who has the FASTEST hosting?

[LiKe_WhOa!]

just as the title says. who provides the fastest hosting for vB? it seems that this particular host is rather slow....

it takes a long time to post messages and load pages.

i was looking for something along the lines of zeroforum speeds.

TIA

[Shining Arcanine]

I'm hosted by:

http://www.asmallorange.com/

My forums load relatively quickly.

[RichM]

just as the title says. who provides the fastest hosting for vB? it seems that this particular host is rather slow....

it takes a long time to post messages and load pages.

i was looking for something along the lines of zeroforum speeds.

TIAIt may not be the host. My forum runs slow compared to others, yet we run it on a fairly powerful server. I think it is due to the settings on my board.
You could try installing a clean vbulletin board and put in a directory called /vbtest/ then set up the same amount of forums, then make a thread. Load the thread and see if it loads any quicker. If yes then it could be your vb settings on your other board, if no then it could be the server.

Also, it is impossible to tell you which is the fastest host out there. It would be the same as asking "who has the fastest internet connection?".

Here are a list of things that could cause your forums to be slow:

1. Heavy images.
2. Slow internet connection.
3. Your vBulletin settings.
4. The servers load, bandwidth usage or settings.
5. Hacks/modifications.

Hope that helps. :)

[SaintDog]

To add to HostOrbits reply, you also have to consider, what is fast for those on the eastern side of the world may not be for the western side and vice versa (same applies for the north and south).

It really depends on who the hosts' connection goes through and what you have to go through to get to the server (late night, hope that makes sense ;)).

For instance, someone living right next to a main/central connection is probably going to get a small boost as opposed to someone living 1000 miles away ;).

[LiKe_WhOa!]

i currently use zeroforum and it is consistently VERY fast. however, it's also VERY expensive. not sure how they do it but they my site off of their servers [as well as the sites of all of their other clients] and they are all VERY VERY fast.

[Mombos]

i use www.superbhosting.net (http://www.superbhosting.net/)

cheap and reliable but sql is a tad slow on my forum, the sql databases are hosted on a seperate server i gather that is why they are slower

[Nitron]

www.dathorn.com (http://www.dathorn.com)

try it on my vb3 in my sig.

[Bulent Tekcan]

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[Joshs]

[QUOTE=Bulent Tekcan]My prefer host is www.communehost.com (http://www.communehost.com) QUOTE]

They still think that they have 4.8GHz machines. There is no such thing.

[Zachery]

Joshs, it actually is a 4.8ghz machine, ther are TWO processors running each at 2.4 ghz, which means there is 4800mhz of processing power, with HT it makes it almost 2 times faster than that.

[One-Take]

Joshs, it actually is a 4.8ghz machine, ther are TWO processors running each at 2.4 ghz, which means there is 4800mhz of processing power, with HT it makes it almost 2 times faster than that.Zachery, hummn... you sure that's true? I think I've read that linux is actually faster with HT turned off?

Certainly, I've read about a lot of issues with it, though I can't remember any of it completely because my server chugs along (quite nicely Imight add) with a PIII 1 GHZ on a Compaq DL320.... ;)

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[Zachery]

Depends on your distro of linux, and just saying linux is faster with HT off is a very broad fact/ opinion.

Because there are hundereds of distros, one may be slower while others are faster.

At any rate there are 2 2.4 ghz processors :)

[Bulent Tekcan]

I'm very happy this host.....P2,P3,P4 or P9 no problem for me.I need fast and best service,this is the main subject.....

Also Zachery is correct...

Thanks....

[One-Take]

and just saying linux is faster with HT off is a very broad fact/ opinion.Zach, read my post carefully... didn't offer the info as either fact or opinion... offered as what I'd heard on a tech forum populated by server admins that I frequent, also offered "info" complete with ??

:confused:

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[Zachery]

Well you said Linux is faster with HT off, but what Distro of linux? there are thousands :)

[One-Take]

Well you said Linux is faster with HT off, but what Distro of linux? there are thousands :)Not meaning to mince words whitcha Zach, particularly, because I'm not sure which side of which pond you are on, or aware of your knowledge of the quirks of the "American" version of the King's English...

What I said was....

"I think I've read that linux is actually faster with HT turned off?"

Which, because of the ? on the end of it and the "I think I've read" at the beginning of it is formed as a "question" rather than a statement..

:o

[express]

HT off


We have found out also that the kernel has a big effect on this, some will work great :) while others well not so great :(

[Joshs]

Joshs, it actually is a 4.8ghz machine, ther are TWO processors running each at 2.4 ghz, which means there is 4800mhz of processing power, with HT it makes it almost 2 times faster than that.

These machines cannot be marked as 4.8GHz. They can only be marked as dual 2.4GHz. CPU speed cannot be combined for one major reason: Hyperthreading is not used by all applications. For instance, most programs do not make use of HT. A program can be running and processed at only 2.4GHz, because that was how it was written. Now, if a program or application is built for HT, then twice the power can theoretically applied. Except that the first instructions sent to the CPU would be processed the same time as the second set. With a non-HT CPU only one set of instructions can be processed at a time. That means that the full CPU speed can be used for that one process. With HT the 2.4GHz could be used on the first instruction and the other 2.4GHz can be used on the second, but not 4.8GHz on one process. Also, if 4800MHz of processing power is available that is not the same as a 4800MHz CPU. All-in-all, you cannot advertise machines as 4.8GHz.

[boiboi]

I've actually done a little research on who got the fastest server. I have to say it's lunarpages.com. their servers are in los angeles, ca which helps a lot if you live in asia or europe compare to having servers on the east coast. int'l traffic always seem to enter via san jose, ca. ...problem with them is they'll shut u down if you use vbulletin. they prefer phpbb a less resource hog they claim.

[Shining Arcanine]

These machines cannot be marked as 4.8GHz. They can only be marked as dual 2.4GHz. CPU speed cannot be combined for one major reason: Hyperthreading is not used by all applications. For instance, most programs do not make use of HT. A program can be running and processed at only 2.4GHz, because that was how it was written. Now, if a program or application is built for HT, then twice the power can theoretically applied. Except that the first instructions sent to the CPU would be processed the same time as the second set. With a non-HT CPU only one set of instructions can be processed at a time. That means that the full CPU speed can be used for that one process. With HT the 2.4GHz could be used on the first instruction and the other 2.4GHz can be used on the second, but not 4.8GHz on one process. Also, if 4800MHz of processing power is available that is not the same as a 4800MHz CPU. All-in-all, you cannot advertise machines as 4.8GHz.It has 4.8GHz of processing power (last check 2.4 + 2.4 = 4.8), that doesn't mean that it utilizes a 4.8GHz processor or has the efficency of a 4.8GHz processor.

I've actually done a little research on who got the fastest server. I have to say it's lunarpages.com. their servers are in los angeles, ca which helps a lot if you live in asia or europe compare to having servers on the east coast. int'l traffic always seem to enter via san jose, ca. ...problem with them is they'll shut u down if you use vbulletin. they prefer phpbb a less resource hog they claim.From what I understand, they are eliminating every vBulletin forum on their servers because they like to put too many people on a server.

From my experience, asmallorange.com has what people would call the fastest servers. The server I'm on is considered full and loads are rarely above 1.00 (sometimes I see 0.00), pings are excellent and my webpages load instantly.

[express]

We have turned HT BACK on and made some modifications to our config files and the kernel has worked flawlessly the last 3 to 4 weeks

[pinhani]

i want to open an online gaming site and i need an extra fast hosting. Anyone knows that the host that have the features i said. at least 250 people can download 200 kb in same moment.

[encryption]

SuperbServers.Net.... they have excellent bandwidth and if you host on a 100MBit port, you can get some insane speeds from their network

[Shining Arcanine]

I am sticking to my recommendation of A Small Orange.

[Khaleel]

The fastest is fasthosts.co.uk, try running a ping on it if you dont believe simply the best

[encryption]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\>ping fasthosts.co.uk
Pinging fasthosts.co.uk [213.171.192.215] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 213.171.192.215:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

is there another server we can test ? I'm always on the look out for high performance servers :)

[Digital2]

It has 4.8GHz of processing power (last check 2.4 + 2.4 = 4.8), that doesn't mean that it utilizes a 4.8GHz processor or has the efficency of a 4.8GHz processor.


Exactly right.

In reality, a dual cpu with HT turned on gives around a 85% increase in speed (as opposed to a single cpu). Of course, this is with a program that utilizes 100% of all available cpu power (no matter how many cpu's you have) and is designed to utilize multiple threads. As not all software is capable of utilizing this, the actual increase is likely only around 50% on average. There is also the FSB to consider (especially with Intel).

The chess engines I run (and tested this with) will max the cpus. There again, this is only one program. Another program which utilizes SMP may notice a 90% improvement from single cpu to dual and yet another may only see 70%. The actual increase cannot be measured accurately unless you tested your own software on two seperate machines.

[Digital2]

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
C:\Documents and Settings\>ping fasthosts.co.uk
Pinging fasthosts.co.uk [213.171.192.215] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 213.171.192.215:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

is there another server we can test ? I'm always on the look out for high performance servers :)

Test it on mine at 205.234.253.7

[pimpfelix]

i'd have to say... www.bsdlogic.com (http://www.bsdlogic.com) tell them Felix sent you they will hook u up with a good price..

[encryption]

http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?p=1095828#post1095828

I'd imagine you have to read the rules Felix