How Well Would My Comp Do...

LucidLucid Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10534Members, Constellation
in General Server Discussion
if i ran a server on my XP2000, with 256MB 2100 ram on winXP pro and a somewhat saturated cable connection, how many players could i have playing before it had noticable lag?
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  • Eternal_BlissEternal_Bliss Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7633Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    i say 14/16
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  • cracker_jackmaccracker_jackmac Join Date: 2002-11-04 Member: 6891Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
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    damn you, beat me to it. But he's right 12-16 players max.

    i run 14 on a totally unsaturated network. you'll really need to tweak your network settings because cable is kinda hard to host on.
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  • GoleXGoleX Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7681Members
    Would suggest doubling your RAM too if possible, but then otherwise the bottle neck will be your connection.
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  • verboseverbose Join Date: 2002-11-25 Member: 9968Members, Constellation
    I second the "get more RAM" movement. Windows is going to chew up a lot of that 256MB.

    Do you know the upstream and downstream speeds of your cable connection?
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  • LucidLucid Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10534Members, Constellation
    ya more ram is the next upgrade for my comp, gonna buy a 512 stick and sell my 256. It's PNY, anyone interested?


    oh and i'll do a bandwidth test when i go home
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