LAN Party Server

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Shankdog10

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I attend IUP and work IT support at one of the departments. My co-workers and I plan to build a LAN Party Server that will be able to:

  • Host 500 Concurrent Users (Max)
  • Run Multiple Games (ex: Counter-Strike Source, Battlefield 2)
  • Utilize a 100 Mbps Full Duplex Connection
Essential Hardware List:

Processor:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ / 2MB Cache / 2000MHz FSB / Socket 939 / Dual-Core / Processor with Fan
Motherboard:
Abit Fatal1ty AA8XE Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / PCI Expess / Audio / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Dual Gigabit LAN / Serial ATA
Heat Sink:
COOLER MASTER Hyper 6+ RR-UNH-P0U1 100 mm Rifle Bearing Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail
Hard Drive:
Western Digital Raptor WD740GD 74GB Serial ATA 10,000RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer *** Free 2nd Day ***
Power Supply:
Antec TruePower 2.0 TP-II 550 550W Power Supply Retail ***Free 2nd Day***
RAM:
2 x Corsair TWINX1024-3200C2PT 1GB DDR400 XMS3200 Dual-Channel Memory w/Platinum Heat Spreader Retail *** Free 2nd Day ***

Notes:
- This list was composed during the Summer of 2005 and is subject to change.
- Suggestions welcome!
 
I have a slight feeling you migth not be able to jam a AMD s939 CPU into that intel socket... just a headsup :p
 
Interesting... mr IT pro :p That cpu seems a bit overkill. If anything I think the most important is the ram and HD? Intel would probably be a better bet for the CPU, but dual opteron is always a possibility if youre willing to spend that money.
 
what kind of budget are you looking at? that would help.

I'd probably do a different HDD and controller :)
 
Definitely switch out the Raptor for a bigger HDD. Here's a good one.

Also might want to look at getting a Socket 939 board for that Socket 939 CPU.
 
You also might wanna look at not buying from Tiger Direct mr IT Pro :p lol

Dual opteron would be more suitable for this purpose.
 
Thank you for responses, and a little less thank you for the criticism; I am simply working at the department and by no means am I pro -- fyi: I did not create this list and hope to make a more suitable one given your suggestions.
 
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