MrLonghair
08-02-2007, 06:17 PM
Diary, screenshots : Click here (http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?p=4624#4624)
Characters, spec, information : Click here (http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?p=4623#4623)
Please allow me to introduce myself.
I had long planned to build a new computer since an upgrade of a Socket A machine was out of the question. While shopping for new parts I ran into the now infamous photos of some maniacs 50-box setup, this forum and then the 5-shaman videos of Xbox, it gave me an interest, but what really made me take the decision to get started was Ellays mage duo video, as seen on Google.
I am a 26 year old unemployed Swede with Finnish roots living on my own with an unknown medical condition, so between doctors tests I have a lot of spare time, and since the medical condition keeps me from using my legs like healthy humans - what better way to spend my indoors time than dual-boxing for fun and profit?
When I was active in photography (mediumformat film photography, never liked the feel of digital) my aim was zero-budget, and with this setup it is comparably zero-budget, still.
http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/dbox-artsy.jpg
Yes, that's a poor resolution cellphone camera - waiting for the next model Canon Powershot with a flexi-view LCD to come out. You can see part of my setup this way, the two monitors, two mice on a large plastic mousemat for easy and quick access as well as the fancy speakers.
Fainily visible is a wrist support for the right hand, just to the left of the mice - it is extremely important that you don't cheat yourself at the computer and leave yourself sitting wrong, or having your arms in a painful position for a long time. Tennis elbow ain't nott'n to f with, know what I'm sayin?
http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/dbox-sample.jpg
This is the actual configuration of things. The main is in front on the 19" Viewsonic OptiQuest Q19WB which I picked up for around 150 euro - the best 19" LCD you can get for that price, and a 15" Philips LCD from around the time the dinosaurs roamed the earth covers the second character, and to the right? A 28" TV in the background. Perfect for relaxed grinding! I recommend this, or a good audiobook to make life easier for those long sessions.
http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/twins.jpg
There's a better shot of the setup. The mixer is a cheap one I bought just because I did not like sounding like I was speaking from an open-door attack-helicopter in flight over Ventrilo and Teamspeak. The setup might not look optimal, but when you sit in the right position and keep your head level it's perfectly comfortable.
Hardware:
The computer specifications are as follows. Computer #2, the newly built running my main instance of WoW on the highest possible settings:
AMD Athlon +3800 X2 DualCore - two cores is a lot more fun
1 Gig Kingston 667 - no need to aim for the 800 speed ram, I decided
Nvidia 6600GT - picked it up for around $35 new
MSI K9 Neo-F - finest non-SLI board I could find for the best price
Computer #1, the old fart:
Athlon XP 2400+ - works for World of Warcraft, not for so much else to be honest
1 Gig of mixed ram
Radeon 9800 Pro - much better image quality than the 6600GT, but a lot slower it seems? Works fine for World of Warcraft naturally
Abit NF7-S - One of the few motherboards with Nvidia Soundstorm hardware, shout out to you computer nerds out there! )Everything is tied up with Synergy at the moment.)
My aim?
My aim is to have fun and spend my vast amount of spare time having fun, and I swore that Azeroth in World of Warcraft could never be fun ever again, the last time I quit the game, but dualboxing completely revitalized my interest in the game. When I get into the Warhammer Online beta, I intend to hunt bugs like a madman, but most importantly secure a second beta tester account so that I can dual-box and prepare information for the dual-boxing community for the day the NDA is officially expired.
Miscellaneous
Any questions, ask them, my not often updated personal site should contain dualboxing info sometime this year. Now I'm going to reserve the next two posts for more information about the duos I play and so on.
Characters, spec, information : Click here (http://www.dual-boxing.com/forums2/viewtopic.php?p=4623#4623)
Please allow me to introduce myself.
I had long planned to build a new computer since an upgrade of a Socket A machine was out of the question. While shopping for new parts I ran into the now infamous photos of some maniacs 50-box setup, this forum and then the 5-shaman videos of Xbox, it gave me an interest, but what really made me take the decision to get started was Ellays mage duo video, as seen on Google.
I am a 26 year old unemployed Swede with Finnish roots living on my own with an unknown medical condition, so between doctors tests I have a lot of spare time, and since the medical condition keeps me from using my legs like healthy humans - what better way to spend my indoors time than dual-boxing for fun and profit?
When I was active in photography (mediumformat film photography, never liked the feel of digital) my aim was zero-budget, and with this setup it is comparably zero-budget, still.
http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/dbox-artsy.jpg
Yes, that's a poor resolution cellphone camera - waiting for the next model Canon Powershot with a flexi-view LCD to come out. You can see part of my setup this way, the two monitors, two mice on a large plastic mousemat for easy and quick access as well as the fancy speakers.
Fainily visible is a wrist support for the right hand, just to the left of the mice - it is extremely important that you don't cheat yourself at the computer and leave yourself sitting wrong, or having your arms in a painful position for a long time. Tennis elbow ain't nott'n to f with, know what I'm sayin?
http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/dbox-sample.jpg
This is the actual configuration of things. The main is in front on the 19" Viewsonic OptiQuest Q19WB which I picked up for around 150 euro - the best 19" LCD you can get for that price, and a 15" Philips LCD from around the time the dinosaurs roamed the earth covers the second character, and to the right? A 28" TV in the background. Perfect for relaxed grinding! I recommend this, or a good audiobook to make life easier for those long sessions.
http://home.vasteras2.net/mrlonghair/twins.jpg
There's a better shot of the setup. The mixer is a cheap one I bought just because I did not like sounding like I was speaking from an open-door attack-helicopter in flight over Ventrilo and Teamspeak. The setup might not look optimal, but when you sit in the right position and keep your head level it's perfectly comfortable.
Hardware:
The computer specifications are as follows. Computer #2, the newly built running my main instance of WoW on the highest possible settings:
AMD Athlon +3800 X2 DualCore - two cores is a lot more fun
1 Gig Kingston 667 - no need to aim for the 800 speed ram, I decided
Nvidia 6600GT - picked it up for around $35 new
MSI K9 Neo-F - finest non-SLI board I could find for the best price
Computer #1, the old fart:
Athlon XP 2400+ - works for World of Warcraft, not for so much else to be honest
1 Gig of mixed ram
Radeon 9800 Pro - much better image quality than the 6600GT, but a lot slower it seems? Works fine for World of Warcraft naturally
Abit NF7-S - One of the few motherboards with Nvidia Soundstorm hardware, shout out to you computer nerds out there! )Everything is tied up with Synergy at the moment.)
My aim?
My aim is to have fun and spend my vast amount of spare time having fun, and I swore that Azeroth in World of Warcraft could never be fun ever again, the last time I quit the game, but dualboxing completely revitalized my interest in the game. When I get into the Warhammer Online beta, I intend to hunt bugs like a madman, but most importantly secure a second beta tester account so that I can dual-box and prepare information for the dual-boxing community for the day the NDA is officially expired.
Miscellaneous
Any questions, ask them, my not often updated personal site should contain dualboxing info sometime this year. Now I'm going to reserve the next two posts for more information about the duos I play and so on.