[Senne]

Hi,

How many 20 slot server can i run on a machine with the following specifics :
(i would be running counter strike 1.6, with war3ft and uwc3 mods) + mysql

Celeron 3.0Ghz 512MB RAM 80GB IDE 1000GB Traffic

And what should be best to upgrade to increase the number of servers on that machine.
processor?
ram?


thx

[purple_pixie]

RAM.

And what's your upload speed?

EDIT: At least, I would assume it's RAM ... since your CPU is pretty damn good and your RAM sucks quite a bit ;-)
(relatively)

[Roach]

It sounds like you want to host a few servers off the same box. If thats the case, definitely add more ram to the box. You dont want to hit a choke point on that.

[Pro Patria Finland]

Originally Posted by Senne Hi, How many 20 slot server can i run on a machine with the following specifics?

Your answer is zero.

[Senne]

Its a server box, so not my home pc.
Upload speed is no problem since its hosted in a room of a hosting company.

So what would i need then to host 4-5 servers (20 slots each) on one box?

[Pro Patria Finland]

Originally Posted by Senne Its a server box, so not my home pc. Upload speed is no problem since its hosted in a room of a hosting company. So what would i need then to host 4-5 servers (20 slots each) on one box?

Lots and lots of memory.
I can't remember the charts, but you can google how much RAM a server needs per player slot.

[hackziner]

So what would i need then to host 4-5 servers (20 slots each) on one box?

IMO:

More ram and better cpu :/

With this one you can host 2 * 20 slots

One server needs about ~256MB

If you want run more than 2 20 slots servers ... rent 2 servers

[slmclarengt]

Originally Posted by Senne Hi, How many 20 slot server can i run on a machine with the following specifics : (i would be running counter strike 1.6, with war3ft and uwc3 mods) + mysql And what should be best to upgrade to increase the number of servers on that machine. processor? ram? thx

I have seen that exact package somewhere but forgot where now. Also, don't be too hasty - sometimes companies limit your bandwidth speeds so that you can have that much bandwidth used (1000GB) but not actually be able to reach that without using bandwidth 24/7. Your line is going to be a 10mbit/s line almost 100% guaranteed shared with other servers meaning your MAX upload speed will be about 1.8MB/s. It would be difficult to run too many servers off of that computer ESPECIALLY if they are all full; shockingly no one mentioned the hard drive; that will bottleneck massively so when one/two servers are changing map, it will likely slow down or lag the server quite heavily. It depends how large the maps are.

That server needs to be upgraded in multiple different ways if you wanted to support everything there.

Slmclarengt

[Senne]

ok ty ppl, i'll just rentseperate gameservers somewhere else ;)

[lmn8r]

if you already have a dedicated server on a fast network why not just upgrade it? I assume its cheaper to get a ram upgrade done then it is pay for $1.50/slot+ servers renting.

I say add an additional 512mb of memory, should be no problem. unless you expect all 20 player servers to be full right off the bat, I wouldn't worry too much about CPU. You can always move a cs server to a rental later on if it becomes busy enough to justify it.