Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:15 pm Post subject: MORE HQ Network Server Upgrades Coming Very SOON! :)
Hi all,
Just thought id let you all know that since we are expanding so much we really have needed to purchase additional ram and now even move to newer server with larger pipes.
As you already know the site runs just fine with sometimes over 2000+ users online and thats just the xbox site and not any of the other sites like aid, 360 or the new pc site..
Our hosts tweakedhosting.com and I are going overboard and spending some $$$ to improve the server again but this time we are moving everything to a brand new box..
Here some detailed info:
This new server is a Dual Core Xeon 3.0 Ghz with Dual 2mb Level 2 cache. That alone rocks. We're talking and easy 3 times better than the server the HQ network is currently on, plus the RAM is better. The current server is using DDR ECC 333Mhz and this better server is using DDR ECC 667 MHz chips. Also the SATA drives are better. The current server has SATA 150MB a second drives and this new server has SATA II 300MB a second drives. In every way this is an improvement.
Oh I forgot to mention another breakthrough! This server has 1000mbit connection to 1000mbit cisco to 12x Fiber internet.
The current HQ Network server is 100mbit shared to our other servers on 12x 1000mbit to internet. This will rock for the HQ Network sites! Our host tweaked will even up our data transfer too. I really think the sites are going to triple in visitor volume by the fall so we think we need to take this action now. This month xbox-hq has used almost 500GB bandwidth already. It is really smoking guys.
About downtime:
So, You may notice in the next few days or weeks that a temporary page will be displayed.. This just means the update is in progress. We dont have a accurate time for the update to be complete due to the size of the HQ network and all the data we have.
Currently we are using well over 500-600TB of bandwidth per month and personally i agree with our host and think its a good move for the future of our ever expanding family.
Leave your thoughts.. Hope you like all the work ive been puting in.
And.. btw.. pc-hq.com will be LIVE and ready to login in the next few hrs..
Check it out when its working
pc hq is going online in a few hours swwweet, you da man! _________________
forahobby Administrator
Joined: May 22, 2003 Posts: 23944 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Sat Mar 25, 2006 7:37 pm Post subject:
yes.. it shant be long.. lol.. hahahhaha
Check it in a few hrs..
Theres quite a bit of data and graphics to upload and ive only got shitty ADSL (1.5/256k).. It sucks let me tell ya.
Our server is on a kick ass connection too.. typical..
im sure you will all notice the changes being in the USA when the new server comes online.. With every upgrade i myself notice it so you would too.
comments comments comments??
Am i spending money wisely you guys.. We are not exactly loaded.. Actually bugger all in the kitty so i hope im doing what everyone wants.. Its all VIP's and admins that help keep it online like we have.
No way could one person afford it not even with a few advertisers.. It costs just too much.
I think we are doing the right think.. (well i am doing the right thing).
Im recoding every single part and its nearly there now.
just need all your help entering all this crap to make it huge.
talk soon members. Sorry for rambling.. Been up all night again coding my heart away.
Joined: May 23, 2003 Posts: 4031 Location: NSW, Australia
Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:28 am Post subject:
PC-HQ is gonna be a nice asset to our community I think, because we all use them don't we??
I know we have a few Mac users, but in ratio, the PC users would outwiegh them easily.
Maybe have a few small Mac forums in there too just to keep them happy.
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