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Originally Posted by Mutt
Let's say your server is running a little slow and you decide to invest in some additional RAM, is it better to buy the RAM even if you're broke and have to borrow the 100 dollars for the 4GB stick of RAM or is it better to lease the 4GB RAM from the hosting company for 20 dollars a month forever?
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Why not look into why your server is running slow? If it is constantly running out of ram and needs to use the hard disk as virtual memory like Windows does, then yes maybe more ram would help.
But check to see why it is out of ram. You may have a program running on the server that is using up ram but then not clearing it out once the process is done for example, or, you may have unwanted scripts or other processes.
If you're not out of ram, maybe you're out of cpu time? Check to see what processes are eating up the time. Maybe again you have unwanted programs running.
You can always shop around for better prices too. Maybe a new server at a new host is cheaper than upgrading your current one. Or maybe you can talk your host into upgrading you for free if you've been a customer there for long enough.