new boxing system(s) setup help

[Ronin]

in january, i ve started playing multibox x5

currently using a single pc assembled by me (a couple of years ago):
Intel dual Core duo E6300
MB intel 975xbx
4 GB RAM Corsair
Video card Nvidia 9600 GT VRAM 512 MB (added recently)
Dual Monitor 20" Samsung
Windows XP pro 32bit
ISP connection 20Mbit-2Mbit Adsl (virtual speed, never got + then 7/8Mbit down and 1.5Mbit up)
Little Home LAN 100Mbit
KEYCLONE software

would like add at least 1+ pc to this system, and i have already:

- an old MB Asus+Pentium 945D (need buy ram, video card pci-e 16x, HDisk, PSU and case)+monitor 17"(have it).

-a Dell pc XPS 420 with dual core quad, 3GB Ram and Video card ATI 3850 VRAM 512MB + another monitor 22" Samsung (bought in november 08)

-a notebook apple MacBook Pro, Intel Core 2 Duo a 2,66GHz, 4GB Ram ddr3 , 17" monitor , Video Card Nvidia 9600GT M 512MB (june 08)

-a crappy ancient but working complete pc with Pentium 1.6 Ghz, 2GB Ram RIMM (LOL), recent ATI video card AGP (cant remember model but bought in last 2 years) that requires a monitor or move one from dual combo.

My boxing situation is :
ATM I m playing to complete my roster and current objective is to bring lvl 60 last dps groups then start play 5 shamans again (lvl 71 atm) and continue levels all the game ranged classes groups together with my rogues and tanks (3 pala+1 DK+1 warrior). So, currently, i dont need great performance, coz spending time boosting chars in instances ->lvl 60.
In future, i want play pvp and pve in new content, so need configure better my playing system(s).

My question is:

How can improve drastically FPS (currently its really bad in major cities, 8-15 fps, and Dalaran, 8-12 fps, on main) and improve play in BGs (get really bad fps in AV and a just little better in other BGs)?
Consider in 5 men TBC instances and earlier WOTLK Nexus and UK fps and pc performance are decent .
I m thinking try to use at start 2 pcs, my assembled one and Dell xps system, with 3 or 4 monitors.
I will get better performances?
Or have to plan a full 5 pcs configuration?

Ofc I would like use in great part hardware i already have

Thx in advance for any suggestions

[alcattle]

you are right, use the good 2 PCs, not sure if you can use a Mac/PC, I am sure Keyclone won't handle it. I would not put a dime into the other boxes. If you can build another one like you have, that would be the cheapest, working toward 4 plus the XPS. I am a software guy, but in your boat, lots of boxes, none any good

[Ronin]

alcattle wrote:

you are right, use the good 2 PCs

yes, tested todaya 2 pcs ...played for fun some AV : used my assembled pc with Dell xps 420, using keyclone for link them : gone a looooot better!
Configuration was crappy coz used 2 wow instances in quad core system and 3 on dual core system...and forgot to change macaroon bindings bars (use different for pvp)...anyway fps in huge defensive battles never under 30 fps in main character.

really good

and yes, keyclone not works with mac.

for now play with these 2 pcs.

hope this summer to have a decent amount of time for setup a different play-room. My current one is too little... here i cant use + then 3 monitors.
Think i go for 5 pcs, using the 3,5 pc i have (almost 4 lol) and buy another cheapest one, using dell xps like main machine . and buy components for vertical monitors setup.