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I'm looking into getting a new PC for 5 boxing, that will handle framerates well, possibly from buyxg.com.
I've got about 1500 to spend. I want to do it on ONE system with ONE monitor. I had a previous 9800 gt, 3.0 quad core, 8gb ram system on a 22" monitor but found I'd get lag in my off windows.
Your suggestions are appreciated!
Thanks!
i7 920 CPU
12 gigs or ram
good motherboard that supports 12+ram and all that
1000w power
nvidia gtx 285
v8 CPU cooler
fans
= 60 fps on all window= 1400-1500 bucks..
U can find already made rigs just like this but I built it to learn how..
O and cool case with lights and all that
looks good. I'd try to fit in a SSD if you can. You can symlink all your wow folders and easily fit them in a 32GB and still have space left over. They start at $100 for a cheap ridata or $120 for an OCZ Vertex (newegg.com pricing). Combine of those with a 1TB 7200RPM HD with 32MB cache and you should be good to go.
$1,487 before shipping (depends where you are) after using the "SUPER" discount:
*BASE_PRICE: [+799]
CAS: New! AZZA Solano 1000 Full-Tower Advance Cooling Case w/ Dual 230mm Fan + Extra 3 Fans [+44]
CS_FAN: Default case fans
CASUPGRADE: NONE
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-920 2.66 GHz 8M L3 Cache LGA1366
CD: (Special Price) LG 22X DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Dual Layer Drive (BLACK COLOR)
CD2: NONE
CABLE: None
FLASHMEDIA: INTERNAL 12in1 Flash Media Reader/Writer (BLACK COLOR)
FA_HDD: None
FREEBIE_CU: FREE! 4GB USB 2.0 Portable Flash Drive
FAN: Intel LGA1366 Certified CPU Fan & Heatsink
FLOPPY: NONE
HDD: Single Hard Drive (500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM HDD)
HDD2: 32 GB 2.5 inch SATA Gaming MLC Solid State Disk (Nearly Instant Data Access Technology) [+92]
IEEE_CARD: NONE
KEYBOARD: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
MOUSE: NONE [-3]
MODEM: NONE
MONITOR: NONE
MONITOR2: NONE
MOTHERBOARD: Asus P6T SE Intel X58 Chipset CrossFireX Mainboard Triple-Channel DDR3/1600 SATA RAID w/ eSATA,GbLAN,USB2.0,IEEE1394a,&7.1Audio
MEMORY: 12GB (2GBx6) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module [+238] (Corsair or Major Brand)
NETWORK: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
OS: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Premium w/ Service Pack 1 with Upgrade Coupon to Windows®7 Home Premium [+104] (64-bit Edition)
PRINTER: None
PRINTER_CABLE: None
PRO_WIRING: Professional Wiring for All WIRINGs Inside The System Chasis with High Performance Thermal Compound on CPU [+19]
POWERSUPPLY: 1,000 Watts Power Supplies [+99] (Azza Gaming Active PFC Power Supply SLI/CrossFire Ready)
RUSH: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
SERVICE: Standard Warranty: 1-Year Limited Warranty Plus Life-Time Technical Support
SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
SPEAKERS: 120 Watt Stereo Speakers [-2] (Black Color)
TEMP: NONE
TVRC: None
USB: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
USBHD: NONE
VIDEOCAMERA: NONE
VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 1792MB 16X PCI Express [+176]
VIDEO2: None
VIDEO3: None
WNC: NONE
_PRICE: (+1566)
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When I built my system I focused on new architecture (i7), high RAM (12GB), SSD, and a video card with high VRAM. The above system has all of that. It's basically the exact system I play on, and you won't have any trouble 5-boxing everything in WotLK, including Dalaran and Wintergrasp.
I just went through this whole ordeal last month. Tried quad core with 12 gig and a i7 920. I tested it with 10 boxing. The i7 is sooooo much better ad handling it. Hopefully you know how to set up core affinities, since that is how you get the best out of you processor. Go for the I7 920. And make sure it has capabilities to go to 24 gigs of ram(6 slots). The I7 was a bit more, but its CPU mark was at the top of the charts