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    Would I be able to run a minecraft server?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Hungry Man, Dec 3, 2010.

  1. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Notebook Virtuoso

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    I was curious as to whether or not I could run one.

    My specs are in my sig and I have a 10mbit/s connection down and 50kb/s up.

    Probably wouldn't ever hit 10 people, max 15. Would more RAM help? Would moving to 15mb/s help? Different wifi card?
     
    Hungry Man, Dec 3, 2010
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  2. Joel

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    Probably a faster internet connection would help. Specs would probably be fine too.
     
    Joel, Dec 3, 2010
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  3. Hungry Man

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    Would 15mbit change anything?
     
    Hungry Man, Dec 3, 2010
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Downstream speed won't help at all with running a server. You need upstream bandwidth.
     
    Pitabred, Dec 3, 2010
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  5. Hungry Man

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    That's what I figured, gotta be sending out the info. Would 50KB/s be e nough? That's pretty damn slow, but I have no idea what it'll use/need. Upgrading my upload is expensive lol

    Somehwat off topic, if I upgrade my upload speed would I notice increase in regular internet usage like loading pages?
     
    Hungry Man, Dec 3, 2010
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    Pretty sure loading pages depends mainly on download speed. Upload speed will help in upload related stuff though :p
     
    Baka, Dec 3, 2010
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  7. Hungry Man

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    Well my browser has to make a request every time I click a link, that request is probably so small though it won't matter that my upload is slow.
     
    Hungry Man, Dec 3, 2010
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    Depends. If it's truly 50KB/s, then you're probably fine. If you actually meant 50 Kb/s (1/8th the speed of 50KB/s), then no, it won't be fast enough. The case of the b is critically important.
     
    Pitabred, Dec 3, 2010
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    Just curios, why is your upload so small and $$
     
    rippeer, Dec 3, 2010
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