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CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 370K 4.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Kingston 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($37.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Raidmax ATX-298WBP ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $220.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
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Java only requires 2 cores and it would be running linux.

Hey would this be a good minecraft server? It will be not on 24/7. And its just mabye 10-20 people on it. Would a 64gb ssd be better? Thanks. Luke.
 
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The SSD is a bit overkill for a Minecraft server. It just isn't needed. So I kept the 8GB memory added a 300GB HDD which is all you need storage wise. I run a Counter Strike: Global Offensive server, Garry's Mod server, 2 Minecraft servers, and my gaming groups website and forums all on the same Virtual Private Server and we have only 100GB of storage and no SSD and it is extremely fast. Which goes to say 300GB is more then you need but it is future proofed for if you want to add mods and store huge maps on it etc. The 8GB of memory will also keep about 50 people at once on your server.
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FlaveRo

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Great build except for one thing...So this is a Minecraft server, at the moment is is a good build for 10-20 people running regular Minecraft. But if you in the future plan on running various mods and stuff things will start slowing down. So heres my recomendation bump that hard drive down because 1TB is insane for a Minecraft server, it just won't be needed and with the money you save bump up that memory to 8gb or even higher. You don't need storage as much as you need memory.
 
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LukeIsCool

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CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 370K 4.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($34.99 @ Microcenter)
Case: Raidmax ATX-298WBP ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $207.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 19:57 EST-0500)

Is this better? i bumped up the ram, but bumped down the storage but bumped up the hdd to ssd.
 
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The SSD is a bit overkill for a Minecraft server. It just isn't needed. So I kept the 8GB memory added a 300GB HDD which is all you need storage wise. I run a Counter Strike: Global Offensive server, Garry's Mod server, 2 Minecraft servers, and my gaming groups website and forums all on the same Virtual Private Server and we have only 100GB of storage and no SSD and it is extremely fast. Which goes to say 300GB is more then you need but it is future proofed for if you want to add mods and store huge maps on it etc. The 8GB of memory will also keep about 50 people at once on your server.
 
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LukeIsCool

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Thats Great! I wouldn't disagree! Maybe a .5 tb hdd would be good for and could use it as a server for storing junk? But what OS do you use to run all those servers? Thanks, Luke.
 
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CPU: AMD Athlon II X2 370K 4.2GHz Dual-Core Processor ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-F2A55M-HD2 Micro ATX FM2 Motherboard ($42.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Raidmax ATX-298WBP ATX Mid Tower Case w/500W Power Supply ($29.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $242.95
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 20:27 EST-0500)

But I'd recommend this:

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CPU: Intel Pentium G2020 2.9GHz Dual-Core Processor ($59.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock B75M-DGS R2.0 Micro ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($54.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($44.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Sandisk 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($69.99 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Fractal Design Core 1000 USB 3.0 MicroATX Mid Tower Case ($23.99 @ Microcenter)
Power Supply: Corsair Builder 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($24.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $278.93
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-12-02 20:30 EST-0500)
 
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