12-18-2006, 12:56 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-18-2006, 12:57 PM by DarkZealot89.)
Erm Windows you have to optimize it. You have to add a fps booster to get it up to max fps, while Linux doesn't need that extra step. Many Server admins already have Linux web servers, so they just create a virtual host for the SRCDS on a separate NIC to maximize bandwidth. Same with how GoDaddy has many hosting accounts on a few servers. In the end SRCDS will perform on both platforms very well once you unlock Windows FPS ceiling. With the comparison of Windows 2000 vs 2003 for many they may already have 2000 server platform as it is older and well tested. Depending on each server set up and from my experience, I have had SRCDS and HLDS run much better on 2000 than my 2003 box, similar machines keep in mind you...almost the same hardware. Just my two cents on that issue.
On another note, your server lives and DIES on RAM, so the more RAM you have the faster you can do map changes and server start ups.
On another note, your server lives and DIES on RAM, so the more RAM you have the faster you can do map changes and server start ups.