[techguy84]

Good Server setups could go off the following basis,

Dual Core CPU at 2.0Ghz+
1GB minimum, 2-4GB recommend Ram
HD doesnt need to be major, but fast. SATA 3.0 or a nice SCSI, both in raid 1 arrays for security in redundancy

The biggest thing is Internet Connection. Broadband services are good for low to medium players, but for the advance 50+ server, things with high UL rates are good like T1 or above.

If you are in a location that has Verizon FIOS, that is a affordable to the normal server OP, as T1s and above have to be piped to your location with can easily get you into the 5 digits, with very high monthly fees. FIOS has UL faster than T1 for 90% of the time. Like 50mbit down, 25mbit up froim what I have seen from some torrent users, and its about the same price as cable internet.

Furthermore, its easy to have a nice server setup, but what makes or breaks your server is the content. What can you offer your players that they can not find or bulid themselves. Custom Content reigns supreme around here for the most part.

OS doesnt matter to much, Windows is easier to setup, but Linux is hands down the best for any dedicated server. If your going big, go Linux. You dont really need Ubuntu as that has alot of uneccasy GUI stuff for the common user. Your going to be running a server, so the abilty to utilize that nice graphics savvy {enguin game is not really needed.( or is that on openSUSE)