Looking to create a modern, fast, minecraft server.

Brok3nGaming

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I have been out of the game for many years and my now adult children have got me hooked on Minecraft. I am looking to create a dual purpose machine. First to start a home server capable of hosting 50 to 100 people, then when the site gets established switching it to a gaming system and have the site hosted. I need to keep it under $1000.00.

My internet speed is great and I already have monitors but will need an operating system for the server.
 
How does this look?

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($214.95 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z97X-Gaming 5 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($119.99 @ Amazon)
Memory: Team Xtreem Dark Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($60.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Crucial M550 128GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($79.88 @ OutletPC)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: XFX Radeon R9 290 4GB Double Dissipation Video Card ($219.99 @ Newegg)
Case: NZXT S340 (Black) ATX Mid Tower Case ($62.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Rosewill Hive 550W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($59.98 @ OutletPC)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 8.1 - 64-bit (OEM) (64-bit) ($89.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $982.73
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 11:21 EST-0500
 
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xKr6xr
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/xKr6xr/by_merchant/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5GHz Quad-Core Processor ($199.99 @ Micro Center)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($25.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: Asus SABERTOOTH Z97 MARK2 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($154.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-2133 Memory ($70.98 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($117.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($73.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Video Card: Gigabyte Radeon R9 280X 3GB WINDFORCE Video Card ($257.27 @ TigerDirect)
Case: Corsair SPEC-02 ATX Mid Tower Case ($54.99 @ Newegg)
Power Supply: FSP Group 750W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($79.99 @ Directron)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $1049.17
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-02-04 11:28 EST-0500