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Roger that on the OS. Thanks for the tips, everyone. Very helpful.

The operating system I was planning on is Win 10 Professional.

I have a Corsair RM750x PSU laying around as my backup I could use, I think it's gold rated. The whole single threaded thing should've been obvious to me off the bat, but it does change a lot of needs and costs. I'll probably just upgrade my gaming rig and use my previous gaming build as an always-on host.

Ah, ok. Thanks.

You say "faster", does that mean I would want a higher clock, a better overall benchmark, or a comparable clock with more cores? Could I just go with an i9-7960X (w/ CPU Benchmark 26,346) or go with a different Xeon such as the E5-2699 v4, 2.2 GHz (w/ CPU Benchmark 23,362)? I know I would have to go Xeon to use ECC RAM, I am assuming this would be vital for a server. Xeon 2699: https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Xeon+E5-2699+v4+%40+2.20GHz&id=2753 I agree my linked mobo is overkill now that I am looking through its extra or redundant features. I'll probably finalize on the cheapest X99 with 4 or 8 slot memory and appropriate clock limits for my RAM, but I'll have to hunt a bit.

I'm thinking of building a server for DCS multiplayer. I've rented my own Arma 3 server in the past and have built all my own PC's, but I've never built a server at all. Perhaps what I have spec'd will be overkill. I'm looking to accomplish around 25-30 player slots before experiencing any noticeable performance issues— but realistically I'll probably cap server slots at 20-25 to maintain performance headroom. Any info or personal experience accounts would be greatly appreciated, especially if I might be neglecting a better and cheaper build that will work instead. Here are the components I am considering: MOBO: ASUS Z10PE-D16 WS (LGA 2011-v3) Intel C612 PCH https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132416 CPU: Intel Xeon E5-2660 V4 2.0 GHz https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819117634 RAM: Crucial 4x16 DDR4 https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F83MX9675 PSU: Athena 850W https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104126