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ExaByte   04-13-2006 at 11:33:15 AM

Can someone shed a light on how much upload capacity and type of connection you need for a game server that hosts lets say 500 gamers? What kind of server do you need? Are Opterons on a Tyan mobo the best deal, technically? How much RAM would be required?

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hubbardt   04-13-2006 at 12:10:00 PM
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What kind of game(s) are you talking about ?
I assume you wil be running multiple instances of game servers on the same physical box ?

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ExaByte   04-13-2006 at 12:19:36 PM
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We are talking about FS9 and BF2, yes, both at the same time.
Is there a hugh difference between SCSI discs and SATAII discs (for gaming)?

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hubbardt   04-13-2006 at 12:39:18 PM
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For 500 players you are going to need a monster server and connection.
BF2 is a resource hog and the official specs for running a server are:

Minimum Specification, based on playing a 16 player game:
CPU: 1 Ghz Processor
RAM: 384 Mb

Recommended Specification, based on playing a 64 player game:
CPU: 3 Ghz Pentium 4 or Athlon XP
RAM: 1 Gb

BANDWIDTH
Minimum: 2.5 Mbit
Recommended: 5Mbit



... and let's face it ... the minimum specs are never enough :wink:

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ExaByte   04-13-2006 at 01:40:32 PM
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We, me and my friends, are willing to invest in a Tyan/Opteron based "Monster server", 16GB RAM, 2 or 4 Opterons.
The 5Mbit is not so bad as I thought. We can get 8Mbit for a reasonable price. I thought you might need 10+Mbit for upload, which becomes quit expensive.

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hubbardt   04-13-2006 at 01:50:47 PM
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The available bandwidth will be the limiting factor here, not the server hardware.

I would say get the max bandiwdth you can afford and then test how the server performs under maximum player load

- 2 x 64 player BF2 servers
- 2 x FS9 server (not sure on technical specs for this game)

I would start with a slightly lower hardware spec (8Gb RAM and 2 CPU) and then increase if you need more.

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