Intel x3460 should work fine up until around 40 players (Provided you have Turbo Boost enabled). It really depends on the game/map/addons.
Their testing field is 32 players or so I've read/been told. That, and SRCDS is an absolute whore. There's libraries floating around that help minimize some system calls. However, they can only do so much. If you're not willing to spend a decent amount on hardware, you may be in trouble. Every major update that gets pushed makes the situation drastically worse. I'm finding I can't get X people in anymore and I have to lower my slot count even farther down until we upgrade our hardware (3? times in the last year. Even the x5650 can't handle over 50 players that well). Only a couple updates in the past resolved some issues, and this was ages ago. However, it's either a minor change, adding Micro Transaction items to generate revenue (the Japan update was nice, and didn't go against the grain), or fixing regressions that previous updates have caused. At the end of the day, it just becomes a race between money and time. Following "Valve time", who honestly knows. Hope this helps, Kyle. On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for your great feedback. > You might not like 16v16 matches but I know for a fact that other servers > are able to host 32 players no problem and i'm curious what processor they > are using. > > Thanks, > Chris > > 2011/3/28 Björn Rohlén <[email protected]> > >> Easy, there are NO good such servers. The game was not designed to run 32 >> players, end of story. >> >> On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Question for you all, i'm currently renting a xen VPS and hosting a 32 >> man >> > server on it, it handles 28 players no problem but when we get 32/32 the >> > FPS >> > drops below the tickrate and ingame lag becomes apparent. >> > >> > I'm considering two options: >> > >> > 1. Build a box and host it. >> > 2. Find another provider. >> > >> > I don't mind switching providers assuming I get the control I want, I >> > really >> > want the OS to be Linux with SSH access. Anyone have any suggestions? >> I'm >> > currently paying $60/month. >> > >> > If i were to build a server what processor spec's would you recommend to >> > run >> > a 32 man server on? The server is nearly 32/32 all day so i want >> something >> > powerful enough to handle that, plus be able to support any 'bad patches' >> > that can put a strain on the cpu in the future. >> > >> > What CPU's is everyone running for their 32 man server(s)? Do you have >> any >> > historical data to show CPU usage so I can get a feel for the usage and >> how >> > much CPU is still left when full. I'd really like to have the CPU sit at >> > 75%CPU when full and playing a heavy map like hoodoo. >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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 > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
