Morrus - how much RAM?

[Zappo]

I think PCat found the "Anything less and it wouldn't seem to me that performance is much of an issue with you. (again, not like you care my professional opinion...)" slightly insulting towards Morrus, who has spent a lot of time to make the boards work, and undoubtedly cares. Not having a technical competence doesn't mean you don't care. Especially since I recall him saying that on the vBullletin boards they told him that those errors were probably due to configuration problems.

Aaanyway, the suggestion to buy more RAM is a good one; it's a cheap one-time buy and I'm sure it would improve performance dramatically.

 

[Ysgarran]

well, actually... Yes.
The amount of RAM a server has is one of the, if not the MOST, important things about a server.

I'm not sure how the hosting is being done for this site. It may be that Morrus actually has physical access to the machine, he may not. I don't know.

I'm currently looking at:
http://www.rackshack.net/
to share time with a friend on running a couple of different sites. I would prefer that the machine has more memory but at least I have all the access I need to the machine. I haven't decided yet, I need to investigate some other options.


Ysgarran.

 

[Henry]

Just so you hear more than Reapersaurus saying it (which was in truth a little on the low-tact side Reap), I highly recommend the server for your site be bumped up to at least 512 MB in RAM, if not more - Where Windows 2000 is concerned, the more the merrier.

If you need any assistance with that, any of the "computer-savvy" board members would be glad to help you - all that is needed is the make and model number of the system in question, and we would be able to single out the appropriate type of RAM (For instance, Compaq computers cannot use standard 3rd party RAM).

www.kingston.com has an excellent online memory-search program, and Kingston has both good price and quality to back them up. I believe both Viking and PNY, two other excellent quality memory distributors, can help with this.

P.S. - Do you have actual physical access to the server? I thought I recalled in a post that you did not, but did not know if that changed with the server purchase.

 

[der_kluge]

There you go, Morrus. You asked for help, and you got it. We recommend - upgrade the RAM.

That'll be $2000

 

[Morrus]

I'll be upgrading the server as soon as I am able. I don't have physical access to it, and upgrade options consist only of upgrading from one 'package' to another - so just adding RAM isn't an option. I also intend to double the processor power for good measure. It will, however, mean quite an increase in the monthly server fees, so it will have to wait until I'm sure that EN World can afford it.

 

[Psionicist]

Put me on the list of those who recommend MORE ram.

(In fact, that was one of the first thing I told Rus here when I heard about the new server... heh)

256mb is MINIMUM for a normal PC running Win2000, to get moderate performance. A W2K *server* requires some 512-1gb RAM.

I would recommend kingston, crucial and corsair RAM.

 

[Henry@home]

I'll be upgrading the server as soon as I am able. I don't have physical access to it, and upgrade options consist only of upgrading from one 'package' to another - so just adding RAM isn't an option.

Sounds like a terrible deal, but that's life, I suppose. I'm sorry to hear it. Processor power is always good, but RAM is the stuff of life before even raw processor power for a Windows 2000 PC.

Thanks for the clearer picture! I'm sorry that I easn't up on php and mail server configuration a while back to help with your earlier problems, but I hope I speak for everyone here when I say, if we can ever help, let us know!

 

[Darkness]

256mb is MINIMUM for a normal PC running Win2000, to get moderate performance.

Heh. Good to hear - I was thinking about upgrading my PC's RAM to 512mb (from 256) and starting to use Win 2K (instead of Win98). So it all should work out, then.

 

[Gish Makai]

256mb is MINIMUM for a normal PC running Win2000, to get moderate performance. A W2K *server* requires some 512-1gb RAM.

I am running Win2k Pro on 128 RAM and it runs absolutely fine. I dunno where you get 256 minimum.......but I whole heartily agree...more RAM the better

 

[Psionicist]

I am running Win2k Pro on 128 RAM and it runs absolutely fine. I dunno where you get 256 minimum.......but I whole heartily agree...more RAM the better

Cool! You are the only one I know that can do this I bet 100$ that you will increase your performance - a lot!! - by adding a stick of 256mb RAM. They are cheap nowadays