Server Hosting Requirements - Garry's Mod

I am planning on getting a dedicated server for a community and to host a few custom gamemodes and get some feedback.. Anyways. [code] Intel Xeon X3430 8GB RAM DDR 500GB HDD 100 MBPS Ports 3000GB Bandwidth Cent OS 64Bit [/code] [quote] Now, if I moved the processer to a 'Intel Xeon X3460' what would be the major differences. I'm not editing the Ram may move up to 16GB later. Harddrive is there enough space or will I need a TB. Ports, will 100MBPS be enough or do I need 1GB/s Bandwidth, will 3000GB/month be enough? Should I use windows rather then Linux? [/quote] [quote] With the 8GB ram how many times will I be able to run SRCDS without much lag. With the 100MBPS ports how many players in all should I be able to run? Will a 'Intel Xeon X3430' be good enough? [/quote]

Well , i would say you could run alot of servers verry smootherly . i only have 1GB ram , 45GB hdd , and a 20MBps and have no probleme

[QUOTE=zzaacckk;25779603]I am planning on getting a dedicated server for a community and to host a few custom gamemodes and get some feedback.. Anyways. [code] Intel Xeon X3430 8GB RAM DDR 500GB HDD 100 MBPS Ports 3000GB Bandwidth Cent OS 64Bit [/code][/QUOTE] [B]Now, if I moved the processer to a 'Intel Xeon X3460' what would be the major differences.[/B] Apart from an extra 400MHz speed, you also get hyperthreading with the X3460. See this: [url]http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=42931,42927[/url] [B]I'm not editing the Ram may move up to 16GB later.[/B] 8GB is more than enough. [B]Harddrive is there enough space or will I need a TB.[/B] 500GB is plenty. If there's an option for a RAID 1, I'd take it if it's not too expensive. [B]Ports, will 100MBPS be enough or do I need 1GB/s[/B] 100Mbps will be fine. [B]Bandwidth, will 3000GB/month be enough?[/B] Yes. [B]Should I use windows rather then Linux?[/B] If you have previous experience of Linux then you're more than welcome to try it. If "[root@localhost ~]" doesn't make sense to you, you're better off using Windows. Personally I find clicking buttons much quicker for setup and easier for dealing with problems. [B]With the 8GB ram how many times will I be able to run SRCDS without much lag.[/B] It'll be better for someone like JWJ or brocko to answer this. [B]With the 100MBPS ports how many players in all should I be able to run?[/B] Same again. [B]Will a 'Intel Xeon X3430' be good enough?[/B] Yes.

[QUOTE=UberMensch;25784724][B]With the 8GB ram how many times will I be able to run SRCDS without much lag.[/B] It'll be better for someone like JWJ or brocko to answer this.[/QUOTE] Depends on what game and what's installed on it. GMOD usually takes 120-300mb of RAM if it isn't full of people, so technically you could put 50+ servers on there in regards to the RAM but the CPU wouldn't be able to handle it. You will most likely use a lot more RAM. If your server loads a lot of content (e.g. sandbox or RP servers), then each server could take up to a gigabyte of RAM.

3tb of bandwidth. I'd be a bit worried in the future. When you get more servers.

If I run lets say 6 garrysmod servers how much bandwidth would I most likely use? Would 3,000 GB/month be enough? Say each one has 10 players around the clock and its sandbox or darkrp. Sorry about asking such 'impossible' questions.

[QUOTE=zzaacckk;25788711]If I run lets say 6 garrysmod servers how much bandwidth would I most likely use? Would 3,000 GB/month be enough? Say each one has 10 players around the clock and its sandbox or darkrp. Sorry about asking such 'impossible' questions.[/QUOTE] For 60 slots 3TB should be fine.

3TB/Month is enough i have 2TB/Month and that's fine we hit around 1TB total. And your processor doesn't really matter much, my dedicated server is running on Amd X4 965 3,4GHZ and 8GB ram. I can run about 10 servers fine. It's more about your garrysmod server. We have one server that's over 10GB worth of addons and with only 10 players it already lags a bit (80 ping) but with 5 almost clean servers with 32 people playing we aren't recieving any lag. (ping around 50) We do have a 500mb/s upload and 1GB/s download connection. In short take care of your server clean it up once a month and it will run fine.

[QUOTE=Aide;25788086]3tb of bandwidth. I'd be a bit worried in the future. When you get more servers.[/QUOTE] I've never used more than 3.5tb, and that was the summer months with 75+ people online most of the time, 3tb is fine. Go for Windows Server unless you know a decent amount about Linux, I love my CentOS box but I am still having quite a few problems with Garry's Mod on Linux. I never used up more than 60% of a X3460, I would probably opt for a Q9300/Q9400 or Q6600 if they offer them. You won't use up most of either of those.

[QUOTE=slayer3032;25795871]I've never used more than 3.5tb, and that was the summer months with 75+ people online most of the time, 3tb is fine. Go for Windows Server unless you know a decent amount about Linux, I love my CentOS box but I am still having quite a few problems with Garry's Mod on Linux. I never used up more than 60% of a X3460, I would probably opt for a Q9300/Q9400 or Q6600 if they offer them. You won't use up most of either of those.[/QUOTE] Assumed the OP was gonna run a gsp. Seems I was wrong.

[QUOTE=slayer3032;25795871]I've never used more than 3.5tb, and that was the summer months with 75+ people online most of the time, 3tb is fine.[/QUOTE] lol, i now have unlimited because i use like 3 TB a day!

I have three servers, normally with around a total of 60 players online. I don't think we've gone over 2TB in the last 9 months. The highest RAM usage of scrds I've ever seen is around 800mb. You've got plenty of ram

I use an old laptop from 2004 with a whopping 512mb of ram to host a 16 slot server. It runs fine, CPU idles at 30% with 4 players and about 20 props each. As for networking, it depends on what's going on. Then again, I killed most of the core parts of windows, made it run in command prompt, and have it restart when it crashes. Changing map is the slowest part, seconded to picking up alot of weapons really quickly.

[QUOTE=dingusnin;25802223]lol, i now have unlimited because i use like 3 TB a day![/QUOTE] no you dont

[QUOTE=slayer3032;25811818]no you dont[/QUOTE] 3TB a day. I don't think you're hosting servers...

Maybe hes Hosting Pron.

[QUOTE=stuky4ever;25823076]Maybe hes Hosting Pron.[/QUOTE] Even then, that's a lot of porn...

no , i am not hosting porn , i am streaming radio's though the server.