drkhalo296 said:

I apologize. The reason I wanted to go with a 9600k was because I wanted to get highest per core performance possible. Its going to be a game server so I dont think it will need a graphics card. I thought that game servers ran better off of higher per core performance instead of multiple cores. If this is not the case, should I then instead go for a Ryzen system? 

 

I could deffinitely save some money that way as BetterThanLife put it above

Id probably go i5 8400, still pretty good single threaded performance, you have a gpu, so you don't need to use the slot by having a video card and save the power there. Performance should be fine for those tasks aswell.

[drkhalo296]

DO I need a graphics card for a game server? Or is it recommended that I have one

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, drkhalo296 said:

DO I need a graphics card for a game server? Or is it recommended that I have one

Some boards won't post without a gpu, and its really nice to have one when you trouble shoot.

[drkhalo296]

Oooooh I see ok. So 8600k would be over kill for what I wanna do? I was thinking of running a Feed the Beast Ultimate Edition server and a Starmade Server on the side. Or instead of a Feed the Beast Server run an Ark Server

 

But always primarily a Starmade Server. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

1 minute ago, drkhalo296 said:

Oooooh I see ok. So 8600k would be over kill for what I wanna do? I was thinking of running a Feed the Beast Ultimate Edition server and a Starmade Server on the side. Or instead of a Feed the Beast Server run an Ark Server

 

But always primarily a Starmade Server. 

Id get a 8400 personally, you get a cooler, so you don't have to buy one. Its more efficent and lower power(power goes up exponentially with clock speed), and you won't need to oc it at all. If you just want a tiny bit more clock speed(really, it won' matter at all) get a i5 8600.

 

I run a ftb server on a much lower clocked and older l5640, this will work fine here.

[drkhalo296]

ok excellent. thats awesome. thank you!

 

[Jurrunio]

alternative is the i7-8700, hyperthreading gives better efficiency as well in tasks that can benefit from it (even if only partly). Stock cooler barely keeps the temperature in check so you might want something bigger, but not liquid coolers because they are either too expensive and overkill, or simply dont outperform the cheaper and more reliable air coolers at the same price range.

 

Z390 board and high frequency memory can stay, they don't affect power draw much if at all but do give performance boost in certain games.

[drkhalo296]

thank you!