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yellowpants
02-02-2009, 06:20 PM
Rig Spec;;

Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.4 GHz Processor

1gb ram

8800gt 512mb

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and can anybody explain how to fully exploit the recruit a freind program that blizzard has set up. I want to start a shammy pally set up=) two toons I always wanted but didnt have the time to level "/

Owltoid
02-02-2009, 06:28 PM
I wouldn't do more than 2. My laptop has better specs with that, and I struggle with three instances.

yellowpants
02-02-2009, 06:47 PM
sweet now imma go and buy two new accounts and get the pally shammy goin

any tips?

not5150
02-02-2009, 07:55 PM
With just 1 GB of ram, you can barely run two. In parts of the world with lots of people or scenary, your computer is going to thrash to the hard drive.

Your operating system is using a few hundred MB, so you really don't have a full gig for WoW.

Any chance you can pop another gig in your pc?

Yo-Yo Freak
02-03-2009, 12:46 AM
my recommendation is to get another 1G+ of RAM.

if your only going to be dual boxing then you can only link 1 account the the other. if you already have a main account then use that 1 to RAF another account

hope this helps some ^_^

~YYF

Clanked
02-03-2009, 09:50 AM
I agree you need more RAM. Its extremly cheap these days, so another Gig or two will hardly set you back at all.

As for RAF: Check out the Wiki.
http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/index.php/RAF

sixzandsevenz
02-03-2009, 03:03 PM
I had a similar question to OP so I hope you don't mind me posting in this thread.

My specs

Intel Duo @ 3.16ghz
Vista x64
4 G DDR2
Nvidia 9800 gt

Think I could handle 3 or would I run into problems?

Owltoid
02-03-2009, 03:09 PM
I had a similar question to OP so I hope you don't mind me posting in this thread.

My specs

Intel Duo @ 3.16ghz
Vista x64
4 G DDR2
Nvidia 9800 gt

Think I could handle 3 or would I run into problems?

My laptop isn't as beefy as your and I can run 3 w/o too many problems. I avoid more than one toon in Dalaran, more than two toons in AV, and my graphic settings are set to the lowest (including view distance).

sixzandsevenz
02-03-2009, 03:12 PM
Thank you very much. I look forward to starting soon.

BobGnarly
02-03-2009, 05:19 PM
OP: get another 1G of RAM and you could run at least 3, up to 5 if you don't mind some chugging here and there.

6s&7s: You could 5 box on that if you wanted.

MaltheMM
02-03-2009, 05:59 PM
ï ran 5, abit laggy(read =playable but not enjoyable) on my laptop with
Core 2 Dual 2.23Ghz
1 GB Ram
and a GeForce 7600 Go