Building a new PC

[TripleX]

Greetings fellow boxers, I'm a long-time lurker, first-time poster. I've been quad-boxing WoW with an ASUS G50V Laptop on "Low" Graphic settings and it's time to upgrade.

I was hoping I could get some some insight from the community on the new PC I'm going to be putting together in the upcoming weeks. I'll be running 4 WoW accounts and possibly adding a 5th at some point. Here is what I have compiled on my newegg.com wish list.

My Questions are:


How well will 4 WoWs run
How high could I set the graphics and still get a decent framerate
Are there any improvements you guys would recommend on the any of these components (I'd like to keep the cost under $1500 total, plus I also need OS, and a new monitor)?


CPU:

Intel Core i7-960 Bloomfield 3.2GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80601960 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115224)
Model #:BX80601960
Item #:N82E16819115224
Mobo:
ASUS P6X58D-E LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131641)
Model #:P6X58D-E
Item #:N82E16813131641

GPU:
Palit NE5X56T01142-1041F GeForce GTX 560 Ti (Fermi) 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814261099)
Model #:NE5X56T01142-1041F
Item #:N82E16814261099
RAM:
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314)
Model #:F3-12800CL9D-8GBRL
Item #:N82E16820231314
Primary HDD (OS only):
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136075)
Model #:WD1600AAJS
Item #:N82E16822136075
Data HDD:
Western Digital Caviar Black WD5002AALX 500GB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136795)
Model #:WD5002AALX
Item #:N82E16822136795
Case (If it matters):
Antec Twelve Hundred V3 Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129100)
Model #:Twelve Hundred V3
Item #:N82E16811129100
PSU:
CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Compatible with Core i7 Power ... (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006)
Model #:CMPSU-750TX
Item #:N82E16817139006
All comments are welcome. Thank you.
XXX

[Ualaa]

I'm able to five-box fairly well on my system.
Which is not as nice as your system will be.

I have an i7, 920 at stock speed.
This is close to a 930, with the newer numbers.

Similar motherboard, x58 based Asus.

I'm using a 1GB GTX275, for the video card.

I have 12GB of DDR3, also at 1600mhz.
8GB will be plenty for five boxing warcraft.
Warcraft usually caps out at 1GB per client, plus less than 1GB for the OS.

I've got my OS on a Raptor hard drive, which is a little faster at 10,000rpm.
And have warcraft on a low-mid range SSD (Patriot Torq 64GB, 220mb/sec read).
A low end SSD, purely for the gaming folder would be what I would look at if you wanted am improvement; does not have to be now, very easy upgrade in the future if you want better performance.

Similar case, Antec 900.
Lots of airflow, love the huge fan at the top and all the interior space.

I've got an 850W power supply.
But 750W will easily be enough.



Warcraft is more processor dependent than video.
If you have enough ram (and you do), then processor is generally the most important piece.
Yours is faster than mine.
You'll five-box fine on that system.

I'd take a look at the 2500/2600k processors.
Not sure if they're within your budget, but if you're doing a new system... worth checking out.

[Sajuuk]

Throw in another stick of 4GB ram so you can take advantage of the triple channel capabilities of your motherboard.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231313

Other than that it looks pretty standard. I would suggest a solid state drive for WoW/OS.

[Bollwerk]

I just put together a new PC and here is what I went with:

Proc - Intel Core i5-2500K (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072) - Best processor you can buy right now for gaming. The 2600K is not worth the extra $100.
Motherboard - MSI P67A-GD65 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130574) - This board is amazing partly because it has a ONE BUTTON overclock feature.
RAM - 8GB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231308) - Ram type and speed isn't a huge factor. Just make sure you have 8GB minimum.
Case - Cooler Master CM 690 II (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119216) - This is the most amazing case I've ever used - I picked it based on 3DGameMan's 100% Kick Ass review (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed4RC6r2NTk)
Power Supply - Corsair 1000w modular (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007&cm_re=corsair_power_supply-_-17-139-007-_-Product)
GPU - EVGA Superclocked GTX 570 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130595)
OS drive - 120GB OCZ Vertex 2 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227551)
WoW drive - 64GB Crucial RealSSD C300 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148357)

This new system 5-boxes without breaking a sweat on a 30" monitor. The CPU cores don't even get pegged at stock clock speed. I have the lead toon with maxed out Ultra graphics and I still get 60 FPS in most places on the lead toon and 30 FPS on the slaves.

[Ualaa]

Bollwerk, how much did your new system cost?
The OP mentioned a $1500 budget, but upgrades to my system are always tempting... and yours looks nice.

[Kedash00]

i got that exact mobo, cpu, video card and ram, just got 32 gigs of ram instead, runs 5 wows at 12% ram usage and 18% cpu usage with a movie playing most of the time. Its a beast.

[Bollwerk]

Bollwerk, how much did your new system cost?
The OP mentioned a $1500 budget, but upgrades to my system are always tempting... and yours looks nice.
I didn't buy all the items at the same time, but the cost was a bit more than $1500... probably closer to $1800 for everything.

[TripleX]

All these recommendations are great, thanks guys!!