Re: [hlds] Server not using CPU properly
Shhhthe counter-strike kiddies are around every corner! *puts on his spy mask* I must have 30,000 FPS on the server in order to feel good about myself. *backstabs counter-strike player* Yay. On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:37 PM, Richard Eid <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And just to follow up on these helpful comments...after running any of > these > methods, you'll still only see a max of ~30.0fps from the server. Left 4 > Dead is locked that way, so you won't be obtaining any higher value. My > Windows server hovers at about 28.4fps with very few drops below that. You > should see similar results. > > I've noticed that Linux L4D servers seem to get a little closer to 30.0, > but > 1fps in the whole scheme of things will not make a bit of difference.(Don't > tell anybody that plays Counter-Strike I said that.) > >-Richard Eid > > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Cc2iscooL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You'll need to run the multimedia timer in order to get the best > > performance > > out of the server. Either... > > > > 1.) Run Windows Media Player in the background. > > 2.) Run Internet Explorer with a flash in the background. > > 3.) Run a tidy little service. > > http://www.brainless.us/downloads.aspx?cid=9 > > > > Also, make sure you have the AMD driver for their CPU's, since you have a > > dual core X2. There are known problems without the driver for Windows. > (If > > you don't know what that is, you don't have it installed.) > > > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello all, > > > I'm trying to host my first source server using a home machine (specs > > > below) and I'm trying to figure out why it is not running as smooth as > it > > > seems it should. > > > > > > The server is a Left4Dead server > > > > > > Specs > > > Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ > > > 1Gb of DDR2 800 Ram > > > Windows XP Corp > > > > > > The problem is that it appears to be struggling with enough power to > run > > > the server, averaging only 22 FPS, but in the resource manager it shows > > its > > > only using a small amount of the CPU power available to it. Ram seems > to > > be > > > steady at 180MB to 240MB of the 1GB. I've tried boosting the priority > of > > > the server process, switching from GUI to console mode, but doesn't > seem > > to > > > make a difference. > > > > > > If anyone knows why it shows such low CPU usage, but remains at such a > > low > > > framerate, please let me know. > > > > > > ~Ed > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > ___ > > > 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
Re: [hlds] Server not using CPU properly
And just to follow up on these helpful comments...after running any of these methods, you'll still only see a max of ~30.0fps from the server. Left 4 Dead is locked that way, so you won't be obtaining any higher value. My Windows server hovers at about 28.4fps with very few drops below that. You should see similar results. I've noticed that Linux L4D servers seem to get a little closer to 30.0, but 1fps in the whole scheme of things will not make a bit of difference.(Don't tell anybody that plays Counter-Strike I said that.) -Richard Eid On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 9:03 PM, Cc2iscooL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You'll need to run the multimedia timer in order to get the best > performance > out of the server. Either... > > 1.) Run Windows Media Player in the background. > 2.) Run Internet Explorer with a flash in the background. > 3.) Run a tidy little service. > http://www.brainless.us/downloads.aspx?cid=9 > > Also, make sure you have the AMD driver for their CPU's, since you have a > dual core X2. There are known problems without the driver for Windows. (If > you don't know what that is, you don't have it installed.) > > On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I'm trying to host my first source server using a home machine (specs > > below) and I'm trying to figure out why it is not running as smooth as it > > seems it should. > > > > The server is a Left4Dead server > > > > Specs > > Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ > > 1Gb of DDR2 800 Ram > > Windows XP Corp > > > > The problem is that it appears to be struggling with enough power to run > > the server, averaging only 22 FPS, but in the resource manager it shows > its > > only using a small amount of the CPU power available to it. Ram seems to > be > > steady at 180MB to 240MB of the 1GB. I've tried boosting the priority of > > the server process, switching from GUI to console mode, but doesn't seem > to > > make a difference. > > > > If anyone knows why it shows such low CPU usage, but remains at such a > low > > framerate, please let me know. > > > > ~Ed > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___ > > 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
Re: [hlds] Server not using CPU properly
You'll need to run the multimedia timer in order to get the best performance out of the server. Either... 1.) Run Windows Media Player in the background. 2.) Run Internet Explorer with a flash in the background. 3.) Run a tidy little service. http://www.brainless.us/downloads.aspx?cid=9 Also, make sure you have the AMD driver for their CPU's, since you have a dual core X2. There are known problems without the driver for Windows. (If you don't know what that is, you don't have it installed.) On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 7:36 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > I'm trying to host my first source server using a home machine (specs > below) and I'm trying to figure out why it is not running as smooth as it > seems it should. > > The server is a Left4Dead server > > Specs > Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ > 1Gb of DDR2 800 Ram > Windows XP Corp > > The problem is that it appears to be struggling with enough power to run > the server, averaging only 22 FPS, but in the resource manager it shows its > only using a small amount of the CPU power available to it. Ram seems to be > steady at 180MB to 240MB of the 1GB. I've tried boosting the priority of > the server process, switching from GUI to console mode, but doesn't seem to > make a difference. > > If anyone knows why it shows such low CPU usage, but remains at such a low > framerate, please let me know. > > ~Ed > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ > 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
Re: [hlds] Server not using CPU properly
Have you tried boosting the FPS by running srcdsfpsboost.exe in the background or windows media player? On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 8:36 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello all, > I'm trying to host my first source server using a home machine (specs > below) and I'm trying to figure out why it is not running as smooth as it > seems it should. > > The server is a Left4Dead server > > Specs > Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ > 1Gb of DDR2 800 Ram > Windows XP Corp > > The problem is that it appears to be struggling with enough power to run > the server, averaging only 22 FPS, but in the resource manager it shows its > only using a small amount of the CPU power available to it. Ram seems to be > steady at 180MB to 240MB of the 1GB. I've tried boosting the priority of > the server process, switching from GUI to console mode, but doesn't seem to > make a difference. > > If anyone knows why it shows such low CPU usage, but remains at such a low > framerate, please let me know. > > ~Ed > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ___ > 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
[hlds] Server not using CPU properly
Hello all, I'm trying to host my first source server using a home machine (specs below) and I'm trying to figure out why it is not running as smooth as it seems it should. The server is a Left4Dead server Specs Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 3800+ 1Gb of DDR2 800 Ram Windows XP Corp The problem is that it appears to be struggling with enough power to run the server, averaging only 22 FPS, but in the resource manager it shows its only using a small amount of the CPU power available to it. Ram seems to be steady at 180MB to 240MB of the 1GB. I've tried boosting the priority of the server process, switching from GUI to console mode, but doesn't seem to make a difference. If anyone knows why it shows such low CPU usage, but remains at such a low framerate, please let me know. ~Ed [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
