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DSL + Games

  • 11-11-2003 11:27AM
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭


    This is an infomation thread for the DSL + using games on it.

    Example; if CS uses 40Kb/sec download, thats 300 bytes a minute, 18KBytes an hour, or 54KBytes for 3 hours, and if this was on a twice weekly basis, it'd be 432KBytes a month (for 24 hours of game play, for one player).

    But, running a populated counter-strike server uses about 40K/sec and upward. This works out to be a little more than 3 gigs a day (about 20 players, at all times, on a busy day).

    Therefore, I ask; is there a tool to tell you how much you've downloaded, in X time?

    I could then use it in checking out how much MB's each game download, so I know BEFORE I go over the limit.


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭seanos


    in dsl you network connection shows as X downloaded [using 2k/xp]

    so just look at connection stats...

    secondly, yer maths are confusing, and just a wee bit off ...
    40Kb/sec download, thats 300 bytes a minute

    i'm unsure of exact amounts of bandwith fps' use, however seriously doubt it's
    But, running a populated counter-strike server uses about 40K/sec and upward

    look at it dialup ...
    max speed = 5.3k sec [approx]
    so your saying dsl gives you 8 times faster gameplay ? .... don't think that's right ...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    Originally posted by Sinnocence
    in dsl you network connection shows as X downloaded [using 2k/xp]

    so just look at connection stats...

    secondly, yer maths are confusing, and just a wee bit off ...

    quote:


    40Kb/sec download, thats 300 bytes a minute


    i'm unsure of exact amounts of bandwith fps' use, however seriously doubt it's

    quote:

    But, running a populated counter-strike server uses about 40K/sec and upward


    look at it dialup ...
    max speed = 5.3k sec [approx]
    so your saying dsl gives you 8 times faster gameplay ? .... don't think that's right ...

    =====
    =====
    The first bit;
    40Kb= 5bytes *60 (seconds) = 300 bytes (approxmitly)

    The second bit was taken from here; http://www.metafilter.com/mefi/17411


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,484 ✭✭✭✭Stephen


    Don't run a public CS server on your DSL connection, it will rape your bandwidth allowance and piss off everyone else using the connection.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭seanos


    wont be running any servers lol;
    40kb ... you talking in bits or bytes ? lol
    dsl is capible of ~60kb/sec downloads
    which is a meg in 17 secs ...


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,308 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    ...and ye'll have 66Megs with the 2GB/month limit...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,459 ✭✭✭seanos


    you have confused me to the point ... where im very confused
    so lets leave at that ;-0


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