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Well hardware is great always...but a carefully designed database with normalized tables and correctly placed indexes should probably outperform a &quot;lower quality&quot; one even if the 2nd runs on better hardware...<br />
Usually SQL likes everything to the max...CPUs/RAM/HDDs--&gt;SSDs<wbr />...persona<wbr />lly i would go for the SSDs...i would want the CPUs/RAM to be the best money can buy but if it was to decide between buying snappier storage to something else i would go to the storage...
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Looking for recommendations for the best server build and SQL configuration. &nbsp;<br />
Raid 10?<br />
Different raid controllers? &nbsp;physical disks? &nbsp;TempDB...<br />
Installed SQL Server 2008R2 many times but never on what I think would be the best hardware configuration to maximize the Servers efficiency.<br />
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Thank you
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Looking for recommendations for the best server build and SQL configuration.  
Raid 10?
Different raid controllers?  physical disks?  TempDB...
Installed SQL Server 2008R2 many times but never on what I think would be the best hardware configuration to maximize the Servers efficiency.

Thank you

SQL Server hardware specs

Microsoft SQL Server is a suite of relational database management system (RDBMS) products providing multi-user database access functionality.SQL Server is available in multiple versions, typically identified by release year, and versions are subdivided into editions to distinguish between product functionality. Component services include integration (SSIS), reporting (SSRS), analysis (SSAS), data quality, master data, T-SQL and performance tuning.

Microsoft SQL Server

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.

Server Hardware

SQL (Structured Query Language) is designed to be used in conjunction with relational database products as of a means of working with sets of data. SQL consists of data definition, data manipulation, and procedural elements. Its scope includes data insert, query, update and delete, schema creation and modification, and data access control.