Good Dedicated Server Host

[Eoj Nawoh]

Hello,

I'm currently looking for a Dedicated Server host, unmanaged is fine.

http://servercomplete.com/ was suggested to us but their plans are out of stock.

Budget wise <=$150

I was really impressed with ServerComplete's Nehalem package. Anything near that would be awesome.

The server will be running game servers.

Edit: Preferably US based

 

[Slavik]

try rapidswitch

 

[Eoj Nawoh]

try rapidswitch

That's a UK based host correct?

 

[Paul B]

I use them

 

[rdn]

For me, I highly recommend OVH: http://www.ovh.com/us/dedicated-servers/
and: http://www.soyoustart.com/us/offers.xml

 

[Eoj Nawoh]

I use them

Rapidswitch or Server Complete?

 

[Paul B]

RapidSwitch

 

[Eoj Nawoh]

RapidSwitch

How are the times for US based individuals? These are for game servers, so I'm a bit concerned about lag/ping.

 

[Paul B]

I have no idea.
How fast does my site load for you?

Try pinging it from your PC.
This is what I get:

Pinging www.cliptheapex.com [95.154.254.10] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 95.154.254.10:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 20ms, Maximum = 21ms, Average = 20ms

 

[Amaury]

I have no idea.
How fast does my site load for you?

I don't know what to check to see, but counting out loud, your site loads in about two and a half seconds for me.

 

[Paul B]

Most if that is due to the external services such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Google Apps.
Pinging will give you a better idea, or checking the waterfall.

 

[Amaury]

Most if that is due to the external services such as Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and Google Apps.
Pinging will give you a better idea, or checking the waterfall.

How do I check ping? Also, waterfall?

 

[Eoj Nawoh]

I tend to try to stay to the US for US based game servers, I feel like while lag may be acceptable for a site, for servers it may just cause issues. Thank you for the recommendation anyway.

 

[Paul B]

It makes sense to host in the country from which the majority of your members will be accessing the site.

 

[TPerry]

I have no idea.
How fast does my site load for you?

Try pinging it from your PC.
This is what I get:

Pinging www.cliptheapex.com [95.154.254.10] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 95.154.254.10:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 20ms, Maximum = 21ms, Average = 20ms

Not quite as good from Texas but not horrible either:

PING www.cliptheapex.com (95.154.254.10): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 95.154.254.10: icmp_seq=0 ttl=48 time=118.559 ms
64 bytes from 95.154.254.10: icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=119.579 ms
64 bytes from 95.154.254.10: icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=117.701 ms

 

[TPerry]

I tend to try to stay to the US for US based game servers, I feel like while lag may be acceptable for a site, for servers it may just cause issues. Thank you for the recommendation anyway.

Keep checking with ServerComplete. They frequently get more in and offer them for a short period. I'm still waiting to catch another L5639 available to grab (will migrate one of my 5520's over to it and then install CloudLinux on the 5520).

 

[rdn]

I have no idea.
How fast does my site load for you?

Try pinging it from your PC.
This is what I get:

Pinging www.cliptheapex.com [95.154.254.10] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=21ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57
Reply from 95.154.254.10: bytes=32 time=20ms TTL=57

Ping statistics for 95.154.254.10:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 20ms, Maximum = 21ms, Average = 20ms

That's pretty quick @Brogan
Can you ping my server (192.99.1.216) on your location?

 

[WSWD]

How are the times for US based individuals? These are for game servers, so I'm a bit concerned about lag/ping.

You most definitely don't want lag if this is for a gameserver. You simply need to use multiple servers for multiple locations. A 2 second lag is nothing for a site; it will ruin a gameserver.

 

[Eoj Nawoh]

You most definitely don't want lag if this is for a gameserver. You simply need to use multiple servers for multiple locations. A 2 second lag is nothing for a site; it will ruin a gameserver.

We already have a UK/EU based server, we're just looking to convert a few of our US servers from running through hosts to one dedicated box, however, I'm having difficulty finding a decent unmanaged host. Some I do find, seem to be asking an awful lot of money for resources I could get much cheaper from a managed host.

 

[TPerry]

http://servercomplete.com/ was suggested to us but their plans are out of stock.

@Eoj Nawoh - act fast... looks like they have some back in stock ( both the 5520 and 5639's). I'm about to pull the trigger on another 5639.