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what does a "Game Server" do?
- Thread starter .Joe.
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a gameserver serves games...... people play online multiplayer games and there has to be someone that hosts that game for everyone to join in on.
my biggest orders come from UT2004 but I host quite a few counter strike source and cs 1.6 as well.
if someone wants to have their own private playground they would need someone to host them a gameserver. Or purchase a dedicated server and host their own
if someone wants to have their own private playground they would need someone to host them a gameserver. Or purchase a dedicated server and host their own
gameservers are generally prices per player slot and can range about $2-4 slot depending on the gametype, certain games take up far more cpu/memory/bandwidth than the others.
if you are going to do dedicated then a machine like the one above will run about $120-140/mo with a gamepanel and windows 2003
if you are going to do dedicated then a machine like the one above will run about $120-140/mo with a gamepanel and windows 2003
celerons are for lack of better words useless for gameservers of any medium slot count or better. the max you can get out of a celeron is 1-2 gameservers and that will not be any value for your money. The mimumum I would suggest for any gameserver setup would be an athlon 64 3000+ pr a p4 2.8
1gb ram minimum is a must as well
1gb ram minimum is a must as well
So celerons won't be good for game servers?
EDIT: I found something:
Is aplus.net a known site? Because this is what they're offering, well these are the two plans I'm interested in for "Game Servers".
* AMD Athlon64 3000 s939
* 512MB DDR400 SDRAM
* 120GB IDE Hard Drive
* 500 GB Monthly Transfer
* $59 Setup Fee
59.00$ per month.
(Yeah, a crap load of setup fee but it's only a one time thing so it shouldn't be that bad.)
* Pentium IV CPU 2.4 or Higher
* 512MB RAM
* IDE HDD 80GB or Higher
* 500 GB Monthly Transfer
* $69 Setup Fee
69.00$ per month.
(Again, a crap load of setup fee but it's only a one time thing)
Which plan do you think is better? Number #1 or #2?
EDIT: I found something:
Is aplus.net a known site? Because this is what they're offering, well these are the two plans I'm interested in for "Game Servers".
* AMD Athlon64 3000 s939
* 512MB DDR400 SDRAM
* 120GB IDE Hard Drive
* 500 GB Monthly Transfer
* $59 Setup Fee
59.00$ per month.
(Yeah, a crap load of setup fee but it's only a one time thing so it shouldn't be that bad.)
* Pentium IV CPU 2.4 or Higher
* 512MB RAM
* IDE HDD 80GB or Higher
* 500 GB Monthly Transfer
* $69 Setup Fee
69.00$ per month.
(Again, a crap load of setup fee but it's only a one time thing)
Which plan do you think is better? Number #1 or #2?
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aplus actually has a decent network but they are in california, not the best place to start off gaming. I would look for something around chicago or texas area, that way you can get both east and west coast gamers on an even ping.
both of those machines are not bad pricing wise and could hold a few gameservers, but my experience with aplus has been terrible, long support times plus they actually hijacked a few domains of mine because of an unpaid bill for a server I had cancelled and they felt that they needed to keep billing me for. long story but i cannot recommend them at all
both of those machines are not bad pricing wise and could hold a few gameservers, but my experience with aplus has been terrible, long support times plus they actually hijacked a few domains of mine because of an unpaid bill for a server I had cancelled and they felt that they needed to keep billing me for. long story but i cannot recommend them at all
Yeah, thanks "Hosting-Shack". I like AvailNetwork's Celeron/Pentium dedi-server pkg. but they only offer 512 RAM, but I need atleast 1GIG RAM. Hmm, Dual Xeon looks very good, but 200$(+) plus the setup fee it seem's a bit out of my budget. Eh, well you know what. You get what you pay for. I'll be earning more cash, ect. and I'll be back to see if I can afford and hold on to one of those Dual Xeon servers, they're looking real nice 
if you are looking at our packages we actually offer upgrades on all aspects of the machine, if you click on order now you can see the upgrade pricing and all options offered.
As far as the dual xeons are concerned if you are looking for something a bit up the scale but not quite as much as the xeons I would start with the opteron 170 series which I will be adding to our pages shortly. Until then just email for pricing sales @ availnetworks.net or me personally admin @ availnetworks.net
If you are wanting a celeron for game servers I would probably cancel your order before it got through it just is not cost effective
the p4 2.4 setup can probably hold a good 3-4 average gameservers confortably. I have seen most machine types run games and the p4 runs them quite solidly.
dollar for dollar value for monthly cost is the opteron 170's though. you can get a good 7-8 gameservers on those and actually turn a profit on the machine
As far as the dual xeons are concerned if you are looking for something a bit up the scale but not quite as much as the xeons I would start with the opteron 170 series which I will be adding to our pages shortly. Until then just email for pricing sales @ availnetworks.net or me personally admin @ availnetworks.net
If you are wanting a celeron for game servers I would probably cancel your order before it got through
it just is not cost effectivethe p4 2.4 setup can probably hold a good 3-4 average gameservers confortably. I have seen most machine types run games and the p4 runs them quite solidly.
dollar for dollar value for monthly cost is the opteron 170's though. you can get a good 7-8 gameservers on those and actually turn a profit on the machine
hosting-shack said:One of NetCafes old offers (used search
Intel Celeron 2.0Ghz
1024 MB DDR RAM
60GB Western Digital HDD
2000GB Premium Bandwidth
cPanel c/w Fantastico
..................................................... us$90.00 monthly
Not available. We do have two servers on sale if the OP is interested though
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ChangAdam
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BTW,
I am Buying This Comp:
PENTIUM D 2x3GHz LGA775 (920) 2X2M/800 BOX socket 775 (Dual Core) Processor
GIGABYTE GA-8N775 nForce4 Socket 775 Mainboard
DDR2 2GB 533 Mhz GOODRAM
ATI Radeon X1600Pro 128MB DDR3/128bit TV/DVI PCI-E IceQ Turbo
CAVIAR 250GB SATAII 8MB CACHE
640 KBPS Connection (Yeah,i know it's sucky but im increasing soon)
And i'm asking how many game servers could it handle?.
I am Buying This Comp:
PENTIUM D 2x3GHz LGA775 (920) 2X2M/800 BOX socket 775 (Dual Core) Processor
GIGABYTE GA-8N775 nForce4 Socket 775 Mainboard
DDR2 2GB 533 Mhz GOODRAM
ATI Radeon X1600Pro 128MB DDR3/128bit TV/DVI PCI-E IceQ Turbo
CAVIAR 250GB SATAII 8MB CACHE
640 KBPS Connection (Yeah,i know it's sucky but im increasing soon)
And i'm asking how many game servers could it handle?.
with your connection I would say 12 player slots MAX for an average gametype (css 66 tick, ut2004, etc)
the machine itself if it was in a datacenter would hold a good 6-7 average servers I would say
If you are going to use this to host a gameserver for the love of god put it in a datacenter, Residential connections do not have the resources to host games, I dont care what kind of connection it is.
the machine itself if it was in a datacenter would hold a good 6-7 average servers I would say
If you are going to use this to host a gameserver for the love of god put it in a datacenter, Residential connections do not have the resources to host games, I dont care what kind of connection it is.
