Mini PC suggestions for hosting DCS Online MP Server

[deadlyfishes]

Hey all, I've been having loads of fun hosting the MP Server Version one of my popular missions: "Through The Inferno"

 

https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=175802

 

I've been running it on my 2013 gaming laptop with the suggested config settings for hosting a "dedicated"

 

It's kind of on and off, and I think the stability either comes down to the mission file itself (it's very involved, many dynamic triggers, etc) or maybe the performance of my laptop...

 

I'm wondering if anyone thinks upgrading to something like a gaming mini PC would be better than my laptop right now. I'd be getting it just to host DCS and maybe other games that have actual dedicated apps.

 

My laptop that is currently hosting:

https://www.amazon.com/G55VW-15-Inch-Gaming-Laptop-VERSION/dp/B007Z9WWDW

 

Something I'm interested in:

https://www.amazon.com/Intel-NUC-Kit-NUC6i7KYK-Mini/dp/B01DJ9XS52/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1490472091&sr=1-3&keywords=intel+nuc

 

I was able to run my server with 20 players on, no problems seemingly for 3 hours before the programed reset at 3 hours.

 

I get errors like this whenever the computer locks up:

 

 

 

 

# -------------- 20170325-160809 --------------
C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\WorldGeneral.dll
# C0000005 ACCESS_VIOLATION at 97EBB972 00:00000000
00000000 00000000 0000:00000000 
97EBB972 010FE300 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\WorldGeneral.dll ?isReading@TrackController@@QEAA_NXZ()+2
2795AFB5 010FE330 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
98EB7254 010FE370 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaD_growstack()+7A4
98EC6FB5 010FE4F0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaS_newlstr()+49C5
98EB7541 010FE520 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaD_growstack()+A91
98EB684F 010FE6A0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll lua_getinfo()+11AF
98EB785E 010FE6E0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll lua_yield()+9E
98ECC8E3 010FE730 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaL_newstate()+20C3
98EB7254 010FE770 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaD_growstack()+7A4
98EC6FB5 010FE8F0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaS_newlstr()+49C5
98EB7541 010FE920 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll luaD_growstack()+A91
98EB684F 010FEAA0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll lua_getinfo()+11AF
98EB785E 010FEAE0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll lua_yield()+9E
98EB2440 010FEB30 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\lua.dll lua_pcall()+60
93788221 010FEB90 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\edCore.dll ?call_func@Config@Lua@@AEAA_NPEBDPEAV?$basic_string@D@ed@@HH@Z()+E1
279619C5 010FEBE0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
27961E5C 010FEC90 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
2795D8B1 010FEF30 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
27954C52 010FF090 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
937A839A 010FF0D0 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\edCore.dll ?onSymbol_@FSM@Common@@AEAAXI@Z()+19A
2795D6F6 010FF130 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
2794BBD4 010FF160 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
2794BB24 010FF190 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
276271CF 010FF850 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
27A5FE1D 010FF890 0000:00000000 C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\bin\DCS.exe
B8938364 010FF8C0 0000:00000000 C:\WINDOWS\System32\KERNEL32.DLL BaseThreadInitThunk()+14
B8C370D1 010FF910 0000:00000000 C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll RtlUserThreadStart()+21

 

 

Any insight on anything here helps, I'd love to continue to host my mission long term as I improve on it. Everyone that joined has been enjoying the server.

 

Thanks!