Cheap dedicated game server
I am looking for a dedicated server to host a game server for Garry's Mod, (which can be VERY cpu intensive) I am having trouble, because my budget is limited to about $75 a month. Colocation is an option, but only if it is cheap (I have someone who will provide a server)
So far I have really considered:
http://biggameserver.com/index-1.shtml and their Core 2 Duo plan,
http://www.cari.net/core-2-duo-dedicated-server.html and THEIR Core 2 Duo plan.
I have had experience using a biggameserver core 2 duo, with 1Gb extra ram, and extra bandwidth. It came out to $90 a month, but the people running it couldn't afford it for long, so it disappeared. It managed to support 4 servers, 3 of them usually pretty full.
They look like the best deal so far.
Both comparable.
Is there any way for hosts to somehow pull a dreamhost and overload their dedis, and screw you over for something?
Answered:
Not really. They can oversell bandwidth, but not the systems themselves.
If anyone knows, what are the minimum specs needed to run three garrysmod servers? Two? How about two and a css server?
What kind of bandwidth usage?
I got 20K/second from somewhere, so I'm basing it on that, wit room to spare.
Since this will be a garrysmod server, lets make that 25 Kilobytes a second (or kilobits?) * 8 players * 60 seconds * 60 minutes * 24 hours * 30 days = 518 Gigabytes a month. If it is Kilobits, would it be 64 Gigabytes? (518/8)
How correct is this? After assuming that it will be commonly empty, we can drop this to 200Gb or so, for now. Once I get players, hopefully some will donate, so I can afford a bigger plan.
I don't think bandwidth will be much of a problem.
The people I ask about hosting garrysmod servers all pay $250 or so a month, and I just can't afford that.
Anyone know of a company and plan that will fit these requirements?