Purchasing A Server

[Fate]

Hey im highly considering buying a server for the long term benefits. I found this one and it caught my eye in terms of price
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Poweredge-R410-2-X-SIX-CORE-2-40GHZ-E5645-64GB-RAM-2TB-SERVER-QTY-AVAILABLE/352521213716?hash=item5213e6d714:g:FysAAOSwh2xYAR-N
Just wondering if this specific server would be able to run a ark server 24/7 and how well it would run. This server would only ever have a max of 10 people on it.

[Baron von ZinGir]

Yes, as i look at it it could run 3 maps at once even.

Aslong as you dont use like 500 mods that is lol

[Fate]

Originally posted by Baron von ZinGir:

Yes, as i look at it it could run 3 maps at once even.

Aslong as you dont use like 500 mods that is lol

No I don't plan on having any mods on at all in fact. Although I was wondering mainly since you mentioned it. Would be possible to use it to run the ARK server and a similarly sized Minecraft server in conjunction. If not thats fine I was just wondering if I could run both at once.

[Baron von ZinGir]

Yes you can, just make sure to dedicate a core to both games. Ark core#1 Minecraft Core#3.

[Fate]

Originally posted by Baron von ZinGir:

Yes you can, just make sure to dedicate a core to both games. Ark core#1 Minecraft Core#3.

That was what I expected it comes with two processors so my plan would be to dedicate one to each. Would that work?

[Baron von ZinGir]

Well Im not sure if an ark/minecraft server uses more then 2 cores, but you can force them to use a core from each processor.

Hmm seems to use 4 cores you can use the command "useallavailablecores", but yea you should be able to fully dedicate 1 whole cpu to one game.

Ark only uses 1 core and about 5% of all the remaining cores then so its kinda weird, ark only uses 2>4gb of ram while minecraft uses alot more ram and less cpu.

[Baron von ZinGir]

Hold on, i just checked the spec's of the pc again it uses a 6core xeon, i remember ark having issue's with that exact processor... glad i double checked

[Fate]

Originally posted by Baron von ZinGir:

Hold on, i just checked the spec's of the pc again it uses a 6core xeon, i remember ark having issue's with that exact processor... glad i double checked

Ah so, it does not work at all on it? What sort of issues.

[Baron von ZinGir]

It would only use 1 core even if you dedicated 12 to it.
If you keep it to max 10 people 1 core should be fine.

Using windows it should say 6/12 cores used, but only uses 1.

[Fate]

Originally posted by Baron von ZinGir:

It would only use 1 core even if you dedicated 12 to it.
If you keep it to max 10 people 1 core should be fine.

Using windows it should say 6/12 cores used, but only uses 1.

Truly 95% of the time it will just be me. More people may join once in a blue moon. The minecraft server may house up to 30 at a time though.

[Samadhi]

Originally posted by Baron von ZinGir:

Ark only uses 1 core and about 5% of all the remaining cores then so its kinda weird, ark only uses 2>4gb of ram while minecraft uses alot more ram and less cpu.

AFAIK Ark uses more than 1 core

Using 1 core would CPU bind this game, and render the command line -useallavailablecores pointless.

Can you also provide a link to the reported issue with the Dell Poweredge R410 (E5645) please?

[Vesuvius]

Originally posted by Samadhi:

AFAIK Ark uses more than 1 core

Using 1 core would CPU bind this game, and render the command line -useallavailablecores pointless.

Can you also provide a link to the reported issue with the Dell Poweredge R410 (E5645) please?

Afaik -useallavailablecores is hit and miss since it was (in theory) made redundant.

- also wasnt a serverside setting? Or was it?

But that isnt the same as a server box using 1 or more cores.

[Fate]

Im trying to budget here so after looking around would https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-PowerEdge-R610-Server-2x-2-66GHz-E5640-8-Cores-24GB-PERC6i-2x-1TB/191545700823?_trkparms=aid%3D555021%26algo%3DPL.SIMRVI%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20190711100440%26meid%3Da8e007cb23bc4cc797e3cba78540957e%26pid%3D100752%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D4%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D352521213716%26itm%3D191545700823%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982!48116!US!-1 work for both as well.
It has a lower ram amount but better ghz on it. And a much smaller amount of space. This comes to the point of what I should favor the most; ram, ssd, or processing power.

[Uueerdo]

Originally posted by Baron von ZinGir:

It would only use 1 core even if you dedicated 12 to it.
If you keep it to max 10 people 1 core should be fine.

Using windows it should say 6/12 cores used, but only uses 1.

On the upside, since they're only running 1 of 6/12; doesn't that mean it could be easier for them to run multiple server instances for a private cluster.

[Fate]

Im leaning toward the r610 but if anyone has suggestions im shopping here:
http://www.ebaystores.com/SaveMyServer
Im looking for one that can run the Ark and minecraft server 24/7 with Ark being a 1-3 player server no mods (Multiple Maps?). And the minecraft server never going over 30 people with minimal plugins.

[Samadhi]

Originally posted by Fate:

Im leaning toward the r610 but if anyone has suggestions im shopping here:
http://www.ebaystores.com/SaveMyServer
Im looking for one that can run the Ark and minecraft server 24/7 with Ark being a 1-3 player server no mods (Multiple Maps?). And the minecraft server never going over 30 people with minimal plugins.

The R610 is fine, just make sure you get at least 32GB RAM, more if you can.