Does windows automatically load-balance? I thought if you didn't define a core they all run on the first core (core 0).
I could be wrong though, I don't currently have a multi-core server at my disposal. On Tue, Nov 4, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Wolfie - Cybernetic < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my experience, it's better to let Windows load balance them and not to > set any kind of affinity. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alec Sanger > Sent: 04 November 2008 15:45 > To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers > > I ran 2 3.0 Dual Core Xeon boxes when TF2 came out. I could only get a > single 24 man tf2 server on each CPU, and the load was something insane > like > 90% - 95%. It was horrible. We switched to an oct core opteron and saw an > improvement, but we were still getting high cpu load. The new architecture > is where it's at. People are running full servers off a single C2D quad > without any lag. Simply can't be done with outdated processors... > > > Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2008 10:30:56 -0500> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated > servers> > I don't explicitly configure tickrate or FPSrate. They're at the > default (whatever they may be). > > -----Original Message-----> From: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Saint K.> Sent: > Tuesday, November 04, 2008 10:04 AM> To: 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server > mailing list'> Subject: Re: [hlds] Left 4 Dead dedicated servers> > 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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