The only other piece is a Power supply, which I haven't chosen yet. This will be a light build as far as power goes, so it's not going to take more than 250 Watts, definitely under 300W
Just wanted some second opinions on this.
The Processor is the only thing I'm not completely sold on. I was wondering if an APU (This one specifically) could handle hosting upwards to 20 players?
I personally think you'd save more time, money, and would have more luck with a paid hosting service. Especially with a small server housing mainly friends. They have better network speeds and you don't have to worry about electricity bill, uptime, etc. If you're determined on building your own machine then this would hold 20 players fine if your network speeds are good. Probably even more.
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If you're looking for a laid-back survival server with an active and unique community, try hometown.
If you're just hosting a server, buying a PC is a big waste.
The cost of decent server hosting for 20 people is like $10-$15 a month. Plus unless your internet is really fast you probably won't be able to have many players online at a time. I have pretty fast internet ( 100 down 15 up ) and I can only have around 5-10 people without lagging
Unless you have the google gigabit internet, I would just rent a host for a small monthly cost. My recommendation for a host would be shockbyte if you want a cheap but reliable host.
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Well, since no one has any actual suggestions on the build itself, I'll just request this to be closed.
If I wanted to pay for external hosting, I would just do that.
You don't need gigabit internet to host up to 20 people
My internet has hosted 16 people at one point, while running the server on my primary computer. There's a lot of over estimating of minecraft's requirements going on in here.
Well, since no one has any actual suggestions on the build itself, I'll just request this to be closed.
If I wanted to pay for external hosting, I would just do that.
You don't need gigabit internet to host up to 20 people
My internet has hosted 16 people at one point, while running the server on my primary computer. There's a lot of over estimating of minecraft's requirements going on in here.
Ok I'll suggest something
waste your money on a pc that's overkill for hosting a tiny amount of players
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I've actually gone else where to people who actually know something about computers and figured out a build for $250. It was my mistake expecting minecraft forums to have anyone capable of providing constructive feedback, know something about computers and judging by Alexx's response, maturity.
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because building something like this means I'm obligated to "make my money back". Believe it or not, some of us are old enough to work, and make enough money to do personal projects like this just for fun. I've hosted servers on my home connection before with no slow down, I have plenty of bandwidth. I'm sorry your internet is that bad, but I can support the point of this build
The criticism here was completely off point, I was seeking hardware suggestions and everyone immediately started telling me to go rent something. You all -completely- missed the point of this project. This isn't to make money, it's not meant to be a mass server, and I'm not renting anything just because no one on here is comfortable with it. I respond poorly to this post due to, again, everyone missing the point of it and assuming I was some CEO for a business looking to cover my overhead or something.
Well if you are going to get that build, PLEASE get a different power supply, Diablotek makes very bad PSU's.
This: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430 Would work well, not the best but MUCH better than the other one, only a little more expensive.
You forgot to add disk drives. I also wouldn't want to go with a SSD for this build. It's relatively expensive and there isn't much storage.
I'd just stick with the 7200 RPM HDD that I suggested.
Quote from Benson9ajumpWell if you are going to get that build, PLEASE get a different power supply, Diablotek makes very bad PSU's.
This: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430 Would work well, not the best but MUCH better than the other one, only a little more expensive.
Mind you that build was before I came back to this thread. I haven't had the time to revamp the list as other people have told me about diablotek's reputation. Also, I was thinking about load times for the MC part of the server when I chose the SSD, would the performance difference be not worth it then?
I personally love what your are doing and building a server. I recently just started one and love it. For sure go with the SSD much faster loading the world. I switched to a SSD and my server tan much better. Minecraft can also use multi threads now when loading chunks
Specs that I would use for a server
inexspenive i5 quad core
8gb ram ddr3
there are a lot of mini atx motherboards that will handle i5's Asus, gigabyte, even Intel.
for power supply look at the motherboard for recommend wattage.
256 SSD.
That at bulid your looking around $500 or so. You dont need a cd drive you can install windows from a flash drive.
I personally love what your are doing and building a server. I recently just started one and love it. For sure go with the SSD much faster loading the world. I switched to a SSD and my server tan much better. Minecraft can also use multi threads now when loading chunks
Specs that I would use for a server
inexspenive i5 quad core
8gb ram ddr3
there are a lot of mini atx motherboards that will handle i5's Asus, gigabyte, even Intel.
for power supply look at the motherboard for recommend wattage.
256 SSD.
That at bulid your looking around $500 or so. You dont need a cd drive you can install windows from a flash drive.
I like the specs but I'm not looking to spend nearly that much, I'm trying to keep it around $250
I've been poking around for power supplies but it's hard to find one that fits my needs and isn't over my desired budget for the PSU specifically. I'm thinking of looking at some mini PSU's since this build will only need about 120 watts, 200 tops.
Great SSD, a decent PSU, an overclockable Pentium + decent mobo that is proven to be decent for overclocking, and a case that I personally think is great.
you can go Mini ITX, but it would be more expensive and you'd lose the OC'ing ability
An SSD is not really something I'd go for with a budget like this. Definitely not enough wiggle room if you want to use the server to do things other than Minecraft.
So far I've got the following:
Case
Potential CPU
Not set in stone, I'd rather go with AMD for a cheaper price but I'm not sure if one of the APU series would handle the job well.
Motherboard
RAM
SSD
The only other piece is a Power supply, which I haven't chosen yet. This will be a light build as far as power goes, so it's not going to take more than 250 Watts, definitely under 300W
Just wanted some second opinions on this.
The Processor is the only thing I'm not completely sold on. I was wondering if an APU (This one specifically) could handle hosting upwards to 20 players?
Thanks!
If you're looking for a laid-back survival server with an active and unique community, try hometown.
The cost of decent server hosting for 20 people is like $10-$15 a month. Plus unless your internet is really fast you probably won't be able to have many players online at a time. I have pretty fast internet ( 100 down 15 up ) and I can only have around 5-10 people without lagging
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If I wanted to pay for external hosting, I would just do that.
You don't need gigabit internet to host up to 20 people
My internet has hosted 16 people at one point, while running the server on my primary computer. There's a lot of over estimating of minecraft's requirements going on in here.
Ok I'll suggest something
waste your money on a pc that's overkill for hosting a tiny amount of players
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Close the thread please.
I came up with that.
Can I see the build suggested to you? This might be a better option.
The criticism here was completely off point, I was seeking hardware suggestions and everyone immediately started telling me to go rent something. You all -completely- missed the point of this project. This isn't to make money, it's not meant to be a mass server, and I'm not renting anything just because no one on here is comfortable with it. I respond poorly to this post due to, again, everyone missing the point of it and assuming I was some CEO for a business looking to cover my overhead or something.
As for my parts list, I ended up making up my own list. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/ejmcelfresh/saved/x6Jqqs
For the one person here who was actually paying attention to my request.
This: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430 Would work well, not the best but MUCH better than the other one, only a little more expensive.
I'd just stick with the 7200 RPM HDD that I suggested.
This: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/corsair-power-supply-cx430 Would work well, not the best but MUCH better than the other one, only a little more expensive.
Mind you that build was before I came back to this thread. I haven't had the time to revamp the list as other people have told me about diablotek's reputation. Also, I was thinking about load times for the MC part of the server when I chose the SSD, would the performance difference be not worth it then?
Specs that I would use for a server
inexspenive i5 quad core
8gb ram ddr3
there are a lot of mini atx motherboards that will handle i5's Asus, gigabyte, even Intel.
for power supply look at the motherboard for recommend wattage.
256 SSD.
That at bulid your looking around $500 or so. You dont need a cd drive you can install windows from a flash drive.
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[old] Alienware M17x R1 2.0 Core 2 Quad - 4GB ddr3 @1333 - Nvidia GTX 280m SLi
I like the specs but I'm not looking to spend nearly that much, I'm trying to keep it around $250
I've been poking around for power supplies but it's hard to find one that fits my needs and isn't over my desired budget for the PSU specifically. I'm thinking of looking at some mini PSU's since this build will only need about 120 watts, 200 tops.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant
CPU: Intel Core i3-4150 3.5GHz Dual-Core Processor ($104.75 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($29.98 @ OutletPC)
Storage: OCZ ARC 100 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($59.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Apex DM-387 HTPC Case w/275W Power Supply ($42.99 @ Mwave)
Total: $279.69
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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[server] Mac Mini (Mid 2010) 2.66 Core 2 Duo - 8GB ddr3 @1333 - Nvidia 320m 256MB shared
[old] Alienware M17x R1 2.0 Core 2 Quad - 4GB ddr3 @1333 - Nvidia GTX 280m SLi
CPU: Intel Pentium G3258 3.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: MSI H81M-P33 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($41.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($28.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Crucial MX100 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($62.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1100 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($28.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: EVGA 400W ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $250.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
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Great SSD, a decent PSU, an overclockable Pentium + decent mobo that is proven to be decent for overclocking, and a case that I personally think is great.
you can go Mini ITX, but it would be more expensive and you'd lose the OC'ing ability
Gaming PC Specs - Intel i5-2500K ~ ASUS P8P67M-Pro ~ Hyper 212+ ~ MSI GTX 970 OC ~ 8GB DDR3 Ram ~ 250GB Samsung EVO 850 ~ 500GB HardDrive ~ XFX 550w PSU ~ Fractal Core 1000 ~ Windows 8.1 ~ Samsung P2350 1080p Soon upgrading to GTX 1080/R9 490X + 1440p 144Hz
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