Server Hardware?

[Sir Max]

Hi all,

Im looking at hosting a privet server on so dedicated hardware. I have an old Intel Nuc. its a really small computer that i can fit in one hand but im not sure the hardware will be up to the job.

CPU: i3-3217U (1.80GHZ, 2 cores, 4 threads, 3mb Cach)
RAM: 16GB DDR3 1600MHz
GPU: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 (onboard)
HDD: 240GB MSata

The server will run with some mods and a max of 6 players. Im hoping to have the server up all the time.

If this is good enough to run the server, would i get away with running a second server for Conan?

[Attuoz]

1.8ghz is slow. Ark devs use overclocked 4770k thats like 4.5ghz.

[Sir Max]

Originally posted by Turan:

1.8ghz is slow. Ark devs use overclocked 4770k thats like 4.5ghz.

surly 4.5ghz is overkill just for the server? i knew the cpu would be the weaker part of this setup but unfortunate thats the only part i cant upgrade. what would be the minimum cpu would i need for speed and cores/threads.

[retsam1]

If you're going to host a server, you need lots more ram that just a measely 16gb.

Also ark is a high fidelity and high resource demanding game. Hosting on an old computer is just asking for issues to occur.

Few players doing bronto berry swipes and that comp would probably go into cardiac arrest.

[Sir Max]

Originally posted by retsam1:

If you're going to host a server, you need lots more ram that just a measely 16gb.

Also ark is a high fidelity and high resource demanding game. Hosting on an old computer is just asking for issues to occur.

i thought the server would not be that bad, im not playing the game on this computer. So i though the server would just need to do some small processing jobs for the players that are connected.

[Attuoz]

Originally posted by DarthJoe2056:

Originally posted by Turan:

1.8ghz is slow. Ark devs use overclocked 4770k thats like 4.5ghz.

surly 4.5ghz is overkill just for the server? i knew the cpu would be the weaker part of this setup but unfortunate thats the only part i cant upgrade. what would be the minimum cpu would i need for speed and cores/threads.

For max 6 players. 1.8ghz is fine.
If you can downgrade ram and ssd. i think for only 6 players 4-8gb ram and 20-30 gb ssd would be enough.

[Acandri]

a server for ARK needs a strong CPU (I5/R5 and up) with at least 16gb RAM.
for 5-10 players are 16gb enough.

[Sir Max]

ok i may have a rethink of the hardware. i was hoping i could do this with out having to buy anything new.

but i will look at a new spec.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by DarthJoe2056:

Originally posted by retsam1:

If you're going to host a server, you need lots more ram that just a measely 16gb.

Also ark is a high fidelity and high resource demanding game. Hosting on an old computer is just asking for issues to occur.

i thought the server would not be that bad, im not playing the game on this computer. So i though the server would just need to do some small processing jobs for the players that are connected.

Try and find a server hosted by a small player owned computer and bring some friends, start doing things like building lots of mall sized parking lots of dinos and castle sized bases, hop on a few bronto's and berry swipe a plenty. Spam T dumping items in and out of inventories.

You'll see serious slow downs in most cases.(some may even time out or crash).

Can you run a server with your afore mentioned rig? sure. Will it be able to avoid issues(especially if you start to add various mods or have more than 5-6 concurrent)? Absolutely not.

[Attuoz]

This is not from ark but they use same engine so it maybe similar.

Small Medium Large X-Large
Number of players 10-player 35-player 50-player 70-player
CPU Intel Core2Duo 6850 Intel Core i5 2400 Intel Core i7 4770K Intel Core i7 4790K
CPU (GHz) 3.0 GHz 3.1/3.4 GHz 3.5/3.9 GHz 4.0/4.4 GHz (Turbo)
System RAM 8GB 8 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Diskspace 35GB 35GB 35GB 35GB

[retsam1]

Originally posted by DarthJoe2056:

ok i may have a rethink of the hardware. i was hoping i could do this with out having to buy anything new.

but i will look at a new spec.

If you want the cheapest route, rent a server from a hosting service. Not only will this be a fraction of the cost but as well you can cancel at any time. Running a server is a lot of work and alot of responsibility that tends to burn out or turn off novice server owners.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by Turan:

This is not from ark but they use same engine so it maybe similar.

It isnt helpful to give them info for such if it has nothing to do with Ark. Ark as mentioned before is a pretty demanding game on rigs be it hosting or gen game play. I do not recommend taking any info in that regard seriously.

[Attuoz]

Originally posted by retsam1:

Originally posted by Turan:

This is not from ark but they use same engine so it maybe similar.

It isnt helpful to give them info for such if it has nothing to do with Ark. Ark as mentioned before is a pretty demanding game on rigs be it hosting or gen game play. I do not recommend taking any info in that regard seriously.

That is your opinion. The cpu requirement for that list is same as what ark devs suggest so ram and disk space can also be similar.

[Sir Max]

ok so how would this new sepc handle?

CPU: Ryzen 3 (3.40GHZ, 4 cores, 4 threads, 8mb L3 Cach)
RAM: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz
GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon™ R-Series Graphics
HDD: 500GB 32MB Cach 7200rpm

[sriggle]

Originally posted by DarthJoe2056:

ok so how would this new sepc handle?

CPU: Ryzen 3 (3.40GHZ, 4 cores, 4 threads, 8mb L3 Cach)
RAM: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz
GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon™ R-Series Graphics
HDD: 500GB 32MB Cach 7200rpm

For a small server you'd be fine. I ran a server on a phenom II 1035t for a while and it was fine up until 15 people then the ping would start to rise as the player count rose. The Ryzen 3 is quite a bit faster than a 1035t.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by DarthJoe2056:

ok so how would this new sepc handle?

CPU: Ryzen 3 (3.40GHZ, 4 cores, 4 threads, 8mb L3 Cach)
RAM: 16GB DDR4 2400MHz
GPU: Integrated AMD Radeon™ R-Series Graphics
HDD: 500GB 32MB Cach 7200rpm

Again I think your ram is a bit low to host for others to play the server, especially if you plan to have various mods and allow players to build large sprawling bases.

Also putting the game on an HDD versus an SSD is going to be wince worthy.