I've been wondering this myself, and recently found this thread: https://tor.stackexchange.com/questions/791/how-to-calculate-optimal-relay-bandwidth-throughput

TL;DR, using AccountingMax means your relay won't be very stable because it will be idle for a certain amount of time, whereas RelayBandwidthRate will allow you to remain online at a slower speed.

Another thing to take into account is that a relay's DirPort is disabled when AccountingMax is set, so you won't be able to mirror directory information.

Personally I think throttling a relay is better for the network as a whole. I'd rather have a slow, reliable connection than a fast and spotty connection.

On 07/14/2016 01:30 PM, Tor-Node.net wrote:

Hi!

I have a VPS on a 6 TB (rx + tx) per month plan.

What is most useful for the Tor network:

a) Run it at full speed for about seven days per month (AccountingMax)

or

b) Throttle network speed by setting RelayBandwidthRate and always be online?

Kind regards
Tor-node.net
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