It's a brand new shiny Xeon based on C2's. Cheers
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cc2iscooL Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 4:16 PM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers Old Xeons run like garbage too. I actually tested a box with xeons compared to the Core 2's and the Core 2's outperformed the xeons on SRCDS by leaps and bounds. Dropped the xeon box after a month. ;) Saint K. wrote: > I really wonder where this difference in CPU load comes from... > > Our config: > Intel Xeon Qcore @ 2.33Ghz - per full TF2 server around 70-80% on a core. > Tick 66, FPS ~250. > > Cheers, > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dustin Wyatt > Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 3:53 PM > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers > > Some of our 24-slot TF2 servers are on an Athlon X2 2.2ghz and one > server, full, averages around 25% of one core and the highest it > spikes is at around 45%. > > On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 7:09 AM, Karl Weckstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> perfmon.exe :) >> >> Early on I set up a few days worth of logging just to see how cpu cycles >> > were being distributed across 8 srcds instances - 3 of which were TF2. > >> Even with 4 servers full (2 TF2, 1 Insurgency and 1 AOC), CPU utilization >> > was only around 20-25% on a Q6600 within a VM. When I correlated that to > what ESXI thought CPU usage was, it was roughly the same. I'm not incredibly > worried about L4D and Q6600's. P4's tho? Yeah, I'd worry. Even the older > 3.6ghz P4 Xeons we have at work are complete dogs compared to anything on > Core2. > >> ________________________________________ >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cc2iscooL > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 2:11 AM >> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >> Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers >> >> The P4's run SRCDS like garbage compared to the new Intel chips. >> >> Matthew Gottlieb wrote: >> >>> I was running a 24-man TF2 server on a 3GHz P4 and CPU usage tended to be >>> quite high. The Q6600 (Intel 2.4 Quad Core) are popular for servers and >>> from what I've heard, people can generally only run one 24-man server a >>> core. However, I've noticed that CPU usage drops drastically when NOT >>> remote desktoped in... >>> >>> Unfortunately I don't have a server to do testing. >>> >>> ~ Matt >>> >>> On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 9:29 PM, Cc2iscooL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Yeah, because I was going to say, on my Win2k8 box with an e8600 the >>>> system uses about 10-20% CPU per 24 slot TF2 instance (with SourceTV) >>>> with the media timer on. >>>> >>>> Karl Weckstrom wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Funny, 2 full servers in a vmware ESXI win2k3 instance uses around 5% >>>>> > CPU > >>>> utilization on a Q6600 here... >>>> >>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >>>>> >>>>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Cc2iscooL >>>> >>>> >>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 02, 2008 6:20 PM >>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers >>>>> >>>>> What processor architecture are you running? >>>>> >>>>> Matthew Gottlieb wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Will the Left 4 Dead Dedicated Server have multi-core support? >>>>>> > Running > >>>> a >>>> >>>> >>>>>> 24-slot TF2 server requires a dedicated core of 2.4GHz or more. If >>>>>> > left > >>>> for >>>> >>>> >>>>>> dead requires more resources then a 24-slot TF2 server, >>>>>> > mutli-threading > >>>> is >>>> >>>> >>>>>> required for the dedicated server. >>>>>> >>>>>> ~ Matt >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 3:44 PM, Jake E <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> *"More details will be sent to the **mailing >>>>>>> lists*< >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9427-OPFH-2819> >>>> >>>> >>>>>>> * when we have them"* >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> You're VALVe, shouldn't you have them NOW? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 1:17 PM, Burton Johnsey <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> We have created an FAQ for the Left 4 Dead Demo. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Article: Left 4 Dead Information >>>>>>>> Link: >>>>>>>> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7659-EUPL-8723 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 31, 2008 at 7:51 AM, Karl Weckstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have like 3 quad core servers to toss out there for L4D. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: >>>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jake E >>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:37 PM >>>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Maybe Valve will do the honors. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Tony Paloma < >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> If L4D uses more CPU than a TF2 server and holds substantially >>>>>>>>>> > less > >>>>>>>>>> players, >>>>>>>>>> then hopefully somebody has a ton of cash to blow on tons of >>>>>>>>>> > servers > >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> or >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> there are going to be lots of people unable to play (especially >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> right >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> after >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> release). >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> Smith >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2008 12:59 PM >>>>>>>>>> To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list; >>>>>>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>>>>>> Subject: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> We'll be releasing the Left 4 Dead dedicated server files prior to >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Left >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 4 Dead demo being released. More details will be sent to the >>>>>>>>>> > mailing > >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> lists >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> when we have them. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> There are two things to keep in mind regarding running a Left 4 >>>>>>>>>> > Dead > >>>>>>>>>> server: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 1) The CPU load for the Left 4 Dead server will be higher than >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>> you're >>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> used >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> to for games like TF2. Left 4 Dead has a bunch of A.I. for the >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> zombies, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> etc., that games like TF2 don't have. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> 2) Left 4 Dead uses a new matchmaking system we're developing. >>>>>>>>>> > We'll > >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> working with the server admin community to make sure the new >>>>>>>>>> > system > >>>>>>>>>> operates >>>>>>>>>> as smoothly as possible. 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