View Poll Results: Which Server You Liked From The Following

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  • Server 1

    10 76.92%
  • Server 2

    3 23.08%
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  1. #1

    * which one is better among these ?

    hi,
    please help me out to choose the right server, i will be hosting about 150 sites with high php + mysql interface,

    the following servers are the ones that provide all that i need but with some positive and negative aspects.
    so i want to ask you IF YOU HAVE TO BUY A SERVER AMONG THE FOLLOWING TWO THEN WHAT WILL YOU TAKE FOR HOSTING 150 SITES WITH LOTS OF TRAFFIC IN MIND

    MY BUDGET IS BELOW $470/MONTH


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    1st server,

    DUAL XEON 5520 8 x 2.26GHZ + hyper-threading CPU
    RAM 12GB DDR3
    TOTAL SPACE: 750GB,[ 2*250GB HDD SATA + 250GB (MYSQL) ]
    (TAKING NO RAID DUE TO COST +$50)
    PORT UPLINK: 1000MB
    BANDWIDTH: 10TB

    BASIC HOST MANAGED +
    TAKING SERVER MANAGEMENT: BY PSM

    TOTAL COST: $440/MONTH APPROX

    POSITIVE POINTS
    - SUPER FAST SERVER
    - BETTER RAM AND IN DDR3
    - 10TB IN AND 10TB OUT
    - VALUE FOR MONEY SERVER.


    NEGATIVE POINTS:
    - I WILL GET LESS SPACE.
    - TAKING NO RAID, THOUGH ITS AVAILABLE.
    - HAVE TO TAKE PRIVATE MANAGEMENT OF PSM.

    ..............................................

    2nd server,

    INTEL CORE 2 QUAD Q9550 2.83GHZ
    RAM 8GB DDR2
    TOTAL SPACE: 1500GB,[ 1000GB 7200 RPM SATA + 500GB (MYSQL) ]
    (TAKING RAID 1)
    PORT UPLINK: 1000MB
    BANDWIDTH: 10TB

    FULLY MANAGED BY HOST

    TOTAL COST $460/MONTH APPROX


    POSITIVE POINTS
    - MORE SPACE +750GB
    - SUFFICIENT RAM 8GB
    - 10TB IN AND 10TB OUT
    - TAKING RAID 1
    - FULLY MANAGED BY THE HOST


    NEGATIVE POINTS:
    - OUTDATED SERVER NOT TOO POWERFUL IN COMPARISON TO THE OTHER.
    - MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE OTHER.

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    ALL OTHER VIEWS ARE WELCOMED AND IF YOU KNOW ANY SERVER THAT CAN BEET THESE THEN PLEASE DO MENTION IT

  2. #2
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    First one is definitely better. Only problem is it does not have raid which can be a problem if you do a lot of writes on your database.

  3. #3
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    You will run out of disk I/O before you max out those CPUs. Try going for more and faster disks. In a system like #1, we would typically go for 8 x 146GB 10K RPM drives.
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    I will probably go for server 1.

    You should also note that raid 1 can make a little slow so raid5 is better for your requirements.

    Specially 4 U
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  5. #5
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    I believe the first server is from 10TB.com? If yes, it should cost

    $359 + $20 (2nd 250GB disk) + $50 (RAID) = $429
    $429 + $29 (PSM) = $458

    And 10TB.com does not offer 10TB in + 10TB out anymore, it is now 10TB out + Unmetered In.

  6. #6
    server 1 is of 10tb.com and server 2 is from singlehop.com.

    i want to know is it really important to have a RAID in a dedicated server when we are are taking server1 in our account.
    as for server1 i won't opt for RAID.
    ............

    some times i like server1 and some time i like server2 its so confusing thats why i asked you all !

  7. #7
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    Considering the specification you have posted and what you intend to use the servers for I would strongly advise you consider RAID and SAS drives over SATA as disk I/O will be your bottleneck and not the CPU and RAM.
    We have seen this time and time again when clients don't factor disk I/O into performance and are forced to upgrade at a later stage.
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  8. #8
    There is no SAS available with any of the servers

  9. #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by crazy:)boy View Post
    server 1 is of 10tb.com and server 2 is from singlehop.com.

    i want to know is it really important to have a RAID in a dedicated server when we are are taking server1 in our account.
    as for server1 i won't opt for RAID.
    ............

    some times i like server1 and some time i like server2 its so confusing thats why i asked you all !
    You can install software RAID too.

    If you can, contact them for a quote. Most probably they can give you a better pricing.

  10. #10
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    I also selected server #1 although each would work fine.

  11. #11
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    I would try to avoid a reseller for my valued site because I think that it's best to be as close to the machine as possible. But that is a question of taste. Anyway, it is my reason to vote for Server #2.

  12. #12
    Looking at the configurations my point will be for server 1, however you also need count on support options as that is not a fully managed server.
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