need help with building private server (4-8 ppl)

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dinlo

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as i have been searching after a serverbuild to use for my little group of friends on different low-demand games such as team fortress 2 i've now decided to ask you here for help with a fairly low-end dedicated/non-dedicated server

wee lil note:
as budget is my main concern i dont really care about noise-reduction or powerconsumtion but it would be a nice bonus
 
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If you wanted to drop it into a smaller case you could go with this. Also if you dont need the 3TB of storage but still want the SSD Cache option :)

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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.37 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£115.84 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£39.41 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Amazon UK)...
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dinlo

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i got an old dell €350 prebuilt that could do the job, it's just that the in-system ping is too damn high (270-320)
so i guess its an max of €550 all in all

a vps is out of the question as i will most likely keep the server for future lans and such, i also wish to have minimum ping possible

internet is not a problem as i've hosted minecraft (300 ppl) , bf3 (64) and tf2 (24) simultaneously on my last gaming rig (r.i.p.) without any problem

note: even though i have hosted those games i've only got interest in a wee build for holding up a server for my closest friends / lans (max 8 ppl)
 
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KalTorak

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How do you mean the in-system ping is 270-320? Is that an internal ping from your PC to the dell? Because if that is your LAN giving those numbers thats worrying!

So we are looking to build a server for 550 Euro. No graphics needed obviously, what about Case, HDD, PSU. Basically what do you already have that can be used in a future build. The more we can save on parts like that the better server we can spec for you.
 
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in-system ping? you would have to explain that for me.
I wouldn't go much lower than that.
The reason I listed the SSD, is so you can use it for cache.



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CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1230 V3 3.3GHz Quad-Core Processor (£187.20 @ Aria PC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.18 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.22 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: Kingston Predator Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory (£220.33 @ Dabs)
Storage: Sandisk ReadyCache 32GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£31.00 @ Ebuyer)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£140.61 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £730.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 13:21 GMT+0000)

 
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dinlo

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cpu to memory, it can host games but the games are unplayable
i cant add anything from home unfortunaly, all parts i could have used died along with my last rig
 
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vmN

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Well, he might needed to host minecraft server for 300 people. again, that will use a ton of memory.
I will edit it for 8 persons.
 
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dinlo

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i have to say what kaltorak said, thats unfortunaly way above what i can afford at the moment
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler (£25.18 @ Aria PC)
Motherboard: MSI B85-G41 PC Mate ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£56.22 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (4 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory (£93.24 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital BLACK SERIES 3TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£140.61 @ Ebuyer)
Case: Zalman Z5 ATX Mid Tower Case (£33.58 @ Scan.co.uk)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £538.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 14:08 GMT+0000)
 
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dinlo

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if you please be so kind
 
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vmN

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i'm ahead of you.
 
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KalTorak

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If you wanted to drop it into a smaller case you could go with this. Also if you dont need the 3TB of storage but still want the SSD Cache option :)

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1220 V3 3.1GHz Quad-Core Processor (£152.80 @ Scan.co.uk)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-H81M-S2PV Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard (£39.37 @ Scan.co.uk)
Memory: GeIL EVO CORSA Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1333 Memory (£115.84 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Kingston SSDNow V300 Series 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk (£39.41 @ Amazon UK)
Storage: Western Digital RE3 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive (£60.00 @ Amazon UK)
Case: Cooler Master N200 MicroATX Mid Tower Case (£33.41 @ Ebuyer)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 430W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply (£36.79 @ Amazon UK)
Total: £477.62
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-02-04 14:13 GMT+0000)
 
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dinlo

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my 2 main concerns for this was budget and own control, sure, an vps offer good bang for buck but the second point is pretty much dead
 
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