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[aspkin]

So this is the current server the forum is hosted on:

2 AMD \ 2212 - dual core - 2.0 ghz \ Opteron 2212
2 Maxtor \ 146GB:SAS:10K RPM \ Atlas 10K - SAS
1 Dell \ 9G Drive Controller - SAS/SATA - budget raid \ SAS 5/iR
4 Generic \ 512 MB \ DDR2 667 ECC Reg
1 Dell \ Dual socket next gen opteron - 1u \ PowerEdge SC1435

It's an awesome server for my sites, but a bit expensive for the forum needs. So I'm either looking for a very good VPS or a smaller dedicated server to just host this forum and maybe a couple other sites of mine.

I think I'm going to keep hosting at The Planet, since they have a perfect uptime record with me. And it's a good location for most of you guys (central US).

So I'm thinking about either these two servers:

Intel Pentium 4 Series 2.4+ Intel Pentium 4 2.4GHz+ 80GB Hard Drive 2048 MB RAM 750 GB 5

OR

Conroe 3040 Series - SATA Intel Xeon 3040 Dual-core Conroe Processor 250GB Hard Drive 2048 MB RAM 1500 GB 10

I know the Conroe 3040 series is better then the Pentium 4, but I don't think the forum needs all that processing power. But I'm not sure. I talked to a few other people and they said Pentium 4 is good enough for the forum, but I'm not sure.

Looking for any advice some of you guys might have.

Thanks,
Aspkin