PvP vs PvE 5Boxing with one computer costs

okok, so i KNOW that a lot of this is personal preference... so tell me what you would prefer...

ok so.. here's the deal, you are buying ONE computer to box 5 characters. what would you recommend harware wise for PvP/PvE

example:
PvP:specs, specs, specs

PvE:specs, specs, specs


remember this personal preference.. so if you would buy the same exact comp for both say so.. but i know a lot of people say you need a better specs to be good in PvP due to lag and such, this isnt as much of a problem in PvE so i am mainly looking for that difference here. Once again, Thanks!

I don't think that it matters... all you need is a computer that can handle (and handle well) 5 WoW's on 1 machine.

Intel Q6600 Quad Core
4gb RAM (800 or 1066mhz)
8800GT 512mb Video Card
500W+ Power Supply

This will do nicely.

umm ok, and you believe this will do well in PvP?

If you're worried about your computer lagging, you shouldn't. I think Xzin ran 10 copies of WoW on his Q6600 machine.

im not worried about laggaing really.. im just a 15 yr old and to buy something like this, i just wanna make sure im getting the most for my money

EDIT: anyone wanna buy an imac? hahhaha i need money... IM me

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Originally Posted by Gallo

If you're worried about your computer lagging, you shouldn't. I think Xzin ran 10 copies of WoW on his Q6600 machine.

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Incorrect.

I used 10 machines.

Even a quad core can't run 10 with what anybody would consider playable.

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Originally Posted by Xzin

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Originally Posted by Gallo

If you're worried about your computer lagging, you shouldn't. I think Xzin ran 10 copies of WoW on his Q6600 machine.

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Incorrect.

I used 10 machines.

Even a quad core can't run 10 with what anybody would consider playable.

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hah ok thats what i thought.. i thought i was going crazy.. i immeadiately went in search for a post on ur rig...

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I ran 8 each on 4 separate dual core machines and 8 on my quad core machine.

VERY slowly. I didn't turn down settings or turn off sound or anything though.

FPS were.... horrible.

Let's just say that when I got them all to the Zep... (between the hard lock reboots which took out 8 at a time) ... I loaded into UC with about .1 seconds before I loaded back.

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I guess I paraphrased in my head incorrectly :)

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Originally Posted by weelilmatt

im not worried about laggaing really..

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Just to let you know the low end...

I PVE 5 box...

My system is:
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Code 3800+ (1.99ghz)
2 GB ram (when I dont reboot into xp64, then I have 3gb ram)
Nvidia 7900 GS

24' Widescreen + 17' normal screen

Most of the time I get 25fps on my main and 10fps on my clones...

In SW it can sometimes slow to 5-10 fps near the AH :(

Outside of SW it's very playable for PVE.

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im just a 15 yr old and to buy something like this, i just wanna make sure im getting the most for my money

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Do NOT buy this (or even last) generation technology.

You will get more for your money that way.

Cutting edge is $$$$ for a small improvement.

A cheap quad core processor + GeForce 8600 GT GDDR3 would probably be the best buy for the money.

Looking at less than $400 for the system, then get a couple decent LCD monitors and your set.