The original post: /r/homelab by /u/alinawar2K on 2025-03-13 17:11:47.

Hey everyone,

I’m in the process of building a Gaming PC / Home Game Server and wanted to get some advice.

The gaming side of the PC will mostly be for playing games like Genshin Impact.

The server hosting side will run dedicated servers for ARK: Survival Ascended and Valheim, with maybe one or two smaller games added later.

This is all of my purchased parts right now, here’s my PC parts list: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/D4RNBq

My Questions:

1️⃣ Is this build strong enough to handle both gaming and server hosting at the same time?

2️⃣ User Profiles:

Can I have one Windows user profile for gaming and another for server hosting, running at the same time without interfering with each other?

Each profile will have its own Steam account (one for gaming, one for hosting servers).

Or should I stick to using just one user at a time for stability?

I’ll be running everything on Windows 11 (no Linux). Any tips or recommendations are greatly appreciated! Thanks!