Hi, I'm interested in getting a server that would be able to handle up to 40-50 computers in networked gaming and was wondering what would be a good setup in terms of specs and components. The server doesn't initially have to be internet capable, but perhaps in the future.

I was thinking of a dual chip configuration of PIII 866 with 512mb of ram. Is that good enough or overkill? I'm not too familiar with RAID so any help in terms of RAID components(hard drives, controller) and configurations would be helpful. Also, what would I need in terms of switches and hubs? Do I need a 1GHz switch? If any gaming or networking experts could throw in their opinions of what would be needed for this type of setup, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks.