Shopping for a Multiboxing Computer.

[DarkfireMB]

New around here, and just wanted to ask a quick question.

Found this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883147075

Was wondering if this would run 5 accounts smoothly at level 80 or if something more is required. Or if someone knows if this isn't a good deal or not, that wouldn't hurt to know either.
If anyone has any good deals on computers that they know about or could help me in finding one, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance.

[d0z3rr]

Should do okay, might have to turn the details in WoW down.

However, I don't recommend HP as they do not have very quality components. Try looking into some boutique pc shops like hypersonic-pc or sager.

If you do go with the HP, do you plan on reinstalling the OS? They tend to install a lot of useless apps (bloatware).

[DarkfireMB]

Turning the graphics down doesn't really bother me all that much, but would it be required on all toons or would the main be able to play at a decent quality while leaving the alts on as low as possible?

I wouldn't mind reinstalling the OS, but I don't have the stuff to do it for Vista or Windows 7. I have the needed stuff to wipe it clean and change it to XP, but I dunno if I would want to, and I've also never downgraded, only taken XP off and reinstalled it... so I dunno if there would be any problems in this situation.

As for the Hypersonic-PC and Sager, I looked at them both just now and maybe I skimmed a bit to much... but Hypersonic-PC is a bit on the pricey side, unless I somehow overlooked some cheaper ones, the cheapest I found was:
http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/build_computer/preview/Cyclone_LE1.html
And I'm not sure on the specs.
And Sager is all laptops from what I saw, and I'm not a huge laptop fan, and does anybody really multibox on one? Most of what I hear about are people using Desktops...

[Owltoid]

One customer review mentions the video card and power supply. I'm not sure that video card could handle 5 WoWs, even at low graphics, but others on this forum who are more knowledgeable may be able to answer more definitively.

[Maleick]

It would run it at the lowest settings smoothly. However this computer would be fine but I would buy atleast a Nvidia 9800gt with it. They run about $150.

[DarkfireMB]

So, the first computer that I posted, the HP, would work well if I replaced the graphics card on it?

Would that be the only thing that computer would need to make it capable of multiboxing really well? Or does it have other flaws that would hold it back?

[Ualaa]

I wouldn't say it would box really well.
But it would certainly box.

I was running a Q6600 (stock speed).
8 GB of DDR2.
4870X2 (but have moved to a GTX275 because of conflicts).
10k rpm Raptor drive.

Dalaran was very choppy, for 5 clients.
Wintergrasp as well.
Would sometimes lose follow, on epic ground mounts in battlegrounds.
Depending on the number of toons in the area, and the amount of stuff going on.

The game was definitely playable.
Instances and other cities besides Dalaran were fine.
Unmounted on the ground, all battlegrounds were fine.

I've upgraded to a much better system.
At least for 5-boxing wow.
I probably don't need what I have for boxing.
But it is smooth everywhere now.
Except Dalaran is still Dalaran, but cannot lose follow while mounted.

[Bovidae]

WTF is a GeForce 9100? Seriously?

Rich Brown said it better than I could "the HP Pavilion p6130y isn't a particularly compelling desktop computer thanks to underwhelming features and poor performance"