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Looking for Dedicated Server in Columbus / Central Ohio
piyanggoon
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I'm looking for a dedicated server in the Columbus / Central Ohio metro area.
The only non-negotiable requirement is network latency to AWS us-east-2. Everything else is flexible.
Must-have
- ≤2 ms TCP RTT to AWS us-east-2
- Anything above ~3 ms unfortunately won't work for my workload.
Preferred Hardware
- CPU: High single-thread performance (Ryzen 9950X / 9950X3D or similar). Around 16 cores is plenty.
- RAM: 64 GB minimum, 128 GB preferred (DDR5)
- Storage: Local NVMe only (no SAN/Ceph/network storage), at least 1 TB usable
- Network: 1 Gbps unmetered minimum, 10 Gbps preferred. Low jitter is more important than bandwidth.
- OS: Ubuntu 24.04/26.04 with full root access. IPMI/KVM would be a plus.
Budget
- $300-$500/month
- Willing to pay more for a proven sub-1 ms path to AWS us-east-2.
- Ready to deploy immediately.
Current Setup
My current server is:
- Ryzen 9 9950X
- 249 GB DDR5
- 2× 1.92 TB Micron 7400 NVMe
- 10 Gbps
The hardware is excellent, but it's located in Ashburn and I'm seeing around 17 ms RTT to AWS us-east-2, which is too high for this application.
If anyone knows a provider—or operates infrastructure—in Columbus/Central Ohio with verified low-latency connectivity to AWS us-east-2, I'd really appreciate any recommendations.
Thanks!
Comments
@SmartHost / Microtronix @jfreak53 is your best option for Ohio. They are in Ottoville, Ohio but not under 2ms
Other than that, I would look at options in Chicago/Detroit. There is more providers there.
For example in Chicago:
@qps might be able help
Chicago/Detroit
@GTHost @OneProvider
Thanks @concept. Unfortunately we dont have anything like that in stock right now. Thanks though!
At that budget your best bet might actually be to host within Amazon us-east-2 itself.
@piyanggoon QuickPacket's Chicago looking glass is here: https://lg.ord.quickpacket.com
Let me know if the latency works for you.
We can provide service in Ohio, however ec2.us-east-2.amazonaws.com is like 6-7ms.
~ SMARTHOST
Hello
Are the Columbus/Central Ohio necessary?
So when OP says
What makes you think it is not necessary? Is he saying the "must have" requirement for his health?
can do this in Ohio
Processor: Intel Dual Xeon Gold 6148
CPU Cores: 40 Cores / 80 Threads
RAM: 256GB DDR4
2TB SSD
10Gbps Port
5 ipv4 & IPv6
$160.00 Per Month
https://hostmayo.com/members/order.php?step=1&productGroup=28&product=752
You're right.