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VPS/DS for calculation tasks

I need VPS/DS for calculation tasks (i.e., CPU cores will all be 100% used for extended amounts of time), with 4Gb or more of RAM, at least 2 cores at least 2GHz each.

Is the above possible for 20 USD or lesser a month? I would need such a server for several months.

(when I needed short bursts of intensive calculations, I used AWS spot instances; however, for long-term commitments they are pretty expensive for my tasks).

Thanks.

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  • nexmarknexmark Member
    edited March 2015

    AbusiveCores from @drserver

    Edit: seems as if they're sold out.

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  • @nexmark said:
    AbusiveCores from drserver

    Edit: seems as if they're sold out.

    Aye, and no real use sending them a note, since the server is required right now.

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  • ricardoricardo Member
    edited March 2015

    Have you considered whether a GPU is a feasible alternative? Just as a general interest thing. Sounds like you already have CPU code waiting to run.

  • earlearl Member

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  • @ricardo said:
    Have you considered whether a GPU is a feasible alternative?

    There's no existing code to use GPU for my specific tasks (checked already). If calculations will be constantly required, I'll perhaps write such a library myself. So far, no, GPU doesn't fit.

  • @earl Thanks for the reference to offer!

  • Different cores were not born equal. What kind of CPU benchmark score are you looking for (i.e. www.cpubenchmark.net). Have you considered dedicated servers? Kimsufi KS-3 would probably be the best $ to CPU wise.

  • NyrNyr Community Contributor, Veteran

    Vultr is probably your best bang for the buck if you want to abuse the CPU.

  • Hello @MarkTurner

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  • @rds100 said:
    Different cores were not born equal. What kind of CPU benchmark score are you looking for (i.e. www.cpubenchmark.net). Have you considered dedicated servers? Kimsufi KS-3 would probably be the best $ to CPU wise.

    Something not extremely worse than passmark 15,000.

    @Nyr said:
    Vultr is probably your best bang for the buck if you want to abuse the CPU.

    I won't choose Vultr for certain reasons, but thanks for advice.

  • IkoulaIkoula Member, Host Rep

    Hello,

    Do you have any preference concerning location ?

  • @Ikoula said:
    Hello,

    Do you have any preference concerning location ?

    None whatsoever. Data will be uploading/downloading rarely, and transfer speed isn't critical, unless . it's below 10MBit

    So, any location will do.

  • IkoulaIkoula Member, Host Rep

    The closest offer i can do is a VPS 2vcpu 4GB 50GB 100mbs unlimited for 31$ / Month
    Location : France
    Pm me if interested :)

  • Here are some dedicated servers options for you:

    Dual X5150, 16GB RAM, 500GB disk, 1 IPv4, /64 IPv6, 5TB Gigabit, dedicated ILO/KVM - $20/month

    http://www.delimiter.com/landingpage/servers2015/?p=X515016500

    Dual L5420, 16GB RAM, 1TB disk, /29 IPv4, /64 IPv6, 10TB Gigabit, dedicated ILO/KVM - $39/month

    http://www.delimiter.com/landingpage/servers2015/?p=L5420161000

    Dual L5520, 24GB RAM, 1TB disk, /29 IPv4, /64 IPv6, 25TB Gigabit, dedicated ILO/KVM - $49/month

    http://www.delimiter.com/landingpage/servers2015/?p=L5520241000

    All of them include Interworx-10, Blesta, Virtualizor-3. You can reinstall the server from the provisioning panel, obviously no charge.

    Add a second disk for free hardware RAID.

    Prices based on quarterly, discounts are recurring.

  • @MarkTurner said:
    Prices based on quarterly, discounts are recurring.

    Thank you very much, your offers are well known for quality. Alas, I prefer month to month commitment ATM.

    Thanked by 1MarkTurner
  • VPSDime's Premium plan, max 8 containers per node with a dedicated core (@3.3GHz) on the lowest plan, 4GB ram - $20/m.

  • @Silvenga said:
    VPSDime's Premium plan, max 8 containers per node with a dedicated core (@3.3GHz) on the lowest plan, 4GB ram - $20/m.

    Thanks, I'll ask them about constantly utilizing one or more cores.

  • @Master_Bo - you can get the X5150, 16GB, 500GB bundle for $30/month (month-to-month)

  • @MarkTurner said:
    Master_Bo - you can get the X5150, 16GB, 500GB bundle for $30/month (month-to-month)

    Unfortunately, it will also move me outside $20/month limit.

  • CloudconeCloudcone Member, Patron Provider

    It is better if you go ahead with a dedicated server since most of the providers will not allow 100% CPU utilization. Even though it's allowed it is most likely to be capped.

  • FrecyboyFrecyboy Member
    edited March 2015

    http://servdiscount.com/en.html

    i5-750 (4 x 2,66 GHz)

    8 GB DDR3

    2 x 1.000 GB SATA

    $18.65 / Month

  • Master_Bo said: Thanks, I'll ask them about constantly utilizing one or more cores.

    As a follow up, were you able to get access to more than one core?

  • bersybersy Member

    I guess @Master_Bo has already made his choice.

  • GeekoineGeekoine Member
    edited March 2015

    @Master_Bo: you can go with RunAbove: 2 steadfast 9$ instances, a small cluster with 2 cores and 4 GB RAM (cores and ram reserved, you can use them 100% all the time). It's 18$ total

  • Update: at the moment, utilizing Amazon EC2 spot instances turned to be optimal. I still am looking for better solution, if one does exist.

    At VPSDIme, only Premium VPS plans are allowed to monopolize assigned CPU cores.

  • komputerkingkomputerking Member, Host Rep

    Are your calculation io dependent at all? Depending on your needs, I'd be willing to setup a test VM for you to run tests on to see how hard it pegs the cpu. Depending on the bottleneck, I can put you on an openvz/kvm/xen, as I have some boxes that make use of a large amount of bandwidth, but little to no cpu that you might be able to plug away at.

  • century1stopcentury1stop Member
    edited March 2015

    @Master_Bo wanna give E5 node a try? however @ $20, it'll be 2GB RAM KVM with 8 vcores. pm me if you want a trial

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