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Thread: Which Xeon Server for gaming?
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03-06-2008, 08:06 PM #1Junior Guru Wannabe
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Which Xeon Server for gaming?
What is better for gaming? I plan on hosting quite a few Call of Duty 4 servers.
Dual Xeon Woodcrest 5130
4GB Memory RAM
250GB 8MB SATA2 Hard Drive
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Dual Xeon Clovertown E5335
2GB Memory RAM
80GB 8MB SATA2 Hard Drive
Operating System: Centos
Are the Xeon 3220's able to run Dual?
Are these even good for gaming? Do you have any suggestions besides these two?
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03-06-2008, 08:23 PM #2cout << m_subtitle;
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The Xeon 3220s (indeed) can't be run in a dual setup, because they are S775.
Now system A v B:
System A has less CPU power, but double the ram/more HD space.
I never ran a CoD4 server myself, but it is almost a fact that the modern games, require a high amount of RAM when running as a server. You should be better with the Dual W. 5130 setup.
However, I would really try to get a different HD than the 2 you listed. I would be looking at a 16MB cache drive/10K RPM drive.
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03-06-2008, 08:36 PM #3Junior Guru Wannabe
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03-06-2008, 08:45 PM #4Disabled
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I would choose the Clovertown, with 4GB of RAM, even with 2 it is fine, but I would still get 4. Also 80GB of space should be enough if its dedicated to COD4 servers.
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03-06-2008, 08:47 PM #5cout << m_subtitle;
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That would be a very cool deal (4GB ram) .
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03-06-2008, 10:06 PM #6Junior Guru Wannabe
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Dual Xeon Woodcrest 5130
4GB Memory RAM
250GB 8MB SATA2 Hard Drive
Would be fine. Call of Duty 4 eats up alot of RAM and minimal amounts of CPU. Don't waste money on something you aren't going to need.