i will start a new hosting company but i dont know what hardware will be the best for this. I'm looking for something cheap and can carry about 200-300 hosting accounts. The server will be using for web, mail and hosting server.   QUAD CORE AMD BULLDOZER FX-4130 3.9GHZ 1TB HDD 8GB DDR3 RAM USB 3.0 HDMI, VGA,DVI  Is this hardware is good for about 300 pounds and can this work for me?  Thanks!
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This is a  about  Related:      I have a question regarding capacity planning. Can the Server Fault community please help with the following:   What kind of server do I need to handle some number of users? How many users can a server with some specifications handle? Will some server configuration be fast enough for my use case? I'm building a social networking site: what kind of hardware do I need? How much bandwidth do I need for some project? How much bandwidth will some number of users use in some application?
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I was told I can ask computer hardware related questions here. I currently have two Geforce GTX 470s that are SLId.  I have dual monitors and a TV plugged in. The monitors are on one card and the TV is on the other.  My question is, would it make more sense to buy one good graphics card like the  or two decent cards that are SLId together like   This is strictly a gaming rig and the occasional programming / photo shop user.  My main concern with one card is, will I still be able to have 3 outputs? The two monitors are DVI and the TV is an HDMI mini.  I haven't decided on a motherboard CPU combo yet if that makes any difference.
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This is a  about Monitoring Software. Also Related:   I need to monitor my servers; what do I need to consider when deciding on a monitoring solution?
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Currently I have a web app running where I have 9 VPS servers connected to a Load Balancer. As my web app has been getting traffic, I've been purchasing new VPSs to handle the load. Managing so many of them is pretty annoying and I don't really have time to learn Puppet/Chef.   I am wondering, would I get more output if I purchase say 2 high end dedicated servers assuming that my Ubuntu/Apache config would be cloned over to them? Is there any way to estimate the gains/loses in hit/sec that I would get? Right now most of my VPSs are 8GB ram with low CPU priority.   This is my level of volume right now:   Often times I have spikes of up to 2k/sec. My VPS system seems to cap at around ~850/sec.  Would going dedicated by the next logical step?
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I have an old HP dv7-7210sp laptop and I want to use it as a server. Is it safe to have it turned on 24/7? The server will be used with Nextcloud to backup my data.  Should I remove the battery from the laptop or keep it as a backup power source?  Also, is it safe to run HDD 24/7 or should I enable APM so it spins down after some time of inactivity?  Can the laptop burn if I leave it running?
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I have always payed a company to host on dedicated servers which is really expensive, 1 of my sites has 2 servers right now, a web/http server and a seperate mysql server.    What would it take for me to do this from home?  I would need a LAMP setup.  1 benefit I can see is I could add as much ram and stuff as I wanted  I only have a cable internet connection, would that be bad on a high traffic site?
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I'm one of very few people at my company who does graphic work, and I do quite a lot of it. Headquarters doesn't quite get that graphics work requires different hardware than, for example, sales work, which is pretty much email/Excel/Powerpoint/web browser and that's it. So they give everybody the same low-end rental PCs to work on.  This was tolerable when we were all on XP.  Recently I got "upgraded" to a new computer, which happens every two years or so as leases expire. The catch: the new PC had the same Core 2 Duo processor that the previous one did, less RAM, it runs Windows 7 instead of XP, and all the Creative Suite applications have been upgraded from CS3 to CS5! I am the first in my office to get 7.  So now I am in a situation where I have the slowest machine in the office, yet I have to do the most demanding work. I got them to OK 2 more gigabytes of RAM, and I hoped that would solve the issues, but it just isn't helping that much at all. I actually have to reboot every day after lunch because the machine stops responding after wake if you leave it asleep for too long.  I am currently talking to Information Systems to see if I can get a capable machine, but it does not bode well for me. Can anyone share any performance optimizations for Win7 that I might be able to use?  Thank you very much in advance! SS
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Is there any tool that helps to determine the weakest link of my current laptop hardware specification? Any online guide to help me choose nice balanced configuration for the new laptop?    I need to find the answers:  a) which component should be invested to increase overall performance the most? CPU? GPU? RAM?  b) which component may decrease overall performance and work as a bottleneck for the specific configuration?    The question is general and regards both to validating the current hardware usage (and its possible bottlenecks) and estimating the performance (and avoiding possible issues) of specs I'm going to choose and buy.    P.S. For the specific laptop I need to replace, the following software will be in use:    Windows antivirus, firewall, dropbox service running in the background mail app + web browser with a dozen or so tabs open from time to time: libreoffice apps, movies, games (both online and installed).
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I have a fast machine - let's say Intel Core i7, SSD drive, Nvidia GTX 560 card.  I don't need an eye-candy system. I still need to perform it properly, that meaning have latest drivers, use my hardware properly.   I think it's strange to say:      Well, this PC is so fast, let's install GNOME3 on it, it will handle,   so whatever.   Why wouldn't I install Lubuntu on it, just as I use it on my net-book? In other words is Lubuntu a good choice or not? I mean, does Lubuntu have any disadvantages to it when it comes to new hardware support, or whatever?   Note: This may look like an off-topic question leading only to a discussion, but bear with me for a second here. I don't mean to discuss which of the two is better or whatever, I'd rather hear facts.
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I'm thinking about upgrading the CPU in my MacBook Pro from its current  dual core processor to a  quad core processor.  Is there any reason why this wouldn't be a good idea? The socket, operating temperature, instruction set, wattage, and memory specifications match perfectly.  It's a summer 2012 production model, 13" unibody, FCPGA988 socket, 4GB DDR3 1600 MHz RAM (upgrading to 8GB shortly), with 10.8.3.
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I run a guest ubuntu 12.04 on a host ubuntu 12.04, with VirtualBox, and the guest is much, much slower than the host (ALT+TAB takes 4-5 secs). I had a look around and I found contradicting opinions on VirtualBox versus VMware (free); so I thought to keep the former.   Both systems are updated, I installed the additions on the guest and I evenly split memory and video memory (64MB) between guest and host. I am running a Toshiba m200 laptop with 4GB ram and shared video memory. The host bios does not include a configuration option for machine virtualization. I have 2 cpus and I can't give them both to the virtual machine.  Is there anything I overlooked that could solve my problem?  Feel free to ask for more info, and thank you for any help.  EDIT Idling with the system monitor open the (single) guest cpu never gets below 55% and could rise to 80 - 90% just by moving the mouse around. Opening Firefox will cause the system monitor to show cpu usage 100% in the guest, while the host shows that both cpus are evenly working around 60%.  My cpu is Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T5450 @ 1.66GHz × 2.  If this is not a configuration problem, does it mean my machine is too weak for virtualization?
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Hi all im a noob on Ubuntu/Linux World,  So i need some that give a full tutorial to How to install  from apachefriends.org correctly on Ubuntu 11.10 + all beyond Ubuntu for 32 bit and also 64 bit Desktop Version.. and also i need this:   Make a Folder on Your Home Folder and Linked to htdocs from Apache Web Server Make a GUI interface for Xmapp Start Xampp when Ubuntu Boot Up or Start Ubuntu   (Note: i ask it for both X86 and X64 so people in the further can see the tutorials)    New Data:  What i did was i download from  for now and i also what to say that I'm currently running Ubuntu 11.10 X64 bit for Dell Studio 1558 processor intel i3  i will let you know guys which solution was the best, and it is for a Desktop Version of Ubuntu 11.10 (Laptop 15 inch screen ^_^ ) not Server Ubuntu
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I have 5 computer systems in our small office. From my basic understanding of Virtualization technology, I think I can virtualize the 5 systems into one big virtual system. I wish to confirm this.  So, for example, if I have 3 GB of RAM and 2 cores on each system, my question is:-   Can I make one big virtual system which will have 15 GB of RAM (3 * 5 sysems) and 10 cores? If the answer to the above question is yes, which is the best free and Opensource software/hypervisor to do this? Can Oracle VirtualBox be a good candidate?   I am a beginner in Virtualization technology so please pardon if the questions are too simplistic/nonsense.
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I was wondering how low you could go with hardware that would still be able to smoothly run HD movies.  My current plan is around $215 CAD w/o a hard drive: Intel Pentium 4 @ 3.2 GHz - 1GB DDR/SDRAM - 512MB X1600 Pro AGP - 350W PSU - ECS P4VXASD2+ - Bluray/DVD-RW drive.  As for the hard drive, could I just get a 7200RPM IDE HDD? Also, I'm planning on installing XP Pro SP3, unless Ubuntu somehow has an advantage.  I'm not wanting this to be a media center only computer... just want it to be a normal computer with just enough oomph to play HD movies.  Thanks in advance.  EDIT1: Forgot to mention that the Bluray/DVD-RW drive is SATA, but I was planning on getting an SATA-IDE adapter or a PCI card with SATA.  EDIT2: Oh yes... if I get a PCI card with SATA, would you then recommend I use an SATA hard drive as well? That would leave all the IDE ports on the motherboard unused... is that a good idea?
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I'd like to install Ubuntu server on my machine, is there a step-by-step instructions on how to accomplish that or a guide that will just go through the basic steps of installing Ubuntu Server from beginning to end.  Instructions originally for 13.04.
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I've doing some researches since few days and I haven't really got an answer to my question.  I am in the process of building a huge file server for the company I work for. We bought a server case  with 24 bays and drives. Now I am stuck at the point where I have to choose the RAID card. I saw a RAID card from LSI that offer 6 internals mini-SAS 8087 ports (6x4) and would work perfectly with my build. However, it's not cheap.  I have been reading about the subject and I found something called SAS Expander. They are cheap.  with 6 mini SAS 8087 for 225$ (instead of 1150$ of the other one).  Now my question, how would I link an SAS Expander with a RAID card ? Do I need to a buy a RAID card with only 1 external 8088 port and link it with the other card ? Could someone clarify this for me because I haven't found any good documentation on it.  Thanks you.
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I want to do a small computer just for internet browsing. I dont want to load a desktop environment to keep RAM, CPU and GPU ussage as low as possible. The computer is going to run on a ARM CPU. I dont care with Distro I use, I thought about good old plain Debian.