What Components should I use?

sympler

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I have $400 dollars to spend and i like minecraft and my friends do too... i want to make a server computer to run 24/7 but i dont know what to get.... $400 dollars in just the computer... Internet speed is 15Mbs upload and 12Mbs download...
 
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PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/293GX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/293GX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/293GX/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total...

g-unit1111

Titan
Moderator
$400 can't really be done right now because of how expensive RAM is. The cheapest I could do would be something like:

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($86.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Corsair 350D MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($74.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: SeaSonic S12II 430W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($69.98 @ Newegg)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $497.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 14:23 EST-0500)
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/293GX
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/293GX/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/293GX/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD A10-6800K 4.1GHz Quad-Core Processor ($134.99 @ Amazon)
Motherboard: ASRock FM2A55M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($53.98 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston Blu 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.98 @ OutletPC)
Case: Zalman Z9 ATX Mid Tower Case ($39.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($37.99 @ Microcenter)
Optical Drive: Lite-On iHAS124-04 DVD/CD Writer ($17.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $408.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-11-26 14:31 EST-0500)

is ur best bet. maybe 15$ more than 400$ but better than nothing

 
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