Able to run 4 instances?

[Mrbrico]

Hey there, started 3 boxing, but mainly want to "solo" instances and the options as far as 3 boxing goes seems limtied so i was wondering if my machine would run 4 wows

right now im running 3 wows, i tunes and ie - each wow uses 250mb-300mb

i dont dedicate the cpus (dual core)

and i run from one wow folder

2GB ram
2.0ghz dual core
Nvidia GeForce 8600GT
It's a laptop btw :P

well just wondering so if anyone with more experience can help, feel free!

[Diamndzngunz]

Best thing to do is trial accounts. Read the FAQ guide

[Gurblash]

My specs are a little less than yours and I 5 box just fine. Only recomendation would be to get 4gigs of ram if you ever want to goto Shattrah or Outlands. That said as is now you can 4box just fine.... just be warned that you will experience lag in cities and high population places as is.

[Mrbrico]

Thanks, i wont be worrieng bout TBC content for a while, i have only one TBC acc anyway (my pala)

good to know, and its a laptop so upgrading ram is a no no afaik?

[Gurblash]

good to know, and its a laptop so upgrading ram is a no no afaik?

Upgrading ram is fairly easy on a laptop. Most laptops, these days, will have 2 slots, if its a <17" screen, 1 ram slot will be under the computer, and the other will be under the keyboard. If its a Laptop with a >=17" screen most times both ram slots will be under the computer.

Just make sure to check what type of ram is currently in your system and make sure you get matching ram.

[Mrbrico]

mines 15.4"

and sweet never knew that
are you able to replace it yourself? and how much aprox does 2gig ram cost, or cost you? might be worth investing

[Gurblash]

Yea you'll want to refer to your owners manual or manufacture of the laptop for details if your not sure. Typically there is a single screw holding in a removable panel labeled 'M' for memory or 'R' for Ram. I was able to find 4 gigs, 2DIMM x 2gig DDR2 667MHz chips for $50 after $30 mail in rebate at Fry's. I'm sure if you were to look around online www.newegg.com or www.tigerdirect.com you'll be able to turn up some good deals on Notebook memory.

[Mrbrico]

sweet thanks

funny thing, eu wow sit maintenance ended so i got a 4th trial, set up maximize so it is like Big screen left (pala) 3 mini screens down right (shams)

set my CPU affinity or w/e its called 2 on each core and im getting less CPU usage with 4 allocated instances than 3 un allocated ones, i dropped the fps down to 35, runs fine, im amazed

needless to say just spent another tenner on thats 4th acc, ima feel this every month ouch xD

[samuraijk]

yea if u go to www.newegg.com you can find cheap laptop ram ... and i mean CHEAP!! i just bought a 2GB stick of Kingston memory for my lil bro's laptop for under $40! . i ordered it in the morning and got it the next day!

You just need to make sure what type of ram it uses and wallaaaa ! order it :thumbsup: