Not that much really...probably 5-10k per client if they have their rates set high. You'll be pushing out a lot more than you'll be taking in. (Wow, that sounds dirty.)
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 10:21 PM, Chad Austin <[email protected]> wrote: > Whats the download requirement, I have more upload than I could want. > > Richard Eid wrote: > > I've found that the default rate setting of 10000 gives the client choke, > > sometimes up to 40 or so. I don't know how severely this affects > gameplay, > > but I bumped my sv_maxrate to 20000 some time ago. Using the status > command > > at the server console shows me that a lot of players use rates higher > than > > 10000, so make of that what you will. In my opinion, choke isn't as big > a > > factor in a game like Left 4 Dead, but I like keeping my players happy. > > > > 20000B/s * 8(clients) = 160KB/s * 8(bits/byte) = 1.28Mbps bandwidth > > requirement + a little for overhead. You should be fine with a 1.5Mbps > > uplink at a minimum. Obviously, you can halve that if you leave the > > sv_maxrate at 10000, but I had versus players complaining about lag when > I > > limited bandwidth to 768Kb/s for my server. Also, campagin mode requires > > less, but that much should be obvious. I see spikes as high as 1.2Mbps > on > > my single server, so I wouldn't go any less than this unless you won't be > > hosting any Versus matches. > > > > After leaving the server running for a week or two, RAM usage never goes > > much higher than ~300MB. > > > > CPU usage is also relatively low, but this much will depend upon your > system > > specs. > > > > -Richard Eid > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 4:59 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> Around 250mb of memory and about 10k/sec upload for each player slot. > >> CPU usage is comparable to a 20 man TF2 server > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> I am trying to get a feel of the CPU/Bandwidth usage of L4D servers, > >>> does anyone already know what to expect? > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >>> please visit: > >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > >> please visit: > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > >> > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
