Help me pick a server !

[Amaresh]

Hey,

I'm planning to rent out 12/14 slot servers for Team Fortress 2, and I came across a couple of servers and I'm confused which one to go for :

Server 1
Intel Core2Quad 6600
250 GB x 2 HDD
4 GB DDR2 677 Ram

Server 2
Intel Xeon 3210
WD Raptor 74G
4 GB DDR2 677Mhz RAM

Server 1 is $10/mo cheaper as well.

Which one do you guys think I should go for, and could you provide me a rough estimate of how many player slots/servers this might be able to handle ?

Many thanks !

[Drocona]

The Q6600 will most likely rock the Xeon's world

[Amaresh]

^^ I thought so too...but wouldn't the Raptor on the Xeon make a difference ?

[technik]

Amaresh Wrote:^^ I thought so too...but wouldn't the Raptor on the Xeon make a difference ?

actually probably more sensible to have 2 hard disks so you can put the page/swap file on the 2nd one. optimised performance.

[Spartanfrog]

You posted the same exact question on WHT forums didnt you lol? Knew I recognized from somewhere . Anyway, dont get the XEON.

[Amaresh]

Yeah, I did, but I didn't get any replies on there

[Mooga]

TF2 required a LOT of CPU. More processor power, the better.

[Drocona]

THe HDD only helps speed up map loading, you won't notice much difference between 7200 and 10k rpm