Bandwith Jump

[Sashswash]

Hey guys, check out the steam status page:

http://www.steampowered.com/status/status.html

There's a big jump in the bandwith level. Maybe they're getting ready for another part of the preload :bounce:

 

[kin83]

I don't remember seeing a big spike like that for the last preload. I hope that's what the increase is for though.

 

[Sashswash]

I don't remember seeing a big spike like that for the last preload. I hope that's what the increase is for though.

They increased it a while before...i think starting at the CS:S preload. Then they decreased it after the HL2 preload started. It could be a sign that they're expecting to be using a lot more bandwith soon though!

 

[jenne]

Yeah I just saw that.Hope your right about the next HL2 preload piece.Maybe more test and clues!

 

[Bait]

Yeah I just saw that.Hope your right about the next HL2 preload piece.Maybe more test and clues!

Just what I was thinking.

Please, oh Valve, have mercy on our less than average test-solving skills.

 

[pixartist]

wow they doubled it Oo

 

[niugiovanni]

Nice Catch!

Good eye, looks like something big. Does anyone have any idea of what levels it hit in the past?

 

[Democritus]

Good eye, looks like something big. Does anyone have any idea of what levels it hit in the past?

The highest I remember is 180000. 200000 is the highest I recall, though, admittedly, I haven't spent a lot of time checking out the status page.

 

[Munro]

That would be Chris_D using the computers here at ECTS to download CS:S and Opposing Force from Steam :O

 

[oldagerocker]

Maybe Gabe accidently hit the big expensive red button and hasn't realised yet

 

[M1RAG3]

Let us all turn towards Black Mesa and perform our daily prayers for HL2, let us rejoice in the new bandwidth and come together with ideals of great exptectations.

 

[Kryton]

The highest I remember is 180000. 200000 is the highest I recall, though, admittedly, I haven't spent a lot of time checking out the status page.

A week before the CSS preload it was up near the 15Gbps mark. I've never seen 20Gbps go up.

All this new capacity is back on the Valve servers where it was last week, what was strange though was they pulled that ALL when the HL2 trickle feed started but didn't for CSS.

 

[killahsin-[CE]]

Er From what ive seen it has only been up to 10gb, and from what gabe stated before it can goto 14 gb. Albiet very expensively

People are really torturing themselves over this game though lol

 

[Tyrsenus]

"Something big is coming through!" for those of you who played OP4.

 

[Kryton]

Apparently every content server can handle 800Mbps throughput so, Valve have about 20 I think in total. 20 * 800 ~ 16Gbps also they probably can never reach that as that is peak so Gabe is probably right with 14Gbps but it has been up to at least 12Gbps last week.