Dedicated Machine VS Game server

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Dedicated Machine VS Game server

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Another server-hosting newb question, but what's the difference between a normal game server like this: https://www.nfoservers.com/order.php

and a full machine like this: https://www.nfoservers.com/order-dedicated-server.php
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Re: Dedicated Machine VS Game server

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onslaught56 wrote:Another server-hosting newb question, but what's the difference between a normal game server like this: https://www.nfoservers.com/order.php

and a full machine like this: https://www.nfoservers.com/order-dedicated-server.php
Overall they're fairly similar in terms of features/performance. A dedicated machine will allow for completely dedicated resources and the highest possible performance, if in a managed state. Normally a dedicated machine would be for people who know what they want to do or currently have a few servers but would like to add more or ensure the best possible performance.
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Re: Dedicated Machine VS Game server

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I prefer buying each server individually.
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A VDS is actually quite good for saving money on some games and are also much more flexible. If you can afford it a dedicated machine is the way to go.
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