If you play online multiplayer games with a group of friends, it’s preferable to play on your own server rather than on someone else’s. When someone else hosts the server, which could be anywhere in the world, you are subjected to time-lag and the whim of moderators you don’t know. However, if you host the server on your own PC, it won’t perform as well in the game because it’s spending precious system resources to keep all the other players in the loop. What to do?
Enter your old PC. Surprisingly little power is needed for a dedicated server whose sole purpose is directing the web-traffic portion of the game. Since it doesn’t have to load the game itself, it doesn’t need a fancy 3-D card or a super-fast CPU. Most games have an option for a dedicated server in their Start menu folder, so setup usually isn’t too difficult.
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