Best sub $100 Server CPU

[melikepie]

Any Ideas? The Server Might Host A Website Maybe Some Data (For File Sharing For Me And Some Friends) And A Minecraft Server Which Runs Java So You Know What I Mean.

 

[WR2]

Hello melikepie;

Have a 4 or 5 year old computer laying around?
That's probably all you'd need.

 

[melikepie]

Hello melikepie;

Have a 4 or 5 year old computer laying around?
That's probably all you'd need.

No, im thinking a pentium duel core or 455 rana what do you think?

 

[WR2]

Even one of the single core Celerons or Semprons should be OK.
Same for the budget Pentium and Athlons.
It's just not that demanding a workload - running a low volume server.

 

[popatim]

I3-2100 is only $90 at microcenter.

 

[melikepie]

Even one of the single core Celerons or Semprons should be OK.
Same for the budget Pentium and Athlons.
It's just not that demanding a workload - running a low volume server.

Well when your running a 200 player minecraft server trust me it's a lot. It's not much for the website hosting or file sharing but it's best if i go to a micro center and buy a i3 2100 but whats the ivy bridge version of the 2100 and 2100T?
This might sound dumb but is micro center a store or a type of store?

 

[WR2]

MicroCenter is a brick and motar store in limited areas.
It's also a website. www.microcenter.com

IVB dual cores won't be out for a few weeks yet.

 

[WR2]

Well when your running a 200 player minecraft server trust me it's a lot.

That's definately your most demanding application.
How much internet upload bandwidth do you have?

 

[melikepie]

That's definately your most demanding application.
How much internet upload bandwidth do you have?

while playing on minecraft online (not hosting a server) i have these results from speedtest.net

11ms ping
10.95Mbps download speed
1.99Mbps upload speed

 

[WR2]

For a Minecraft server it's going to be the upload speed you're most concerned about.
Can I host a MineCraft server

 

[WR2]

This link might turn out to be handy for you:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/server administration/

 

[melikepie]

For a Minecraft server it's going to be the upload speed you're most concerned about.
Can I host a MineCraft server

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121442
Will this work?

 

[WR2]

It might just barely do.

But for just $25 more I like this option a lot better:
Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop w/ HD Graphics $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332

 

[WR2]

Make that a $18 difference. The Atom option has a $7 shipping charge.
The Celeron/Biostar option has free shipping.

Intel Celeron G530 @ 2.40GHz has a Passmark CPU benchmark score of 2258
Intel Atom D525 @ 1.80GHz has a Passmark CPU benchmark score of 714

 

[melikepie]

It might just barely do.

But for just $25 more I like this option a lot better:
Celeron G530 Sandy Bridge 2.4GHz 1155 65W Dual-Core Desktop w/ HD Graphics $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116409
BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard $50
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813138332

Im thinking of getting a 2100T (or the ivy bridge version of the 2100T). Even though It's more then i want it gives me a reson to buy a cheaper power supply but mainly this is for saving power (this is going to be a 20/7 server). Will a 65w pentium overall use less power then the 2100T?

 

[WR2]

The 2100T would use less power overall I would think.
But not by much, most of the time all these CPUs would probably be down clocked and ticking over in a low power state.
It might take a couple years before you save enough electricity to pay the difference in price.

 

[WR2]

Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50GHz has a Passmark CPU benchmark score of 3287
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-2100T+%40+2.50GHz

 

[melikepie]

Intel Core i3-2100T @ 2.50GHz has a Passmark CPU benchmark score of 3287
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-2100T+%40+2.50GHz

A Calculater Says About $20 A Year If It's On 24/7 But Is The 2100T Better Since It Has Hypertreading? Im Trying To Keep The Computer Under $300.

 

[WR2]

$20 a year difference? With the price being $80 apart it would take 4yrs to break even.

Core i3-2120T 2.6GHz Sandy Bridge is the same price as 2100T @ NewEgg

 

[WR2]

hec Micro ATX Media Center Case w/ 300W Power Supply / HTPC Case $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121100

 

[HugoStiglitz]

A quick work of the numbers on the "Can i host a minecraft server" shows that you will need roughly the following specs to run a 200 player minecraft server

INTERNET UPLOAD SPEED of 70.00 Megabit per sec (you are currently 1.99)
INTERNET DOWNLOAD SPEED of 40.00 Megabit per sec (you are currently 10.99)
And somewhere between 16 & 24gb of RAM

Are you sure you have not bitten off more than you can chew here?

 

[melikepie]

hec Micro ATX Media Center Case w/ 300W Power Supply / HTPC Case $60
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811121100

Im thinking about buying a trusted brand power supply but the case is nice and small, im thinking about a H70 water cooler and a pentium duel core instead of the i3 2120T what do you think?
Can you find a case that is small (micro atx)? Like a mid tower exept one of the small 1 foot tall ones, it would fit perfectly.

 

[melikepie]

A quick work of the numbers on the "Can i host a minecraft server" shows that you will need roughly the following specs to run a 200 player minecraft server

INTERNET UPLOAD SPEED of 70.00 Megabit per sec (you are currently 1.99)
INTERNET DOWNLOAD SPEED of 40.00 Megabit per sec (you are currently 10.99)
And somewhere between 16 & 24gb of RAM

Are you sure you have not bitten off more than you can chew here?

I think that sight is wrong, do they sell internet that has that much download and upload?

 

[WR2]

That website tool is accurate. You can verify that will this forum for Minecraft server operations. An upload speed like yours is good for maybe a 10 person server.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/server administration/

You'd have to move from a consumer class to business class internet [strike]provider[/strike] plan to get that type of bandwidth. And a just FYI the small print of your internet service contract might not allow you to run a game server. Or a web server.

 

[melikepie]

That website tool is accurate. You can verify that will this forum for Minecraft server operations. An upload speed like yours is good for maybe a 10 person server.
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forum/server administration/

You'd have to move from a consumer class to business class internet [strike]provider[/strike] plan to get that type of bandwidth. And a just FYI the small print of your internet service contract might not allow you to run a game server. Or a web server.

Well im thinking about the pentium duel core now although the i3 is %50 better on passmark. So i really dont know, but it seems like RAM is better when it comes to minecraft servers. Do you know of any good small and cheap cases available? Im gonna get a seperate power supply though.