I kinda figured it was, but figured I'd add the bit about hlds anyhow :) I'm not sure what kind of overhead beetles and sourcemod add. But srcds for me is using minimal cpu and resources. I'm running HL1MP:S with mani's, and hl1mp:s probalby doesn't require a lot of resources.
----- Original Message ----- From: "steve grout" <steve.gr...@gmail.com> To: "Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list" <hlds@list.valvesoftware.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [hlds] cpu usage at idle since update (windows) > ahh sorry Ook. I should of said.. this is srcds. > > just running beetles and sourcemod. > > > Ook wrote: >> I'm watching an empty idle hlds server idling at about 10%. My srcds >> peaks >> at 3% about once a second but is otherwise at 0%. What is even more >> interesting is watching the per-server cpu if I'm running more then one >> server on the box. Each empty hlds instance bounces around 13%, where >> srcds >> doesn't seem to care. >> >> hlds has always been a bit of a memory pig. Upon initial startup it >> immediately grabs 120MB of swapfile, where srcds grabs less then half >> that. >> YMMV depending on the map and mod you are running. 240MB seems to be a >> bit >> of a chunk, but I've seen them use a lot more then that. >> >> >> >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Has anyone else noticed that when the servers are idle (no one in) the >>> cpu usage sits around 10% after people have finished playing on them. >>> Also have noticed the memory usage be a little strange when the server >>> instance is restarted as some servers are use 240MB some 80MB!! (80MB >>> one is currently full). We are experiencing this problem on win server >>> 2003 sp1 and have only noticed this strange usage since the last few >>> updates. >>> >>> >>> regards >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds