Well the specs depend on how many servers, if its just the one then I would highly recommend a Intel Core 2 Duo, I would go for a 2Ghz+ one along with 2GB ram. Linux distro, I'm not too sure because that isn't my area however I know Ubuntu Server 8 is very good out of the box, does 1000FPS on most setups without any modifcations apart from the usual SRCDS settings.
I find Windows fine once you do a fair bit of testing, finding out what works best with what. Our Windows boxes auto restart every week now which keeps them happy.
If you are looking for a dedi in the UK I can recommend a few hosts.
I find Windows fine once you do a fair bit of testing, finding out what works best with what. Our Windows boxes auto restart every week now which keeps them happy.
If you are looking for a dedi in the UK I can recommend a few hosts.