core 2 duo q6600 4gb ram how many 32 player tf2 servers can i run ?

[mrviper]

i had an exelent offer with a server

core 2 duo q6600
4gb ram
windows server installed
3TB bandwith on teir 1 network

i wonderd how many 32 player tf2 servers i could rum off this hardware

would 2 per core be pushing it ?

[fqdn]

just in terms of bandwidth, you're going to be limited w/3TB (or pay overages) a full 7/24 24 man server uses anywhere from 550-650Gb/month. if you do the math a 32 man will use up to 860Gb/month so 4 of those will theoretically use 3.44TB. but since every server is different you'll just have to try and see what numbers you end up with, this is a rough estimate.

[mrviper]

i already have 2 rearly full servers
85.17.212.44:27017 TBR Vipsters fun house 24/7 toy fort FAST DL INST RESPAWN
85.17.212.44:27015 TBR SERVER 2 CUSTOM MAPS 24/7 FAST DL [INSTANT RESPAWN] http://www.tbrclan.co.uk - Run By [TBR] Vipster

i look at the pc at 5am sometimes when i wake up to go to the loo and the funhouse is still nearly full!

and i run a shoutcast radio station averaging 8 listeners

i use a tad over 1.1tb a month for 2 servers and the radio

i have the fast downloads pointed to my isp's webspace

this is why i think 3tb is what i need for 4 servers and can upgrade later

now all i need to know is what thease q6600's can run to go ahead or not go ahead with the deal

thanks for your reply

[fqdn]

if you're not worried about the bandwidth then i think it can certainly handle one server per core.

[blik]

1 per core will be fine, you *might* have enough left over on each core for a 24 man server using all cores - but possibly not, you'll have to experiment.

Working on 1 per core, if they are full most of the day, you'll exceed your bandwidth limit.

[mrviper]

thanks for your reply's this server seems an expensive option since there may be alot of wasted cpu power per core

im thinking of geting a dell poweredge r200 with an exeon cpu that is matched for the job and go for a colo option

look here http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=uk&cs=ukbsdt1&kc=305&l=en&oc=PE3R2001&s=bsd&sbc=%20pedge_r200