Tim
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Finally we have ordered the new webserver for corsasport. The current server isn't quite up to spec for what we want to do with the site...
So with the premium kitty we have purchased a spanking new server which is being built at the moment courtesy of Dell.
Tech specs for those that are interested include a P4 2.4 GHz CPU, 512MB of ECC memory, 80Gb RAID1 drive array and a couple of gigabit network cards. Which should blaze through the site code considering that's all it's doing 
So thank you to all those that support the site financially and help us to keep the site running as quick as it has been and as stable...
The estimated delivery date is the 18th August so the week after this we will configure the new machine and set a date to migrate all the site -- we will of course endeavour to minimise downtime throughout the transfer period 
Thanks again,
Tim, Ian & all the CorsaSport.co.uk Staff
[Edited on 08-11-2011 by Ian]
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Dan B
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quote:
Originally posted by Tim
Looks good!
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Originally posted by Tim
Tech specs for those that are interested include a P4 2.4 GHz CPU, 512MB of ECC memory, 80Gb RAID1 drive array and a couple of gigabit network cards. Which should blaze through the site code considering that's all it's doing
Sounds good!
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Originally posted by Tim
we will of course endeavour to minimise downtime throughout the transfer period
Good luck, hope it all goes well, and you don't get too many people complaining like the last scheduled maintenance! 
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CraigyG
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Nice1 So The Site Should Be Even More Faster Now Even Tho This 1 Is Fast As Shit 
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sxi boy
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glad our preem ££ is goin 2 gud use
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Tim
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Might stop the claims that we spend it on beer
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sxi boy
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Steve
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how come you didnt get a gig of ram its cheap enuff?? also is it a dual processor server? IF NOT WHY NOT 
[Edited on 10-08-2003 by Steve106GTi]
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Wolfy
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because its only running the sites code through it so it wont need a massive amount of ram in there.
btw is it ddr 2700? or faster?
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Drew
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he forgot to mention, ians getting new alloys, and tim is getting a full flipped respray with the rest of our money
ps - all that up there ^^^^ means fk all to me
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Cole
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did remember tim saying at pv2003 i wonder if they would mind him using the kitty to fund his engine swap
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Adam-D
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beast!
cant wait!
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Ian
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We didn't go balls out on the spec, there were some very shiny dual Xeon models in the offing but our massively efficient code and astute configuration will mean it's quick enough as is. Plus have you seen the price of flags these days? We need some of those as well
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Munchie
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quote:
Originally posted by Drew
he forgot to mention, ians getting new alloys, and tim is getting a full flipped respray with the rest of our money
ps - all that up there ^^^^ means fk all to me
agreed. u owe me a bevvy
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Dan B
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...but our massively efficient code and astute configuration will mean it's quick enough as is...
Careful, that doorframe's looking a bit small, might not get your heads through it at this rate! 
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Craig6682
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Doesn't seem that fast to me???
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Tim
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What's not that fast to you?
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M2RTY
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he drives a 1.1 pug, these things are FAST! 
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Dan B
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Originally posted by Boyrac3r
Doesn't seem that fast to me???
With pretty much JUST CorsaSport running on it, it'll be amazingly fast!
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Craig6682
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This new server you are getting just doesn't seem that high a spec. I still think you spend the money on beer
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Ian
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Bear in mind the current server is a Pentium II 400. Dual processors but they're not the quickest in terms of clock speed. However, the hardware has no even so much as needed a reboot for 337 days at the time of posting. Thats the true test of a good server. Not outright speed, that's just a good bonus and gives us the ability to do cool stuff.
It'd probably be crap for games but ask your tower system to cope with power outage and overheating
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Stuckey
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gonads and strife
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Tim
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Originally posted by Boyrac3r
This new server you are getting just doesn't seem that high a spec. I still think you spend the money on beer
Well if you knew anything about computers you'd know that server spec motherboards, ram, rackmount cases, etc, all cost a lot more than your average desktop computer. Has your desktop PC been up and running 337 days without a reboot and never crashed?
For tax reasons we have to keep strict records of corsasport, so I don't think we'd spend it on beer Why, how much do you think that server cost us?
Oh, got an email from our account manager today -- server was dispatched...
[Edited on 13-08-2003 by Tim]
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sxi boy
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how much did it cost??
also - how much ££ in total has corsasport got from premium members??
just curious 
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Ian
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We did a good deal so we can't possibly publish the price for fear of 10 more people wanting them and that annoying our supplier.
Suffice to say it was a fair heap of cash, more than twice what I forked out for the current server (which at the time wasn't a cheap machine either!!) but we've still got some cash left over which is good!
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sxi boy
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so ur not guna tell us how much uve got from preem's then?
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