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I just require some information on servers, i no nothing about them, but ive been looking to buy one to host a private online game that i play, but i really dont know much about them, are they just mega fast computer with huge hard drive capacity, as ive noticed the long thin ones too, but i have no idea whats the differnce, i reckon the tower server would be more appropriate for me as the racks, well ill leave that up to you to tell me what there for.
So any tips, the one im looking for at the mo is £1000 and is at a competitor so wont post actual thing but below is the spec, could you let me know if it seems ok.
The only thing that worries me is the operating system is not included, as a noob with servers, would you advise me to get one with ther OS already installed.
Dont forget my main question though, is a server just a top end Pc, and any other info you can give me would be appreciated.
Edit: Just noticed the Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server Standard Version on the same site for £800, is this the usual price and would i be able to buy a server whith it already installed for relatively chaeaper than buying the seperate ?
So any tips, the one im looking for at the mo is £1000 and is at a competitor so wont post actual thing but below is the spec, could you let me know if it seems ok.
- Operating Systems Not Included
- Form Factor Tower
- Processor Brand Intel®
- Processor Class Pentium® 4
- Processor Number 650
- Processor Speed 3.40GHz
- Processor Interface Socket 775
- Processors Supported 1
- Memory Type DDR
- Total Memory 2 GB
- Memory Speed DDR 400 (PC-3200)
- Compatible RAID Levels 1
- Total Storage Capacity 400 GB
- Number Of Hard Drives 2
- Hard Drive Size 200 GB
- Hard Drive Interface SATA
- Spindle Speed (RPM) 7200
- Buffer Memory 8 MB
- Optical Drive Type 52x CD-RW
- Graphics Description On Board Video
- Video Memory 64 MB
- Communications Description Network Adapter
- Data Transfer Rate 10 Mbps 100 Mbps
- Power 400 Watt
The only thing that worries me is the operating system is not included, as a noob with servers, would you advise me to get one with ther OS already installed.
Dont forget my main question though, is a server just a top end Pc, and any other info you can give me would be appreciated.
Edit: Just noticed the Microsoft® Windows® 2003 Server Standard Version on the same site for £800, is this the usual price and would i be able to buy a server whith it already installed for relatively chaeaper than buying the seperate ?
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