So I've looked around and can't find exactly what I'm playing for. So sorry if I'm duplicating a post.
So I have an home media PC that runs 24/7 I have all my music. pictures, videos, etc on it so it can easily be accessed via any computer on the network. I have also dedicated 1 of the hard drives in the system to games. Which brings me to my question. How many different PC's could run a game off the media PC at the same time before you'd notice sever performance drop?
Example I have my Origin games folder with BF3 in it placed in the media PC. Now lets say I have 3 computers with origin installed, reading the BF3 game files from the media PC. I've noticed in the task manager that each computer is using anywhere from 3%-17% of the 1gpbs connection at any given time, while streaming the game. So that would mean that the media PC connection would be 3x that. Obviously load times are a little slower than if it was running directly from the PC but it is what it is.
So would I be limited by the 1gbps connection or the Hard dive first? It's a Corsair Neutron 256 gb ssd. Also would the Media Pc's hardware play a roll in it. It's nothing specal. Core2Duo E7500 @3.6ghz 8GB DDR3 1600 and a HD 6770.
Everything is being ran with through a gigabit switch with 1 gbps up and down per port capability. All cabling is Cat7.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.