Dedicated Game Server

[Wylisc]

https://pcpartpicker.com/list/gY7WsJ

 

So this is what I am envisioning part wise and would like some advice.

 

Games I'll most likely host one at a time: Ark: Survival Evolved, Rust, Minecraft, DayZ etc..

 

I will be installing windows because it's what im familiar with and I only plan on having at most 10 people on it at any given time. 

 

My goal was something semi small but still aesthetically pleasing so I'm going for a mini-itx build.

 

CPU: g4560 - I've read glowing reviews about this cpu and it has hyperthreading so figured for hosting one game off it, it should suffice. Any recommendations here would be helpful.

 

RAM: 16gb Not sure if this is overkill or not so recommendations here would be appreciated.

 

SSD: Went with an SSD because i've read the faster read/write will be beneficial for server hosting.

 

Case: I love the enthoo so yea!

 

PSU: I chose this because one it's fully modular and two if it's under 20% usage the fans wont kick on and I would love for the build to be silent.

 

GPU: I've read these aren't really useful server wise so I didn't include one.

 

Any and all advice will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Electronics Wizardy]

for that price you might as well just get a used dell r710. Much faster and cheaper. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R710-8-Core-2-5-Server-32GB-RAM-PERC6i-iDRAC6-2-Trays-/171669620457?hash=item27f84e86e9:g:yOQAAOSwwvZZSp5B Then just put a ssd in a your good.

[Wylisc]

1 minute ago, Electronics Wizardy said:

for that price you might as well just get a used dell r710. Much faster and cheaper. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R710-8-Core-2-5-Server-32GB-RAM-PERC6i-iDRAC6-2-Trays-/171669620457?hash=item27f84e86e9:g:yOQAAOSwwvZZSp5B Then just put a ssd in a your good.

I don't have a rack to put that in,nor the space for a rack, and what would the noise level be on that? Also with mine i could convert it to a regular pc for gaming down the line if I wanted to go that route. 

[Electronics Wizardy]

Just now, Wylisc said:

I don't have a rack to put that in,nor the space for a rack, and what would the noise level be on that? Also with mine i could convert it to a regular pc for gaming down the line if I wanted to go that route. 

noise on those ins't too  bad, just like a louder desktop.

 

If you want you can get the tower version of that server so it look like a normal desktop. like this onehttps://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xdell+t610+heatsink.TRS0&_nkw=dell+t610+heatsink&_sacat=0

 

This guy is only one socket and id put more ram in it, but its pretty cheap.

 

 

For os, id look at a hypervisor instead of windows, like proxmox. THat way every serprate game server has their own vm, and if one vm needs a reboot, the whole system stays running. It also makes things like snapshots much easier so you can go back to what the server was like 1 hour ago if you screw something up. It also gives you a nice web interface.

[Pixel5]

the main question for getting an old server is if you pay for the electricity or not, they are very power hungry and running one 24/7 for one year can easily cost as much as the unit itself unless you are in an area with ultra cheap energy prices.

[BWLServers]

Power is something definitely worth considering, as well as your internet connection. Will you be home-hosting it? Colocation? Dedicated?