If anyone has steps to reproduce this, including the specific Linux kernel or Windows version, I'd love to know about it. Thanks!
On Nov 18, 2011, at 12:06 AM, "Claudio Beretta" <beretta.clau...@gmail.com> wrote: > last time I checked (before the '66 fps' update) it happened both on > windows and on linux. > The biggest effect I experienced was when running with speedstep AND turbo > boost enabled: it made the frequency jump from 1.something GHz to 2.8 GHz > on a i7-920 cpu. Servers were running at 72 ticks instead of 66. > Since then i always disabled speedstep and ensured that turbo boost was > playing nice on any new box i had. > > > On Fri, Nov 18, 2011 at 12:09 AM, Saul Rennison > <saul.renni...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> That's wrong. >> >> Srcds reported CPU speed is *not* used for timing, I'm pretty sure it's >> sole purpose is for benchmarking. It definitely has *no* effect on >> gameplay. >> >> On Wednesday, November 16, 2011, Claudio Beretta < >> beretta.clau...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> keep it monitored for a few minutes when the box runs at low CPU load and >>> at high load: >>> if you see cores frequencies that keep changing, you will probably want >> to >>> disable it. >>> Also you should keep in mind that SRCDS runs a benchmark of the CPU the >>> first time it starts: if it starts when the box is free (turbo at 3.8) it >>> will use that benchmarked speed even when the box is busy (turbo >> disabled) >>> making the gameserver run slower. >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 16, 2011 at 2:48 PM, PAL-18 <pal...@zombierevolution.org> >> wrote: >>> >>>> Would Intel's Turbo Boost negatively affect server performance? >>>> >>>> P.S. Intel Turbo Boost is a built-in feature of certain processors that >>>> dynamically overclocks the base frequency of the processor (eg. going >> from >>>> 3.50Ghz to 3.80Ghz) during periods of high load. >>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/**Intel_Turbo_Boost< >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Boost> >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> Kind regards, >> *Saul Rennison* >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
