Take the tour ×  Is it possible to build a cheap memcached
server?  share|improve this question Price, Features,
Performance. You get to pick two. If you want specific features
and a cheap price, performance is going to suck (in general). – 
Chris S May 23 '10 at 23:58 add comment  3 Answers  up vote 2
down vote accepted  It's always "cheap" to build a "server" (I
use those terms loosly, as you'll see below), but we can't
answer this question for you. Only you can, by making decisions
based on the following questions:    • Your definition of
"Cheap" (your budetary needs may differ from others)   • Are you
happy to go with commodity hardware and wear the risks?   • Are
you concerned with hardware support   • Are you concerned with
hardware replacement service agreements?   • How long do you
want the hardware to last?  Once you've got these items figured
out, then you need to shop around and see what you can get
within your budget and then that will answer that question for
you.  share|improve this answer add c