Comparison between these two boxes.

[JayHax0r]

Which one is better in terms of running game servers?

1x Xeon Nehalem 5520 (HT)
4x 2.26ghz processors

* 500 GB SATAII 7200rpm Drive
* 6 GB DDR3 ECC-Registered Memory
* 100 Mbit Burstable Uplink

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Xeon Kentsfield X3220
4 x 2.4GHz processors

* 250 GB SATAII 7200rpm Drive
* 8 GB DDR3 ECC-Registered Memory
* 100 Mbit Burstable Uplink

[markolo25]

the first one is better

[JayHax0r]

(02-08-2010, 01:14 PM)markolo25 Wrote:  the first one is better

Care to explain why?

[markolo25]

(02-08-2010, 01:59 PM)JayHax0r Wrote:  

(02-08-2010, 01:14 PM)markolo25 Wrote:  the first one is better

Care to explain why?

cpu is nehalem and 2gb or ram wont make much difference also if there is any performance difference the HT technology in the nehalem can make up for it. if srcds can run quad core and 64 bit the 2nd one maybe the better choice.