Windows Server 2008 or 2003? 32bit or 64bit?

[ComputerHelper]

LOL, I am a bad speller, but still apples fault

Server 32bit will use all 4gb of ram fine, so thats not really the bottom line.

I checked with my friend up at Redmond, and he says running SRCDS servers (and any other online based game servers) will NOT break the Web Edition Eula; he also recommends web edition as its (A) Lighter (B) Optimized for a bigger internet load

stronius Wrote:Sure it is Computer Helper haha. Although I don't mind throwing the blame at MAC.
Anyways... although a 32bit OS will recognize up to 4gb of RAM, it doesn't always mean it's using it. Bottom Line : if you have 4gb of RAM (or more) in your system, and you want to take full advantage of it, start using a 64bit OS.
I know a lot of people still use Server 2008 web edition, I'm just saying, I believed it was against the EULA, however your right, the DC's won't care if it doesn't affect their network.

[Shadowized]

damn, if I was a troll I'd pat myself on the back due to all this bickering about whether or not 2008 web is usable as a SRCDS host compared to the usual logic of it being an IIS server, but honestly who uses IIS anyway rofl.

jokes aside I think you're right about 2008 web being fairly optimized in the network department in comparison with some of the other windows server variants, didn't require much tweaking at all to utilize a good portion of the bandwidth to a tcp/udp connection.

^100mb w/ QoS off

as a sidenote, any idea how many slots this server can host? x3220 / 4gb ram, I'm guessing 120ish under 66tick / 1000 FPS but honestly not sure and bots don't exactly help the calculations.

[ComputerHelper]

ummm lots of people, myself included use IIS