Newbie... can my rig run and more..

[Boogieman]

I really like HKN and its not just because its free it rocks it can handle mouse click aoe i use it for hunters volley all the time I can help you with it if you like
just tell me exactly what you want and I'll try to write it out for you i can do a whole script if you like im runnin 3 on it now so mostly i can copy and paste alot and you can fill in the blanks I am the furthest thing from a coder but once you get a handle on the syntax HKN is pretty strait forward


Edit I'm out tonight so it'll be later before i can write it for you

[Tovya]

I really like HKN and its not just because its free it rocks it can handle mouse click aoe i use it for hunters volley all the time I can help you with it if you like
just tell me exactly what you want and I'll try to write it out for you i can do a whole script if you like im runnin 3 on it now so mostly i can copy and paste alot and you can fill in the blanks I am the furthest thing from a coder but once you get a handle on the syntax HKN is pretty strait forward

Hey Boogieman,

Thanks for the reply! With the exception of the few tweaks that I need on the script (actually would need two scripts I guess... one for a 2man team and another script for a 3man team) I think HKN is great, but I've got the 7 day trial of IS running right now, and I gotta say I'm really liking the setup (not so much the subscription lol). I really do appreciate the offer, and if I do decide to stick with HKN, I'll definitely take you up on that. ;-) For now though, going to give IS a whirl. =)

Tov

[Boogieman]

All good If you do decide on HKN I also have a 2 box script i wrote i can copy and paste most and insert your custom keys pretty easy just post here I'm subscribed to the thread I'll watch for you

[Naysayer]

As for my budget, it's pretty much non-existent right now full time student + part time job = just enough to scrape by. Whoever said it's never too late to go back to school should have said "Except when the economy crashes" lol. Anyway... gradual expenses I can handle ($75 for two new sticks of DDR2 2GB RAM today, $150 for whatever next month, etc) just nothing major really.

You say you're already upgrading to 4g of ram, which is what you need to do, but you won't notice much of a performance increase until you upgrade to windows vista 64 or windows 7. Your motherboard maxes at 4g, and you should switch it out for a better one, but that isn't necessary if you're happy with it's performance while running 4g ram and vista/7. It would just allow you to eventually drop in more ram, which would let you run everything at a better level of settings, faster loading of all 4 guys, and smoother framerate. You're running the MSI G31 while the G41 will run 8g ram at only $60.00 on newegg.com, and everything (processor, current ram, ect) will transfer over easily.

Just a little overview of what I'd do if I were you.
-buy vista 64
-increase ram to 6-8 gigs
-buy new motherboard
-overclock the processor to a fairly safe speed with no extra cooling required. (lots of easy to follow guides to do this)

[Ualaa]

Until you get a 64-bit OS (I'd go Win7 over XP), the ram is pretty pointless.
You have 3gb now, and a 32-bit OS can allocate up to 3.25gb of ram.

With Vista/Win7, you'd ideally like 1GB for the Operating System.
And an additional 1GB per wow account running.
It will run with less, but 6-8GB is good for 5-boxing.

[Tovya]

Thank you all three for your replies, extremely helpful! Ok, so here goes...

I'm currently a college student, so going to take full advantage of the $29.99 Windows 7 Pro offer. Can my computer run 64-bit? I bought this PC from tigerdirect.com for about $600 without the OS because I already had Win XP Home 32-bit sitting next to me. Motherboard swap outs aren't hard, luckily I know how to transfer everything over ;-) I'll definitely look into it. If my PC can handle the 64-bit version of Win 7 Pro then I'd go that route as I know with 64-bit OS's you can get more than 4g out of your RAM (friend of mine has 3 slots in his motherboard, 6GB RAM, and his OS is 32-bit...*facepalm*).

Thanks!