Small Game Server Build Needed

[GrassyQuadrangle]

Hello there! I recently built a computer (the one in my profile) and now I would like to play games with friends. I'm not new to hosting my own server for Minecraft, Terraria, and ARK: Survival Evolved. With the building of my new computer, i'm looking for a "Small game server build" (Around 5 players at a time). I'm not trying to make a super computer, I just want something that can run these game servers so my gaming computer doesn't have to.  I'm thinking I want a Mini ITX Motherboard and case with at least 16 GB of RAM, and 1TB hard drive(possibly with an OS SSD). I don't have my heart set on anything else. I'd love some suggestions for all of the parts: Boards, PSU's, Cooling, etc... 

[Adam Falt]

2 cheap ramsticks and a atleast 500gb hard drive with a 250 wat power supply with a cheap amd processor and a cheap grapichs card should do the job  

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You can also buy second hand (Not The Hardrive!)

[GrassyQuadrangle]

2 minutes ago, Adam Falt said:

2 cheap ramsticks and a atleast 500gb hard drive with a 250 wat power supply with a cheap amd processor and a cheap grapichs card should do the job  

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You can also buy second hand (Not The Hardrive!)

Sounds good! I guess I'm mostly stumped with trying to pick a CPU and motherboard. I'm used to shopping for gaming processors so I'm fairly unfamiliar with this whole aspect of those two.

[Adam Falt]

Just now, GrassyQuadrangle said:

Sounds good! I guess I'm mostly stumped with trying to pick a CPU and motherboard. I'm used to shopping for gaming processors so I'm fairly unfamiliar with this whole aspect of those two.

I have a server "rig" (i dont remember the exact CPU) but its amd and costed 999 swedish krowns (about 100 dollars)

[brandishwar]

You've got a few options available. If you want to go entirely new hardware off the shelf, I'd recommend an AMD FX processor with 16GB RAM. If you're planning to run several servers simultaneously, double it to 32 GB just to be sure.

 

But if you're willing to go used, I'd actually recommend checking out refurbished systems. For example I recently picked up a dual-Xeon workstation with 8GB RAM and a 500 GB HDD for 250 USD plus shipping. And there's a decent variety of systems available. The system I just mentioned came from refurb.io. And Arrow Direct is another place that sells refurbished systems. They come with a Windows license as well. Most won't have a decent amount of RAM, so if you go that route, expect to at least need to buy a memory upgrade for it.

[Adam Falt]

8 minutes ago, GrassyQuadrangle said:

Sounds good! I guess I'm mostly stumped with trying to pick a CPU and motherboard. I'm used to shopping for gaming processors so I'm fairly unfamiliar with this whole aspect of those two.

This should do the work:

• AMD A-serie A6-7400K / 3.5 GHz processor'

• Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3
• Chieftec iARENA GPA-500S8
• ASUS GT610-1GD3-L

• WD Red SOHO NAS 1TB

• you can find ram yourself i think

• Ive left out cpu cooler

[GrassyQuadrangle]

4 minutes ago, Adam Falt said:

This should do the work:

• AMD A-serie A6-7400K / 3.5 GHz processor'

• Gigabyte GA-F2A88XM-HD3
• Chieftec iARENA GPA-500S8
• ASUS GT610-1GD3-L

• WD Red SOHO NAS 1TB

• you can find ram yourself i think

• Ive left out cpu cooler

Thank you, I'll look into all of these.

[Adam Falt]

Just now, GrassyQuadrangle said:

Thank you, I'll look into all of these.

Your welcome

[Jarsky]

A NUC / Brix would make a suitable small game server.