Newcomer Rig.

[MattMultiBox]

Hey guys, first post.
I just wanted to post this for all the aspiring multiboxers such as myself.

Multiboxing hardware does not have to be expensive!
My rig goes as follows:

$320 - HPG61 Laptop: I got this on black friday 2009 at Fry's for a very VERY modest price, you can find the specs online, it's a nice little machine, and it's easy on the wallet.

$80 - Logitech g13 Gameboard: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/gaming/mice_keyboard_combos/devices/5123&cl=us,en Totally optional, I use this for Pleanty of games, it makes multiboxing a tad more smooth. I don't use a progammable mouse (as of yet) so this thing helps a lot.

Compaq Flatscreen Monitor - $10: I bought this at a thrift store, not sure about the size, I think it's 22 inches, I purchased it for 10 dollars because the stand was broken, so I removed the nub at I just lean it against my wall. (Until I mount it of course.) This allows me to Dual screen (No extra software needed, Thanks Windows7!)


I just wanted to state that you don't need a six figure job to begin boxing, My whole rig costed me about 400 bucks and I only bought the monitor, along with 4 battlechests to begin boxing (160 If i remember). My rig runs 4 boxes like a champ, and gets a tad choppy at 5.

Also, I dinged 50 on my first team (4 Shaman) by 4 boxing dungeons (no tank or dedicated healer) last night.

[Ualaa]

There are deals, if one cares to look for them.

[Seraphaw]

I agree, when you start out multiboxing you don't need to have a mean machine, but that changes VERY quickly once you get to Outlands or Northrend. I started my multiboxing journey on a 2ghz single core processor and 2gb's of RAM and a 256mb GFX-card.

It ran >smooth> while leveling in vanilla but Orgrimmar during peak hours was just a major pain and Shattrath crashed my computer. I'm not going to poop on your parade but you will need to upgrade to play in Northrend unless you like horrible framerate and freezing. I couldn't even visist northrend on my old computer because as soon as I got on the Zepp it would take forever to load and I would have been taken back to orgrimmar already. :D

But good luck!

[Shodokan]

I agree, when you start out multiboxing you don't need to have a mean machine, but that changes VERY quickly once you get to Outlands or Northrend. I started my multiboxing journey on a 2ghz single core processor and 2gb's of RAM and a 256mb GFX-card.

It ran >smooth> while leveling in vanilla but Orgrimmar during peak hours was just a major pain and Shattrath crashed my computer. I'm not going to poop on your parade but you will need to upgrade to play in Northrend unless you like horrible framerate and freezing. I couldn't even visist northrend on my old computer because as soon as I got on the Zepp it would take forever to load and I would have been taken back to orgrimmar already. :D

But good luck!

I ran on a similar machine in BC and it was smooth in all places but shatt. But it really does require a much better computer than what you have matt for smooth BG, arena and end game stuff (dalaran is a bitch)