Hardware for modded minecraft server hosting 5-10 people
Hello guys i have a DELL OPTIPLEX 7040 SFF INTEL I7-6700 16 Go ram SSD 256 Go and wanted to know if it was enough to host a minecraft server with modpacks with like 400-500 mods for like 5 persons. i know for chunk loading ssd is important so i plan to buy another one.
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that won’t host anything
What kind of mods ?
That's what I'm curious about
modpacks like ATM9/10
400/500 mods
i updated my original post
i got the computer for free from my company yay
itll launch, maybe deal with 1-2 players fine
but you need some serious optimizations for 5 people
That 6700 is a little bit weak im afraid
For 500 mods and WITH pre-generated chunks, I'd probably get a "budget" host with 9900k
OR
pebble does budget $1/gb
You can go with the HARD way on that pc's motherboard
@Tristanus
Though i wouldn't recommend because it's only essential to move up to let's say a 9900K
neat
you can upgrade to a 9900k as its LGA1151
yeah, but be aware with what type of motherboard you have
iirc its stability depends on how the voltage on the motherboard behaves after the modification
i need an i9 for 5 people ?
that seem a bit overkill no ?
not i9
i7 9900k or i9 9900k
and no its not overkill when its a 6-7 year old cpu
ok i'm more familar with amd cpu
especially when it have to work with 500 mods
think of 9900k as a r5 3700X
even then the 3700x is better iirc
ok so the only problem is the cpu ?
yeah
nice ok i'll see what i can get within my budget
thanks
i should be able to get a Ryzen 7 3700X for around 80 euros
is it worth it ?
That's a bit overpriced I think
really damn
ok i'll keep looking
gl but I still recommend you to rent a hosting plan honestly
^
i agree with that
yeah but i want to build this for fun too
whats ur budget?
you could get a mini pc and use it as a server
i'd say
150
atm
youd be better off saving more and going with a cheap host for now
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yeah i already know pebble
if its not to ur liking i have 8 others
the host isn't the problem
?
i just want to build a server at home
but if the problem is the cpu i can get off pretty well with 150
hmm
id suggest going on ebay/fb marketplace and getting a better cpu for that pc
and/or more ram
ok i'll see what i can find thanks
Assuming you have to reuse that above mentioned pc,
then you should get a i7 9700 i'd say
that was the project yeah since i already got a pc i just gotta upgrade it
But you'd have to modify the BIOS in order for it to work
wdym ?
In simple words, you have to do many nasty things to get that cpu to work on that pc
if my mother board is compatible where's the problem ?
oh maybe if dell locked the bios
uhh nope
it because intel-based motherboard is kinda janky when it comes to socket like this
basically it divided to v1 and v2
the 6700 being v1 and the 9xxx being v2
if you update the bios for ur mobo youll be fine
mod the bios is the only way lol
i see ok didn't know that
yeah the 1151 has 2 version like i said above, but iirc no other socket has that frustrated naming thing
https://linustechtips.com/topic/1118475-guide-running-coffeelakerefresh-cpus-on-skykabylake-motherboards/
heres a ltt forum link on how to do it
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thanks
if you're gonna buy anything with an am4 socket, try a CPU in the 5000 series if you can. Much faster than the 3000 series but the price shouldn't be that much higher
ok thanks for the advice
despite potential socket compatibility, I don't think Optiplex 7040 with a native 6th gen processor can be upgraded to a 9th gen processor... I'd imagine Dell uses the minimal viable chipset for the processor they ship with.
Source: I have 8x Optiple 5080 SFF and upgrading them has been less than desirable.
would need new motherboard aswell
oops didnt see below
that's kinda annoying
if i upgrade the MB ill need to also change the rest ?
no
that's reassuring
well i'll run some test on this computer and if i have perf issues i'll see which cpu and mb i can get
It cant, it can be upgraded with a 7000's at most, my old pc had a i7-7700 and i couldnt upgrade it any longer due to chipset
Yeah. Minimal viable chipset for the processor they intend to ship.
Maybe dumb the BIOS and then reflash the board with a 9th or 8th gen-unlocked one ?
Sure it will have some problem with stability lol
I have a H110 and just reflashed it with a CH341A chip programmer
no its the chipset
I mean yeah the chipset can limits the cpu gen but theres a workaround that
Mc hosts have got very cheap now
You really don't need to self host anymore
I wasnt talking about external hosts
I was talking about the cpu
But ik it’s not that expensive to use ext hosts but that’s not the point i want to self host to have fun yk
Like building the computer etc
Completely get it but you'd be trading speed security and price for all that
i mean at first yeah but the goal is to be able to build a server and maintain it so that i'll never have to pay for an ext host again
tbf for most servers selfhosting wont really be cheaper due to power, isp, ddos protection, hardware depreciation, upfront costs, maintenance
true
but it won't be a public server it's only for close friends and power cost isn't a problem
but what you're saying is very true
What
Soz didn't mean ping
it’s a decade old hardware read the thread before pinging me for something you can figure out yourself
i take back the ping part
But I think it can run a 10 person smp ez
not modded
vanilla maybe
I think that spec can run 500 modded good what single thread speed
Of 6th gen
Lemme check
With a ssd
Even if solid
It's only 10 people
Sure isn't sustainable
But for 1st 3 months of it would be fine
I'm guessing it would just be a mc phase
But worst case If lasted longer prob get better if saw pref hit
bro please lookup what you are trying to defend
that cpu can’t run a 500 modpack with 3 players above 9 tps
500 mods
Atm9 right?
Or 8
10
it’s an unstable pack that barely works on r9-9900Xs
how do i know? i’ve ran some before
a i7 6700 will not be able to run it
even if you optimize it
I've only ever ran 7 so might be more unstable I thought was like 8 or smth
I ran that on 5th gen i5 finr
Fine
again lookup information before defending something blindly
i’m not saying the stuff i said without experience or knowledge to back it up
With 10
Alr
Atm9 is stable it’s in release version maybe you are talking about atm10 which is still in dev
stable in release. stable as a pack, no.
Could you elaborate on the unstable as a pack ? We have hosted atm 9 server many times and never had any issues
unstable as a pack means whn you host a server that wants to be a bit large, itll crash for sometimes seemingly No reason. crash logs can logs themselves can be confusing in Why it did crash
the pack itself is fun and fine at a certain point of players and modification
Ok thanks for clarifying that how do i know a pack is safe then ?
Maybe we were lucky be we have never had any crash with hosting with external hosts
Imo just give it a try u can even make it offline and bot it I think the specs will be fine however I'm not allowed to speak with my such low lack of experience
If u have the specs I see no harm of trying it
If like Clyde said and has poor pref change to a better host or external If you don't wanna do the testing with that hardware then use external to begin with 👍
Ill try anyway yeah and ill upgrade if it aint enough
Hey
it works perfectly
we're 2 atm no lag at all
@Error110 thanks again for your help it works amazingly
cool u can close then guessing