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Processor: Intel i5 - 4x 2.66+ GHz (nehalem)
Ram: 10 GB DDR3.
1 TB HDD.
Don't take in account the bandwith.
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How much Counter-Strike Source dedicated servers/player slots think this machine could host without problems? Some people recommended me 4 servers, 1 x 20 slots per core, other 2 servers of 20 slots in total... I'm a little confused.

Also, what linux distro think could be better for that specs?

Thanks in advance!

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4 of 20 slots ?xd to 66.66 fps =D
PD: for a good stability.

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On 2 Nehalem cores and 2GB of dedicated memory on one of my Xen virtual dedicated servers, I can easily run 2 24 slot 250FPS Team Fortress 2 servers (with Replay) and a 6 slot Killing Floor server. If I had more memory I could probably add another Killing Floor server. A 32 slot server with Replay ended up being too demanding for one core. I believe the server I'm talking about has 2 2.26GHz Xeon cores (Nehalem).

I think you could probably run at least 4 24 slot CS:S servers with 250 FPS, maybe with higher slot counts on some or all. A good way to test your server is to install a few CS:S servers, try to get them filled up, and check your CPU/RAM usage as well as make sure there aren't any signs of network strain. If the box gets overloaded, take a server off or reduce the slot counts a bit, and try again. If it's in a datacenter environment, you shouldn't have any real problems with using too much network bandwidth and causing lag unless the datacenter is shitty or you reach your allocated transfer limit.