Servers for Dummies

[David A Sell]

Hiya guys,

 

I recently upgraded my Gfx card, and unwitingly had to upgrade just about every other system component i had left, So I'm stuck with a new shiny great comp, and a pretty dang decent comp that's mostly intact, also I notice a serious lack of un-pass-worded servers for DCS so My questions are:

 

would a system running an ASUS M3n72-d MOBO, an AMD phenom 9950 Processor and 8 gigs of the older ram ddr2 or whatever, and either a single 9800gt or dual 9800's if nessicary be robust enough to provide a dedicated 24/7 server for mainly DCS, and possibly other games down the road?

 

I would obviously need another copy of windows, but is there a specific server windows/program I need?

 

Would I need to purchase a 2ed copy of DCS?

 

I have never delved into the servers before but would love to contribute to the DCS community with one if I can, What Server "read up" or educational sites can you all recommend?

 

Thanks Fellas

[HiJack]

That spec looks OK. You need a new set of OS license (prefer Windows 7 64 bit) and you also need a new license of the A-10C (or FC2, BS etc.) to run it as a dedicated server and play on it with your current license. Setting up windows as a server is straight forward like a normal desktop but do some tuning on it. Guides for setting Windows 7 automatic logon etc. you find online.

 

(HJ)

[Ozz13]

Graphics cards won't be a factor, it will be all CPU and Memory as it will only do the number crunching..

[Cibit]

I think it will be fine Munny, the connection speed will have as much or more bearing than the hardware for a dedicated server:)