PEQ is running P4 3.2GHz HT with 2GB of RAM on Gentoo.
We are running 93 zones total, 20 dynamic 73 static. Average number of players is between 60-120 during peak hours, and no lower than 30 during non-peak hours.
Current constant load with 32 players on is: 9.29, 12.60, 17.43, with spikes in the mid 20s. Though, normally at peak hours the constant load is closer to 24-30, with spikes into the upper 40s/lower 50s. This includes times when the two largest guilds on the server are raiding.
We currently have 250MB of memory free, but I have found that free memory fluctuates a ton of PEQ. There are even times when we are below 50MB free, though the CPU load seems to be the most important factor when determining server performance. Overall, in-game performance is terrific on PEQ and the two hints I can give other server ops are:
1. Remove the -pg option from zone's and eqlaunch's makefile. It makes a HUGE difference in regards to CPU load.
2. Get as much bandwidth as you can afford, there is no such thing as "enough"
Overall, I feel I could probably get another 20 or 30 static zones out of PEQ before it approaches its limit, keeping in mind the growing player base.
Hope this helps.
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