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Switch-Renn:
Hi again. :v

In my last thread concerning overclocking a Dell, I was suggested to start a new topic since I had also inquired about building my own PC to use as a dedicated server.

I want to run four servers (TF2, L4D, L4D2 and Killing Floor) with a total of 32 connections. I don't plan on using the machine for anything else, just running the servers  24/7. Not sure what kind of specs I should be looking for when purchasing parts for this, though.

- I'm pretty sure I can't purchase from Newegg. IIRC they only ship to America, whereas I live in glorious home land of Ireland. This place looks pretty nice, though.

- I'd like to spend as little as possible on this as I can, but if necessary (and even though it's way outside of how much I earn a week, which is pretty much €20 since I live off of delivering leaflets) I'd be willing to save up for parts over €1000.

Not really sure what else to write down, so if I've been too vague just tell me and I'll try clarify. :D

kureshii:
Well, you'l have to do some googling on "minimum" requirements for such a machine then. Google results turn up a wide variety of answers, some involving dual Xeons (definitely way out of your budget), others saying a quad-core should be enough.

So here're some things you can do to help yourself. Try hosting the servers one-by-one on whatever you have at the moment. The games might be somewhat slow; just ask your friends to be patient and cooperate. Note how much memory the game servers are using (let them run for a while), which should give you an idea of how much RAM you need. Then open task manager or a hardware monitoring app, and look at CPU usage as the game is running. Note the rough average CPU usage %, and peak (maximum) usage. Do this for all four servers.

With these numbers, as well as your current hardware specs, you can begin to get some idea of what hardware you'll require.

Wintereise:
Any decent Quad should be enough for that. Forget the Xeons, they're in no way needed for what you plan to do.

vuzedome:
You're gonna need a beefy build, but Xeons are just too much.

Southrop:
A few other websites worth checking out for computer parts and such. Dunno if they ship to Ireland. They should, since they're all UK/EU sites.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/
http://www.dabs.com/
http://www.scan.co.uk/
http://www.computeruniverse.net/default_english.asp
http://www.ebuyer.com/

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