Advice: New Rig

[Darcla]

Hi guys!

Like most i'm a seasoned wow addict (2 old school rank 14s, yes I know, no life), but have only recently discovered multi-boxing. I'm currently up and running using a software solution with 5 accounts X 1 box. But as I progress, i'm starting to getting the usual lag in the major cities so i'm looking to upgrade to a hardware solution. I have set a personal cap of $1,200 for new hardware (PC/monitors only, not including KVM, boards, mice, etc.). I have designed a "super rig" that could run all 5 and just box up my currenty rig . That rig is :

http://secure.newegg.com/Shopping/Sh...mit=ChangeItem

With a new 19' monitor and vistaX64 it will cost a little under $1,200. Plan with this rig would be to use dual monitors, main on main, alts on the 19.

My second option would be to go with a rig that will just run the 4 alts and use my current rig to run my main. Question here is, based on the above link, what could I downgrade with the goal of just being able to run 4 wows.

3rd option would be to go with 2 basic rigs, each running 2 accounts.. again question here is based on that link, would could I downgrade and just run 2 each.

All in all i'm looking for the solution that will give me the best FPS and not go above the financial cap. I have read on here about basic rigs running around 400-500 bucks but I did not know which areas to sacrifice. For the experience hardware boxers, do you have a link to a rig you built that was designed to run just 1 wow (bare bones)?

Thanks for the help!

[Sarduci]

Lots o' empty shopping cart loving.....

[Eteocles]

I tried to find a copy of my newegg cart link but I don't think I've posted it on the forums, just IRC lol; when I get home I'll pull it outta my email and post if I remember

[Darcla]

Wasn't sure if the cart link would work.. here are the specs of the "super rig"

Case:

Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail

HD:

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

VC:

XFX PVT88PYDE4 GeForce 8800GT Extreme 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card - Retail

Powa:

OCZ GameXStream OCZ600GXSSLI 600W ATX12V Power Supply - Retail

RAM:

G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-6400CL5D-4GBPQ - Retail

Mobo:

GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3L LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX All Solid Capacitor Intel Motherboard - Retail

Processor:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor Model BX80562Q6600 - Retail

OS:

Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium SP1 64-bit English 1pk DSP OEI DVD - OEM

[Sarduci]

Change it to a 8800GTS and you have the same rig I do except for 4GB less RAM.

[Darcla]

Change it to a 8800GTS and you have the same rig I do except for 4GB less RAM.

Yea i'm leaning towards getting this rig, instead of 2 smaller ones. Only drawback on this setup is the mobo. Unless i'm missing something it only has 1 X16 slot. So I would not be able to put in 2 8800's and run 4 monitors (later on down the road)

[Darcla]

Sorry to bump the thread but i'm looking to order the parts for the new rig this week. Is there anyone available via aim to help me out? ( I can't get on IRC at work).

Thanks in advance!