In most cases, in order to get 1000 FPS in a Source server under Windows, you need to have a processor and motherboard that supports "High Precision Event Timer"(HPET) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Precision_Event_Timer on its chipset and BIOS features, run a timer booster program and set your server's rates accordingly (I have not tried it with just HPET enabled and no timer software, so I cannot attest it working with HPET only).
I have successfully run 1000 FPS servers but honestly, in spite of all the hype about 1000 FPS from some gamers, no one I personally know has ever been able to tell the difference between 500 FPS and 1000 FPS while playing games. As for what we get for FPS with booster software, as long as you set your rates (fps_max setting) properly, a Source server should get a consistent 512 fps. Take care... -----Original Message----- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Munra Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 4:33 AM To: d...@forlix.org; 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list' Subject: Re: [hlds] 2008 R2 Timer Resolution With 2003 or 2008 I have never gotten more than 64 fps without a booster. The file listed on whispers tikirate wiki page works fine on 2008 http://whisper.ausgamers.com/wiki/index.php/Tickrate#Instructions I am not try to get 1000 fps because that is just useless but again I see forum posts and other mailing list claiming they are doing it without a 3rd party program running so I guess I was just more curious then anything, -----Original Message----- From: hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Dominik Friedrichs Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2011 6:47 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds] 2008 R2 Timer Resolution Wow, 5 lines of code for the HiRes Timer and someone pastes them into a project that requires .NET and builds an installer... Had he used VC6 he'd have a single EXE file Windows-Service that'd run on Win 3.11 and up. (just kidding) Anyway, how much FPS do you guys actually get with this thing? Up to 512? At least thats what I've always been getting on all my 2003 servers, without running a booster. I tried it once and it didnt make a difference. On 2011/03/10 12:14, Team BOOM! wrote: > Below a link to the one I use on my Windows 2008 64-bit dedicated server. > > http://www.boomgaming.net/downloads/HiResTimer.zip > > This timer requires the Microsoft .net 1.1 framework package be loaded > on your box first. It can be found here: > http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3-F > 589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en > <http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?FamilyId=262D25E3- > F589-4842-8157-034D1E7CF3A3&displaylang=en> > > Once installed, the timer runs as a Windows "Service" so there's no > need to logon and start it each time the box is rebooted. It works > perfectly for me and has for several years. > > Just a quick note about the Microsoft.net 1.1 framework installer. > When installing the .net package, you will likely get a warning from > Windows that the package is not designed to run under Windows 2008, > but it will allow you to ignore the warning and continue with the > install. I have loaded Microsoft.net 1.1 on at least 25 Windows 2008 > dedicated server boxes and never once had an issue with it screwing anything up. > > Have a good one. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > *From:*hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] *On Behalf Of > *violentcrimes > *Sent:* Thursday, March 10, 2011 1:38 AM > *To:* Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list > *Subject:* Re: [hlds] 2008 R2 Timer Resolution > > Can I get a link to that. I can't seem to get mine to work with 2008. > > On 3/9/2011 11:08 PM, turb0z wrote: > > I'm still running srcdsfpsboost on 2k8 r2 > > Any reason why you don't want to run it? Uses no resources and gets > the job done. > > *From:*hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > <mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com> > [mailto:hlds-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] *On Behalf Of *Munra > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:31 PM > *To:* 'Half-Life dedicated Win32 server mailing list' > *Subject:* [hlds] 2008 R2 Timer Resolution > > Hey guys, > > I have read in many places that you can run source servers with higher > fps right out of the box with 2008. This does not seem to be the case > with me, 2008 on fresh install still limits fps at 64. > > Any suggestions on how do this without using pingbooster/srcdsfpsboost? > > Box Specs > > Windows 2008 R2 > > Dell 1950 > > 2x Xeon 5460 Quad Core > > 16 gb memory > > *Thanks* > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
