Server Change Log

[SgtSpike]

Changes to the server made, being made, or to be made.

2/2/2011: Another 12GB of ram installed, for a total of 24GB. 12GB is being used as a ramdisk for storing the PvP map and server files.
1/16/2011: Server class NIC installed!
1/11/2011: Intel Server-class Gigabit Network card on the way!
12/25/2010: New i7, RAM, Mobo installed!
12/21/2010: 12GB DDR3, i7-950, and Gigabyte i7 Mobo on the way!
12/17/2010: 4GB of ram installed, total server ram 12GB. 5GB to each server, then 2GB for system overhead and MySQL activity.
12/9/2010: Corsair 650W PSU, cable modem installed, 50/10 ISP plan up and running.
12/8/2010: Another 4GB on the way, to bring the total up to 12GB!
12/5/2010: Corsair 650W PSU and Docsys 3.0 cable modem on the way. Will upgrade to 50/10 ISP plan as soon as cable modem arrives!
10/27/2010: 4GB ram and X4 with Zalman 9500, for a total of 8GB and X4 clocked to 3.6ghz!
10/21/2010: Changed DNS name for server IP to play.minecraft.cc
10/19/2010: 60GB SSD, X2, AM2+ motherboard, and Server 2008 64-bit all installed. 5GB RAM total now on the server.
10/13/2010: 60GB OCZ Vertex SSD on order
10/12/2010: Put ASUS AM2+ motherboard on order
10/12/2010: Added 2GB of ram for a total of 4GB
10/08/2010: Gave VIP's the ability to warp
10/06/2010: Fixed buckets
10/04/2010: Added 2GB of ram
09/XX/2010: Added Hey0's mod

 

[lordikon]

Changes to the server made, being made, or to be made.

Future: Add another 2GB of ram
Future: Add X2 processor
10/06/2010: Fixed buckets
10/04/2010: Added 2GB of ram
09/XX/2010: Added Hey0's mod

You added 2GB of RAM on the 4th, or you added 1GB of RAM to put it at 2GB?

Also, buckets are fixed?! Sweet!

EDIT: Oh, and why not an X4 processor? They're around $100-130. Maybe we need more donations.

 

[SgtSpike]

No X4 because I need a new motherboard first. That will come in time.

I replaced two 512MB sticks of ram with 1 2GB stick. It wouldn't let me run 2.5GB for whatever reason.

 

[SgtSpike]

Installed the other 2GB stick of ram last night, but found I could only use a total of 1.6GB for the java VM. Next upgrade will be a new motherboard and 64-bit OS so I can utilize more of the memory.

 

[SgtSpike]

X4 & Zalman 9500 on the way! Planning to OC that beast to 4.0ghz, or at least hoping. That should give a good deal more headroom...

4GB should be here soon, hopefully tomorrow?

 

[ieatfish]

I was able to get my x4 945 to 3.75GHz for daily use. I also didn't try very hard. Great chip.

 

[SgtSpike]

Wow, the price LITERALLY dropped $5 overnight. Going to have to call up newegg and ask for a partial refund.

It's a 940, 3.0ghz, rev C3. Should be good.

 

[jikemenkins]

I just looked at some info about the X4. Wow, that is one seriously powerful chip. Especially if you decide to overclock it.

 

[SgtSpike]

They sound pretty amazing, looking forward to experimenting with it! Will go for 3.5-3.7ghz initially, and see how much heat I'm getting.

 

[SgtSpike]

Corsair 650W PSU on the way! Mainly for stability, the server went down completely once - turned itself off - and I suspect the PSU. Also, will be plenty if the i7 happens down the road.

More importantly, I ordered a Docsys 3.0 cable modem, which will allow me to upgrade to the 50/10 ISP plan. 10mbps upload will allow a LOT more headroom compared to the 1.5mbps I am currently paying for. Which means more players and less lag.

 

[DrMadFellow]

Corsair 650W PSU on the way! Mainly for stability, the server went down completely once - turned itself off - and I suspect the PSU. Also, will be plenty if the i7 happens down the road.

More importantly, I ordered a Docsys 3.0 cable modem, which will allow me to upgrade to the 50/10 ISP plan. 10mbps upload will allow a LOT more headroom compared to the 1.5mbps I am currently paying for. Which means more players and less lag.

I love you.

 

[jikemenkins]

^ Very cool!

 

[SgtSpike]

Put another 4GB on the way - it's gotten cheap! The first 4GB stick I bought was.. $98, I think? This one was only $75!

 

[SgtSpike]

To show I'm not just blowing donations on chocolate (even though I'd REALLY like to...), proofs!
http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=1541788

 

[SgtSpike]

And now, after all these upgrades on the AMD platforms, I'm going to be swapping it out for... an i7! 12GB DDR3, i7-950, and Gigabyte i7 mobo on the way. Also bought a bracket converter that will allow me to use the Zalman 9500 cooler I have on the i7. Should give us headroom for AT LEAST 5 more players on each server, possibly more (5 players is assuming an equal overclock to the current X4, 3.6ghz).

 

[oliverw92]

You can't really compare the 950 to the AMD x4 clock for clock It doesn't work like that

 

[SgtSpike]

You can't really compare the 950 to the AMD x4 clock for clock It doesn't work like that

I took a look at various non-game benchmarks (non-game, since MC Server isn't graphical), and noticed that the i7 was, on average, about 25% faster than the X4. So I figure if I get the i7 to the same overclock (3.6ghz), then I should be able to run 5 more players without much trouble. Also expecting to be able to reach a higher OC with the i7... 4.0ghz is my target.

 

[oliverw92]

Not on that cooler you won't Pretty sure that Zalman will barely keep it under 55-60 idle if you oc it to 4GHz

 

[SgtSpike]

Not on that cooler you won't Pretty sure that Zalman will barely keep it under 55-60 idle if you oc it to 4GHz

Srsly? It did quite well on the X4... guess we'll find out.

 

[lordikon]

I have a Hyper 212+ (decent performance heatsink), with 2 120mm fans on it. It is difficult for me to hit 4.0Ghz and stay under 75c with 71F ambient. Of course, your 950 might get to 4.0Ghz at a lower voltage than my 930. It's been 6 months since I OC'd mine, I forget the voltage I needed to hit 4.0Ghz.