Hello all. Firstly I hope this is in the right section.
I have been hosting game servers for friends on and off. Things like ARK and minecraft. etc..
I have been doing this off of an old base unit. Using an AMD FX 6300 and 8GB of corsair vengeance DDR3. The PC also has a 270x since the mobo has no video.
For the most part this is fine. But the power usage and just the size of the unit annoy me.
I also want to be able to start using the server as a way to backup my main media and have the TV stream from it.
Can anyone advise a better build or config for this set up. (it currently has only a 120gb SSD so will need some HDDs for data backups/media.)
It is currently on windows 7. While my experience of setting up dedicated game servers is quite sound. My actual knowledge of proper servers is limited.
TLDR: Spec me a power conscious budget server that can host games and also stream media to my tv.
Thanks
Lewis
I have been hosting game servers for friends on and off. Things like ARK and minecraft. etc..
I have been doing this off of an old base unit. Using an AMD FX 6300 and 8GB of corsair vengeance DDR3. The PC also has a 270x since the mobo has no video.
For the most part this is fine. But the power usage and just the size of the unit annoy me.
I also want to be able to start using the server as a way to backup my main media and have the TV stream from it.
Can anyone advise a better build or config for this set up. (it currently has only a 120gb SSD so will need some HDDs for data backups/media.)
It is currently on windows 7. While my experience of setting up dedicated game servers is quite sound. My actual knowledge of proper servers is limited.
TLDR: Spec me a power conscious budget server that can host games and also stream media to my tv.
Thanks
Lewis