dantheman420 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 Hey guys I was wondering what are the steps in owning your own server box ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougK94 Posted July 13, 2008 Share Posted July 13, 2008 You can purchase or build your own server, and then colocate it with a provider who offers colocation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman420 Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 I would like to buy one or build one (havent decided yet). but would it be possible if i sent it to a data center and have them put it online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonF Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 You have to mail a working server to the DC/Colocator and they will set it up for you. Some do charge for the initial setup so check into all expenses before deciding on the location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman420 Posted July 14, 2008 Author Share Posted July 14, 2008 Does anybody have any suggestions of Data centers in Los Angeles, CA that has good pricing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 You can check out http://www.ubiquityservers.com/ they probably have the best LA location. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 If you are looking for cheap try Calpop or CI Host. but ask yourself this question first, do I have the time and ability to run a dedicated box. It is not hard if you know what you are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosit1 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 Calpop, I've heard a lot of bad about them. I suggest colocationamercia.com. Great people, FANTASTIC backbone for gaming (as they are their own ISP). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbiloh Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 I'd recommend you buy a pre-built server or RTO (rent-to-own). Going into building a 1U server blind is not a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosit1 Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 RTO's can be expensive. I'd be better to buy your system pre-built and colocate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman420 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 What is colocate exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfarrell Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 You own the hardware, just send it to a datecenter to use their space/power to host the machine for you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colocation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantheman420 Posted July 16, 2008 Author Share Posted July 16, 2008 what is usually a good price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studeggle Posted July 16, 2008 Share Posted July 16, 2008 Depends on who is providing the bandwidt (cogent,Level3, AT&T, Savis,Sprint...) How much bandwidth is being provided and is it block (?? GB/month) or 95% percentile (?? MB/sec) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted July 17, 2008 Share Posted July 17, 2008 colocationamercia.com charges $85 per Mbps in NY and $49 per Mbps in CA my servers average 6-8 Mbps that’s $510-$680 in NY and $284-$392 for CA. If you know that your Mbps is going to be low then it is not bad. I pay $99 for the first 10 Mbps 95% percentile and $75 for each Mbps I use over 10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosit1 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Are you with colocationamerica.com too, SickPuppy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbiloh Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 SickPuppy, What type of machine are you colocating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 No we use www.calpop.com and www.cihost.com. Our servers are 4u dual quad cores with 8GB of RAM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECF Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Ouchies! 4 U will cost you more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
{-SMAKU-}_MotorMouth Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Ouchies! 4 U will cost you more. No it doesn't same price 1u to 4u. Others charge more but the hosts we use it's the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIS-MOTHER Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 Sorry to say if it's at Cihost it may grow legs and take a walk though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosit1 Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 I've heard the same from calpop.com; refugee clients anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 If you can use a 1U I would recommend it, we stuff too much into one box, a 4U works better for our needs. You can find datacenters that charge the same from 1U up to 4U. We have to keep cost down because we only charge $1.00 a slot for almost all of our game servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SickPuppy Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Sorry to say if it's at Cihost it may grow legs and take a walk though. That is why we insure all of our servers. No matter who you send your server to always insure it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazz Posted July 23, 2008 Share Posted July 23, 2008 I am colocating my dedicated servers with RapidSwitch and the Colocation Fee: £35 and Free Setup and you have alot of features with the dedicated server and if your server does not have a OS Installed on it they can install one on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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