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Plexor[zxc]
07-06-2007, 06:52 PM
http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/6834/powerhorsevz8.jpg

6 WoWs open (could go for more, but need more space on the monitor :P)
Windows 2003 Virtual + wow server running on it.

iWin ?

Xzin
07-06-2007, 07:43 PM
Quad core 4 gigs of memory 25 megapixel 6x 30" screens.

Driven by 3x 8800GTXes.

Pretty sure I could run 6 without breaking a sweat :)

Might be able to push 12 (and keep em somewhat playable) by splitting the screens and turning down settings.

Native :)

Nice 8 core system though :)

How is Parallels at D3D/OpenGL rendering? Is it near native? Or as I suspect, are you running these clients directly through OSX? Wonder if emulated servers have more or less data being sent - probably insignificant either way.

Plexor[zxc]
07-06-2007, 07:52 PM
They are running nativley

I have parallels 3.0 with 3d support, but i have never tested to see how it works :P. I use my computer for Programming and Video stuff, i dont play games almost at all.




Hardware Overview:

Model Name: Mac Pro
Model Identifier: MacPro2,1
Processor Name: Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Processor Speed: 3 GHz
Number Of Processors: 2
Total Number Of Cores: 8
L2 Cache (per processor): 8 MB
Memory: 4 GB
Bus Speed: 1.33 GHz


ATI Radeon X1900 XT:

Chipset Model: ATY,RadeonX1900
Type: Display
Bus: PCIe
Slot: Slot-1
VRAM (Total): 512 MB
Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
Device ID: 0x7249
Revision ID: 0x0000


Displays:
30 Inch Cinema HD:
Display Type: LCD
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Depth: 32-bit Color
Core Image: Supported
Main Display: Yes
Mirror: Off
Online: Yes
Quartz Extreme: Supported
Rotation: Supported

Scribbler
07-06-2007, 08:27 PM
i ran 9 clients on my piece of shit pc and it was barable, though iall i did was dance in orrg.

Xzin
07-06-2007, 09:07 PM
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x45/Xzin-WoW/6WoWs.jpg

Nice frog :)

Xzin
07-06-2007, 10:31 PM
http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x45/Xzin-WoW/oobm2.jpg

Is this your setup too?

If so, how did you get WoW border less? WoW Maximizer can do a single one but not two (without changing the source).

Xzin
07-06-2007, 10:32 PM
And don't say Innerspace / WinEQ2 :)

Scribbler
07-08-2007, 08:21 AM
And don't say Innerspace / WinEQ2 :)

Aww, you knows you love innerspace ;)

Xzin
07-08-2007, 01:10 PM
Not really. A) They got the ban hammer recently B) I don't need to bot, I have no desire to as I can PvP manually better than any bot ever could and C) You obviously fail to understand my setup. Please don't troll here.

Valorin
08-27-2007, 12:57 PM
As for borderless windows, that's how Macs run WoW in windowed mode. You see the bars at the top and that's all we get. No need to run a mod. I tried a dual screen on my old G5 and big screen and it was running pretty smooth and seemed easy to see.