Add more RAM. On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 6:17 PM, Ook <ooksser...@zootal.com> wrote:
> I have an older box, AMD Sempron 2400+, 1GB ram, that I use for to run an > OP4 server (hlds.exe) and a L4D server (srcds.exe). With Win2000 and both > servers full, cpu is about 30%. > > I upgraded it from Win2000 to server 2003, and when I did I noticed a > significant increase in cpu consumption. On the Winserver 2003 box, it used > 80-90% cpu. My first guess was that the cpu scheduler in server 2003 has > more overhead and the context switches were using up all the extra cpu. My > second guess was that I really didn't have a clue why. On both > installations > I stopped all services I didn't think needed to be running. > > I have a copy of Server 2008, but I'm thinking this box may be too old to > run that. Also performance under 2003 wasn't that great, I'm not sure it > would be any better under 2008. > > Anyone have experience running server 2003/2008 on older hardware re. > performance? > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
