Minecraft Server PC build help?

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Sputnikcer

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I know what I'm getting into with portforwarding and shiz like that since I tried it on Windows 10 and got the server up, but I want a dedicated computer to handle the server completely.

My computer is beefy enough to run a couple high-impact-performance games, so the server and the game itself running at the same time wasn't an issue, but with the dedicated computer handling the server, I want to go as cheap as I can, but I want to skimp out less on the stuff that matters most.

Could you guys possibly send a pcpartpicker link or something for the build itself, and then what makes or breaks a gaming server computer? Also could you state some things for if I would want to change the server from Minecraft to Rust, Call of Duty, or an older Battlefield game?

I don't need to purchase an OS since I'll be using linux. I'm going to repurpose a 128 GB SSD for the build, so you don't need to add a storage solution, but I'll need the cheapest 720p+ monitor, the cheapest set of mice and keyboard that would work on Linux Ubuntu, and dust filters to put on the case, but I'll probs scourge the web for those things.
 
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chemmajorp53
I mean how much power do you actually need for a minecraft server? If it's anything reasonable that you could do with 4 weaker cores, buy some old office computer at a local computer shop like a dell Optiplex 755 or 780 and maybe change out the CPU if you need to and add some extra RAM. I put one together with a Q6600 and 2gb of extra RAM that I got on ebay for a combined $20 and now I have a 4 core 4GB ram computer with a 120GB hdd for $50, perfect for a small server.
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I mean how much power do you actually need for a minecraft server? If it's anything reasonable that you could do with 4 weaker cores, buy some old office computer at a local computer shop like a dell Optiplex 755 or 780 and maybe change out the CPU if you need to and add some extra RAM. I put one together with a Q6600 and 2gb of extra RAM that I got on ebay for a combined $20 and now I have a 4 core 4GB ram computer with a 120GB hdd for $50, perfect for a small server.
 
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To my knowledge, a Pentium G4560 with 8GB of RAM would be fine for most servers - extra cores will go unused, last I checked, so you might even be able to cheap out with a cheaper Pentium or Celeron and an H110 board. Integrated graphics is fine, but it might be wise to put it on an SSD rather than spinning disk. 32-40gb should be plenty for Windows and Minecraft. For a machine like this, a 100w power supply would be plenty.

Edit: it might be fun to look into some small form factor barebones, as it would be very easy to build this to less than the size of a paperback novel.
 
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Those intel NUCs would be a good option for this type of build, but they're kind of expensive. I'm partial to stuff like this because you just get so much for the money.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Optiplex-755-Core-2-Duo-2GB-RAM-DVD-NO-HD-PC-Slim-Desktop-/332246273493?hash=item4d5b6bcdd5:g:z8oAAOSwxu5ZLz2l

They almost always have overstock at local computer shops from companies that bought new computers and sold them off super cheap and an extra 2GB of RAM with a $10-15 processor upgrade would make it almost as fast as the NUC for a lot less.
 
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