Im sorry i have to differ on this, the FIRST step should be fixing the code, that is where the problem lies that is where it needs to be fixed just throwing money and more resources at it only means that itll take a bit longer to crash not that it will not do so. There is no point whatsoever in throwing money down a hole for a new server untill the code is proven to be stable and reliable.
The second step should be cleaning out the database if you look at the index page of the forums you can see how many registered members there are, each allowed to have 3 accounts so multiply that number by 3 and you will have an idea of how bloated gunked up and overloaded the current database is, that needs to be cleaned long before its moved to a new server as well ( a simple select query going through that many records in a table would take a ton of resources right there think of how long it takes to source the current peq db on a brand new box)
third step should be updating the sites hosted and getting rid of outdated old stuff that is no longer used or needed.
Then after all this is done THEN you buy a new server migrate everything that is cleaned and updated and fixed to avoid bringing the new server down because of the same exact problems plaguing the current server.
what you are talking about is like getting the wagon to lead the horses that are supposed to pull it, without these things fixed the LS and website will continue to be just as unstable and unreliable as it always has been reguardless of the resources you throw at it hardware wise.
debunked software and databases are just that debunked broken no hardware on earth will fix that.
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