Choosing between a dedicated server and cloud hosting for game servers is a cost optimization problem with a clear answer: dedicated servers are cheaper per player slot above 25–40 concurrent…

“Just move to cloud — it scales.” For a game backend or a high-traffic site with steady, predictable load, that advice costs money every month. The question is not which…

Bandwidth is the most misunderstood specification in dedicated game server hosting. Most newcomers focus on the monthly transfer cap (measured in TB) and ignore the two metrics that actually affect…

When renting a dedicated server for game hosting, the CPU architecture decision comes down to two families: AMD EPYC and Intel Xeon. Both are enterprise-grade server processors, but they differ…

The debate between CPU cores and clock speed never ends among game server admins, and the answer depends entirely on which game you are running. For Minecraft, Factorio, and CS2,…

The NVMe-versus-SATA argument for game servers is usually settled with throughput numbers, and that is the wrong measurement. Sequential read figures of 7,000 MB/s versus 550 MB/s look decisive until…

Every game server hardware guide says the same thing: buy enough RAM. Far fewer guides explain whether the type of RAM matters. In 2026 the DDR4-to-DDR5 transition is in full…

Enshrouded’s dedicated server quietly became one of the most-rented survival game servers after its Early Access release, and the reason is simple: the game is gorgeous but the server is…

You can rent the fastest CPU on the market and still lose every fight to a server sitting in the wrong city. Ping is mostly physics: data travels at about…