Lan Party Gear | Things To Think About

If your thinking about hosting a lan party there are several things you need to consider first. You need to know where your going to hold the lan party. If you plan on hosting it in your home you will need to consider space. How many people are going to attend ? Our lan parties usually consist of 10-14 people depending on what games we will be playing. Any more than 14 and space really becomes an issues, unless you have a really big house. Computers, tables, chairs, monitors all take up a lot of space.

Another major concern before hosting a lan party gear has to be power consumption. Computers and monitors especially gaming systems consume quite a bit of energy. When planning your party you want to stagger 3-4 users per circuit in your house. Extension cords will most definitely be required to bring the power from different areas in your house. The last thing you want to have happen is a power surge that blows circuits and kills computers. Your friends will quickly become enemies when you destroy their prized gaming computer.

Hosting a successful lan party requires not only the proper gear but proper planning. In my next few posts I'll discuss the details of specific lan party gear that is required.