Keyclone. 5 chars at same time. 1 pc. Lag when in crowded places :/ *Need tips* (solved, tyvm).

[newbox]

Hey everyone.

I got bitten by the bug and made 5 shamies for fun.

My setup:

Win home premium 32bit SP2.
Intel core2 quad cpu Q9550, 2,83 Ghz, 8,0 gig Ram, ATI Radeon HD-4870 x 2 (1024 meg x 2).
Pc-screen: 1 Acer G24.
1 Terrabyte harddrive. 17 mbit internet connection.

Im using Keyclone.

When i play all 5 accounts, questing, i have close to zero lag/stutter/the entire screen freezes a few seconds". When i enter Stormwind or a big city usually all screens freeze up a few secunds or more, then i can move a bit, then freezes up again and so on.

I got all accounts on the lowest possible grafixsettings ingame incl ingame resolution.

My plan is to Pvp eventually so hopefully i can get this sorted.


I could write down every setting i got on keyclone/ati catalyst but i wish to hear from someone that has a setup similar to mine first.
Also cleaned my pc, choosed settings for best performence everywhere i could.

Upgraded from 4 to 8 gig ram, cant say i noticed that big of a difference (using 4 x 2 gig Ram quality cards).

Currently using only one monitor, im about to buy another one (maybe that extra 1 gig of videoram for say accounts on that screen will make all the difference). Time will tell.

Ive used hours and hours and hours on this, still, im not satisfied yet. Havent found any topic on the internet that could help me out.



Pretty please, post your top tip: "which changes did you do that made your setup run smooth?" :-)



Hugs&kisses.

[cmeche]

Well, since you are on 32bit OS, the Ram limit is 3 gig.....I believe. So anything more is wasted.
But just about everyone runnning 5 accounts not on a i7 or similar system is going to feel some lag in cities.
I have an i7 system...and dalaran at peak time does get a tiny bit laggy.

[kate]

Yeah, you've got 5gb of wasted RAM (more or less). Your CPU can support a 64-bit OS, which will allow you to use all your RAM - so I'd recommend getting Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit. You can get that from Newegg for around $100.

As to the other tips I would mention, look up config file modifications on wowwiki - there's one "ProcessorAffinityMask" that will open up all cores of your machine to run wow, and there are other changes you might be able to make (CPU dependent) that will change the way WoW addresses certain tasks that could speed things up.

[MiRai]

My top tip, just like the others:

You're running out of RAM running 5 instances of the game due to your 32-bit operating system.

[daanji]

I had similar issues when I entered dalaran. In my case , I have win7, core i7 920, 6 gb ram, and a nvivida gtx 260.

I had more than enough power to do dalaran, but it just wouldn't load and all toons got disconnected.

So I bought a solid state disk and all my loading issues when away. My theory is that in dalarn, it was taking so long toload everything from the slow ass hard drive, the client timed out.

[newbox]

I had similar issues when I entered dalaran. In my case , I have win7, core i7 920, 6 gb ram, and a nvivida gtx 260.

I had more than enough power to do dalaran, but it just wouldn't load and all toons got disconnected.

So I bought a solid state disk and all my loading issues when away. My theory is that in dalarn, it was taking so long toload everything from the slow ass hard drive, the client timed out.

Hey there, sounds most excellent. Thank you all those above for your suggestions so far.


I just read about the new windows 7 and after some research and compability testing i ordered windows 7 ultimate full edition. Looking forward to trying that out.


Regarding those Solid state drives (SDD) i've read about those and they seem awesome. Currently im no real computergeek when it comes to swapping parts inside the computer, only thing ive done to it is install the extra 4 gigs of Ram.

What kind of SDD do you recommend? Could i use one i just plug into my usb port instead of installing it inside my pc??
Do you run all your chars from that SSD?


Sidenote:
Just talked to a guy who could get me a "Crucial RealSSD C300 2,5" 128GB, SATA 6 Gb/s, (up to 355MB/140MB sec read/write). 400ish dollars.




The search for "perfect wow continues".. i sense a new motherboard is needed "soon". "/sob.." lol



If anyone else got pro tips on how to improve flow of the game please share them.

[daanji]

Personally, I bought this drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227395

It currently $307 and works beautifully. It made my 5-boxing experience so much more enjoyable. I no longer had to wait for loading screens as they are almost instant.

Whatever SSD drive you get, make sure it supports the TRIM command. Just read reviews on the drive to make sure it is supported and that the specifications are true.


If you have disposable income, then pick up two SSD drives and use them in a RAID+0 array. You'll get twice the performance, but you'll need 6 GB/s SATA to do so.

And no, plugging a SSD drive into USB wouldn't make sense. USB doesn't have the speed that SATA 6.0 Gb/S does.


It isn't hard to install it. If you motherboard supports SATA ( I assume it does) then simply attach the cable to the motherboard and drive. Most SSD drives are 2.5 inches, so you may want to get a 2.5 inch to 3.5 inch drive converter. Look inside your case and make sure there is a free 3.5 inch slot available. If not, then you can use some velcro (serious). Just buy a roll of velcro from Home Depot and stick it on one side of the drive. SSD drives don't have any circuits exposed, so should be fine. That will keep the drive from moving and safe.


Ultimately, Win7 + SDD + your current 8GB RAM + your current setup should work very well.


I wish you luck and hope to hear a report of your success.


PS: The bonus benefit of SSD is that it speeds up everything about your computer. Once you go SSD, you'll never go back.

[newbox]

Thank you very much indeed for the tips. Im on the case. i`l be back with a update when the hardware is installed.

[Owltoid]

Jebus, you do not need a $400 SSD for WoW. I use my 32GB RiData SSD that costs less than $100 and everything is smooth. Just put WoW on the SSD (what else do you need it for, really?) and you're good to go.

[jinkobi]

I'm not saying 64 bit OS isn't better than a 32 bit OS. But I am still using Windows Vista 32 bit w/6g of RAM and am able to multibox just fine.

Might investigate your cache settings. There's a lot of things you can do to improve performance tremendously for free. Basically increasing your HD cache size should help a ton and it's free. Here's a guide I found on Techspot:

http://www.techspot.com/guides/72-wi...mory-tweaking/

What you're really interested in is page 5 of the article:
http://www.techspot.com/guides/72-wi...ing/page5.html

If the tweaks don't help then not much else you can do but upgrade I suppose.