Optimal Server For CSGO Hosting

[Froggy från Nederländerna =)]

Hello, I'm looking into starting hosting servers for csgo. I would like to be able to host about 5 csgo servers in 128tic and 32 slot without problem. What would be a good server? how much ram, ssd storage and how strong of a processor do i need? Buying a premade one is also a option. Internet is not a problem, I'm just not sure what specs is going to be required to host it with ease.

[Chaz042]

Based on my past experience, you're gonna wanna shoot above 8GB of RAM, 16GB if possible. For CPU, you're gonna want a high clock speed above 3.0Ghz more in the 3.5Ghz range with 6~8 cores, or 2 quad cores at this speed would also work. For bandwidth, your gonna want 200Mbps~400Mbps, bandwidth caps are another hurdle later on if you have one. Then for storage, you're gonna want 15GB~20GB of storage per server, more if you have a lot of custom maps and content so 2x 128GB SSD in RAID 1. Note: there are ways of using one server directory to run multiple servers then logging the data to different files but if you're new to hosting/server work, don't attempt this to start. Finally, for the OS, use a Linux server distro with no GUI such as Ubuntu or CentOS.

[Froggy från Nederländerna =)]

Hello, thank's for your answer, I've got the assumption of reading around on diffrent forums that you should dedicate a core per server, and about 2-3gb ram. Do you have any knowledge of a store selling racket servers for a good price?

[tt2468]

17 hours ago, Froggy från Nederländerna =) said:

Hello, thank's for your answer, I've got the assumption of reading around on diffrent forums that you should dedicate a core per server, and about 2-3gb ram. Do you have any knowledge of a store selling racket servers for a good price?

Ebay is your friend. The only issue is that real rackmount servers that are new enough to have 3.5GHz+ CPU clocks are really expensive, because many are under 4 years old. You could probably get by easier with a custom build that has a high clock-speed Xeon in it.

[Mornincupofhate]

If you’re hosting it from home and a ddos attack comes in, all of your clients will go offline. It’s not as simple as just as throwing hardware into a server and connecting it to the internet. 

 

Just warning you.

[Froggy från Nederländerna =)]

Thanks for all the help, I'm not hosting myself but in a place hosted by a company. Does normal ram sticks, motherboards and power supply work? Or do i want a specific one that can runs better for a long duration? Thinking of getting a intel xeon E3-1245 V6, 16GB RAM kingstone value pack (2 stick), asus rog strix b250I gaming and a EVGA superNOVA 650W PSU? Does it sound like a server able to run that kind of servers?

[DJ Nuck Chorris]

I would recommend getting a prebuilt server (Dell R710, R610, R720, R620) and upgrading the CPUs and RAM to their highest spec. This will be the most cost-effective option. 

 

Also check out Reddit.com/r/homelab.