Pushing the CPU limits

[alcattle]

Have the machine running, 5 boxing with 2 monitors. Q6600 8gigs 8800 gts 320. When I load all 5 sessions and they load, I bury the needle at 100% CPU usage. One thing I can try is a sound card, as when loaded the sounds goes to hell. Other than that what can I do short of building an I7 system?

[Bot]

im assuming youre running vista 64? i ask because people have bought 8gig ram for standard xp before not knowing it does no good.
that sounds exactly like my comp and i have no problems running 5. i dont think you need to upgrade to i7 unless your processor is bad. in theory you should be runnin smooth. actually id think you stole my rig if i wasnt typing on it right now maybe you have a virus or spyware or somethign.

[Sajuuk]

Disable your in-game sound on all (or all but one) of your clients.

[Ellusionist]

I have the same processor with this cooler running at 3.2GHz. There is a *major* FPS difference in the stock 2.4GHz and being overclocked.
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[jag989]

You mentioned that your cpu was at 100%, so you may have already done this.

Open your WTF/Config.wtf file in each of your WoW directories with a text editor. Find the line that says SET processAffinityMask "X" - make sure X is 15. Additionally, make sure no other applications are controlling which cores WoW uses. This will ensure that each copy has full access to all 4 cores (even though they will only ever use 2 at once).

Again, you're probably already doing this or something similar. However, if not, this will give you a 30-40% increase in FPS.

[brasssmunky]

yes, you might want to learn how to overclock, and that goes with getting a new cpu cooler (unless your computer is premanufactured, then you cant overclock) that should be a decent overclocking chip if its a G0 stepping (a program called cpu-z will tell you) anywho, any decent cooler will allow you to get that chip to at least 3.0 which is all you really need.
if you want more help, feel free to let me know and i can help teach you the basics

[Bot]

he shouldnt need to overclock i run 5 on the same setup just fine with no modifications. i have same chip same ram same vid card. no probalo. id look for issues with other components first before messing with the listed items is all im saying.

[alcattle]

STill not sure about the set affinity part. I set it in HKN but the WTF said affinity=3. can I set in game?

[Freddie]

Your hotkey sets affinity after WoW has set it so the hotkey has the last word.

If you want to check this -- if you want to be 100% certain about what your affinity setting really is -- after the games are running, open Task Manager, go to Processes, right click each Wow.exe one at a time, and select "Set Affinity." The operating system will show you how affinity is set for that process. Affinity is an operating system setting so the OS is the final authority.

[Sam DeathWalker]

I side step all these problems by running Atlon X2 6400 (3.2G not overclocked), with da BIG TYPHOON HEAT SINK.