Server & suitable OS required??

seanDoe

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Hey, a bit stumped on a suitable server to manage several public gaming pcs' and several XBoxs'.
Helping a friend setup a business in a sort of freebie way and wondering if anyone is willing to part with any "off the cuff" knowledge to get me started?
Also, suitable, reliable OS for said server (Mint? Ubuntu?...)

Very familiar with windoze OS support and most hardware, built & fixed many pc's. Linux and servers in general - a bit shakey and apple - bleuch, go away!!
 
It really depends on the budget, from the most recent Xeons and Opterons to a budget FX-8350 / i7 -4770k+ so you'll have to clarify that first.

As for the OS it will depend on which games he's going to host (not sure if u can host say BF3 on a linux server -though most likely VMs will be key in here-).