I don't know if this is the right place for this or not. But the memebrs here have helped me out alot in the past. I have a question to ask. If i buy a server, what can i use it for. I plan on hosting a friends game, can it be done on my server or do i need a special server to host games. What all can i do with a good server??? lol. Thankz. If you could, email me the answers so i will be able to receive them quicker.
A server is just a computer which is running some sort of server software, be it web, ftp, or game. You don't need to buy a dedicated server, if you want to run a server 24/7 then you can use an old 1GHz PC which will do most server tasks with ease. Or if you're just looking for the occasional game, you can use your games server software to run it while you play.
Um well ok lol. So if i buy a normal server, i have to install a special game software on it in order to host the game? Also another question. Is AMD really alot better than intel????
Well, if you're hosting a lot of players at once, then a separate server is good. However, if you're just playing with a few friends, then it's probably not going to give you a real benefit. Any game out there for multiplayer has the ability to have your computer as a server. There are also variations of the game that's just for hosting the game. As far as the Intel vs. AMD here it is: -AMD's Athlon64 wipes the floor with the Pentium 4/Pentium D, and any benchmarks will show this. -Intel has recently released the Core 2 Duo (codenamed Conroe), which takes the performance crown. This is the only Intel desktop chip you want. The Pentium 4/Pentium D was designed to scale to high clock speeds, not necessarily for performance. The AthlonXP and Athlon64 and the Core 2 Duo were designed to do more work per clock speed, and this is why AMD has been handing it to Intel until Core 2 Duo showed up.
