Approximate Purchase Date: This week
Budget Range: 300-500 After rebates including shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No, will be using VMwaresESXI then putting each of the above applicatinos in its own vm (2 vms with centos and 1 with windows 7 (already have license)).
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Cheapest
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Kansas City, MO
Parts Preferences: intel preferred but open to cheaper optinos
Overclocking: Yes if needed
Additional Comments:
I have a gigabit up/down connection (google fiber) so there should not be any network bottlenecks. The server will be hardwired into the network. I have a PSU I can potentially reuse, a midsized desktop case, dvd drive, and a hard drive. Where possible I want the server to be upgradable. I am ok with the initial build being minimum specs (i.e. 8gb ram instead of 32gb), as I will upgrade it as needed over time. For this reason I need a motherboard with room to grow. I also understand that getting a motherboard that supports multiple cpus is expensive so I was thinking it makes sense to invest a significant part of my budget into the cpu.
Based on the fact that I have a case, psu, dvd drive, hardrive, periphreals, and a monitor, it would seem that my server build will just require:
I really appreciate any advise. I've built a couple gaming PCs from scratch but this is my first attempt at a server. I am a software developer so I am proficient enough to manage the server just not confident on choosing server hardware.
Budget Range: 300-500 After rebates including shipping
System Usage from Most to Least Important:
■ Host 2-3 low traffic websites
■ Host a 25 person teamspeak 3 server
■ Host a single america's army game server
Are you buying a monitor: No
Do you need to buy OS: No, will be using VMwaresESXI then putting each of the above applicatinos in its own vm (2 vms with centos and 1 with windows 7 (already have license)).
Preferred Website(s) for Parts: Cheapest
Location: City, State/Region, Country - Kansas City, MO
Parts Preferences: intel preferred but open to cheaper optinos
Overclocking: Yes if needed
Additional Comments:
I have a gigabit up/down connection (google fiber) so there should not be any network bottlenecks. The server will be hardwired into the network. I have a PSU I can potentially reuse, a midsized desktop case, dvd drive, and a hard drive. Where possible I want the server to be upgradable. I am ok with the initial build being minimum specs (i.e. 8gb ram instead of 32gb), as I will upgrade it as needed over time. For this reason I need a motherboard with room to grow. I also understand that getting a motherboard that supports multiple cpus is expensive so I was thinking it makes sense to invest a significant part of my budget into the cpu.
Based on the fact that I have a case, psu, dvd drive, hardrive, periphreals, and a monitor, it would seem that my server build will just require:
■ Motherboard
■ Memory
■ CPU
■ CPU Cooler
I really appreciate any advise. I've built a couple gaming PCs from scratch but this is my first attempt at a server. I am a software developer so I am proficient enough to manage the server just not confident on choosing server hardware.
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