zeldrak
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I could have sworn that Bossland put something up at one point on how to speed up a system to run HB/GB and WoW better, but I can't seem to find it or I've completely looked over it multiple times, so I'll ask if anyone can help me out.
I have a Dell XPS 420 (built and shipped from Dell, so it's full of bells and whistles and bloatware). It has Windows Vista Home Premium (fully updated to most current Service Pack), 3 GB ram, Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz, and it's a 32-bit OS. It has a 300 GB hard drive (Hitachi HDP725032GLA360). And, I have an ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series video card (I'm unsure of the amount of memory it has). I've pulled all, if not most, of these specs from the various informational tools that Windows provides such as Device Manager and System Information (right-clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting 'Properties') so if there is something more needed please let me know where to get it and I'll be happy to.
I know Bossland said to kill processes, but when it comes to that sort of thing I don't know what items to kill. I only know them if they are fully labled with full names. When they say things like ILXdbl.msc (that's not real, and is just an example of something I'm referring to) and they don't have a very good description then I'm clueless. I've already turned off utorrent, AVG, and anything else I've installed. I've also changed Windows to run on Windows Classic instead of Aero. Anything further?
I'd also like to add, since I'm editing this post after reading something gimik wrote, that my budget is almost nill. My current settings and setup nets me an average of about 20-30 fps with a single WoW and HB, or GB, running. In Dalaran, or another crowded city, my fps drops down to approximately 5-7, then returns to about 15-20 fps. This is with every WoW setting tuned down to the lowest possible setting. I keep WoW in windowed mode as well, since HB/GB don't work with full screen play.
I have a Dell XPS 420 (built and shipped from Dell, so it's full of bells and whistles and bloatware). It has Windows Vista Home Premium (fully updated to most current Service Pack), 3 GB ram, Intel Core2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz 2.39GHz, and it's a 32-bit OS. It has a 300 GB hard drive (Hitachi HDP725032GLA360). And, I have an ATI Radeon HD 3400 Series video card (I'm unsure of the amount of memory it has). I've pulled all, if not most, of these specs from the various informational tools that Windows provides such as Device Manager and System Information (right-clicking on 'My Computer' and selecting 'Properties') so if there is something more needed please let me know where to get it and I'll be happy to.
I know Bossland said to kill processes, but when it comes to that sort of thing I don't know what items to kill. I only know them if they are fully labled with full names. When they say things like ILXdbl.msc (that's not real, and is just an example of something I'm referring to) and they don't have a very good description then I'm clueless. I've already turned off utorrent, AVG, and anything else I've installed. I've also changed Windows to run on Windows Classic instead of Aero. Anything further?
I'd also like to add, since I'm editing this post after reading something gimik wrote, that my budget is almost nill. My current settings and setup nets me an average of about 20-30 fps with a single WoW and HB, or GB, running. In Dalaran, or another crowded city, my fps drops down to approximately 5-7, then returns to about 15-20 fps. This is with every WoW setting tuned down to the lowest possible setting. I keep WoW in windowed mode as well, since HB/GB don't work with full screen play.
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