Building a Server

[LiNuX]

Well I was speaking to lonewolf earlier about buying a server to host this forum along with a cs server or two but it seems like getting a server that is already built will cost me 10 times more than what I want to spend. Well not that much but its around there

Well I am a newb at building servers and knowing its parts - so what type of parts would you recommend for me?

I know i need a processor but which is good?
And what about memory, what is your recommended amount?
And also with space, where can i find good hard drives for this and which type would you recommend?
What type of cpu and gpu is recommended?
anyone know how much this can cost me? lol

thanks for all responses in advance

[KiNg_.-.OF.-._ChAoS]

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2007/06...r_own_server/1

Not sure if this will help but I hope it does.

[LiNuX]

http://www.bit-tech.net/bits/2007/06...r_own_server/1

Not sure if this will help but I hope it does.

thanks gave you +rep for the link - i'll look over it in a bit, kinda busy setting up something else

[KiNg_.-.OF.-._ChAoS]

No problem, I'll look for some more in the meantime.

http://www.circuitcellar.com/library...rady/brady.pdf

http://www.itwire.com/content/view/14077/53/

http://philip.greenspun.com/panda/server

http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/...598977&ATT=808

Do any of these seem useful?

[lonewolfxix]

i can build a pc for $400-$500 with a decent spec.. I'd recommend... something with a nice ammount of speed.. nothing too fancy in the graphics department.... let's see..

Intel Core2Duo E4400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115014

MSI 945p motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130099

OCZ DDR2-800 2x1GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227198

harddrive.. take your pick:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd&Order=PRICE

MSI rx1550
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814127292

Rosewill case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811147073

rosewill stallion psu
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182074

extra fan (for front intake)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811998104

sorry didn't have time to add it all up, but that should be awesome for running a good few servers

[LiNuX]

thanks for speccing that for me but is there any maybe cheaper of these products that would work just as great lol because i think i told you about my budget and what you specced is pretty cheap but it'll still put me in debt with my father

cheaper:
processor
memory
motherboard looks fine but im not an expert on it lol

just those three things, the others would/should work for me - cheap prices

[lonewolfxix]

Any cheaper I'd probably change to a different motherboard chipset and go for AMD as that'll offer even better priceerformance ratio but you may see an extra 0.001cents/hour added to your electricity bill (just mocking all those intel fanboys who say their processors use less power, enough to actually make a difference to your electricity bill ) I'll spec it when I get up because i've been looking at bikes and listing things all day on ebay. 1:51am now... time may affect my judgement on good pc parts.

[LiNuX]

lol take ur time im in no hurry, i may get it by this christmas because i'll have a whole month off from college, perfect time to put it together

and i just need one that'll work with a cs server - 1.6, source, or even both - and a bit of extra space to host this site lol - i dont think i'll need a faster internet but i may upgrade anyway - cuz my upload speed is under 600kb/s

thanks a lot lonewolf - appreciate it

[lonewolfxix]

good afternoon! ok, so a CS1.6 server and a CSS server and a site... I think my pc can do that and this thing only costs $600 in rip-off britain! and mine is for gaming! prices for parts should drop again by christmas so yeah, should be even cheaper then.

CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ (i own this cpu, it's great, good performance, good price) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103747 $74

M/B: Asus M2N-MX SE (Friend uses same chipset.. seems decent.. decent onboard gpu if you keep the vram to minimum of the onboard only) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131183 $54.99

and the ram... $50.99 for 2gb seems pretty reasonable, especially OCZ since i paid $74 for some valueram that didn't even work :P but.. ahh what am i saying but for, that's THE BEST RAM you'll get for your money, you may have to pay a little more up front but mail in the rebate form you get quite a nice bit of cash in return

[wifi]

wow thats pretty cool lol all you have to do is put the parts together right? because i may build up a computer myself lol, i need a new one anyway, and do you need a monitor to work that server?