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11-10-2004, 04:26 AM #1Web Hosting Master
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Gameserver Hosting
I would like input from people who've actually hosted gameservers before.
In your honest opinion, can a dual xeon 2.4 (533 mhz fsb and 512k cache) with 1 GIG ECC Ram handle approx. the following
about 80-90 slots with 30-60% utilization on average.
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11-10-2004, 04:50 AM #2Web Hosting Master
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11-10-2004, 05:01 AM #3Web Hosting Master
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Not an exact answer, I am just comparing experience. I am not a novice at this and looking for help. Just wondering what the common opinion was for this exact scenario
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11-10-2004, 05:39 AM #4Aspiring Evangelist
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We have a few dual 2.8 Xeons which would certainly handle that number of slots. It would begin to get stressed if all were active at once, but at 30%-60% usage you should be fine.
It also depends on things like mods, maps etc. A full server running amx on aztec may be a different storyKris - nitrohosting.net
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11-10-2004, 05:56 AM #5Junior Guru Wannabe
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i would say you should be able to do it. but i would definately get atleast another 512mb of ram. cuz mods/map downloads/etc can cause problems when you arent expecting it.
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11-10-2004, 07:18 AM #6Temporarily Suspended
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I would bring it all the way to 2GB of ram if your looking to max the machine out to 60-70% and leave the rest for spiking.
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11-10-2004, 09:30 AM #7Disabled
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Not sure if this helps but my p.c ( p4 3.4 1 gig ram 1.5 mb connection and my hubbys pc amd 64 3.4 1 gig ram and nvidia 6800 can handle serving 14 people for unreal tournament for our clan when our server goes down..we had quite a few maps and mods on there too..
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11-10-2004, 11:48 AM #8Web Hosting Master
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Is CS really that memory intensive?
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11-10-2004, 01:32 PM #9/home/xenos
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Originally posted by The Broadband Man
Is CS really that memory intensive?
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11-10-2004, 02:31 PM #10Web Hosting Master
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But in your experience, private scrim/match servers vanilla setups w/ no mods - is 1 gig ram enough? I was told by a friend that choke/loss can be a result of a lack of memory but i think that is more of an issue with the network and rate settings
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11-10-2004, 02:50 PM #11/home/xenos
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Originally posted by The Broadband Man
But in your experience, private scrim/match servers vanilla setups w/ no mods - is 1 gig ram enough? I was told by a friend that choke/loss can be a result of a lack of memory but i think that is more of an issue with the network and rate settings
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11-10-2004, 04:37 PM #12Junior Guru
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I allways did for gameservers 1 processor doesnt need more then 1 gig. and I would go with 1.5 or so in a xeon. Try 1 gig and see how it runs if your memory starts to run out order some more ram.
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11-10-2004, 06:12 PM #13WHT Addict
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Well, you MIGHT be able to run 80-90 slots at that usage. This would be running a lower quality server, though, using a low HZ (100-200) amount and sys_ticrate (100-200) amount.
Running a higher hz (512-1024) and sys_ticrate (300+) will use significantly higher resources and won't get you anywhere near that mark.
It all depends on the quality you want to run them at.
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11-10-2004, 06:31 PM #14Junior Guru
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Make sure that you dont just run the shots filling up the resources to 80% with the servers empty, You allways have to take into consideration they could be full all at once.
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11-10-2004, 07:10 PM #15WHT Addict
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Curt, he didn't make this exactly clear, but I believe he is asking about utilization with all 80-90 slots in use. If the thread starter could please verify...
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11-10-2004, 07:22 PM #16Junior Guru
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Yes I understand what he was asking, I was just making it clear to watch out for that. Im not implying he doesnt know how to do it allready
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11-10-2004, 07:26 PM #17Disabled
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with p4 3.0ghz + 2gb ram.. how much slots mans i think run at sametime you think without spiking ?
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11-10-2004, 08:24 PM #18Web Hosting Master
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Its 80-90 slots total. Even with sys_ticrate at 10000 for 1 or 2 servers, 40-60% of usage of the 80-90 slots should be fine with the server imho
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11-10-2004, 08:39 PM #19Disabled
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for your server of our ?
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11-10-2004, 08:59 PM #20Web Hosting Master
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p4 3.0gz does not require 2 gig ram. but that box should hold about 72-80 slots with about 50% max utility
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11-10-2004, 09:08 PM #21Junior Guru
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I agree you dont need 2 gigs for a single cpu.. You will be fine with the 1 gb
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11-10-2004, 09:25 PM #22WHT Addict
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Okay, since you're talking 30-60% of the 80 slots, then yes, it should handle that... even at 1024 hz / sys_ticrate 1000.
The Broadband Man, I don't want to continue bothering. Maybe you ignored it thinking it was a signature but:
It seems you have disabled receiving PMs. I tried to send you an e-mail. Is there an alternate form of contact I can reach you at?
If you prefer not to be contacted outside of the forums that is fine as well, just please don't... "leave me hangin".
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11-10-2004, 09:33 PM #23Web Hosting Master
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huh? leave you hanging? i can't check my pms - my email is ejc317@dartmouth.edu
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11-10-2004, 09:35 PM #24Junior Guru
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The Broadband Man I just found out who you are Good man
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11-11-2004, 12:11 AM #25Web Hosting Master
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what do u mean curt? good man?