Thanks again for all of the suggestions! Really appreciate it.
I already have the VM set to max - no problem with all of the
available disk space.
It seems most of you are pointing to the Video controller as the
likely solution. Could well be - the existing one is only 16MB. But
why would a slow video cause such a hit on the hard disk, which seems
to be viusally where the bottleneck is - i.e. on zoning, the hard
disk is very active until it zones are goes back to the server
screen. The hard disk is performing extremely well and is very fast,
so that is not the problemin itself - could the slwo graphics card
cause EQ to go to the hard disk more to compensate?
I am not sure I could go to a 128MB graphics card - would 64Mb do?
Thanks once again.
Regards.
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EverQuest@yahoogroups.com, "Fire on High" <scendera@o...>
wrote:
> Yep...it does make a big difference.The VM tweak is just a
little "freebie" for overall performance, not just EQ. 11 day uptimes
on my WinME-based EQ box... yup, consider me convinced, fully and
truly. Likewise the amount of sheer ABUSE my LAN server gets, and the
stability and speed difference once the VM was fixed to reflect
changes in real ram.Overall, spending $50 for a Geforce 2 will be an
investment you're likely to be pleased with. Also, if your power
supply is wimpy, consider invest in a bigger one...300 watts should
be plenty for a Geforce 2 and sufficient cooling for everything, but
250 will do the trick with less breathing room...any less, upgrade.
4/9/03