How many servers can I host on this box?

[Benheryet]

Ive looked on forum, but noone has simular spec to me

 

How many css 66 tick slots do you recon I can host on this:

 

2 x 2.8ghz Xeon CPU

2GB Ram

3Tb Bandwidth

70GB Harddrive

 

 

What would be limiting factor - CPU or Ram?

 

(I realise hardrive is small)

[jcroom]

ram

[Creed3020]

I doubt the RAM would be the limiting factor because if I am guessing right, those are the really old Xeons (Single Core), 533 or 800 MHz with HT. If the servers get really busy you'll max those out before the memory.

 

From which host are you looking to get this from?

[Todd Holley]

ram, I would go with 4 gb minimum. Although it's a close call between that and your proc's, and your hdd's may run out of space if you store all of your game files for all of the games you host on all your machines.

[jcroom]

I doubt the RAM would be the limiting factor because if I am guessing right, those are the really old Xeons (Single Core), 533 or 800 MHz with HT. If the servers get really busy you'll max those out before the memory.

 

From which host are you looking to get this from?

 

Sorry, I was assuming he is running memory hog games such as the call of duty series If you are running games like CS:S your CPU may be the limiting factor.

[Admin-Nation-Servers]

anyone know how many servers/slots this can host before complete fail or unplayable

 

Single quad core 2.66 ghz, 4gbs ram 800 mhzs, 1 gigabit ethernet.

[Defcon|Rich]

anyone know how many servers/slots this can host before complete fail or unplayable

 

Single quad core 2.66 ghz, 4gbs ram 800 mhzs, 1 gigabit ethernet.

 

 

And all this time I thought customers wanted quality..?..

[ECF]

And all this time I thought customers wanted quality..?..

 

They do.... But they also want it at $1.00 a slot

[Defcon|Rich]

They do.... But they also want it at $1.00 a slot

 

 

Sometimes I think we're the only ones who understand that business model just plain doesn't work.. --shakes head--

 

The only ones who think they can draw a profit at $1/slot are the same ones who cannot understand why a core2duo won't host 20 servers without lag.. Irony at it's best. Kinda like buying a VW and being baffled why it won't stay up with a Ferrari..

[HeadNemesis]

$1/slot never works unless you're GameServers

[VicToMeyeZR]

Or the one who load their box with 500 slots.

[Admin-Nation-Servers]

$1/slot never works unless you're GameServers

 

Lol, anyway im sorry for not being specific, what i meant by unplayable is like when the clients starts spaming the support tickets yelling "you suck" and saying "sooooo laggy" (even though its usualy them).

 

anyway what do you guys think about Gameservers.com so far about 90% of my clients came from their.

[VicToMeyeZR]

lol.. No one here likes them

[Todd Holley]

I don't know anyone that likes them.......

 

In reference to the pricing comments. I find it sad that I have to price my servers at $1.50 / slot just to be competitive with other companies. I miss 2.00 / slot profits.

[Benheryet]

Ahem... xD Back on topic?

 

So Im hoping for perhaps 100 slots? on css 66 tick

 

Also, anyone estimate the power usage?

 

Im hoping it will be 0.5a

[Todd Holley]

I can tell you it will most likely not be half an amp.

 

*sorry for going off topic earlier in your thread.

[Benheryet]

I can tell you it will most likely not be half an amp.

 

*sorry for going off topic earlier in your thread.

 

yeah, 0.5 was just a guess.

 

If anyone has a simular system mabey they can tell me there amps

 

I need to know for datacentre costs

[Defcon|Rich]

I don't know anyone that likes them.......

 

In reference to the pricing comments. I find it sad that I have to price my servers at $1.50 / slot just to be competitive with other companies. I miss 2.00 / slot profits.

 

We've been in business going on 6yrs and never had to drop prices like that to be competitive.. The first mistake everyone makes is trying to get into a price war to bring in business which 9/10 kills your company.. Being creative and offering something your competitors don't/cannot is what will set you apart.

[Benheryet]

We've been in business going on 6yrs and never had to drop prices like that to be competitive.. The first mistake everyone makes is trying to get into a price war to bring in business which 9/10 kills your company.. Being creative and offering something your competitors don't/cannot is what will set you apart.

 

dude just make your own thread if you want to force your views on others

[ECF]

I think Rich is simply tryign to be Captain Obvious. If the original poster is asking how many sots they can host on a specific box this shows a lack of knowlege as far as being a GSP. Nothing personal against the original poster as we all had to learn some way or another.

 

To answer you question.... there is no correct answer for it. There are simply too many variables involved with the game and/or mods to give a concrete number of slots that you can host on a box.

 

The Dual Xeon machines are now considered quite old in todays gaming market. Will they work? Absolutely! But you may wish to take a look at some Dual Core machines if you can.

 

Good luck in your new endevor!

[cissam]

Sorry for stealing your topic;

 

Apx. how many Counter-Strike/CS: Source servers can you run on a 1000GB traffic?

And how many can you have on 10Mbits line?

 

Thanks.

[jcroom]

Do the math.... look at what rate the servers are running at and how many slots they are.

[Admin-Nation-Servers]

Anyone know of any good web hosts, ixwebhosting has been giving me an excuse every day of why my site is slow or is not responding or why https does not work.......... so on

[Dan M]

Anyone know of any good web hosts, ixwebhosting has been giving me an excuse every day of why my site is slow or is not responding or why https does not work.......... so on

Yourself through IIS

[Admin-Nation-Servers]

Yourself through IIS

 

Yea but i dont got any bandwidth right now, we are in start up again....

verizon business good?