Wait a few weeks? lol - have they fixed it since 3.1.1.1 ? How long have they been aware of the usage problems and not done anything about it? If valve does anything about it in the next few weeks it would be a biblical sign of the end i think.... lol
----- Original Message ----- From: "James Sykes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 28, 2003 9:57 PM Subject: RE: [hlds_linux] The CPU usage issue.. what should I go with: Linux or Win32? > Wait a few weeks, lets see if valve can make any cpu optimizations for > Linux! > > > If the new linux HLDS is really doubling CPU usage over 3.1.1.0c then > how > in the world can I host enough games to cover the cost of my > server? > > You don't :) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zel > Zelaert > Sent: 29 September 2003 01:26 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [hlds_linux] The CPU usage issue.. what should I go with: Linux > or Win32? > > In a month or so I'm planning on starting a small > counter-strike server hosting company (I know bad time > for this) to cover the cost of my public CS servers. > > I was all set to rent a dedicated server (dual xeon > 2.4 1gig ram) with RH 9 linux however this whole steam > CPU usage issue has me thinking twice. If the new > linux HLDS is really doubling CPU usage over 3.1.1.0c > then how in the world can I host enough games to cover > the cost of my server? > > However I have heard a rumor that the win32 version of > the new HLDS doesn't have nearly as much CPU load as > the linux version. Is this true? If it is true maybe I > should use windows instead? > > My host does have an option to use windows 2000 or 2k3 > for $40 more a month whereas redhat is free. I really > like linux but I don't mind windows either its just > that I mind the price... > > The real question is would the $40 a month difference > be offset by the potentially more instances of HLDS > that can be run on the server without overloading? > > Ideas? Comments? Thanks guys!!! > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > http://shopping.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > 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
