Good point. I don't want to find myself in need of a better server in 6-month so a year even. I'd like to be able to leave this server running for quite a long time. Would I maybe be better off getting a machine like I listed to JUST run TF2 (1 game) and then another same or even with less power to run some L4D?
Logan Rogers-Follis Eric Riemers wrote: > I have a dual xeon 3ghz, which runs 6 l4d's forked. if its really busy, it > could hold up to 3/4 vs games with 8 players, and the others filled with > 4.. at that point i see it sometimes hit 0% idle, maybe you could do more > and i have a bad setup.. but anything more then that will show ingame.. > > So say around 35 people are using it then at some point (l4d).. i do think > that l4d is less unhappy when the pc is at 100% cpu compared to tf2 where > if that happens everybody is affected, since the director might be busy on > 1 instance and the other instance is just walking around.. > Also got scsi 10krpm 3x raid 5.. > > So i think its wise to get some more power.. also keep in your mind that > even if you find a system that just barely reaches what you want (say tf2 > 24 people and some l4d) in the end when the custom maps for l4d will become > more common and tf2 brings out a few new updates for sniper/soldier/demo > etc it will need additional power (at least so far its only growing) and > then your in the same boat again. > > On Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:12:31 -0600, Logan Rogers-Follis > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I am not sure of the exact hardware needs (RAM/CPU) for TF2 and L4D. I >> currently have a L4D server running on a Windows XP Pro w/ 512MB RAM and >> a P4 2.0Ghz, which runs good until we get more than 6 real players on VS >> then it tends to lag a bit. So I am looking to buy/build a server that >> will run the game better and which I can also run a TF2 server on. >> >> What kind of specs should I be looking for when building/buying a server >> that I want to have Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2 running on. I plan >> to load the machine with CentOS 5.x and virtualize it using Xen so I can >> have one instance of CentOS running Team Fortress 2 with it's own >> resources and then another running 1-3 instances of Left 4 Dead (ie. 1 >> VS and 1-2 Survival/Campaign). >> >> I was looking at a machine with the following specs, would it be enough >> to provide smooth gaming for the above setup? >> >> Dual Xeon 2.8Ghz CPU >> 4GB DDR PC2100 ECC RAM >> 4x 36GB SCSI 10K RPM Hard Drives (RAID 1) >> >> I'm thinking and hoping it will. >> >> Thanks, >> Logan Rogers-Follis >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
