leginag
02-05-2008, 09:34 AM
I have my vBulletin forum on a shared host, and am getting a lot of mysql errors "Too many connections", which from research means I should upgrade, so I will be upgrading to a dedicated server.
I have been looking at www.liquidweb.com as they have good reviews at WHT and are fully managed.
My forum has a few mods installed, vbSEO, a few of cyb's etc.
The forum is in its growing stages, has usually 100-200 people browsing, and has peaked at 400 people so far. We get 6-10k people coming through per day. Our Alexa ranking is constantly climbing (or getting lower, whichever way you look at it) so the forums will be expanding.
The question is: Which dedicated server should I get??
Now I know the obvious answer is "Whatever your budget can afford" but my budget is flexible. I would prefer the server to stay around $300, but it could stretch to $500.
I'm not sure if I should focus on getting a more powerful CPU or go for faster hdd's or what.
LiquidWeb servers come with 4GB DDR2 PC5300, and I am wondering if I can go for a lower level Dual Core Xeon, or if I should go for a dual-clovertowns or dual-opertons. Can I stick with SATA drives? Or should I go for SCSI 10k or 15k rpm drives?
Would greatly appreciate some advice before shelling out the cash.
Cheers~
I have been looking at www.liquidweb.com as they have good reviews at WHT and are fully managed.
My forum has a few mods installed, vbSEO, a few of cyb's etc.
The forum is in its growing stages, has usually 100-200 people browsing, and has peaked at 400 people so far. We get 6-10k people coming through per day. Our Alexa ranking is constantly climbing (or getting lower, whichever way you look at it) so the forums will be expanding.
The question is: Which dedicated server should I get??
Now I know the obvious answer is "Whatever your budget can afford" but my budget is flexible. I would prefer the server to stay around $300, but it could stretch to $500.
I'm not sure if I should focus on getting a more powerful CPU or go for faster hdd's or what.
LiquidWeb servers come with 4GB DDR2 PC5300, and I am wondering if I can go for a lower level Dual Core Xeon, or if I should go for a dual-clovertowns or dual-opertons. Can I stick with SATA drives? Or should I go for SCSI 10k or 15k rpm drives?
Would greatly appreciate some advice before shelling out the cash.
Cheers~