More important for a server: CPU speed or Memory quantity?

[MichaelD]

As in a FTP server and a game server for about 6 people.

I have the option of using a 733 PIII (oced 550 (5.5 x 133) or a 1GHz (100FSB) TBird. I have 512mb of Crucial PC133 and 256mb of Infineon "so-so" memory.

IOW, I can use the 512 of good memory with either the slower PIII or the faster TBird. What to do? Both boxes have 7200rpm HDs, BTW.

 

[Thor86]

To answer your question, both.

Specifically? Your hardware setup should be more than enough for what you want it to do.

 

[Adul]

your specs re more then enough for what you have. only 6 people ona server is not much of a load and FTP is more bandwidth intensive.

 

[Rand]

The specs you listed should be easily more then adequate to drive an FTP/Game Sever for only 6 people.

And FWIW, I can honestly say your the first person I've ever heard of that overclocks their server.

 

[Adul]

<< The specs you listed should be easily more then adequate to drive an FTP/Game Sever for only 6 people.

And FWIW, I can honestly say your the first person I've ever heard of that overclocks their server. >>


you forgot hardware

 

[MichaelD]

OK. Thanks much gents. Well, I guess technically, it is overclocked. However, almost all PIII 550e CPUs (5.5x100) will do 732 (5.5x133) without a problem. As a matter of fact, mine will do 5.5x145 w/o even raising the voltage! I got a real winner w/this chip.

Granted, at 145FSB, my PCI bus gets a bit wacky, but at 133, everything but the CPU is in spec and it runs like a champ. So, OCed? Yes. But OCed? No. If you get my meaning. Thanks for the input, though.

I still haven't decided which CPU I'm going with. If I make the TBird my server, it will be on an Abit KT7-Raid, which is rock-stable as long as you don't try to OC anything. That KT7 chipset sucks booty for OCing. But, when it was my main rig, it was good to go.

 

[blstriker]

For the needs you specified, either speed cpu should be fine. FTP isn't all that cpu intensive.