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[Alfie_Assassin]

Hey guys,

 

So I am building a cheap game server to host a CS:GO Jailbreak server and a small Minecraft Server, I will be spending about 250 pounds.

 

I build I came up with is:

 

CPU: Intel Pentium (haswell)

RAM: 4gb Corsair Vengence

PSU Corsair CX500 (might add a gpu to it)

HDD: WD 160GB 2.5" (Pulled out of a laptop)

CASE: Cooler Master Storm Enforcer (I have this already)

 

As for motherboard, I was going to go with an Asus ITX, but not sure on what one I should get.

 

So just need help on what to choose for the motherboard and any other changes I should make.

 

Thanks, Alfie.

[Aleks]

I am not totally sure, but for a minecraft server you might benefit from more RAM. I could be wrong but minecraft servers seem to need a lot.

[Vader]

I'd aim for 8gb of ram. It'll help especially with Minecraft 

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Why not an AMD 8350 and the cheapest board you can get? It will perform a lot better than the intel pentiums do. they are made for cheap office computers. You will have 2 awfully laggy servers if you use one of those.

[WoodenMarker]

I am not totally sure, but for a minecraft server you might benefit from more RAM. I could be wrong but minecraft servers seem to need a lot.

I'd aim for 8gb of ram. It'll help especially with Minecraft 

Depends on how many people he plans to host for. 

Why not an AMD 8350 and the cheapest board you can get? It will perform a lot better than the intel pentiums do. they are made for cheap office computers. You will have 2 awfully laggy servers if you use one of those.

Probably power consumption and possibly noise. Depending on the size of the server, a pentium is probably more than enough. 

[xXxYOLOxSWAGxXx_420BlazeIt]

Depends on how many people he plans to host for. 

Probably power consumption and possibly noise. Depending on the size of the server, a pentium is probably more than enough. 

Jailbreak servers are typically 24 players+

 

there is no way he would be able to run a good server on this awful hardware.

[WoodenMarker]

Jailbreak servers are typically 24 players+

 

there is no way he would be able to run a good server on this awful hardware.

True.

A modern i3 would be fine for that but I'm not sure how a pentium would compare. The specs aren't that bad..

[Alfie_Assassin]

Thanks for the ideas guys, I might go with a AMD 8 core (8320?) or an i3, but the 8 core might be much better for this. I do plan to go with 8gb, but I am going with 4gb for now.

 

PCPartPicker part list: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3dKxE

Price breakdown by merchant: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3dKxE/by_merchant/

Benchmarks: http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/3dKxE/benchmarks/

 

CPU: AMD FX-8320 3.5GHz 8-Core Processor  (£105.59 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard: Asus M5A97 EVO R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard  (£68.62 @ Amazon UK) 

Memory: Corsair Vengeance 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  (£32.88 @ Ebuyer) 

Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  (£45.98 @ Amazon UK) 

Total: £253.07

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-21 13:51 GMT+0000)

[Alfie_Assassin]

So I could get the AMD 8 Core, or go with the Intel i3 for a bit cheaper, not sure what to get.

[Alfie_Assassin]

Looking online, both Minecraft and CS:GO both are single threaded, so would it be better for me to go with the Intel i3? instead of the AMD 8320.

[julekule]

drop down to a 400w psu

[julekule]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

 

CPU:  Intel Core i3-2120 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor  (£69.59 @ Aria PC) 

Motherboard:  MSI H61M-P20 (G3) Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard  (£29.00 @ Ebuyer) 

Memory:  Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory  (£51.89 @ Ebuyer) 

Storage:  OCZ Petrol 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk  (£30.00 @ Maplin Electronics) 

Power Supply:  XFX 450W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  (£20.00 @ Maplin Electronics) 

Total: £200.48

(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)

(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-03-21 19:17 GMT+0000)

[WoodenMarker]

Looking online, both Minecraft and CS:GO both are single threaded, so would it be better for me to go with the Intel i3? instead of the AMD 8320.

Current Minecraft servers can take advantage of multiple threads.