Im currently running on Cobalt 450mhz 256 ram and ive been overloaded almost 2-3 times every week

Here are some of the packages Im considering:

COMPAQ DL320
Pentium III 1 Ghz
512 RAM
40 GB/7200 RPM
w/ Ensim
129 Month/99 Setup

OR

Intel Celeron 1.3 GHZ
512 RAM
50 GB/7200 RPM
256k OBC- 100Mhz FSB
RedHat Linux 7.2
99 Month/99 Setup

OR

Intel Celeron 1.3 GHZ
512 RAM
60 GB/7200 RPM
256k OBC-100 Mhz FSB
RedHat Linux 7.1
99/Month/149 Setup

All of the above gets 400gb monthly transfer.

Please give me some suggestions. I am a pretty newbie, I can handle most of the cobalt stuff, but Im not a Linux guru.

The Compaq DL320 is $99 setup / $129 a month, not the other way around as you have it (unless you found a better deal than the one I'm looking at)

Even though I hate Compaq desktop's, I'd go with the Compaq server vs. the whitebox because I believe it may be more reliable and because the ram is upgradeable to 1 GB while the Celerons are limited to 512 MB.

thanx, typo :)

I was wondering if Ensims are pretty easy to use. Im not like a newbie who cant turn on a comp, but Im not really into the linux kinda stuff. Is it basically self explainatory or would I need to look in manuals and such?

You should familiarize yourself with both the Ensim forums at http://forums.rackshack.net and also the Ensim Forums at http://www.ensim.com/cgi-bin/ubbcgi/ultimate.cgi - do you have any special needs? Existing sites which need to be brought over from an existing configuration seamlessly?

Originally posted by panopticon
The Compaq DL320 is $99 setup / $129 a month, not the other way around as you have it (unless you found a better deal than the one I'm looking at)

Even though I hate Compaq desktop's, I'd go with the Compaq server vs. the whitebox because I believe it may be more reliable and because the ram is upgradeable to 1 GB while the Celerons are limited to 512 MB. It isn't the Celeron's that are limited to 512MB, it is the chipset - 815e that limits the amount of RAM, and in this case 512MB. It would support more, however you have to move away from the 815e chipset.

I also don't like celery processors. I haven't tried Ensim but I highly recommend Cpanel/Web Host Manager on your server if you plan to use it to sell hosting to customers.

JDT

Okay thanx for the feedback. I think Im about to buy the compaq package... I have one more question. Is the compaq based on linux? My friend told me how ensims are only for linux computers.

Yes, the Compaq's at RS use RH Linux.