500$ Server Build

[hoot.]

Hey everyone!

 

I'm planning on making a game server. I'd like to run a Minecraft, TF2, GMod, and Teamspeak server.

 

None of them would be open at the same time. Except for teamspeak. That would ALWAYS be up.

 

Meaning, I'd have only, for example, TF2 and Teamspeak open at once. Not all of them at once.

 

Do you guys have any suggestions? Some say I should just get an i3, but I feel like that wouldn't be the best. And 8 gigs of ram? ECC? I'm lost.

 

Leave your suggestions below! 

[Wtalk2]

This should run all that stuff perfectly as long as you don't have tons of people on the game servers at once.

 

Thoughts??

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $521.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 13:00 EST-0500

[hoot.]

 

This should run all that stuff perfectly as long as you don't have tons of people on the game servers at once.

 

Thoughts??

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $521.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 13:00 EST-0500

 

Actually, I already have a harddrive, so we can take that out! That looks great.

[Wtalk2]

Actually, I already have a harddrive, so we can take that out! That looks great.

Great!! I was really trying to drop that price below $500 without lowering performance or choosing cheap parts so that's great if you can avoid having to buy a new HDD

[MLGNOSCOPEHEADSHOTGETREKT]

 

This should run all that stuff perfectly as long as you don't have tons of people on the game servers at once.

 

Thoughts??

 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1226 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor  ($214.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-B85M-DS3H Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard  ($59.98 @ OutletPC) 

Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($55.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($64.95 @ SuperBiiz) 

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive  ($71.98 @ OutletPC) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair Builder 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply  ($19.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $521.87

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 13:00 EST-0500

 

^^

[Johannes_Lazor]

This is what id suggest for a server build,

I chose the FX 6300 since Servers are usually good with threads.

16Gb of ram since the RAM have been the most limiting factor for me when only using 8gb.

The gt 630 becouse it is cheap.

And a 240gb SSD since it would give a more fluid experience than a HDD.
 

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

 

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor  ($94.88 @ NCIX US) 

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3P ATX AM3+ Motherboard  ($67.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Memory: Team Elite Plus 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory  ($106.99 @ Newegg) 

Storage: PNY XLR8 240GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  ($89.34 @ Mwave) 

Video Card: Asus GeForce GT 630 2GB Video Card  ($29.99 @ SuperBiiz) 

Case: BitFenix Neos Black ATX Mid Tower Case  ($33.99 @ NCIX US) 

Power Supply: Corsair CSM 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply  ($64.99 @ Newegg) 

Total: $488.17

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available

Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-03-07 13:07 EST-0500

EDIT: Go with @Wtalk2 's build, It is Much more powerful as a server.