Maximizing performance

[vikemosabe]

I have a laptop that I use for multiboxing and playing in general.
It is a this Gateway.
Except mine has 1920x1200 resolution and Windows 7.
It basically has WIn 7, 4 GB RAM, 1GB 9800m GTS, 320 GB HDD 7200 RPM, and 2.3 ghz Intel Core 2 Duo.

I can hardly run 5 instances of WoW.

I can do moderately well with 4, but want to do 5.
I run 2 mb of addons on each slave and about 5 mb on master.
I have set all graphics to lowest possible and set resolution of each to 800x600.

I get about 10-12 fps on slaves and 20-30 on master.
I wouldn't expect it to be laggy at 20-30 but it's unplayable.

I'm always losing my followers cuz it lags out and they drop too far behind.

My ping is another factor.
It usually sits at 400~.
I don't think it's the issue because everything runs fine when I have 4 going and both my sisters each play one at a time.
But when I am doing 5 by myself it's just bad, so I don't think the ping is the issue.

Is there tips or tricks anyone can point me to that might help me eek out just enough more performance to pull off running 5?
Or am I simply crap out of luck?

[spannah]

With only 2 cores on your CPU you are likely crap out of luck.

[Smoooth]

I agree, that processor is probably your choke point. Maybe you have or can get a cheap desktop/laptop to run 2 or 3 of your accounts on.

[neopickaze]

Yeah it's gotta be your CPU, I have a Radeon 3870 and Q6600 at 2.8ghz and I can run 5 on the same settings as you with main at 60 fps and slaves at 15fps back no problem.

[vikemosabe]

Well, that's what I was afraid of hearing.
That's also what I expected to hear and figured was the problem.
Thanks for the responses

[Owltoid]

I agree that you're probably out of luck, but one thing you can do is limit your slaves background FPS. Maybe try as low as 3. Possibly set the affinity of three slaves to one proccessor, leaving one for your main and one slave.

You'll never be able to go near Dalaran, but you may be able to do 5-man instances in Northrend.

[vikemosabe]

Thanks, I'll give it a shot
what's out to limit fps like that?

[Owltoid]

Use the command "/console maxfpsbk 3" or something like that (google it in case I got the syntax wrong).

[MilaShizu]

Hi well i havbe the same lap that you do BUT i only want to run 2 account, Heres my problem: i dl mubox (was searching for octopus but alla the links were screwd) and try it but my keybord stuck and i wasnt able to configure it. Im a googleholic so i search the web for a nice tutorial i find a nice one and it work BUT my three wow opened in the exact same place and i coulnt move them so i was wondering if someone pls explain me how to set up the screen and the keys cuz i suck with that.....I tried serching in here but 4 of 5 times i tried to find anything here i couldnt see any posts.... so finally after 1 day and a few hours i can post in here for help

PD :my main consern is to configure mubox to start dualboxing and if mubox sux plz recomend a free one for now (im planning on getting the $20 buck one but im short in money now)

Thanks in advice

[vikemosabe]

Alright.
Thanks again