I currently have a home server but i'm looking to do a cheap upgrade. I mean, really cheap.
The current machine is a Compaq Evo running Windows Server 2003. I use it to host my wordpress blog, plus sharing files over my network, plus sharing a printer and also sharing media to my 360. Plus occasionally it hosts Unreal 2k4, CoD UO, Quake 3 servers.
The specs are:
P4 2.66Ghz
512MB
1x 40GB hard drive(OS) and 500GB hard drive(files)
No GPU(ofc)
Running it headless.
I want to upgrade because I want to run a minecraft server and the minimum specs are for 2GB of RAM, though not sure if thats for Vista/Win7.
I have to upgrade paths,
I've got a P4 3.0Ghz machine in a larger tower with more space and a more modern motherboard(as SATAI ports though may get a PCI SATA controller card for SATAII). I could get about 1GB to 1.3~GB of RAM in this machine(DDR1 RAM)
Or,
I could upgrade the computer. From overclockers i've found the following(this is canabilising parts i have from other machines)
AMD Athlon X2 250 Dual Core CPU
Gigabyte Motherboard, AM3.
2x 1GB DDR2 RAM
total price comes to £110. Doesn't sound like much, but for my budget and also what I need it for should be more than enough.
Which would be best for my uses? I don't need a powerful machine, just enough to handle a small network(2 users) and run Minecraft but also those other games(though the server runs them fine as it is)
The current machine is a Compaq Evo running Windows Server 2003. I use it to host my wordpress blog, plus sharing files over my network, plus sharing a printer and also sharing media to my 360. Plus occasionally it hosts Unreal 2k4, CoD UO, Quake 3 servers.
The specs are:
P4 2.66Ghz
512MB
1x 40GB hard drive(OS) and 500GB hard drive(files)
No GPU(ofc)
Running it headless.
I want to upgrade because I want to run a minecraft server and the minimum specs are for 2GB of RAM, though not sure if thats for Vista/Win7.
I have to upgrade paths,
I've got a P4 3.0Ghz machine in a larger tower with more space and a more modern motherboard(as SATAI ports though may get a PCI SATA controller card for SATAII). I could get about 1GB to 1.3~GB of RAM in this machine(DDR1 RAM)
Or,
I could upgrade the computer. From overclockers i've found the following(this is canabilising parts i have from other machines)
AMD Athlon X2 250 Dual Core CPU
Gigabyte Motherboard, AM3.
2x 1GB DDR2 RAM
total price comes to £110. Doesn't sound like much, but for my budget and also what I need it for should be more than enough.
Which would be best for my uses? I don't need a powerful machine, just enough to handle a small network(2 users) and run Minecraft but also those other games(though the server runs them fine as it is)
