game server help | ARMCO | Page 1

rigid thistle Oct 28, 2023, 5:06 AM

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Ok im in over my head a bit im looking on amazon for another server i just dont know enough about gaming severs to know witch one would be good so i come to armco where sum of the biggest pc nerds are help me find a good deal plz i just want a gaming server that i can host game servers on the more the better i need the top 2 for 1000 or under and 2 for 2000 and under thanks in advance for your help if you do

vapid mango Oct 28, 2023, 5:19 AM

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Don't need to go that high for a game server unless you're hosting, idk, Star Citizen

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What are you planning to host?

rigid thistle Oct 28, 2023, 5:41 AM

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multi games not just one if i was to run one it be atlas with 9 maps but id like it to do more then just one game

vapid mango Oct 28, 2023, 6:04 AM

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Gotcha

rigid thistle Oct 28, 2023, 6:11 AM

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there is alot to pick from i just dont know what will do the job i dont care if its a renew or i have to upgrade it i just dont know crap about server boards i heard more core are better then i just heard from wasted less is better so ya im lost but im still going to get one

vapid mango Oct 28, 2023, 6:22 AM

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It really depends on the games. Are you planning to have the servers running directly on the machine or virtualize them some way? Like hyperv or docker? ~~I haven't looked into running game servers in containers but why not~~

rigid thistle Oct 28, 2023, 6:28 AM

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i can do either i have done it on the hp z840 but my bottle neck with the z840 was atlas i could not get past 6 maps running good and that was virt ran i want better then the z840

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i ran conan ark and mine craft at the same time with people on each with no lag for anyone

pallid robin Oct 28, 2023, 7:51 AM

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rigid thistle i can do either i have done it on the hp z840 but my bottle neck with the z840 w...

Maybe check per game you want to host on what they actually need.
Not that games will use that much but I have played games where the game server needed to be pretty beefy.

rigid thistle Oct 28, 2023, 5:27 PM

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ok lets pick atlas where it will be able to run maps or more i was looking at TechMikeNY Server 2X E5-2687Wv4 3.00Ghz 24-Core 256GB 12.5TB TrueNAS PowerEdge R730xd on amazon i would have to add more drives but idk if it is good or if it can do it

vapid mango Oct 28, 2023, 7:02 PM

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According to this that’s 12 Atlas servers running in parallel
https://atlas.fandom.com/wiki/Server_setup#Server_Requirements

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