Ronin79 wrote:I'm currently boxing 3 chars on ISBoxer running from one directory. I'm just wondering if running each char from seperate directories would be better to improve performance? If so could someone please show me how to set it up?
I've run six toons out of a single directory without any issues. Multiple directories can actually hurt performance. For example:
You wander into a store with your team.
All six games think 'I need to know what that table looks like, I'll get it from the object file'
All six games open the object file and read the sector(s) containing the object.
Now, if you have one directory the OS reads the sector into cache and gives it to all six games at the same time.
If you have multiple directories, the OS has to read the object data from six different places on the hard disk, so it takes a lot longer and requires more memory.
If you have lots of memory you MAY gain performance by having separate directories on different hard drives, but I kinda doubt it.
Also, invest in a solid state drive (SSD). You'll love it....