Minecraft Server build

[gmckenz5]

Budget (including currency): around $500 USD

Country: US

Hey guys, I am looking to build a Minecraft server for me and my friends and possibly want to do a server that is a bait bigger. I have a part list already made. I'm trying to do this as budget as possible, but still making sure that I will have a fast enough server. I currently am running an actual server platform with two Xeon 5550x and 16GB of ddr3 of ram and that just not cutting it. Ill post the part list I made bellow. I am going to be running Ubuntu server, so I wont be adding in a graphics card and just use onboard graphics. I tried to find the highest clock CPU that was fairly cheap. I'm really just looking for advice to see if there are better parts out there that would still keep me in my price point of $500. Thanks in advance.

 

PCPartPicker Part List: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/9ZLTVc

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ Amazon) 
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 
Motherboard: Biostar TB250-BTC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 
Memory: OLOy 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($61.99 @ Newegg) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC Solo-T2-BK Black USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $475.95

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

7 minutes ago, gmckenz5 said:

CPU: Intel Core i3-7100 3.9 GHz Dual-Core Processor  ($113.99 @ Amazon) 

Get a 10100, about the same price, and a bit faster.

 

7 minutes ago, gmckenz5 said:

CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 RGB Black Edition 57.3 CFM CPU Cooler  ($39.00 @ Amazon) 

Stock cooler is fine, save the money..

 

8 minutes ago, gmckenz5 said:

Motherboard: Biostar TB250-BTC ATX LGA1151 Motherboard  ($109.99 @ Amazon) 

Go b460 for lga 1200 support

 

Otherwise looks fine.

 

[Mooshi]

Why only 16GB for a server?

[gmckenz5]

Thanks for the help guys, made some changes and here's what I came up with: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/SnoodleBoy/saved/#view=DkbL99

 

CPU: Intel Core i3-10100 3.6 GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($119.99 @ B&H) 
Motherboard: Gigabyte B460M DS3H Micro ATX LGA1200 Motherboard  ($79.98 @ Amazon) 
Memory: G.Skill Trident Z 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory  ($119.99 @ Amazon) 
Storage: Silicon Power A60 512 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive  ($52.99 @ Amazon) 
Case: DIYPC Solo-T2-BK Black USB 3.0 ATX Mid Tower Case  ($28.99 @ Newegg) 
Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-modular ATX Power Supply  ($69.00 @ Amazon) 
Total: $470.94