The only method I have of monitoring CPU usage is my Windows Task Manager. Suffice it to say I find it highly inaccurate. Currently I am monitoring 8 players on the co_glassfloorb1_mvm map, and the friggin CPU usage bounces between 5% and 24%.

How can a server op accurately monitor his CPU usage in regards to his hlds?

use the windows system monitor.

on windows 2000/xp heres how to access it


start > settings > control panel

open administrative tools

then open performance monitor


to add a new object to monitor, right click on the chart and goto "add counter"

in the drop down menu select "processor"

then in the select counters from list, select "%processor time"

under the instances list you can select which cpu to monitor (if you have more than one) or you can select "_total" which just gives you the average of the two.

@Gigabite: Thanks for that, I forgot it even existed. I am assuming the vertical scale on the left side is percentage from 1 to 100?

yea