Which is better for hosting a server?

[Nexus]

So I have two computers to choose from if I want to host a server.

Older Computer - desktop
 - 4 cores (I think blockland can only use one)
 - 2.51 Ghz (used to be 2.6~2.7)
 - 6 GB RAM
 - 512 MB Graphics
 - Vista (Buggy and inconsistent)

New Computer - laptop
 - 4 cores
 - 1.7 Ghz
 - 8 GB RAM
 - 1 GB Graphics
 - Windows 7 (epicsauce)

Which is more important? RAM or processor speed?  Is the better processor speed worth having less ram and graphics?

My old computer has a history of random freezes, but they arent very common, and has a bit stronger internet connection.

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[Night Fox]

None of that is important except the internet.
Use whatever has the best internet connection.

[Ephialtes]

None of that is important except the internet.

How can you say that?


Graphics cards are irrelevant for hosting a server, as are cores. The things you're interested in are RAM and CPU. Both look fine, I'd go for the desktop.

[Night Fox]

How can you say that?

Because it's not?
Unless he means actually hosting the server.
I'm under the impression that he means running the dedicated.bat.

[DrenDran]

How can you say that?


Graphics cards are irrelevant for hosting a server, as are cores. The things you're interested in are RAM and CPU. Both look fine, I'd go for the desktop.

RAM after a certain threshold won't have much effect on your server.
 

[Ephialtes]

I'm under the impression that he means running the dedicated.bat.

Hosting a dedicated server still uses RAM and CPU time - it's not magic.

[Night Fox]

Hosting a dedicated server still uses RAM and CPU time - it's not magic.

No stuff.
I'm pretty sure that two and a half gigahertz and 6GB RAM is good enough to run the .bat file.

[DrenDran]

No stuff.
I'm pretty sure that two and a half gigahertz and 6GB RAM is good enough to run the .bat file.

Holy stuff are you stupid.
The .bat file contains a command to run the blockland.exe file.

[Night Fox]

Holy stuff are you stupid.
The .bat file contains a command to run the blockland.exe file.

Dedicated.bat does not start a copy of Blockland on your computer.

[Isjix]

Dedicated.bat does not start a copy of Blockland on your computer.

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start blockland.exe -dedicated -map bedroom
 

[DoctorPwn]

Desktop for hosting, laptop for playing.

[Kalphiter]

Dedicated.bat does not start a copy of Blockland on your computer.

Please leave until you know what you are talking about.

[DrenDran]

Dedicated.bat does not start a copy of Blockland on your computer.

What a wrong and stupid statement.

Please leave until you know what you are talking about.

[Nexus]

I would agree that my desktop can probably host a better server, but the user would be switched to someone else about 80% of the time.  Does that affect performance?  Also, I cannot count on it to run a long term server due to its random crashes.

[Kalphiter]

2GB is enough memory, my TDM with 60 players was using 800MB memory.
As for CPU, it was using 1% of 8 cores (12.5% = 1 core)

Laptop is better, however it is a slow CPU.