iMac Multibox - Reducing hardware load

Hey :)

Glad to have found this forum! ;)

I decided to start multiboxing again after getting an iMac some time ago. I was unsure if it could handle 5 boxing, but i tested with some trial accounts this weekend, and it seemed to go all right. Had my gfx set to minimum with medium view distance and max resolution on main char, everything to minimum on the four others. FPS were around 25, dropping to 18-22 when using moonfire (tested with 5 druids). The druids are lvl 7 atm, so haven't tried pvp yet.

I'm a bit worried that this will drop even further and cause major fps lag when reaching 80 and heading into arenas and battlegrounds. I stopped most of the other programs running, and set my background to a solid color. Is there anyone with some tips for how to reduce hardware pressure even further on a mac?

The iMac is using spaces, 6 atm. Main char was on space1, the others in space2. Will unabling the other 4 reduce ram use?
Also, I've just duplicated the .app, maybe use the process described here will help? http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/th...32270947&sid=1


I'm not a Mac-Master by far, just a random someone who got tired of windows. So any tips are greatly apreciated! :)
Slashdance

I've been 5-boxing on my iMac for quite a while and I have tested quite a few things to squeeze as much performance as I could out of it. The best advice I can give you, even though I realize this is most certainly not what you want to hear is to Bootcamp a 64bits version of Windows and run your games from there. The performance difference is huge.

Actually, I still run my WoW multiboxing (and gaming in general) this way on my MacPro.