Server Requirements.
TheKitty
Join Date: 2013-02-08 Member: 182905Members
Join Date: 2013-02-08 Member: 182905Members
I'm trying to trouble shoot some problems my communities server is having. After searching around these forums for a while, I've come to the conclusion that it might be a problem with the server specs. Unfortunately, I can't find anywhere that tells me what the requirements for a server is. (Can't get the server wiki to load)
So can someone tell me what the reccomended (if any) server specs are?
So can someone tell me what the reccomended (if any) server specs are?
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I'm trying to find some exact specs to present to our admins, because I strongly suspect that it's because our server is underpowered for this game.
If you plan on running between 16-18 then you could probably get away with a E3-1230 (or v2) or a i5 2500/ i7 2600.
Anything below you could get away with an E3-1220 or equivalent i3.
Mind if I quote this on my communities forums?
Go for it.
The short answer is that clockspeed is paramount. My rule of thumb is that
12-16 = >3.0GHz CPU
16-24 = >4.0GHz CPU
It also helps to have a latest or next to latest gen CPUs (think Sandy/Ivy or Bulldozer/Piledriver).
Above 20 slots and the needs for overclocked hardware quickly become apparent.
An E3-1270 would suffice up to 18 slots but if you were to go any higher you would see large tickrate drops which will create issues in game (warping, hit reg, FPS).
We just recently upgraded the TBG Chicago server from a 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz to a 3570k @ 4.3 Ghz and the difference is rather large.
Before the upgrade (24 player avg 25 with obvious dips) - http://ns2servers.devicenull.org/servers/97588/74.117.238.135:27016/?date=02/04/2013
After the upgrade (24 player avg 28 with very few drops) - http://ns2servers.devicenull.org/servers/97588/74.117.238.135:27015
If a 2500k @ 4.4 Ghz is having problems @ 24 slots then anything lower will obviously have even more.
You could let us do the overclocking for you by getting a server from us and you wouldn't have to worry about all of this.
Obviously if your choice is an older machine or an overclocked CPU the overclocked one would make more sense but if you have decent hardware there is no need to overclock. Not to mention the unstable state that can accompany overclocking.
I can't actually say anything about getting a server from you. That's entirely up to someone else. I do appreciate you telling me all this stuff, though.
Too be honest, I actually ran across your site while searching around for some requirements, and I used the Plan Specifications in my OP on my communities forums. But, like I said, I'm not the one who makes the decision for that. I'm just someone trying to improve the performance for my favorite server.
Like I said before, we run an 18 slot server that gets some pretty bad performance when full. I still don't know exactly what the server specs for our server is, but I'm pretty sure they're not up to snuff.
If you're running an average of 15-19 ticks constantly I can pretty much guarantee there using older hardware, which works for most games just not NS2.