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Rate My $200 Game Server

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EnderW

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Antec SLK1600, from brother $20
Antec Smart Power 350, from brother $20
AMD Sempron 2600+, FS/FT Forum $50
ASUS A7V8X-MX, eBay $36
512MB PC2700, from Staples AR/AC/PM $30
WD 160GB, from Circuit City AR/PM $17 (will try for it tomorrow)
Mad Dog DVD-RW, from OfficeMax Free (had it for 4 months, finally have a use for it)
old MX500 and Dell keyboard from moms old computer, Free

$173

leaves me a few extra bucks for a network hub to split my ethernet cable
will be used for hosting online games like Halo
and as a testing computer so I don't have to tear apart my main rig when I need to test an old hard drive or something
 
You may want to grab another stick of ram depending on how big of a server you are hosting
 
Worst. Server. Ever. :D

Just kidding. I am constantly impressed by how much people can get for not much money nowadays. That HDD is shockingly cheap. That's less than 10 quid over here in the UK!
 
mulpsmebeauty said:
Worst. Server. Ever. :D

Just kidding. I am constantly impressed by how much people can get for not much money nowadays. That HDD is shockingly cheap. That's less than 10 quid over here in the UK!
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Well it's kinda a tricky deal if you read the link. Regular price is around $80.


Daishiknyte said:
You may want to grab another stick of ram depending on how big of a server you are hosting
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yeah, I'm thinking of grabbing another while that deal is still good
I can send the second rebate to another address

you guys think I need 1GB?
will only be hosting 12 players max for Halo

not sure about other games, just regular, average size games, nothing crazy
 
EnderW said:
found this for about $5, does it matter if it's revA or revB?
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Nope, there's only slight differences in the boot rom/WOL support between the A/B/C
I've got tons of these lying around; PM me and i'll mail one to you for the cost of shipping if you'd like
 
Vertigo Acid said:
Nope, there's only slight differences in the boot rom/WOL support between the A/B/C
I've got tons of these lying around; PM me and i'll mail one to you for the cost of shipping if you'd like
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PM sent, thanks!
 
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