Hi John, Thanks for the reply. The host i'm with right now is linode.com and they are great, except that i see performance drop when i hit around 28 players+. I think i'm shy by about 200-300mhz to pull a 32player server off smoothly.
I have been in contact with them regarding CPU and the fastest servers they have right now is what i'm on now: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU L5420 @ 2.50GHz I have 4 cores to work with but with SRCDS not being multithreaded it doesn't work out in my favor. The only OS i have available are *nix based. What threading/parallel processing options in OB are their? I looked all over and couldn't find anything to try out to potentially help me out. I'm not too sure about PV-on-HVM drivers, i will have to look into that. Chris On Mon, Mar 28, 2011 at 3:09 PM, John <lists.va...@nuclearfallout.net>wrote: > On 3/28/2011 8:23 AM, Chris 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. >> > > Have you also talked with your host and asked them if another machine is > available that would have faster cores, and whether there is just a high > load on your current machine? They may be able to move you to different > hardware in order to accommodate your needs. Switching to another host would > be a bit of a crap-shoot unless they can guarantee that they will give you a > faster core than your machine has now (and preferably a dedicated one). > > > 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 you can swallow it, Windows is worth a try. Generally, you'll get a bit > higher performance on Windows with Orangebox. > > You might also try experimenting with the various threading/parallel > processing options in OB, if you have multiple virtual cores at your > disposal and haven't already. > > Does your current Xen VPS use PV-on-HVM drivers? If not, switching to a > kernel that supports these will reduce network overhead, and could give you > a little bit of extra performance. > > > If i were to build a server what processor spec's would you recommend to >> run a 32 man server on? >> > > For future-proofing, ideally go for the fastest cores that you can get. > Server-wise, the Intel x34xx series of processors is a sweet spot right now, > in my experience offering better performance than the 55xx / 56xx line at > the same base clock, and would be closest to your current budget (though any > fast, fully dedicated machine is going to be pretty far beyond what you pay > now). As others have said, the x3460 and x3470 are very good processors out > of this line, and IMO the x3470 is the best value right now. > > If you don't mind holding off for a couple of months, server versions of > Sandy Bridge will also be released soon and offer even higher performance at > a similar price point (you're looking at between $1k and $1.5k for a > self-built 1u server). > > -John > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
