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Roxlvox

Roxlvox

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So for the longest time I have been running any server for me and my friends directly from my computer and it's been working fine but I have also been thinking about making a file server from general use like keeping backups and stuff so I had the idea to kill two birds with one stone and combine them. The only things I have figured out are that the storage for it will be 1tb with room for further expansion, a small form factor case, and I would only have at the most 5-7 people on the game server at a time but after that I have no idea what hardware would be required for my use. My budget would be 200-350 dollars if possible.

Parts List

Case - ???
Motherboard - ???
CPU - ???
Hard Drive - 1TB WD Blue
PSU - ???
RAM - ???

 
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logainofhades
You don't want to go too small, for the case, or you won't have really any room for expansion. This would give you some expansion room, and gives you RAID capability.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec...
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logainofhades

logainofhades

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You don't want to go too small, for the case, or you won't have really any room for expansion. This would give you some expansion room, and gives you RAID capability.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i3-4160 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($107.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H97M PRO4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($74.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Kingston 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Case: Thermaltake Urban S1 MicroATX Mini Tower Case ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Power Supply: Antec EarthWatts Green 380W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($33.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Optical Drive: LG GH24NSC0B DVD/CD Writer ($11.99 @ SuperBiiz)
Total: $346.93
Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available
Generated by PCPartPicker 2015-08-09 15:42 EDT-0400
 
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