here's another thought on improving your fps issue...

http://www.dual-boxing.com/wiki/inde...phics_Settings

log in 1 account... use the low detail one... log out. then log in 3 ... hit ctrl+R (shows fps) and see what you are getting... then start the 4th.. and 5th.. noting the fps difference each time.

i'm on a crappy amd 3500+ 2.2GHz single core w/ 3G memory and an 8800GT OC running 2 monitors @ 1280x1024 each... and i'm getting 5/25 solidly (except for cities.. which is expected)

if you want to see your system specs, hit the start menu and run dxdiag .. the system and display tabs are of interest