go with intel? what planet are u from? i mean not me, but tomshardware.com and THIS list talk about how good AMD performs with hlds.. unless i'm totally missing something...
7200rpm ide drives are really ok with linux since the maps is loaded in a few seconds anyway. ext2/3 and reiserfs are much better than fat32/nfts. what u need is a strong motherboard (abit/asus) and HIGH FSB. fast processor, fast ram (prefered CL2, dual-channel) and 333-400FSB. and yes IT MATTERS if it runs syncronously. cpu-fsb-mem. /mike On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 11:25:57AM -0700 or thereabouts, Richard Onyon wrote: > Unless you are running only 64 bit games on a 64 bit OS, go with Intel. > Countless benchmarks by places such as www.TomsHardware.com and > www.amdzone.com (Slightly biased) show that in the 32Bit realm, Athlon 64's > are not king. > > For Counter-Strike and games of the like, a 7200RPM Drive is fine. Maps > aren't very large, and should load in a few seconds at the max. If your > moving onto other games such as BF:Vietnam - You may want to go 10,000 RPM > SATA for some slightly decreased loading times. > > And if your going to have this CoLocated- Be VERY careful. Once machines are > out of your direct control, funny things start to happen. Random reboots, > console hangs, etc, and you can't just "Walk Over" to reboot them most of > the time. Just thought I'd let in on that advice. > > Rich > www.zPlay.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richy Fennell > Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 9:43 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds_linux] Most powerful / best performing option > > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Hi > I am spec'ing a new system to run some clan servers from and im > wondering what the best price per performance system will be. > I am choosing between an athlon 64 2.2ghz with 2 x 512MB Ram or a Intel > 3.2ghz with 2 x 512MB ram both in 2U chassis. > Hard disc is a Diamond max 7200rpm drive. > > > OS is linux running console only. > > It comes down to the CPU really. Which one will host the most games > servers comfortably and how many will it host (12 man CS servers)? > > I must admit I am very happy with AMD CPU's and have an athlon64 3.2+ at > home which perform's excellent. Although I wont be running the chip in > 64 bit mode for a while I am leaning towards either athlon64 or opteron > but I don't want to dismiss intel if it is a better option. > > Also is the Hard disc up to spec being a PATA single disc? > > Thanks for your feedback > > Richy > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.656 / Virus Database: 421 - Release Date: 09/04/2004 > > -- > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
