The question remains, has anyone run SRCDS under the publicly available beta win64 OS?
If so, what cpu, Opteron or athlon64? Results? -Tom On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 01:00:05 -0500, Justin C. Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quite true. The beta of Windows Server 2003 64 bit edition is available > to all MSDN Universal subscribers and Microsoft Select licensing > customers. > > The issue isn't so much the operating system, it's the application > itself (SRCDS/HLDS). A 64 bit operating system will run a 32 bit > application in emulated mode, incurring performance penalties. Thus, a > 32 bit HLDS/SRCDS will actually run _less_ efficiently on a 64 bit > Windows than it would on a 32 bit Windows. > > 64 bit technology is in its infancy, and 64 bit chips are really of no > benefit until 64 bit applications become more widely available. Right > now their use is limited to specific niches of the corporate sector, > with very large databases and other specialized applications. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of List Keeper > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 11:06 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [hlds] amd64 cpu compairson > > Why would that be, there's a 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003 > readily available. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Weisberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 10:45 PM > Subject: Re: [hlds] amd64 cpu compairson > > > There isn't one. At least not yet. If you want to run 64 bit, your > > only option at this point is a flavor of linux. I'm sure Valve might > > even have had trouble getting their paws on a 64 bit Windows. > > > > Jason Weisberger > > http://www.csrev.com > > > > m0gely wrote: > > > >> Game Admin wrote: > >> > >>> I am planning to upgrade a game server that will be running valve > >>> based games. And will be using the most current build of windows > >>> server 64bit beta. > >> > >> > >> I wasn't aware they came out with a 64bit version of hlds for > Windows? > >> > >> -- > >> - m0gely > >> http://quake2.telestream.com/ > >> Q2 | Q3A | Counter-strike > _______________________________________________ > 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
