Computer help

[cj252]

Good day.

afther 3 months whit no Wow Multiboxing i have desided to start boxing again, but as my computer is olde and slow i buyd a new one, and im wondering if i shud keep my olde computer and run boxing over 2 computers. il run a 5 char setup,

So im wondering what setup shud i use? 3 2 1 :P?

New computer is gona be:


1.00 594273 AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Black Edition
Six Core, 3,2Ghz/3,6GHz Turbo, AM3, 9MB, 125W, Box
1.00 596847 MSI 890FXA-GD70, Socket-AM3
1.00 482849 Cooler Master Silent Pro M700 700W PSU
1.00 574681 Crucial DDR3 1333MHz 8GB KIT, CL9
1.00 601876 Crucial RealSSD C300 2,5" 64GB
AMD Eyefinity Kit
XFX HD5770& 3xBenQ 24" LCD G2420HD


Olde is:

Processor:
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory:
8192MB RAM
and Geforrce 9800gtx
3 TB Sata HDD WD

And a backup pc

Dell Studio Hybrid, a desktop PC running Windows Vista Home Premium SP1. Configured with an Intel Core 2 Duo T2390 (1.86 Ghz) CPU, 3 GB of DDR2 RAM, a 250 GB 5400 RPM hard drive

[burningforce]

old computer seemed fine for 5-boxing WoW if you use low-medium video settings :(

But the new computer should run WoW decently, but you might still have to turn down the video settings for things to be smooth.

Just curious why buy an "AMD Phenom II X6 1090T" instead of a "intel 2500k"? I would of went the intel route for better IPC performance in single threaded applications, unless you needed the extra cores for crunching numbers or vmware.

[Bollwerk]

I was also wondering myself why anyone would go with an AMD proc right now, given how much faster the Sandy Bridge procs are. My 2500k absolutely SCREAMS and is cake to overclock. I love being able to 5-box on a 30" monitor (full resolution on all 5 windows) at 60/30fps with "good" settings.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/world-of-warcraft-cataclysm-directx-11-performance,2793.html
Check pages 9 and 10 for a comparison of AMD and Intel procs for Cataclysm. Also keep in mind that this was BEFORE Sandy Bridge procs.