Need advice: dedicated server choice

[yeros]

hello

going to make an order, but don't know which one ?
On this server will be File Hosting Site (File.am (http://www.file.am)), which work on php/mysql, so it's not just direct downloads/upload, there is server load/

version 1.

- AMD Athlon XP 2000+
- 512MB DDR Memory
- 120GB EIDE Hard Drive
- 1500GB Traffic per month
- 100Mbit Connection
Monthly Price: $*** USD
Setup Fee: Free of Charge!

version 2.
# Cel 1.8 Ghz (while supplies last)
# 512 GB Ram
# 80 GB
# 6 ips
# 1500 GB monthly bandwidth 10Mbps switch port, $0/setup

price is the same
both are self -managed and located in usa.

unfortunately don't know, which one ?

any advice will be appreciated

[hostBrain]

I might lean towards the Athlon,
But to be honest, Celeron cpus are not really industrial. And the 512ram is not much.
If you're relying on multiple connections to your site, you might find yourself with some problems, if you start to get busy.
File hosting works alot like hotlinking and when that happens it puts a real drain on cpu

[edhan]

Do they give you the option of upgrading RAM, diskspace, etc?

For a startup, this configuration should be sufficient but once you get more heavier traffic, you do need the option of upgrading bandwidth, ram, etc. Find out what are your options before jumping into it.

I am currently using dedicated servers for some clients.