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Originally Posted by sorvani
you can run the server on XP if you want. there is no big benefit to any specific operating system or another. the memory used by a default Windows 7 install in < 2GB and will in no way impact your server unless you are running hundreds of zones with hundreds of players. EQEmu simply does not take that many resources by itself.
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Fair enough. I'm curious however, if you're aware of any particular reasons why I would want Server 2008 to run on server hardware. If Windows 7 Pro will support dual xeon's and the p400 raid controller, for EQEMU purposes (only) is there a true benefit to running 2008? The price difference is huge as you know, so, if I could "get away" with running Win 7 Pro on this HP server, I'm all for it. I simply don't know the differences between the two OS's in terms of optimization and such.
Let's assume I have as many zones as my RAM in this server would allow up and running, lets say 200 zones and there are 300 accounts/characters logged in.
Do you think there would be a benefit to Windows Server 2008 then, over Win 7 Pro? From what I can google, Win 7 will support all the hardware in this HP server (bios, raid controller, north/south bridge, dual xeons, nics, etc.). Surely there has to be a reason why people shell out $700+ for W2k8, then again, those aren't typically none business/enterprise type of settings. <shrug>
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