Wanting to build a game sever

[ZebralordF7]

Wanting to build a linux(or windows) game server for various open world style games, your minecrafts, your arks your rusts and 7 days, etc whats the best way to do it barebones wise, do i need a gpu? what cpu am i lookin for to do this on the cheaper side(sub 200)?

[Himommies]

Does electricity matter?

Will it be running 24/7

[ZebralordF7]

4 hours ago, Himommies said:

Does electricity matter?

Will it be running 24/7

No electricity will not be a big issue i live in TN,USA power is rather cheap. it will only run when my friends and me want to play those games, maybe occasional overnight use

[Guest]

 You could use your main pc, download the dedicated server software and run that while you play. 

[NelizMastr]

What's your budget for this?

 

Also, dedicated servers run from the commandline and typically don't need a GPU, so that saves a good chunk of cash in that regard.

 

RAM:

Ark requires 6GB, Minecraft runs well enough on 4GB for just a few friends, 6-8 to be safe, 6GB recommended for Rust... etc.. 6GB per game server seems a safe assumption RAM wise.

 

Can't find much on CPU requirements. I'd say, a single 8-core Xeon E5 would probably do.

[ZebralordF7]

12 hours ago, NelizMastr said:

What's your budget for this?

 

 

under 200 cheaper the better, Gonna put it in the cheapest case i can find that doesn't fall apart. might even buy a prebuilt for cheap on ebay and ram. its only gonna host at most 12 people usually around 8 if that.

[NelizMastr]

11 hours ago, ZebralordF7 said:

under 200 cheaper the better, Gonna put it in the cheapest case i can find that doesn't fall apart. might even buy a prebuilt for cheap on ebay and ram. its only gonna host at most 12 people usually around 8 if that.

200 is pretty tight. One game at a time is doable for that, though. 

 

Aim for a quad core (i5 2nd gen or i7-9xx, skip the 1156 heaps) and 8GB of RAM (more if possible) and slap in a semi speedy harddrive and you should be okay. The prebuilt route is probably the cheapest.