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First Dual Quad Core ATX System
The first dedicated server I ever bought was for an IT company I owned at the time. It was 1998 and we had just bought out a business partner however since we were hosting our company's web sites on his web server we needed to move them. Back then we had an OC3 Internet connection right to our building since the other tenant was a Internet Service provider (ISP). This made our offices more attractive than our homes and we spent most of our time there. Wouldn't you if you had an Internet connection that was faster than the fastest high speed Internet available for the home today? And this was back when a 28.8 or 56k modem was what 96 percent of home users had. Anyway's I digress. Back to my experience with server hardware.
Page Snapshot - What this page has to offer you :
- History of my web servers from 1998 and 1999
- My high end servers from 2000
- My current servers from 2008
- Current hardware options from various manufactures
In 1998 and 1999 we had purchased our first set of dedicated web servers. They were dual cpu units and quite impressive for their time.
I then bought four HP Proliant 6400R dedicated servers which each had four Xeon CPUs and 4 GB or RAM. These units were a huge improvement and in fact I used one up to the middle of 2007 as my main work computer. Since the 6400R's tend to sound like a jet engine, I had to have them in their own room and have kvm switches running to my office. This had the nice effect of making my office whisper quite.
It's now 2008 and I have a new set of dedicated web servers. Not surprisingly they are entry level (compared to some of the other high end units available today) , but they get the job done very well. Keep this in mind when you are selecting your own dedicated server.
A brief look at some of today's server hardware and what is available and a comparison of features and benefits over price. To see my latest server project check out my set of Liquid Cooled Dedicated Servers from the main menu. They are a work in progress for a good cause. Made using a Supermicro XDA7A8E dual CPU server motherboard and an Intel S5000PSL dual CPU server motherboards, they are sure to be rock stable workhorses.