adding a second hard drive

[Hetzer]

Lets see if I can describe my problem.

I am running 5 accounts on a single box. i do not have all the stats in my head or here at work but I think I am running the following

4gm ram, 2.4 Hz quad core, 9800 gtx 512mb sli video cards x 2 (linked) that is all I can remember for now.

I get a lot of follow lag(for want of a better term) when going though major cities or loading into a bg. I associate a core to a each wow client and i double up on a core with 2 clients with the hope that this will alleviate follow lag.

Would i see a reduction in city / follow lag if I added a second hard drive and ran 2-3 wow clients on it and 1-2 clients on the main hard dive? I am planning on adding another 4 gb of ram as well to see if it helps.

If you had limited funds would you go a second hard drive?

any thoughts or suggestions welcome.

[Tizer]

Are you running with max video settings?

Check keyclone setting to see if you have reduced the FPS of non active windows.

This might seem a daft idea but try removing one of your gfx cards and see if you get the same issue.

I've heard of a few problems with SLI cards.

I run an old 8800 GTS , quad core and 4 gig of ram and i can run 5 characters just fine.

As for your question regarding a 2nd hard drive, i dont think your problems have anything to do with space / drive performance.

Also if you have 4 gig of ram at the moment, adding another 4 gig of ram wont help at all. Each copy of wow will only use 300-400mb of Ram anyway so you still have loads left over. It would be wasted cash.

[The_Whack]

Use your main hard drive for your main character and the second hard drive for your 4 slaves. You should see a HUGE performance increase associated with "follow lag".

I went from not being able to run through Shatt at all to only slowing down ONCE for my slaves to catch up. Did a complete circle run during prime time...... amazing results.