[BlueOnyx:06524] Re: OT: server recomandations

[Jeff Jones]

If the servers are being used as database servers - doesn't it depend on the size of the databases you are hosting?

If you had a customer with a database of size 8GB -  then a database server with 8 GB of RAM will perform better than the one with 6GB because more of the actual database can be held in RAM and thus less requirement to go back to disk - yes?

Jeff

On 18 Feb 2011, at 13:30, Chris Gebhardt - VIRTBIZ Internet wrote:

> Søren S. Straszek wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I need a new server for running blueonyx via aventurine, i am running some high-load e-comerce sites with a lot of mysql usages.
>> 
>> What cpu to go for icore, xeon, amd?
>> 
>> Are there a maximum of memory that the system can use?
>> 
>> What would you recommand.
> 
> I've always been a fan of AMD's processors.  I tend to find a lot of 
> value there.
> 
> Off the top of my head, I believe that the 32-bit PAE kernel can handle 
> 64GB of RAM.  That said, I've not seen any performance gains on a 
> hosting system beyond 6GB RAM.  I've put 8GB RAM in some of our hosting 
> boxes and they don't perform any differently than those with 6GB.
> 
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