Anyone know someone that could offer me hosting for a file host. I want at least: Intel Xeon 3230 Quad Core Processor, 16GB DDR3 RAM, 12x1.5TB (18TB total) 1Gbit dedicated line I am guessing the 1Gbit dedicated line will cost an arm and a leg, so am willing to downgrade slightly on that for some cost saving, but would like to have the option to upgrade in the future.
That's quite a bit of features, Actually you d better to go around and check dedicated server sites and actually discuss with them for a price, the 1Gbit is not the only thing that will cost you an arm.
You're going to have to get a custom quote for something like that. One of the companies I use (WebNX) definitely does large custom file servers. They certainly do custom quotes, but just to give you an idea on cost, a Quad Core 20TB server (disk space) with 10TB of bandwidth is listed at $699.99/mo. As far as the dedicated line, if it's truly dedicated, you're looking at $800-1000 per month from just about any datacenter.