ISP Speed/Specs

[j0nniDEP]

I have i7 920 @3.2GHz with 12GB RAM and 16mbit download 1.5mbit upload. Is this suitable to be a good host or will the people playing experience lag? I currently use Hamachi mainly because my IP is dynamic and my ISP blocks port 80. Is using Hamachi to much trouble and will it lag?

[DeadlyMaker]

Depends on how many players you will have, and yes that uplink won't be enough for alot amount of players.

[j0nniDEP]

Depends on how many players you will have, and yes that uplink won't be enough for alot amount of players.

I thought of going with a VPS that has 20/20 connection speed but the hardware isnt as good as mine. What exactly is served through the server and what is a good upload speed to use? There are going to be at least 50 of us.

[DeadlyMaker]

If you have 50 people on, you could easly get away with a 10/10MBit uplink.

[j0nniDEP]

If you have 50 people on, you could easly get away with a 10/10MBit uplink.

See the thing is though I cant afford more ram on the server if I go with a VPS. Hardware specs is what's exp in the hosting world.

[DeadlyMaker]

You don't need 12Gig ram to host 50 players.

[j0nniDEP]

You don't need 12Gig ram to host 50 players.

Well I mean the server I was looking at only has 512 RAM...thats not nearly enough. I know I dont need 12GB, that's just what my desktop has. It's also the 3.2GHz i7 processing speed.

[DeadlyMaker]

Well, there is hosts with 2gig for about 80$ out there.

[j0nniDEP]

True. But in all reality who wants to pay $80/mo to host a server for their friends? Lol. Thanks for your responses.