How much memory is enough for a server?

[Biggie Cheez]

Hi, I just got into hosting servers for games, not file sharing, and I am running 10gb of DDR2 RAM the motherboard is an Intel S5400SF and has 16 slots available. Do I need more RAM for the computer or will that be enough to run about 10 or so servers on 2 Xeon CPUs. Thank you

 

 

[MrSuperb]

Isn't that a power/money eating beast?

[TimmyTechTV]

Hi, I just got into hosting servers for games, not file sharing, and I am running 10gb of DDR2 RAM the motherboard is an Intel S5400SF and has 16 slots available. Do I need more RAM for the computer or will that be enough to run about 10 or so servers on 2 Xeon CPUs. Thank you

 

Typical rule of thumb for virtual servers is 1 core, 2GB RAM, 1 disk spindle. Is that enough for a game server however, I doubt it. What I would do is setup one session, run it as a game server, and see what kind of usage you see before spending any money on more hardware.

 

Tim

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[AJRicho]

In your case the more ram the better the result

[EChondo]

I'd be more concerned as to what your Internet speeds are. I can run a gaming server from my house, but my 2Mb up connection is only good enough for around 10-15 people(and that's only ONE server). If the server gets maxed out(16 players) then the rest of the house has trouble getting onto the internet.

[Guest]

Something else to remember is that especially with Server 03 and 08, RAM use is pretty high. Server 2012 has got this fixed to a certain degree but from what I've seen, still not around that of a Linux based solution.

What RAM are you currently running in there and I assume it's dual channel being 771?