How do I make a Server PC

[DRFTR]

Well im not going to build a server pc , but i dont know how to build it, is it like a normal pc if it isnt can you give me a video

[EunSoo]

By server, what do you mean? a NAS, minecraft server, webserver? What exactly is this for?

[Matias_Chambers]

Usually you will want to choose different parts than you normally would with a typical PC. What kind of server is it? Different servers require different specifications. How much can you spend?

[ProjectBox153]

A server is just a regular computer specifically designed with components that aren't found in normal systems to improve performance. What would you be using a server for? A NAS? 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Its basically the same as a normaly desktop, but depends on what you want to with it.

 

On the highend, you can get features like dual psu, hotswap drives, pcie, ram, cpu. 

 

They also normally hold much more ram and cpu and are often rackmount.

[Sniperfox47]

Depends what type of server you're referring to.

 

A "server" for running games and such can just be a traditional workstation.

 

You can also have a server grade tower with a standard ATX form factor, but more traditional server hardware like multisocket motherboards and ECC ram. Compatibility is trickier but mostly it's the same process.

 

Then there are rack mounted servers which again have issues with compatibility such as specialized power supply types, specialized board form factors, height restrictions, and other things but otherwise are mostly the same process to put the parts together.

[Oshino Shinobu]

The only difference between a desktop PC and server is what you use it for, really. Hardware requirements will change, but there's nothing special in terms of hardware that makes something a server. The hardware you'd choose for a server really depends on what type of server you need and the work load it's going to be dealing with. 

[Scheer]

For the most part a server is what you do with the computer, not what kind of computer it is.

 

That being said, there are certain things you typically want in certain server use cases, such as file servers will have redundant drives, and most servers have ECC RAM as it is less prone to crashing and if tens to hundreds of people are relying on it being up every second of the day that is no good... However for personal use just about anything will do.

 

As far as building them, plug the thing into the similar shaped thing just like every other computer, easy as pie. Read the manual for RAM layout, as some server grade motherboards are super picky about what RAM slots are used.

[Bananasplit_00]

like everyone here has said, depends on what you will use it for, it can be anything from a rPI to a normal desktop PC to a compleatly custom thing with custom motherboards with even quad CPUs or more running custom Linux distros