• Will this server be able to host a garrysmod server?
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[url]http://www.amazon.co.uk/MediaSmart-Server-EX490-Intel-Celeron/dp/B002PK0XHS[/url] //Thanks.. haters will hate Note: i suck at computers.
It is a media server ?
"HP MediaSmart Server EX490 (1 TB, Intel Celeron 2.2 GHz, 2GB DDR2 DRAM)" i guess
no, you should instead rent a server from a datacenter for a monthly rate.
It would be ABLE to run it, but after 5 players and several multiplications of 25 props it would probably lag out the ass. Not to mention the bandwidth problems you also need to solve.
If your upload speed is good, yes. It's plenty.
[QUOTE=DireAvenger;26737382]It would be ABLE to run it, but after 5 players and several multiplications of 25 props it would probably lag out the ass. Not to mention the bandwidth problems you also need to solve.[/QUOTE] i used to run a server on my old pc from 2006, and i had 20 players without lag [editline]16th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=TehWhale;26737405]If your upload speed is good, yes. It's plenty.[/QUOTE] my average upload speed is like 6 MB/S .. on µtorrent.
It's expensive for what you're getting. Just build a server.
[QUOTE=blown25;26737407]my average upload speed is like 6 MB/S .. on µtorrent.[/QUOTE] lol i had 50 mbps and it lagged hosting UT04
[QUOTE=Signature;26737493]lol i had 50 mbps and it lagged hosting UT04[/QUOTE] mb=/=MB not to mention 50mps was probably your download speed
"Note: i suck at computers. "
[QUOTE=TehWhale;26737405]If your upload speed is good, yes. It's plenty.[/QUOTE] get out of the hardware section a celeron could hardly run a semi-popular gmod server
so can someone tell me the answer plz :3
No; you'd run into bandwidth issues with only 6 Megs up after you get a decent amount of props moving around in the server.
[QUOTE=Encryption;26738162]No; you'd run into bandwidth issues with only 6 Megs up after you get a decent amount of props moving around in the server.[/QUOTE] what would be the problem? Bandwidth or CPU
[QUOTE=Nexus435;26737677]get out of the hardware section a celeron could hardly run a semi-popular gmod server[/QUOTE]what i have a pentium 4 with 768MB of RAM running a 24 slot tf2 server you've got to be kidding me [editline]16th December 2010[/editline] TF2 only uses 500MB of so of RAM
[QUOTE=TehWhale;26739055]what i have a pentium 4 with 768MB of RAM running a 24 slot tf2 server you've got to be kidding me [editline]16th December 2010[/editline] TF2 only uses 500MB of so of RAM[/QUOTE] Garry's Mod seems to be a little more intensive from my experience.
If you really have 6 MB/s upload, you'll do fine. The server is more than enough.
[QUOTE=benjgvps;26740340]Garry's Mod seems to be a little more intensive from my experience.[/QUOTE] gmod is 515RAM
[QUOTE=blown25;26741278]gmod is 515RAM[/QUOTE] you really shount be hosting a server Just rent one from a datacenter
Actual 6 megabytes per second upload is way, way more than enough for even a 16 slot Garry's Mod server, and 4GB of RAM is overkill. [url]http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HL2Guides.Detail&id=4&game=3[/url] Depending on your client's rate setting, you could, theoretically, host a 320 player server with each player having a rate of 20000.
[QUOTE=Odellus;26741837]Actual 6 megabytes per second upload is way, way more than enough for even a 16 slot Garry's Mod server, and 4GB of RAM is overkill. [url]http://planethalflife.gamespy.com/View.php?view=HL2Guides.Detail&id=4&game=3[/url] Depending on your client's rate setting, you could, theoretically, host a 320 player server with each player having a rate of 20000.[/QUOTE] Uh gmod needs about 2 gb at most 1 gb - then you have the OS 4GB for a gmod server is good
You can't just hook up a server to the internet and expect to get 50 players or so, you need the bandwidth. If you are planning on doing this from home, you need a bloody good internet connection if you are going to be able to host over 10 players. Also ISPs do not like you do that anyway. Edited: Could you also do a speed test at [url]www.speedtest.net[/url] rather than relying on a utorrent upload speed you had a while ago, just so we can see
OP are you thinking of buying that computer or do you already have it? £524 for a Celeron with 2GB of RAM is a ripoff of unholy proportions.
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26741886]Uh gmod needs about 2 gb at most 1 gb - then you have the OS 4GB for a gmod server is good[/QUOTE] No, not even. [editline]16th December 2010[/editline] [QUOTE=Trumple;26741920]You can't just hook up a server to the internet and expect to get 50 players or so, you need the bandwidth. If you are planning on doing this from home, you need a bloody good internet connection if you are going to be able to host over 10 players. Also ISPs do not like you do that anyway.[/QUOTE] Reading the thread usually helps.
I recommend you learn something about computers before you get a server.
[QUOTE=ineedateam1;26741886]Uh gmod needs about 2 gb at most 1 gb - then you have the OS 4GB for a gmod server is good[/QUOTE] That doesn't take into account Garry's Mod, which uses absolute shit tons of bandwidth for sending out networked props every tick. I could handle at 10mbps up around 10 players with minimal lag, and that was hosting the server on the same box that I was playing Gmod on. I figure you'll do fine, but that's about it as far as players go. Anything larger than that and you start getting connection problems and high ping problems.
If he is getting 6MB/s up in uTorrent, he has a 50mbit connection. Bandwidth will not be an issue.
Additionally, that's a Windows Home Server. Low power, large hard drives and running the Windows Home Server software. For that price you could buy a few cheap parts, install Ubuntu/Arch/CentOS/Some other Linux OS and still come out with a decent server. Please do some reading on the Garry's Mod wiki. I can run a server somewhat from my 2.8 GHz P4 with 512 MB RAM, though due to my 1 megabit upload speed I can only have a few friends on before it tops out. I suggest getting a snappy AMD dual core, 2 GB of RAM and use a motherboard with integrated video (You don't need video output for the server once it's fully setup, a GPU in a server doesn't help speed at all).
I'll steal this topic for a second with a similar question. I'm also interested in running a Garry's Mod server and I wonder how many slots I could run on this machine and how well: 2x Old Intel Xeon (single-core) with 2.4GHz each or so 3GB DDR RAM (mby DDR3, no idea) 4x SCSI HDD's ~90 mbit upload
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