how about this computer for 5+ multiboxing?

[cdcd]

Chassis Model: Antec 900

Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)

Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Dual SLI or CrossFire)

System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz OCZ Platinum Edition (High-Performance)

Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1TB Western Digital (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)

Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB (216 Streams) (Includes PhysX Technology)

Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio

Extreme Cooling: Standard Factory Heat-sink and Fan

Chassis Airflow: Standard Factory Chassis Fans

Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)

Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability

Boost Video Card: Yes, Overclock the video card(s) as much as possible with complete stability

Boost Memory: Yes, Overclock memory frequency (Includes Memory Fan Kit Installed)

LCD Display: Acer 22 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display)

Surge Shield: APC SurgeArrest Personal PER7 (7 Outlet) 120V Surge Protector

Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty


going to run me around 2,600 from digital storm

[Mercurio]

Chassis Model: Antec 900

Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)

Motherboard: ASUS P6T Deluxe (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Dual SLI or CrossFire)

System Memory: 12GB DDR3 1600MHz OCZ Platinum Edition (High-Performance)

Power Supply: 750W Corsair TX (Dual SLI Compatible) (Silent Edition)

Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 1TB Western Digital (7200 RPM) (16MB Cache) (SATA) (Extreme Speed)

Optical Drive 1: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)

Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)

Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB (216 Streams) (Includes PhysX Technology)

Interesting. I have a very similar PC coming from Doghouse Systems (great guys, BTW), except I splurged for a velociraptor HD and 295GTX video card. You'll tear through 5-boxing on it. Actually, I'm paying just a bit more for my system and it has those upgrades - you might want to PM Sina on these boards (system engineer at Doghouse) and do a quick price check before you order.

Anyway, I'm excited to get my new rig. Just for kicks, I'm going to see if it can 10-box by itself :)

[Danash]

You could 5 box with a computer half that powerfull in my opinion. That is a sweet CPU from the reviews I have read. I am currently boxing with 8800 GTS + 9800GT, 3.25 gb ram (xp), and a dual core 2.8. You will have no problems with the above machine you listed.

[cdcd]

yeah dunno if Doghouse overclock cpu, graphics, and memorey though which will boost performance by like 25-30%

also h2o cooling is a must for a system like this or it burns up fairly fast.

but this should be a sweet computer, going to end up being like 3,000 bucks in the end but I forgot about the cooling.

[Wilbur]

Bottleneck is a single HDD.

One for your OS/swap partition

ANOTHER for your WoW Install.

Simple upgrade like that and you'll have a sweet rig.

[Bovidae]

Bottleneck is a single HDD.

One for your OS/swap partition

ANOTHER for your WoW Install.

Simple upgrade like that and you'll have a sweet rig.QFT

Adding a Velociraptor would be the biggest upgrade for this system (for a reasonable price). As it stands, you should have no problems 5 boxing.

[Kyklos]

2600? 8| If your not afraid of putting the parts together yourself I am in the process of putting together a system similar to yours:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112154 - Lian Li Lancool Case - 79.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131352 - Asus Rampage II MoBo - 398.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130433 - EVGA GTX260 216 Factory OCed - 279.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256044 - Silverstone 1000w Powersupply - 279.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115202 - Core i7 920 - 294.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820226030 - Mushkin DDR3 1600 CAS Latency 7 6GB Kit - 204.99 x2 Total - 409.98

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227359 - OCZ Core V2 30GB SSD - 119

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152102 - 1TB 7200rpm HDD - 94.99

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824009145 - Acer 22" monitor(cheapos) - 159.99 x2 Total - 319.98

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106270 - LiteON Blu-Ray player + DVD/CD Burner - 99.99

Grand Total $2377.89

similar price but at lest in my opinion better parts and more capability for Multiboxing with minimal lag

[cdcd]

changed the specs up a tad, will be about 2,920 bucks but I had to add some stuff.

here is the problem with building a pc for a little cheaper, have to wait for all the parts and can take a long time. Something goes wrong its up to you to fix it where with digital storm most stuff has lifetime waranteys and they have 3 year in home tech support plus your parts.

Chassis Model: Cooler Master HAF 932 (has stock fans)
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 2.66GHz (Quad Core)
Motherboard: EVGA X58 3X SLI (Intel X58 Chipset) (Supports Triple SLI or CrossFire)
System Memory: 6GB DDR3 1600MHz OCZ Platinum Edition (High-Performance)
Power Supply: 1000W Corsair HX (Dual/Triple/Quad SLI Compatible)
Hard Drive Set 1: Operating System: 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor (10K RPM) (16MB Cache) (Extreme Speed)
Optical Drive 1: DVD±R/RW/CD-R/RW (DVD Writer 20x / CD-Writer 48x)
Optical Drive 2: DVD-ROM/CD-ROM (DVD Reader 16x / CD Reader 40x)
Internet Access: High Speed Network Port (Supports High-Speed Cable / DSL / Network Connections)
Video Card: 1x NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260+ 896MB (216 Streams) (Includes PhysX Technology)
Sound Card: Integrated Motherboard Audio
Extreme Cooling: AIR: Stage 2: Cooler Master V8 (Compatible With i7 Processors)
Internal Lighting: Internal Chassis Lighting System (Blue)
Boost Processor: Yes, Overclock the processor as much as possible with complete stability
Windows OS: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium (64-Bit Edition) (For Enthusiasts)
Restore Kit: Digital Storm Specialized Recovery System (DVD Image Based)
Virus Protection: McAfee Internet Security (Includes: AntiVirus, FireWall and AntiSpyware)
LCD Display: Acer 22 inch (Widescreen) (Black) (High-Performance Gaming Display)
Warranty: 3 Year Platinum Care Extended Parts & Labor Warranty

think thats the best computer you will find for the price custom built from a company. Might be able to get it for less from buying parts ect but I dont want the headache and I have heard tons of great stuff about ds so check them out.

also why in the world would you use 295 for a multi boxing machine?

[Kyklos]

also why in the world would you use 295 for a multi boxing machine?
Guess I don't quite understand what you are referring to here. :P

Ya the only reason I would ever go with a prebuilt PC would be for the warranty. Personally I am good with the 30-90 day factory warranty on the parts themselves. Newegg offers overnight air shipping if your really impatient but I am located in Memphis so even regular ground shipping never takes more than 2 days to get to me from their Nashville wharehouse. Tech support can be handy but I have always been a DIY kinda guy :D

[cdcd]

mer said he added a 295GTX video card to his computer and for multiboxing its not the best idea, for other games though its great but still most games now will run great with a 260 and 295 is more for future games as of now.

some people who had problems with 295 and wow


http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=7B641C8DAAE5470764CF6417164 FEC7A.app27_03?topicId=14318934697&sid=1



http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=E920A2578809714490CF98710E9 7C254.app24_04?topicId=14318862360&sid=1

[Wilbur]

As I already said.

Add a second HDD with low seek time for your WoW install.

Otherwise texture loading will be a huge bottleneck on an otherwise very impressive system.

[-silencer-]

Bottleneck is a single HDD.

One for your OS/swap partition

ANOTHER for your WoW Install.

Simple upgrade like that and you'll have a sweet rig.QFT

Adding a Velociraptor would be the biggest upgrade for this system (for a reasonable price). As it stands, you should have no problems 5 boxing.
You QFT. SSD for hosting /Data is a better upgrade than 2x Velociraptors in RAID 0. I know because I'm in the process of fine tuning an i7 965EE, 12GB ram, 2x Velociraptors in RAID 0, and an SSD. If I had to make the choice between RAID 0 Velociraptors or just a regular 7200rpm and an SSD, I'd take the SSD any day. Access time is 10x better than Velociraptors - and that's more important that pure transfer rates when trying to locate and transfer a thousand tiny files.

[Bovidae]

Context is key. Obviously I was flawed in thinking the OP had a budget :P That's why I suggested adding a raptor, for OS and swapfile, as they require more witting.

If money is not an issue, of course, a good SSD would be nice, especially is it were used primarily for data reads (and not writes)

[-silencer-]

Context is key. Obviously I was flawed in thinking the OP had a budget :P That's why I suggested adding a raptor, for OS and swapfile, as they require more witting.

If money is not an issue, of course, a good SSD would be nice, especially is it were used primarily for data reads (and not writes)
Budget? $230 = 300GB Velociraptor. Less than $200 = 1TB 7200rpm Samsung HDD & 30GB OCZ SSD. More space, and SSD for faster WoW /data access for less money.. can't go wrong with that.

[Mercurio]

also why in the world would you use 295 for a multi boxing machine?


mer said he added a 295GTX video card to his computer and for multiboxing its not the best idea, for other games though its great but still most games now will run great with a 260 and 295 is more for future games as of now.

Yep, I'm getting a 295GTX in my new system. It was admittedly a bit of a splurge.

Why? I plan on running both of my 2 30" monitors at 2560x1600 off the one card. Even for "only WoW", that ought to take quite a bit of processing power that I doubt the 260GTX could handle.

[xss]

I have heard mixxed feeling's about 2 hd's increasing performance, some say it does nothing but work as a back hd if main burns out and helps keep organized but thats all.

Dunno if anyone has tested to see if 2 hd's is better than one as far as multiboxing goes? ?(