I'd like to parrot what Rudy said, but more importantly just state what Evourr said: it doesn't matter - it's locked to tickrate.
I wouldn't bother trying anything as drastic as updating the kernel for an extra 2 fps. On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Rudy Bleeker <[email protected]> wrote: > From an "will my Ubuntu Linux server keep working when installing > these kernel packages" standpoint, yes, it's perfectly safe to install > those packages. What you'll get after booting your system with this > kernel is a system that uses a slightly different process scheduler, > one that is optimized for "real time" processes. This is mainly useful > for audio and video processing, because when you're mixing audio > and/or video streams even the slightest delay can cause > synchronisation issues, which most people will notice immediately and > consider very annoying. > > From a SRCDS server standpoint I don't think you will notice much (if > any) difference, certainly not on a system that's already powerful > enough to handle SRCDS server and isn't doing anything else that might > interfere with those processes. Installing a different kernel will > certainly not affect your frame rate, because that's entirely managed > by the game engine. Personally I think a 1000 FPS server is BS, maybe > 100 FPS could be useful but for most people 66 FPS will give a good > enough playing experience. > > On Fri, Jun 14, 2013 at 9:31 PM, PAL-18 <[email protected]> wrote: > > I host several game servers on a dedicated Ubuntu 64Bit server and the > busy > > ones have been having major problems lately where guns are doing no > damage > > even with direct head/body shots (there's even blood splatter). > > > > I assume this has to do with using the default kernel (fps is limited to > > 64). > > > > Upgrading the kernel scares me since it can fubar the system. So i > started > > researching other methods and i found the following: > > > > apt-get install linux-headers-lowlatency > > apt-get install linux-lowlatency > > > > I can't find any specific information what these 2 packages do; they're a > > either realtime kernel or 1000hz kernel. > > > > So my question is; is it safe to install the above packages? Will they > > increase my FPS to 1000? Or will they affect the stability and > performance > > of the OS in a negative way? > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > -- > Idleness is not doing nothing. Idleness is being free to do anything. > - Floyd Dell > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- - Gordon Reynolds _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
