Need help, what system would run a minecraft server? $1000 budget

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jimthenagual

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Hello all, and thanks in advance.

My little nephew loves minecraft and wants to be able to run it on his own server. I'm assuming a fairly week card could run it on a 1920x1080 monitor, and it's more cpu dependant?

What would you recommend for a $1000 budget (including OS)

Also, he says he needs it to be windows because he can't host while using mac. Is this true?
 
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Servers have next to zero hardware requirements. You can run a server for pretty much any game on an old pentium 4 and 2 GB of RAM and it will work fine. You don't technically need a GPU at all, since the server doesn't process any graphics. The reason "professional" servers use such extreme components is that they're running dozens of separate game servers at once.

The big reason most people don't run their own servers is that it requires a very good internet connection. You need fast upload and download speeds, and most ISPs give reasonable download speed but terrible upload speed.

Servers do, however, have to be running Windows or Linux. Next to nothing supports a dedicated server on Mac.
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.96 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($82.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($75.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 770 2GB TWIN FROZR Video Card ($319.99 @ Amazon)
Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Black Pearl) ATX Mid Tower Case ($99.99 @ Micro Center)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $967.88
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-26 18:43 EDT-0400)
 
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a 750ti should be enough. How many players and whats the internet speed?
 
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Bossyfins

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He can run an MC server off Mac. I Can make a tutorial or direct you to a video that shows how its done.

As for a build,

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($179.47 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock H97 Anniversary ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($71.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial MX100 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Adorama)
Video Card: Asus GeForce GTX 970 4GB STRIX Video Card ($328.99 @ Directron)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($48.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $954.36
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-18 17:19 EST-0500

Running a server requires ram. The more ram you add, the less SERVER lag you get. I added 16 gigs so you can allocate about 8-12 gigs of ram to your server.

I added a 970 for MC, you can reduce the cost by going to a 960, but really you need a strong GPU when you add a mod like shaders.


If he needs help with the mac/windows server, send me a PM. I used develop plugins for MC servers,
 
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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i7-4790K 4.0GHz Quad-Core Processor ($319.73 @ OutletPC)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($28.98 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z97 EXTREME4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($125.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: A-Data Premier Pro SP600 256GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($92.99 @ NCIX US)
Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 280 3GB Dual-X Video Card ($172.98 @ Newegg)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Antec High Current Gamer 620W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($58.99 @ NCIX US)
Optical Drive: Samsung SH-224DB/BEBE DVD/CD Writer ($14.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $984.61
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-18 21:04 EST-0500

I forgot that MC Servers favor single core performance and speed. The i7 is a good match.

 
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