Help me with those Managed Servers

barca4ever · #1 03-25-2006, 06:31 PM

Hi there,

Please help me to choose the best of the the following Managed dedicated Servers.

Note that I spent a whole week narrowing down the options, and I'm trying to go for the cheapest server as much as possible.

Moreover, Rate the hosting company itself if you heared anything about them:

sectorlink.com
AMD 64 Sempron 3000 - 1024MB - 80GB - 750GB Bandwidth - 100Mbps ($80)

webhostplus.com
AMD Athalon XP 2800 - 1024MB - 80GB - Unlimited Bandwidth - 10Mbps ($100)

hostinganddesigns.com
AMD Barton 64 3000 - 1024MB - 80GB - Unlimited Bandwidth - 10Mbps ($90)

dedicatedplace.com
AMD Barton 3000 - 1024MB - 80GB - 1000GB Bandwidth - 10Mbps ($90)

servstra.com
AMD Barton 3000 - 1024MB - 80GB - 1000GB Bandwidth - 10Mbps ($90)

If someone can explain in breif if I need the port's speed to be 100Mbps or 10Mbps is enough for me to have a large bugy forum (+13K users) with some files (~5MB) to be downloaded

And do I need the processor to be 64bit?

Grand Pooh-Bah · #2 03-25-2006, 08:00 PM

Where did you get that price from servstra.com? I just got a quote from them and it was more $.

brithostnetwork · #3 03-25-2006, 08:12 PM

Personally the sectorlink.com deal looks good to me.

A) it's cheapest
B) 1024MB should be plenty
C) Space shouldn't be an issue
D) 100Mbps port

You might need more bandwidth but I very much doubt it and I'm sure they'd add it on for you for a small extra.

Just my $0.02

Liam

barca4ever · #4 03-26-2006, 12:46 AM

Sorry brithostnetwork, I was mistaken! Its 512MB

Grand Pooh-Bah, you can find the price I mentioned at servstra.com/servers/amdlow.html

Please guys, I want more advices with explainations

THill · #5 03-26-2006, 09:09 AM

I have read some good things regarding Servstra except one time I read that support has gotten a little slow however I have had no direct experience with them. I did just inquire with my current hosting company regarding a configuration that you desire just to see what they can offer and it was pretty decent in terms of pricing.

thenynoc.com
Pentium 4 2.4Ghz - 1024MB - 80GB - 1000GB Bandwidth - 100Mbps ($95)

Hope things go well in your search.

barca4ever · #6 03-26-2006, 10:27 AM

THill, thank you for your input

I surfed thenynoc.com and I didn't find the link to order the server with the specs you mentioned!

I apreciate your help, and asking all the experties to help me ASAP

Why no one shares his knoledge about my last questions regarding (64bit - MBps) !?

THill · #7 03-26-2006, 11:03 AM

You should not need the OS to be 64 bit unless your applications specifically require it. That price and configuration was a custom quote so you would need to contact them directly to order either through email (the fastest reponse) or phone. They will take care of you from there.

My knowledge of the port question (10 or 100mbps) is limited so I cannot help you there. Sorry.

rumi · #8 03-26-2006, 11:56 AM

sectorlink.com
AMD 64 Sempron 3000 - 1024MB - 80GB - 750GB Bandwidth - 100Mbps ($80)

This looks Good

barca4ever · #9 03-26-2006, 02:13 PM

rumi, thanks for passing by, but as I said, I was mistaken! Its NOT 1024MB, its 512MB

barca4ever · #10 03-26-2006, 04:29 PM

I'm still looking for help

rumi · #11 03-26-2006, 04:33 PM

How much you need to add if you want 1024MB? If it comes around $90 still go for that.

bruce1234at · #12 03-26-2006, 06:22 PM

the only one out of those you've listed i've used is servstra. for the price i pay them, they do everything i need them to plus more. been with them since aug 04 and i highly recommend them!

barca4ever · #13 03-28-2006, 10:22 AM

can any one explain more when do I need 64bit processor and when do I need 100Mbps or just 10Mbps and when do I need 1GB RAM or just 512MB RAM, since I don't want to waste more money if I don't need them?