My own ten boxing hardware thread!

[Mosg2]

Look, I know it's better to run two cheap computers than have one power horse run 10 instances. I only have two monitors and limited deskspace and I want one computer that will do raids and IoC/AV decently. Minimized settings are fine--I just want decent FPS.

So, I have an I7 920 @ 3.3ghz with 16 gigs of Corsair DDR3 and a GTX 550TI and an SSD. I was able to do some raiding but Org hammers me--My CPU is maxxed out even with everything minimized. So, my question is this: Which of these two options should I go with?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819116402

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115070
plus
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131783

It's $430 versus $590 obviously, but what is going to be the performance gap? I'd love to just pull out the current processor I have and pop the new one in, apply some thermal paste and put the fan on it and go. This is my number one issue: Performance. I can eat the $250 difference if the performance is there.

Oh, and I have an ASUS P6T SE as my current mobo.

[MiRai]

My choice would be the newer 2600K processor but, then your 550Ti might bottleneck if you get more CPU headroom.

[EaTCarbS]

Odd. My setup is slightly less powerful than yours, and I have no lag problems whatsoever.

i7 930
ASUS P6X58D-E
12 GB Corsair Dominator
GTX 560

[MiRai]

Perhaps if he's running DX11 he should try using DX9 and lowering background framerates.

[Selz]

Cheap - Mosg is cheap =) go go i7 3930k + Asus X79 SABERTOOH
use ur current ram, and upgrade later.

Irelevant to ur post I know. But I wouldnt spend money on an older generation anymore i7 2600k is old now

[EaTCarbS]

Perhaps if he's running DX11 he should try using DX9 and lowering background framerates.

I also disable the sunshafts, shadows, and water effects on my alts. Those can be real fps kickers.

[daanji]

Odd. My setup is slightly less powerful than yours, and I have no lag problems whatsoever.

i7 930
ASUS P6X58D-E
12 GB Corsair Dominator
GTX 560

EatCarbs, are you 10-boxing with that setup? I thought you just did 5.

[Lyonheart]

when i added my 580 3GB i was able to 10 box in org with low lag ( low settings with main on medium ) and i only have 8 gigs of ram ( 2600K cpu ). I use one monitor stacked WoWs, and video fx tiles for the alts. Not sure if the 3GB of Vram is what helped. I have not done any BGs with 10, and i am adding 8 more gigs of ram before MoP. Am thinking about selling my 580 and adding a 680 GB when they are available. ( for the other games i play, mostly )

[Peli]

Is the 920 not conducive to overclocking? I bumped up my 2500K this weekend to 4.2 GHz (so incredibly easy with an Asus mobo) and even under heavy load my temps maxed out at 50C.

[Mosg2]

@Mirai:
How do I swap from DX11 to DX9? Also, I don't think the lag I do get is from my video card--The CPUID shows all my cores at 100% when I'm in org. How do I look at the video card?

@Eatcarbs:
Your GTX560 probably has 2g of vram, the 550ti only has 1g. I (hastily) bought this video card. I'll probably buy another identical one and set'em up in ISBoxer. I also have everything turned off/down on all the toons.

@All:
Well, if Mirai suggests the 2600k then that's the answer I was just hesitant to replace the mobo--I'm just always leery to dick around with them. The question now is, does the mobo make a difference as long as it has 4 DIMM slots?