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Creating A PC For Minecraft Servers

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I have a relatively small youtube channel that focuses around minecraft and one of the greatest ways to unite a small community like that is through hosting a server. I've previously done this before but through a server host which really puts a dent in my paypal balance. I am curious what the price would be to just build a server to host a minecraft server of about 20-30 people max. My internet speeds are usually a consistent 40 down and 4 up. I already have a case and power supply waiting around. I would need CPU, MOBO, RAM, and either an HDD or SSD. I'm not quite sure what to do on that front. This would be a budget PC build so whatever I need at the minimum to host this would be great. This PC would only be used for minecraft servers and maybe as a NAS. Thanks in advance.

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12 hours ago, Tanner69046 said:

I have a relatively small youtube channel that focuses around minecraft and one of the greatest ways to unite a small community like that is through hosting a server. I've previously done this before but through a server host which really puts a dent in my paypal balance. I am curious what the price would be to just build a server to host a minecraft server of about 20-30 people max. My internet speeds are usually a consistent 40 down and 4 up. I already have a case and power supply waiting around. I would need CPU, MOBO, RAM, and either an HDD or SSD. I'm not quite sure what to do on that front. This would be a budget PC build so whatever I need at the minimum to host this would be great. This PC would only be used for minecraft servers and maybe as a NAS. Thanks in advance.

you prob want a bit of ram, heres a decent pair http://pcpartpicker.com/product/4vWrxr/gskill-memory-f42400c15d16gvr

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At least an i5 or i7 since the server uses 4 cores. An i7 would give you extra threads to run stuff like file server and other programs without using the server cores dedicated to the MC server.

16GB of ram is enough.

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12 hours ago, Tanner69046 said:

I have a relatively small youtube channel that focuses around minecraft and one of the greatest ways to unite a small community like that is through hosting a server. I've previously done this before but through a server host which really puts a dent in my paypal balance. I am curious what the price would be to just build a server to host a minecraft server of about 20-30 people max. My internet speeds are usually a consistent 40 down and 4 up. I already have a case and power supply waiting around. I would need CPU, MOBO, RAM, and either an HDD or SSD. I'm not quite sure what to do on that front. This would be a budget PC build so whatever I need at the minimum to host this would be great. This PC would only be used for minecraft servers and maybe as a NAS. Thanks in advance.

idk if graphics are important for servers, but try and run an 950, cheap and effective.

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6 minutes ago, aries757 said:

idk if graphics are important for servers, but try and run an 950, cheap and effective.

I don't think you need a gpu to run a server. Get a nice cpu with some decent ram and you should be fine. I recommend getting a small ssd for the server too. If you're going to do a Nas server then get a nice hdd. But I would recommend getting both, a 250gig ssd is more than enough.

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11 hours ago, Maihym said:

I don't think you need a gpu to run a server. Get a nice cpu with some decent ram and you should be fine. I recommend getting a small ssd for the server too. If you're going to do a Nas server then get a nice hdd. But I would recommend getting both, a 250gig ssd is more than enough.

seems right, listen to this guy :)

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Use Freenas as the OS if you want to have a NAS and a Minecraft server. There is a plugin called MineOS that you can use. 

Freenas recommends using ECC memory. 

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