game server advice?

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andyroo

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I want to build a game server for COD 4 for my clan the other leader is hsoting a CS server and I would like to make a build to host COD4 and I have a ok internet ocnnection cable internet to host it on and I would like it to atleast run 15-20 players off of it (if possible) I was thinking maybe I need to most of my money into RAM and CPU I would like it to not be alot 500 dollars or 450 will be fine if I can go that cheap for a game server

Thanks in advance!
 
Wow that was painful to read.

You should be able to get away with a cheap dualie like the E2180 OC'd and 2gigs of RAM easily. None of the graphics calculations are done the the server so the biggest thing is going to be internet bandwidth. I don't know anything about your connection so I can't say how that'll go. You can always try running a server on your current computer to see how it plays with the connection.
 
With a $500 build, over half of your budget should not be going towards the processor. An E4500 would be enough for your needs -- especially with your budget -- and you could overclock it to around 3GHz if need be. (IIRC, neither CS nor COD4 are optimized for use with multiple cores... the Q6600, in this case, would be wasted money.) You could even settle for an E2xxx processor -- overclocked, it would perform just as well as the E4500. The Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and the XIGMATEK HDT-S963 are capable of overclocking the E2xxx/E4500 to around 3GHz (YMMV).

Drop the OCZ RAM for the cheaper A-DATA 2GB kit -- there's no difference in performance. As for hard drives, you should bump up the hard drive's size to at least 250GB... or at least spend the extra $10 or so to double your hard drive's capacity to 160GB. Stick with Hitachi, Samsung, Seagate/Maxtor, or Western Digital.

You should consider getting a better power supply that could handle the load from the server. Ignore the overall wattage -- what's important is how much power the 12V rails produce. The Corsair VX450W would be an excellent choice -- a much better choice than the Cooler Master PSU you chose -- but the Seasonic SS-400ES and the Antec EarthWatts 430W are acceptable alternatives. (Seriously: Go with the Corsair VX450W PSU.)
 
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