• Server build
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I'm looking for a good server box to buy. I've looked at a few barebone systems on newegg but haven't come across anything extraordinary yet. I want to host a few game servers on it so I am looking for CPU/RAM power, other than that I don't care (integrated graphics FTW). Any suggestions? [img]http://localhostr.com/files/SJbHjT5/capture.png[/img] Quick 2 second build. Thoughts? [editline]29th January 2011[/editline] Looking for something under $500.
Whoops found a better one: [img]http://localhostr.com/files/w0jpqzQ/capture.png[/img]
Look for a cheap seperate board of same build quality, and compare the prices with the combo deal. Usually combo dealas makes you pay :10bux: more for a small improvement that you could've gotten anyway for the same price.
I wouldn't go with a WD Green series drive for this kind of server. Their I/O operations per second and random access times are low enough to make them suited more for a fileserver than a server that needs some [i]oomph[/i] behind it.
Isn't this against most ISPs terms?
[QUOTE=toaster468;27751082]Isn't this against most ISPs terms?[/QUOTE] How do you know what ISP he has and what their terms have? and even then, using a server locally on your own network is legal.
He never said what he was using it for :colbert:
[QUOTE=toaster468;27764597]He never said what he was using it for :colbert:[/QUOTE] Yes he did you need to read.
I'd avoid any type of "green" drives, as they're meant for backup & fileserver operations. Go for a more performance oriented drives, IE: WD black series and similar
Thanks for the tips. I went with [img]http://localhostr.com/files/OmYYaaD/Untitled.png[/img] only because I will swap a raptor out for that green drive and use the green drive as file storage. I upped the RAM to 8GB as well.
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