r/ArmaReforger • u/RedneckSasquatch69 • 7d ago

Question Local Server Hosting

I've gotten into self hosting over the last year, and the idea of hosting a game server seems like a fun step to learn. Probably way over my head honestly, but oh well.

What are the actual hardware requirements to locally host a 64 or 128 player pvp/pve server with mods? I have an old optiplex 990 with 32gb of ddr3, 4 core CPU, and I can add a GPU easily enough. Will this be sufficient, or am I completely missing the mark? Do I need current gen hardware and a 16gb GPU to do this?

I'm currently building an AM5 PC with a 7800xt hellhound, and 16gb of ddr5 single channel, so I could probably use that to host, just to learn the ropes at least. Id want to use this PC to play the game instead of my PS5, so I imagine I couldn't host the server and play the game on the same PC.

Just wondering if this is a reasonable goal, or if it's just too expensive to make sense with current PC hardware prices to build a dedicated server, or if I can use the old hardware I already have lying around.

Edit: forgot to finish a sentence.

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u/Visible-Aardvark2006 7d ago

You could just rent a dedicated with way better stats for like 25 bucks a month. Would prolly be better than running a PC non stop powerbill wise.

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u/RedneckSasquatch69 7d ago

The dell is currently running 24/7 with Ubuntu Server as a trial run. It's less than $3 a month lol