How do I build a dedicated server computer at home to run game servers?

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I was looking at prices for gaming servers and they're expensive. So I thought in the long run it would be better to build my own server computer. I'm wondering how I could go about making a server that could run Garry's mod, teamspeak, minecraft, and other games 24/7 all at the same time also how would I make all the hardware parts compatible, is there like a website? Should I use Linux or windows. Is this internet fast enough for the servers http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/2880968559
 
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Server components can get really expensive, so I would recommend just building yourself a somewhat beefed-up regular computer. (Unless, of course, 24/7 operation and 99% reliability are important to you) For minecraft, you'll be good with an i5-4670k/ i7-4770k and 16GB of RAM unless you want to run a huge server (50+ people)

Most of the servers on the top server lists run off of the server equivalents of chips similar to those. (Ivy bridge, though) Getting them will cost you more but get you server-only features such as ECC RAM.

As with the computer: As long as you don't want 50+ people on your server, the internet will be fine.

Here's a good website: PCpartpicker.com

For the linux vs. windows: Unless you really plan on doing a huge server, stick with windows since it'll probably be easier to run all of your stuff off of it if you don't have any experience with linux.
 
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Well could you pick out some server parts that would be good and reliable for 24/7 and then send me the pcpartpicker links so I could see how much it's going to cost. I currently have a http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-8500/pd with 8gb of DDR3 Ram as my computer but I would like to run a server on a separate machine
 
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I haven't really done any server stuff, but I know that you'll want a xeon 1230 v2 processor and ECC RAM, as well as server-grade motherboards and hard drives. Unless you're really serious about doing a huge server, I wouldn't go that route though. Look around, do some research and you'll find what fits best. :p
 
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I just need some help picking out cheap hardware that can run a few servers 24/7 with about 30 slots per server simultaneously
 
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I don't Know much but I have herd of TigerVNC it is a program that runs off a server but it runs all the graphic drivers of your computer with the balls of your server.
■ tigervnc64-1.6.80.exe
You may want a previous version that one is beta. So check here Non-Beta Tiger VNC
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Another product is TurboVNC it's a derivative of VNC (Virtual Network Computing) that is tuned to provide peak performance for 3D and video workloads.
TurboVNC-Info
TurboVNC2.0.91.exe
The combination of the two I belief could run together would be awsome if you where looking to beef your home system for games with a server.
turbovnc1.png

Anyway good luck I hope you get to try these great products. I am still looking for a server myself but I may have found one last night.
 
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