Want to build my own server

After dealing with hosting companies I am tired of renting dedicated servers. I want to own my own and host it locally.

I need help on deciding pretty much everything. I have a budget of less than $2000 but would like to keep it as cheap as possible without sacrificing speed and stability.

I just run an extensive PHP/MySQL app and mail off my server. It currently averages about 275 users with a max so far of 400.

I was told there is no difference to host racks on 1U or 2U, both are the same slot size? So does that mean I should go with a 2U.

What kind of processor, motherboard, memory, hard drives, operating system should I run. Dual processor? What 1U case? I want to have extreme stability and lots of speed plus room to grow. I am not very experienced only with Redhat but can learn fast but still would like to keep it as simple as possible.

Suggestions on where to get parts would help as well.

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

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