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Moderman

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Im wanting to start hosting counter strike source so me and my friends can play. But one problem i need a server? Ive been shopping around for a desent server heres what specs could be

dual p3 400 mhz cpu
256mb ram
hard drive dont matter just enought to get me through
graphics card dont matter
cd drive of course
posible floppy
os dont matter
in working condition

so thats what im looking for! also like this

http://www.rainwalk.net/pcmods/hc_new_hw/new_hc_setup_med.jpg
 
They don't make P3 400mhz, 450mhz are where P3's start from..
I've got a Dual P2 450 with 512megs ECC ram that is being wasted with Win98. I use this for tuning my cars but I've got a different machine I can replace it with.
I'll sell it for a decent price.
 
Rombus said:
Why are you posting this in the Electronics section?
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Because i couldnt find where to put it

also im looking for a place to get one on the internet or good will somthing?
 
Moderman said:
Because i couldnt find where to put it

also im looking for a place to get one on the internet or good will somthing?
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You would get a much better response in the Networking & Security Section since they deal with servers, and whatnot, or even the Gaming Section since its a game server your looking for.

Electronics subforum is mainly for circuit and electronics repair questions.
 
After running a few CS 1.6 servers I can tell you that at a bare minimum you want:

1.3 GHZ CPU
512mb of Ram
30 gig Hard Drive (those maps fill it up fast!)


You also want a good router that is properly configured for port forwarding and doesnt overheat. That means your little blue plastic linksys won't do it, those babies overheat all the time. If going windows, you need 2000 or later for gods sake with pretty much ALL your services shut off. I use Windows Server 2003. You absolutely want nothing else on your server but your OS and your HLDS, ive seen people trying to run servers and i go over to their house and they have KaZzA running! Sure, you could get dual CPU's, but HLDS isnt optimized for that and itd be a big waste of money. I can tell you however that HLDS is optimized for 64bit CPU's. Um what else...

Be sure to get HLGuard and AdminMod, some cool maps... you should be up and running in no time!
 
Sort of a side note in reference to the last post. The linksys will work fine. I have owned several of them, and none of them even think of getting warm. This one here is servicing 2 servers (with a firewall computer) and 3 workstations. No problems at all.

It is the Dstinks that overheat.

As far as the OP, though, you don't need dual CPUs for that server, but somebody here already said that. You could get a good Celeron to do the trick.
 
Right now there are 3 'off lease' 1.8Ghz (dual) Xeon, 512MB, 36GB SCSI hdd's on ebay with a buy it now around $350. The only snag I can see is that the machines use RDRAM but that is still a lot of box for the money.

While games are not multithreaded, your os will be (XP pro or better) meaning you can run the game on its own cpu.

There's also the e-nis boosing power of dually xeon and SCSI in one swoop. Guaranteed* to increase** your gaming experience***.



* Nothing in life is guaranteed
** May not increase anything
*** Gaming experience may vary

Sorry about that last bit. Im blaming the beer for breakfast training regimine :)
As stated by sirkenin, a decent cellery box would work just fine also ;)
 
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