Laptop spec

[Smegster]

Hey guys :), you probably get quite alot of posts like this but... wat the hell ^^

Ive been 2 boxing for a while now and the past weeks ive upgraded to 4 boxing. now ive got a new job etc i have hardly any time to play my characters.

soooo. i was thinking of getin a laptop so i can play at work :P lol, laptop i have at the moment only good enough to run 1 copy of wow and from playing 4 characters to 1 is just... ergh... cant stand it

well my post is about gettin a new laptop, and would like some input on what other laptop boxers use (specs) so i can get a decent enough one to play my 4 team :), any input will be nice

sorry if this makes no sense i do tend to talk about rubbish when i wite posts :) thanks alot.

byt the way i dnt mind running all on minimum graphics
smegster

[noir]

I've got a Dell XPS M1730 running Nvidia 8700M GT 512MB SLI and runs 2 instances of WoW okay. If I minimized everything, I think I could push 3. If you want to 4-box, I'd say you have to get the 8800M GTX 1GB, but that's top-of-the-line that'll cost you an extra grand, just for the card.

[Noids99]

Hey Smeg, I've got a Dell M1710 7950GTX 4GB RAM 2.2GHz. I 5 box with it adequately, I get extreme lag in highly populated spots in AV though. Personally I'd wait for montevina if you want something that will have no worries with 5 boxing on a laptop, due 3/4th quarter this year I think, and hopefully with quad core chips which is the main benefit.

Cheers

[Smegster]

thanks for help you 2, i found this on a website, i customized abit so i dont kow if link will work for you but here we are:

http://www.rizeon.com/laptops/configurator_review_jhl90.php

not sure if that will run it but my main objective is to be able to BG so i hope i do not get lag that much when im playing :S :P lol

EDIT: nope link does not work :P lol

Screen: 15.4" Wide Screen WSXGA+ (1680x1050) Glare Type Display Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Edition Warranty: 1 Year Collect and Return Insurance Backed Service Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz 3MB L2 Cache 1066MHz FSB Memory: 2GB Dual Channel DDR2 PC-6400 800MHz - 2x1GB Hard Drive: 250GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive Graphics: Nvidia Geforce 9600M GT 512MB Optical Drive: DVD Super-Multi(DVD-RAM/-R/-RW/+R/+RW) Sound Card: High-Definition Audio with 3D Effect & Full Duplex Wireless Card: Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN network card Turbo Memory : 1GB Intel Turbo Memory Card - flash memory module Thermal Compound: Arctic Silver 5 Carry Case: None Optical Mouse: None Productivity Software: None Security Software: None


ergh spammm! :P

thats £ 780.15
$ 1,555.67
Eur 985.149

not sure if it is a good buy

[Bovidae]

They have an option for 4gb ram, I'd highly recommend that.

You might also want to consider external cooling. My laptop gets REALLY REALLY hot when I box 2 toons....

[lans83]

i just ordered this laptop below and am waiting on it to arrive...once i get set up, i'll let everyone know how it performs....should be pretty good seeing as how there are others here that 5 box on laptops with lower specs

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115475&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16834115475

getting this cooler too

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834998051&nm_mc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel&cm_mmc=TEMC-RMA-Approvel-_-Content-_-text-_-N82E16834998051

[Smegster]

wow nice :)

cant seem to find a british site that sells it tho :(

if i could i would probably end up gettin it too :D, are coolers rlly important then? i know latops can get hot but... that hot? :P lol

[Tasty]

HP zd8004ap - 4gb ram / 128mb ati x600 / p4 3.2ghz

Runs 5 wows just fine for ME :p WoW is very resource unintensive

[Smegster]

hey, quick question more,

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/139570/show_product_reviews

if i upgraded to 4gb ram would you think it would be able to run 4 clients?

that kinda giives me another question, is ram most important thing to have?

average graphics card because it will only be displaying 1 instance? no? :S

i always get confused when it comes to specs, i really have no idea what to look for :) so glad i got u guys lolz

any help wuld be nice :) thanks

[SonyUSA]

I'm using a HP Dv9000 which is around 2.4ghz with 2gb of ram, has a GeForce 7400 in it. I run 5 accounts just fine in instances and running around. The only problem I have is super high population cities like orgrimmar which make me lag so it takes me a few minutes to get past the entrance, other then that it works fine.

The key here is setting Maximizer to have your non-focused windows around 10fps. I can still see what they are doing and its not hogging all the resources trying to update them smoothly. I really don't need to look at them at all since I can see who is casting from my mains add-ons (xperl frames). If I need to play on them, I have their focused FPS around 20-25 which looks just fine in their smaller windows. Of course my mains fps is 15 minimum and around 40 focused cause I want to see the pretties XD

[olipcs]

Hi,
I'm using an DELL XPS M 1530 (Dual-Core 2,4ghz, 4 GB RAM, 8600M GT) to 5-box with no real problems in normal populated areas.
Only thing i had to configure is using minimal system settings at my clones and an background fps of 10.

CYA

[Gurblash]

Dell Inspiron 1520. C2D 1.5ghz. 4GB RAM. 8600M GT 256mb.

Above specs have allowed me to 5box JUST fine. Runs great, get some choppyness in Shatt but thats to be expected. Other Capital cities runs just fine.

[Smegster]

:D thanks alot guys , really has helped alot tbh :D

ive just made one on dell site.. being fom UK i cant go for all these 'egg' sites and such :P lol

last post i promise! :D ive made this

BASE: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.00 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM: Genuine Windows Vista SP1™ Home Premium - English
HARDWARE SUPPORT: 1 Year Base Warranty
COLOUR CHOICE: 2.0 mega pixel Camera & Tuxedo Black for CCFL Display
LCD:15.4" Widescreen™ WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display (220nits) with TrueLife™
BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION: Biometric Fingerprint Reader with BLACK accent
MEMORY: 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
HARD DRIVE: 250GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive
GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8400M GS with 128MB dedicated graphic memory
OPTICAL DRIVE: Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load drive, including SW
PRIMARY BATTERY: Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)

and a few things that are not rlly important i added.

umm... yea, do u think it would be ok?

Imo its quite cheap. thats worrying me because i know things are too good to be true when they are cheap. affter looking at alot of other laptops the same spec but higher priced.

oh i dont know, if im not happy im sure i can ship it back to wherever it came from :S lol!

ty again people sorry for keeping this annoing post up ^^

[Gurblash]

GRAPHICS CARD: NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8400M GS with 128MB dedicated graphic memory

Get the 8600M GT if at ALL possible. 128mb of mem for your gfx card isn't quite enough for 4 or 5 boxing. Your really gonna want atleast 256mb of ram on your gfx. Other than that looks aces :thumbup:

[Bovidae]

Imo its quite cheap. thats worrying me because i know things are too good to be true when they are cheap. affter looking at alot of other laptops the same spec but higher priced.
A number of the components you have listed are lower end, this is probably why the price is lower than expected.

As previously stated, the 8400M GS 128mb is definitely the weakest piece. Get something in the 256-512mb range. I would prefer an 8800m GTS if I were speccing a laptop for boxing, but the 8600m's should do the trick.

The processor could also benefit from an upgrade. Aside from its 2.0ghz rated speed, it's cache is as small as they come (in that product line) and you will be asking a lot of that processor. For a dual core processor, I would recommend a 4mb l2cache. <--I learned this lesson the hard way

[Smegster]

ok ty for that u guys :D.

yes i noticed the graphics after i i posted, quickly made an upgrade NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 8600M GT with 256MB dedicated graphic memory ( think it will be ok runnin on low settings )

and also upgraded to : Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7250 (2.00 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2-cache)

cant really go much higher because im on tight budget lol :)

anyways thanks for input will let you know how i get on :)

[Gurblash]

Grats, sounds like a top notch laptop :) Let us know how it goes.

Also remember to run Vista in classic mode, will help on performance.

[Smegster]

yay, finally arrived oO lol about friggin time hehe, yea looks awsome, not got around to multiboxing yet but we shall seee.

too busy installing all my games on it heh, will let u know how i get on :) im so hyper :P