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How many slots will this hold?
#1
I know I posted different server specs before, but that didn't work out.

How many slots would these server specs hold:

1)
2x Intel Xeon 2.4 GHz Processors
1 GB RAM
2x73 GB 10K RPM SCSI/SAS HDD
100 Mbps Uplink

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2) (Only the RAM is changed)
2x Intel Xeon 2.4 GHz Processors
2 GB RAM
2x73 GB 10K RPM SCSI/SAS HDD
100 Mbps Uplink

If you could, give me how many slots it could hold with all slots 33 tick, all slots 100 tick.

Thanks in advance,

Meow Mix.
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#2
More RAM will not give you more slots. However you're probably better off with the 2gig system if they are the same price.
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#3
It would be about $20 more per month. But having 1 gig of ram will be the same as having 2 gigs? I would have never guessed. I would expect it to need more ram to host more slots, otherwise be limited.
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#4
Dro has run huge servers with a gig of ram.
What OS will be on the box? 2K3?
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#5
Linux, I have not used linux in the past, so this will be my first time. I don't want to have to pay the extra fee for having windows, plus people praise Linux, and say it so good. So I am anxious to give it a try.

Anyone have any ideas on how many slots it can handle though?
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#6
I always say 512 MB RAM per core is sufficient in most cases, like Mooga said, I've ran 100+ slots including bots on a Core 2 Duo E6600 with 1GB memory, maxing the CPU, not the memory by far (As far as I can remember the memory usage was around 600-700 after 9 days of running)

One question for the poster:
Please supply the CPU type/number. As I read this it makes me think of an old P4 based Xeon, which is pretty much a waste of money in my opinion.
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#7
I don't know, all it says is the information I have given.

I contacted Sales, and they said it was an older version of xeon's, so I am assuming it is the P4 based on?!

I just need a general idea on how many slots it can hold. This server is not going to be hosting 100% gameservers, only half of it will. the other half will be used for development on a mod I am leading.
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#8
20-30 slots, 100 tick per core. So if you use both processors 40-60 slots total at 100 tickrate. IF this is indeed the P4 based version, I have no idea about what they assume to be "old", it can be a few versions back in the dual core stuff or it can be back into the P4 era.

However, in the worst case, you get the values above Smile
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#9
RAM will limit you if you want to run orange box games - I still see srcds instances using up to 700MB ram...
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#10
Alright, thanks for everyone who helped me out.
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