Hello all,
I'm searching for a win serv(rdp needed) that matches that:
*PIV 2.8Ghz or more(HT prefered but not necessary, ADM cpus are fine if they are of equivalent power)
*512 RAM minimum(1Gig better)
*120 gig disk(possibility to add more?)
*~400GB of bandwidth per month, 300 would probably be fine though
*Fast link (at least 10Mbit on a good network)

Also, i need a very stable network, stability being more important than speed as long as speed isnt too slow(slow=under 5Mbps or bad ping)

The server will be running image extensive applications, hence the cpu requirements up there

I need the price to be around/under 100 USD

Ah one last thing, a remote reboot option if possible(ready to pay a few more bucks for that)

I found managed.com have a pretty good offer for 90 but i have no idea if they are reliable.... and i kinda heard they suck for network stability

You may check out cyberwurx.com for that, or Ezzi might work too.

ezzi had interesting deals, but it's slightly over what i can afford(110USD would really be a max)


cyberwurx didnt have any interesting deal

both had much more b/w than what i need, i guess i'm not asking for what's common

What you are asking for is quite a contradiction. You ask for reliability, yet still want a very low price (in this case, a too low price if you are looking for a good network).

You may want to try host quote (http://www.webhostingtalk.com/request.php)

i understand my demand is pretty contradictory
but i dont need much b/w which is what is people ask most of the time

i'll try that url you gave me

About reliability, i just mean about the network, if it's not going at 100Mbit/s it's not a prob, it's just i need connections to be stable

Also, i'm ready to take a 12 months plan if that can lower the price

It's not only about the amount of bandwidth, it's about the quality. A company needs to invest a lot if they want to provide high quality bandwidth, thus their prices will be higher as well. On top of that, you're not asking for a low end machine with such specs, so if you really want quality, I'd up your budget by at least 50%.

You will very often get what you pay for.

Have you checked out Burst.NET and ServerMatrix?

From tomsyer.net:

Virginia
Pentium IV 3.06 "w/HT"
1GB RAM
120GB Hard Drive
1500 GB Transfer
$100.00 a month

Pentium IV 2.4 "w/HT"
512MB RAM
80GB Hard Drive
1500 GB Transfer
$89.00 a month

AMD Sempron 2500+
512mb RAM
80GB Hard Drive
1000 GB Transfer
$55.00 a month

tomsyer.net seems nice
any word on their:
1.stability(connection loss)
2.transfer rates
3.support
?

Originally posted by DeathWolf
i understand my demand is pretty contradictory
but i dont need much b/w which is what is people ask most of the time

About reliability, i just mean about the network, if it's not going at 100Mbit/s it's not a prob, it's just i need connections to be stable

The amount of bandwidth that is offered does not mean much, as all companys who give you 1000GB for $100 are overselling their bandwidth. if you ask them for an offer with the same computer but 300GB it will be the same price, as they go with the assumption (which often is true) that most customers are not going to use even half of the bandwidth allocated.

For the stable network part, you just need to find a well established dedicated server provider with a decent network, and not go for some cheap offer from a rather small provider.

I think http://www.15minuteservers.com which is owned by NAC will be a good choice, they have a P4 2.8ghz HT 512MB 80GB for $99. or even $79 if paying a nice setup fee.

I think if your thinking of 12months contracts you should really consider using those 'pay high setup now and pay less monthly' as they only get worthwhile when getting close to a year.

thanks for all that info
15minuteservers seems nice too, do you know if they have any restrictions?

What type of restrictions? What are you planning on doing with the server?

not much
the serv will be used for image processing most of the time but i do intend to put my irc bnc on it(just mine) and have ssh/port tunnels to use the serv as my gateway(hence the requirement of stability)

I just got an offer from someone i know, but i dont know what the link is worth
Hardware wise it's all fine, but here is the characteristics:
Peering Info: GBLX, GT/360,MICROSOFT, SHAW, PCCWBTN, REAL Networks, Earthlink, SIX, UUNet, AT&T
Located: Seattle, WA

PIV 2.8Ghz HT
512 RAM
120 Gig disk
800 Gig/month with a 50Mbps conn for 3 months, then 100
Win 2k server
100 USD/month
Remote reboot: +10/month
3 more ip: +5/month


I'm wondering if that peering is good or not because else it fits pretty well my needs(and they dont restrict irc), and i got good ping/speeds to these servers

15minuteservers will not allow IRC... if this wasn't stated already.

In reguards to tomsyer,

I have heard some stuff about them. I suggest you do a search before you consider them. Just a suggestion.

I use Tomsyer and have had no issues with them. I don't think that the planet allows IRC so any resellers there are probably not going to let you run irc there.

Also the Tomsyer prices listed are not including Windows.

I suggest you check which Datacenters allow IRC and go from there.

thanks for the information
how should i search for servers allowing IRC? i've googled a bit using
-"No IRC" but that doesnt yield much results

Is there some comparative chart somewhere that tells more about that ?

Anyway tomsyer seemed pretty reliable, but they dont allow irc as you stated so i cant use them.

I'm modifying a bit my demand after all this, because it seems 100 USD is really too small, i can probably put another 30 USD in, for a total of 130

Any other suggestions?

Originally posted by DeathWolf
but i do intend to put my irc bnc on it(just mine)

I think you should forgo that part of the plan, as most of the providers out there will not allow you to run an irc bnc, even just for your self.
However, if you are willing to take the risk, running it on a provider that doesnt allow irc will probably not result in your box being terminated, as a single relay is something inconspicuous. They only disallow IRC because of the DoS it might bring anyhow.

It all depends on how important this bnc is to you, as most of the providers that allow you to run IRC will put you on an "irc network" which is not something you want, any downtime is excused by DoS (even not at you) and this is not the reliable solution that your looking for.

Excellent piece of advice from Noam. I would agree 100%

thanks for the advice
yeah it seems like irc is quite a bad thing for providers due to ddos
i guess running my bnc through an ssh tunnel wouldnt be that bad.... after all it's not like i'm running eggdrop bots^^

anyway i'm probably gonna take that offer i was made which is:

Peering Info: GBLX, GT/360,MICROSOFT, SHAW, PCCWBTN, REAL Networks, Earthlink, SIX, UUNet, AT&T
Located: Seattle, WA

PIV 2.8Ghz HT
512 RAM
120 Gig disk
800 Gig/month with a 50Mbps conn for 3 months, then 100
Win 2k3 server
125 USD/month
IRC clients allowed

Now the question i'm wondering is, is there something wrong with that?(it's an offer a friend made me)
Also, is rent to own for 20 USD/month of any interest?
And lastly, with an initial investement of around 800 USD and then 60 or 70 usd/month is there anything better i could do with a colo instead of a dedicated?