Homer Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Hey everyone I have some exciting news. I am opening a new Fund starting today to potentually Raise $1,100 USD. All frontpage donations will go towards this Fund. Other Funds are tied up and allocated for existing projects. Funds for Jailbreak are satisfied so that the server will stay online for many months. Funds for the ZS Server are satisfied because the server supports itsself well. All other game servers need work and do not support themselves well. This Fund is for a new AMD Ryzen 9 3900X Server box that will outperform all our existing servers. This new server box will be the first owned box for HG and it will be colocated in Dallas Texas, USA. It will be used with a new network we have planned for it and a new IP Block allocated for our CSS, TF2, GMOD, and new games. Over the last few months I have been testing a new network that leverages Anycast for our game servers with GFL Owner, Roy. (read more here) After many months of testing, the result was positive, which also contributed to the success of the Jailbreak server (Rank #13 in 30days). As a result of our testing, I have decided to move forward with the investment of putting more of our game servers on the Anycast network. To begin, we invested in getting our own IP Block (185.141.204.0/24), which is important because now we will never have to change the game server IPs again (once we start using them) if we need to move to a different datacenter hosting company. We can just point our ips to where we move the server box. Pretty cool! Below is an example build with the minimum components for a very high performing server running the latest AMD Ryzen 9 3900X chip. PCPartPicker Part List CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3900X up to 4.6 GHz 12-Core Processor ($429.99 @ B&H)Motherboard: ASRock X470D4U Micro ATX AM4 Motherboard ($256.08 @ B&H)Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V Series 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory ($112.99 @ Amazon)Storage: Crucial P1 1 TB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive ($104.99 @ Amazon)PCPartPicker Total: $904.05Taxes and shipping cost not included. Plus a Rackmount Case with Power Supply CASE: SUPERMICRO SuperChassis CSE-512F-350B Black 1U Rackmount Server Chassis 350W ($172.99 @ NewEgg) TOTAL: $1077.04 + tax & shipping I will personally take care of the cost of taxes and shipping, including shipping to the datacenter, and other miscellaneous costs. If we exceed the donation goal, I will opt for the:CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X up to 4.7 GHz 16-Core Processor ($689.99 @ Amazon) AND look into Liquid Cooling options. If we don't meet the goal, that is ok. We will rent something instead for the new network. I can't wait to show pictures of the build process Thanks everyone! >> MAKE A DONATION TO THIS FUND <<Every amount counts! Thank you for supporting HG during our times of growth! 11 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowyamur Posted August 1, 2020 Share Posted August 1, 2020 Oh man, we need this. Let's work together and get it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxx Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 LETS GOOOOO! If I can I will donate as much as possible, however it is uncertain, but this is gonna be one spicy server Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Council Benz Posted August 2, 2020 Executive Council Share Posted August 2, 2020 I will be helping with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDNA Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 This is a very good idea, and everyone should donate! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Council Benz Posted August 2, 2020 Executive Council Share Posted August 2, 2020 Let's go boys and girls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
☆Raging☆ Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 You smexy fucks better do this, or at least part of it, great things lie ahead. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowyamur Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 I don't know if this is in the post, but when does this goal end? Does it end at the end of August? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral MacK Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 Excellent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 2, 2020 Author Share Posted August 2, 2020 54 minutes ago, Snowyamur said: I don't know if this is in the post, but when does this goal end? Does it end at the end of August? Yes. Almost half way there, awesome! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Goal Funded! I can't wait to show pictures of the build process Additional donations this month will go directly towards more upgrades and parts for the server. A HUGE shoutout and Thank You to those that donated: @The Peacemaker @Snowyamur @EddieCam @bert @Icon @Bepp @MrRustles I will write the forum names of all those that donate this month onto the server box! 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRustles Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Most credit to @Bepp for killing it with over 600 bucks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoomy Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 (edited) shoutout to my boy @DirtyDNA for the anonymous $120 donation while he was wasted Edited August 8, 2020 by zoomy500 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 MY NAME ON THE SERVER BOX HOLY SHIT IM IN 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRustles Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Thats pretty epic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderShepard Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Ryzen processors really benefit from a lot of fast ram. Can the donations that go above the goal go to 64GB total? I really think it would help even more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 We may have to address cooling options first because that is difficult for a 1U case, but other than that depending on the additional donations, we will look into more ram. I will be load testing and testing temps of the server to get everything running stable. Thank you for your donation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 17, 2020 Author Share Posted August 17, 2020 Based on my research and asking what other builders are using for their Ryzen 1U server cooling, we will be getting the Dynatron L3 w/ AM4 Retention Bracket. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Executive Council Benz Posted August 17, 2020 Executive Council Share Posted August 17, 2020 That is awesome Homer. I am super pumped! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Alright ladies and gentlemen, I am beginning to order parts. We will be getting the following upgraded specs: 16Core/32Thread CPU AMD Ryzen™ 9 3950X !!!! CL15 B-Die verified G.SKILL Ripjaws V Series 64GB (4 x 16GB) DDR4 3200 RAM And 2x SAMSUNG 970 EVO M.2 2280 1TB NVMe HUGE THANKS TO: @Bepp @EddieCam And @CommanderShepard @nielsfalko @Asian State Trooper 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommanderShepard Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Bruh I only gave 20, Bepp handed over his life savings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1nG Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 (edited) On 8/16/2020 at 10:15 PM, Fortis said: Cool! "cool" god dammit lol Edited August 18, 2020 by K1nG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bepp Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 I am glad the community was able to make this server box the best it could be! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowyamur Posted August 18, 2020 Share Posted August 18, 2020 Awesome! Here's to better-ran servers! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asian State Trooper Posted August 20, 2020 Share Posted August 20, 2020 I'm glad to share to the community Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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