It depends on who your clients are. If you're trying to sell private servers, no one in their right mind will purchase a 64 FPS server; it is not suitable for competitive play. If you're just hosting some bad pubs for bad players, then people probably won't complain much.
On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 5:07 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 8 32 player servers here. No boost, they run flawless, > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Chris ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 21:58:27 > To:"Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing > list"<hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> > Subject: Re: [hlds] Beefy server > > > So really, fps max is 64... > > On that subject I'd be interested to know if many of the Windows admins use > any programs which initialise the multimedia timer? And their > recommendations/suggestons... On my servers I've allways run something to > intitialise it, be it serverchecker or srcdsboost, and try and get fps > around a constant 200 mark across all game serevrs... However with JDoc's > servers and results, I'd be tempted to stop boosting my fps and run more > servers... > > On 5/6/08, JDoc0512 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I'm not sure why you would use srcdsboost or windows media player if the > > servers are already running fine > > > > nobody complains about lag and nobody complains about low fps on my > > servers > > so even if it's possible to boost anything, I wouldn't try > > > > I've used both srcdsboost and wmp for CS:S servers before but I didn't > > notice any dramatic improvement > > > > > > > > "Chris ." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Very impressive, and to clarify, that's with srcdsboost running? Or > > something which initialises the multimedia timer? > > > > > > > > On 5/6/08, JDoc0512 wrote: > > > > > > 66tickrate > > > fps_max 600 > > > > > > taken at the same time > > > > > > http://www.exunited.com/temp/trash/players.jpg > > > > > > http://www.exunited.com/temp/trash/cpu.jpg > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Chris ." wrote: > > > > > > You seem to have missed the point of my remark, and question aimed at > > > JDoc. > > > > > > ServerChecker does the same thing (if enabled) as srcdsboost i.e. > > > initialises the multimedia timer within Windows. > > > > > > > > > On 5/6/08, Don Williams wrote: > > > > > > > > I have no need to run srcdsboost or screw with affinity, my servers > > run > > > > perfectly fine with high tick rates and stable high fps. > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Chris ." > > > > > > > To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent: 2008-05-06 12:24 PM > > > > Subject: Re: [hlds] Beefy server > > > > > > > > > > > > > Riiight, so you dont actually know about TF2 and the affects of > > > affinity > > > > > and > > > > > srcdsboost. > > > > > > > > > > Thanks anyway >.< > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 5/6/08, Don Williams wrote: > > > > >> > > > > >> I don't mess with affinity at all.. I run 2 32x server 66 tick > > 500fps > > > 1 > > > > >> 64x > > > > >> cs:source 66 tick 500fps 1 24x 500fps 66tick Server checker ftw. > > > > >> > > > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> From: "Chris ." > > > > > > > >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> Sent: 2008-05-06 12:06 PM > > > > >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Beefy server > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > Well, I'm running: > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Serv1: > > > > >> > Q6600 2.4Ghz > > > > >> > 4GB RAM > > > > >> > 250GB HDD > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Serv2: > > > > >> > E6700 2.67Ghz > > > > >> > 2GB RAM > > > > >> > 150GB Rpator > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Both have 100mbit connection, both being upgraded to 2.66Ghz > > Quads > > > > end > > > > >> of > > > > >> > May... > > > > >> > > > > > >> > However, with regard to my first statement, if I set tf2 process > > > > >> affinity > > > > >> > to > > > > >> > use a single core, and dont run srcdsboost usage on the core is > > > > around > > > > >> > 35-45%, so I could easily run 2 per core. However, opening up > > > > >> > srcdsboost > > > > >> > usage rockets to around 80%... Hence my initial doubt, I'd be > > > > >> > interested > > > > >> > to > > > > >> > know if JDoc is using srcdsboost? > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Anyway, Don, you say it's easy to do... Care to share how? > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > On 5/6/08, Don Williams wrote: > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> Actually pretty easy to do. Not hard to belive either. > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > > > > >> >> From: "Chris ." > > > > > > > >> >> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> Sent: 2008-05-06 11:20 AM > > > > >> >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Beefy server > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> >> > Uh, I find that hard to believe, unless you are running with > > > > fps_max > > > > >> at > > > > >> >> 64 > > > > >> >> > i.e. no srcdsboost... > > > > >> >> > > > > > > > > >> >> > On 5/6/08, JDoc0512 wrote: > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> 2 x quad core Intel Xeon x5355 2.66GHz (8 cores total, each > > can > > > > >> handle > > > > >> >> 2 > > > > >> >> >> x > > > > >> >> >> 32 slot tf2 servers running at 66 tickrate). Maybe it can > > > handle > > > > >> more. > > > > >> >> I > > > > >> >> >> just haven't assigned 3 servers to one core. > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> 8GB RAM, 1TB hard drive, 100Mbps on Internap > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> > > > > > > > >> >> >> Kitteny Berk wrote: > > > > >> >> >> Home build from spares mostly. > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> Q6600 @ 3.0 (B3, runs hotter than the sun, but stable) > > > > >> >> >> 8GB OCZ PC2-6400C5 DDR2 > > > > >> >> >> Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (decent mobo, cost fuckall) > > > > >> >> >> 500GB WD RE2. > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> Doesn't get that much load, never really gets maxed. > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> As we're on the subject, anyone suggest a decent reliable > > > network > > > > >> >> >> card? > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> Some lazy bastard forgot to buy one and has been winging it > > > with > > > > >> >> >> crappy > > > > >> >> >> onboard > > > > >> >> >> > > > > >> >> >> Mike Stiehm wrote: > > > > >> >> >> > Just for fun... What is everyone running for servers? 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