Hosting Monster mod pack

[Incendiary]

So I'm looking into buying a new PC, and among things I'm taking into consideration is hosting ability. It may be beyond reasonable affordability for me, but I would like to be able to host the monster mod pack for a maximum of 8 people (normally only 6 on at a time). Can someone please provide me with system requirements (minimal, optimal, and perfect) for such a task?

 

[Geometry]

What is your internet upload speed, and what is your bandwidth? (ISPs can be a real PITA when it comes to hosting)
Will you be hosting and playing on the same system? (Not recommended)
What's your budget?

 

[Incendiary]

I'll be hosting on a college internet, so not necessarily consistent but upload speed averages around 15 mbps and bandwidth is not a concern. I will most likely not be hosting and playing on the same system, but I may on occassion. Currently my budget is non-defined, but naturally the cheaper the better, hence why I'm looking more for general specs I should shoot for on a lower/med/higher quality section so I can do some shopping myself.

 

[Geometry]

If you play on the same system, the system resources will be divided between the client and the server which will cause the server to most likely suffer. However, I have seen some play and host on the same system without issues. Given that you don't play on the system, you won't be needing a GPU, so you can save some money there. You will want good single core performance, so I suggest going with something like a i7 3770k or 4770k. 8gb RAM should be plenty, as it will allow you to allocate 6gb to your server while keeping the other 2gb for the system. If you plan on running the system 24/7, you should consider getting a good PSU as well as proper cooling. Here is a list of the general tiers of PSUs. I also recommend going with an SSD. Good luck!

 

[DZCreeper]

Minimal Seriously, don't get this
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4130 3.4GHz Dual-Core Processor ($119.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($34.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Blue 500GB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.48 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $372.42
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 02:40 EDT-0400)

Ideal Faster hard drive, more memory, slightly better processor.
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i3-4340 3.6GHz Dual-Core Processor ($159.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Pro4 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($79.99 @ Micro Center)
Memory: A-Data XPG V1.0 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($64.99 @ NCIX US)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 500W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($39.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $478.91
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 02:42 EDT-0400)

Perfect This is total overkill, but your just a video card away from a gaming computer that does everything except make you breakfast.

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z87X-UD4H ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($144.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: Crucial Ballistix Sport 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($129.84 @ Amazon)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($106.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($88.97 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Rosewill Fortress 550W 80+ Platinum Certified ATX Power Supply ($109.98 @ OutletPC)
Total: $885.69
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 02:48 EDT-0400)

 

[Geometry]

This is what I would recommend:

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G7Ag
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G7Ag/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3G7Ag/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($229.99 @ NCIX US)
CPU Cooler: Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO 82.9 CFM Sleeve Bearing CPU Cooler ($29.94 @ OutletPC)
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($114.99 @ Newegg)
Memory: G.Skill Ares Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($68.99 @ Newegg)
Storage: Samsung 840 Pro Series 128GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($106.99 @ Amazon)
Storage: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($54.43 @ OutletPC)
Case: Corsair 200R ATX Mid Tower Case ($44.99 @ NCIX US)
Power Supply: Corsair CX 600W 80+ Bronze Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $700.31
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-05-08 08:34 EDT-0400)

Perfect balance between price and performance You can remove the SSD if you want to lower it to 600$

 

[Incendiary]

Perfect guys, thank you for your responses.