Was it one of those Dell Optiplexes? You can still get the mobo replaced if it was. Only certain models. I forget exactly which.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cc2iscooL Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 7:15 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] Improving performance on low-end CPUs Used to use a p3 1ghz as a css server. Worked pretty good back in the day until the caps blew :) On 4/10/09, ics <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, its fun to overlock one without a cooler until it explodes :) > > -ics > > f0rkz kirjoitti: >> you would be surprised what some of the old P3s can do. >> On Apr 10, 2009, at 6:05 AM, Ronny Schedel wrote: >> >> >>> Sorry, but Pentium 3 is not low end, it is ancient. This is what >>> they find >>> when they dig for lost civilizations. >>> >>> >>> >>>> I'm running a TF2 server on a 1133MHz Pentium-3 computer (2GB of ram, >>>> 100mbit internet uplink) under Linux. Needless to say, it works fine >>>> until we get 16-18 people, but then the CPU is at 100% and it starts >>>> lagging to all hell. >>>> So far the only things I have done to improve performance on this >>>> server are: Putting in a cronjob to change the process priority >>>> (from >>>> a pid file), and putting my srcds directories on a RAID0, which just >>>> improves map-changing performance. >>>> >>>> Any tips or tricks to squeeze a few more players on my ancient P3? >>>> I've heard that perhaps changing the server tick/fps could help a >>>> little, but the internet seemed divided on the whole issue. >>>> >>>> --Chris >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Sent from my mobile device _______________________________________________ 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
