Server Deals

[DontWannaName]

Hey Guys,

Been a while since I posted here but I need help with finding the best deal with a dedicated box. Here are some deals I was offered all with 100mb port. Comes with internap bandwidth and some Quest. Maybe there will be a better deal in a month since I have that long to get it since I just renewed.

Dual Processor, Quad Core Xeon 5405, 4GB RAM, 2000GB bandwidth, and 2 x 250GB SATA II HDD for $299/month, $0 setup

Single Processor, Quad Core Xeon 5310 servers with 4GB RAM, 2 X 250GB SATA, 2000GB bandwidth and 100Mbps uplink for $210/month

Any modifications or ideas? I currently have NFO and pay 100 for a 24 slot server, i want more servers and my own box.

[ClanWoof]

Well there are many out there that sell dedicated servers.
NFO has a deal on for their dedicated box, I here alot of good things about them.
https://www.nfoservers.com/order-dedicated-server.php
299$ for One Xeon X3350 processor (four 2.66ghz cores on a 1333mhz FSB)
4096 MB RAM (DDR2-800)
250 GB, 7200 RPM SATA hard drive
I know a few people running over 6 servers that are pretty full on that same box.
You also get the nice support that you now get with NFO.
If you have a lot of time, you might want to get something from another company.
If you do not have alot of time to fix and setup things all the time I would say Rent something from a company that deals with what you want.
Running your own you get alot of downtime if something goes wrong. Nothing is worse for a server then downtime.
Also switching to their own box I'm sure they would keep your old server up for a month with the new server info which would help alot in the move.
With NFO you pay a bit more then other places but you don't hear people leaving them very much because better service is worth the extra money.

[DontWannaName]

Hi Jake,

I know that stuff, I dont want to stick with NFO. They are a ripoff and their support is no better than my prior knowledge of SRCDS. My 1 server is on its own box right now. Its not who i go to its what I should get for the price, better deal thats above.

[ClanWoof]

Well in that case, how many servers do you want to run? You also want to be carefull not to go over that bandwidth because 99% of companys charge like 12$per mb over something stupid like that.
I would go with the first option, one of my servers is a bit better then that. It should run a few nice tf2 servers for you.
It pretty much comes down to what do you want. Or need.
If you're interested, I could get you a deal with a Q6600 4Gb ram and 2 x 250Gb Sata harddrives with 2000gb bandwidth on 100mb connection.
Running Linux $260 a month.

[DontWannaName]

2,000mb is suppose to be fine for quad cores. The Q6600 isnt a server chip so it doesnt have the performance features Xion have. I gotta open up a few new servers, I hate getting bord with just one!

[ClanWoof]

Well if you know anything about srcds It runs better with the Q6600 vs the Xeons. Alot of people have major issues with their Xeons.
I know the Q clan runs two 32man Servers on their Q6600's That takes up their 2Tb of bandwidth. Then again that clan has their servers full 24/7.
Tf2 tends to use more cpu and bandwidth. Dual quads I think would be a waste of money with only 2TB of bandwidth because just a single quad you could max it out. Just a few pointers.

[DontWannaName]

The host doesnt offer Q6600s only Xeons and Opterons. I dont know what I want to run on them yet as far as slot amount but im aiming for 4 servers and 1 private.

[ClanWoof]

The cheaper single Quad core server should be able to hold that pretty easy.
It's also a bit cheaper for you. Thats should hold 4x 24 slot servers. Not like they will all be full 24/7 so you should be good with it.

[DontWannaName]

This is a classic haha http://config.nuclearfallout.net/phpbb3/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=107