Looking to 10 box, what should I upgrade?

[asciicat]

My current pc has:

cpu: amd 955 be
ram: 16 gb ddr3 1600mhz
gfx: sapphire 6570

Back in cata, I was able to run 10 cata clients alright with all clients on low, main 30fps rest 15fps, but occasionally the main would freeze for a second, I know my cpu would be very close to maxing out. But I tried multiboxing again recently and mop seems to use a lot more resources, 10 is close to impossible with my low end computer. What would you recommend I upgrade first (or everything, for that matter)?

My graphics card definitely needs to be replaced.

Thanks.

[MiRai]

Well, if you already know that your CPU and GPU both need to be replaced, then the only answer is that everything needs to be replaced. I don't know what it would take to run 10 characters in the new expansion, but there are a few threads of people asking about new builds on the first page of this sub-forum.

[Ualaa]

You should use the resource monitor type options.
During your actual play, they'll let you know what percentage of your resources you're actually using.
Anything that is close to 100%, or occasionally hits that 100% is a bottleneck.

An upgrade to a bottleneck will improve your performance.



Control + Shift + Escape (Win 7).
Performance Tab.
Resource Monitor Button.


You could also try free download utilities.
CPUID HW Monitor, will let you check the temperatures of your CPU.
GPU-Z, will show the percentage load of your graphic card, and the operating temperature.