My laptop has a AMD Elite Quad-Core A10-5745M along with 8 gigs of ram runs at 2.1 ghz and can run 4 instances of EQ with no problems. My tower has an AMD A4-3400 APU (dual core) with 6 gigs of ram runs at 2.7 ghz and can only run 1 instance of EQ and that's with using a Radeon R7850 Core edition with 1 gig onboard ram. the motherboard for my tower is an Asus F1A55-M LX PLUS Rev X.0x which can support AMD® A-& E2- series Accelerated Processor with AMD Radeon™ HD 6000 Series Graphics, Up to 4 CPU cores, FM1 Package Belarc Advisor Computer profile states the following for my tower 2.70 gigahertz AMD A4-3400 APU with Radeon HD Graphics 256 kilobyte primary memory cache 1024 kilobyte secondary memory cache 64-bit ready Multi-core (2 total)Not hyper-threaded So I am wondering what kind of AMD APU I can get for my tower that might enable me to run multiple instances of EQ. I have tried every suggestion people have given me and I cannot run more than 1 instance on my tower. If I run even 2 then I hit the up arrow and it acts like I hit num lock and keeps going. If I try to turn even a little bit my toon starts going in circles and the only way to stop it is to duck and even that isn't very fast. Another question I guess would be can I go with just a CPU as I have the radeon graphics card? I am looking at 3 apu's the first is AMD A6-6400K X2 Blk ED APU Processor FM2 4.1GHZ 65W Retail Box Display & Graphics Graphics Controller Manufacturer: AMD Graphics Controller Model: Radeon HD 8470D General Information Brand Name: AMD Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc Manufacturer Part Number: AD640KOKHLBOX Manufacturer Website Address: http://www.amd.com Package Type: Retail Product Model: A6-6400K Product Name: Dual-core A6-6400K 3.9GHz Black Edition Desktop Processor Product Series: A6 Product Type: Processor Miscellaneous Platform Supported: PC Physical Characteristics Depth: 1.6" (39.9 mm) Width: 1.6" (39.9 mm) Power Description Thermal Design Power: 65 W Technical Information 64-bit Processing: Yes Clock Speed: 3.90 GHz L1 Cache: 96 KB L2 Cache: 1 MB Overclocking Speed: 4.10 GHz Process Technology: 32 nm Processor Core: Dual-core (2 Core) Processor Manufacturer: AMD Processor Socket: Socket FM2 Processor Technology: AMD64 Technology Virtualization Technology Turbo Core 3.0 Technology PowerNow Technology price tag $72.00 then there is the AMD A8-5600K APU Quad Core Processor Socket FM2 3.6GHZ 4MB 100W Retail Box Model Brand AMD Series A-Series APU Model AD560KWOHJBOX CPU Socket Type CPU Socket Type Socket FM2 Tech Spec Core Trinity Multi-Core Quad-Core Name A8-5600K Operating Frequency 3.6GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) L2 Cache 4MB Manufacturing Tech 32 nm 64 bit Support Yes Virtualization Technology Support Yes Integrated Graphics AMD Radeon HD 7560D Graphics Base Frequency 760MHz Thermal Design Power 100W Cooling Device Heatsink and Fan included price tag $117 Last is AMD A8 5500 Quad Core Processor Socket FM2 3.2GHZ 4MB 65W Retail Box Processor Type: AMD Quad-Core A8-Series APU for Desktops Model: AMD A8-5500 APU with AMD Radeon™ HD 7560D Part Number: AD5500OKHJBOX Socket Type: FM2 Power Wattage: 65 Frequency: 3200 Processor Bus Speed: Not Specified Processor L2 Cache Size: 4000 CMOS: 32nm SOI price tag $117 If the dual core will work for running multiple instances on my tower then that would be good, I just don't want to end up wasting $72 and end up having to also buy the $117 one. I realize this was already posted in support but was getting no response so decided to try here in Veteran forum. Any helpful input would be appreciated
