EggXpert

Hey guys, im starting up a game server business and i was wondering what your opinions are on the best operating system to run off my box? I can't have the system bogged down with unneeded process's etc, so let me know what you think! Im open for Linux options as well!

 Thanks,

-Stylez

 Budget - Less then $300.00  :) 

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It would really help to know what kind of hardware you have in your box and what games you plan to run...

XP is a decent choice, but I tend to prefer Linux (Mint/Ubuntu/Debian/etc).  Problem is, not every game has a server for *nix platforms :(

Guardian:

It would really help to know what kind of hardware you have in your box and what games you plan to run...

XP is a decent choice, but I tend to prefer Linux (Mint/Ubuntu/Debian/etc).  Problem is, not every game has a server for *nix platforms :(

 

Sorry about that why didn't i consider this. Im planning to run Call of Duty 2, 4, 5, Counter Strike: Source, 1.6, Battlefield 2142, Left 4 Dead.

Motherboard - TYAN S2696A2NRF (SATA) Dual LGA 771 Intel 5000X Extended ATX

CPU - Intel Xeon 5110 Woodcrest 1.6GHz 4M shared L2 Cache Socket 771 65W Dual-Core Active or 1U (2 of them) 

Memory - Kingston 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model KVR667D2N5K2/4G  (2 of them)

Let me know if you need any other specs.

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Linux  is nice, but you had better be comfortable with using the command line, as most servers that I have run through Linux don't use a GUI.

Server 2003/2008 is nice for stability, but is often out of range for most because of price.

I really think XP is your best option if you are not comfortable with command line oriented programs.  Also, have you ever used Linux?  If not, you might want to steer clear of it, anyway, as you don't want something going wrong that you don't know how to fix quickly.  Put Linux on one of your other computers to get used to it first, then load it onto your server.

whitelotus:

Linux would be my first choice for a Game server as long as the game supports it. My second choice would be Windows 2003 server, followed by Windows XP.

Gotta agree here.  My game server ran Server 2003.  I didn't have any problems w/ it, easy enough to maintain.