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So im pritty stupid when it comes down to computers, I know my old p4 pos comp can run 2 but it lags sometimes. But I want to run 5 at once so I was looking at computers and this is best I found for price ect
http://ecomm.dell.com/dellstore/popu...t=MySavedItems
thanks.
link didnt work for me :(
XPS 630
Intel® Core™2 Q9550 (12MB,2.83GHz, 1333FSB)
Operating System
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit
System Color
Black Bezel Chassis
Memory
8GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz (4 DIMM)
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Monitors
Dell S2409W 24" Full HD Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor
Video Card
Dual ATI Radeon HD 4850 512MB
Hard Drive
1TB Performance RAID 0 (2 x 500GB SATA 3Gb/s 7200 RPM HDDs)
Floppy Drive & Media Reader
No Floppy Drive or Media Reader Included
Mouse
Dell Optical USB Mouse
Adobe Software
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 Multi-Language
Optical Drive
Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
Sound Cards
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Speakers
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)
Microsoft Works 9.0
Security Software
McAfee SecurityCenter 15-months
Warranty & Service
4Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis
Datasafe
No DataSafe
Dial-Up Internet Access
No ISP requested
Gaming Essentials
AGEIA® PhysX® physics accelerator
LABELS
Windows Vista™ Premium
DataSafe Online Backup
Dell Remote Access, free basic service
TOTAL:
$2,353.00
Yes, but for that price, you're being bent over and taken to the woodshed.
main reason why I like this is cause of the 4 year warantey but if any has a suggestion to something similar for cheaper please let me know cause I dont know much about computers.
Looks good, what motherboard are you gone get? and are you gone put the graphic cards in crossfire?Quote:
Originally Posted by 'xss',index.php?page=Thread&postID=166789#post1667 89
But the CPU is kinda a overkill :p you be fine whit a 3ghz dual core
I suppose my point is you're paying nearly $2500 for what is around $1250 of hardware, some of it downright atrocious (power supply & motherboard are usually horrible in large-corporation computers). If a 4-year service plan is worth $1250 to you.. go for it since it'll 5-box WoW. Custom built computers have warranties on each part as well, and if something breaks after a warranty is up, that extra $1250 goes a long way.
I always build my own machines, and I'm now up to nearly 150 machines built for friends, family, and clients. Although my career as a software engineer keeps me from wanting to make a business out of it, there are plenty of guys like me who build machiens for a living.
What I'm saying is that you'll get a lot more power from your buck on a gaming computer by having someone (person or shop) build you one that will be faster and cost less. If you need service later, you've got a $1000-1250 pool of extra cash to work with.
There are plenty of small (& good) shops that have better computers for lower prices than the "high-end" Dell/whoever models.
yeah I agree with you there, problem is we live in a tiny mountain town where the closest computer shop is 4+ hours away. Dont know of anyone who really knows about computer where I live and with 3 kids a road trip for a computer does not sound fun if you know what I mean.
any sites to place that make good computers for you at a low rate?
and I looked at tons of sites only thing I found was small places that ship you parts not the whole shabang.
Don't give bad advice. The difference for *5* boxing between just swapping my 3.4GHz dual core E6600 to a *3.0GHz* Q6600 quad core was definitely not "overkill." The gains were substantial moving to more cores at a slower speed. For someone playing a single instance of a non-multithreaded game, yes, a higher core clock is better. But when you're using your computer in a way that all cores can be taken advantage of, get more cores if you don't have to sacrifice too much clock speed.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'Lilith',index.php?page=Thread&postID=166800#post1 66800
yeah everything I have read says quad core can run more aps at once, why I went with quad so I did a little homework but some stuff I dont know like better deals/can it run 5 at top graphics or min, stuff like that.
also do you think the 8g memorey will help with 5 instances running or could I go with say 4g and save a few bucks.
Sorry for the dumb questions and thanks.
By this measure, I fully expect nearly all custom-built computers by qualified people using quality components to have far fewer problems requiring service over a 4 year period.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'xss',index.php?page=Thread&postID=166814#post1668 14
Your 4-year service plan may be included, but you'll need to read the fine print on how far they're willing to travel without a hefty fee associated. There are risk assessment teams on major corporations who use cheap parts that given a cost vs risk ratio, will choose to take the chance it fails to save money. I'd rather have proven parts that have an extremely low chance of risk, and large company power supplies & motherboards aren't in that category. That's just asking for a *need* to use that 4-year service plan, instead of just having quality components that will rarely ever fail in that time period. This is why I don't bother building $400 computers for people - you have to cut corners on quality that just ask for service problems in the future. Big companies do that with their "high-end" machines.. cut corners to balance risk-vs-reward in their favor, instead of lowering risk to customer as much as possible.
Want a good computer from quality parts? Try supporting forum members who run small-shop computer businesses. They know multiboxing, and they'll give you a better deal than Dell. Infamous Platforms (www.infamousplatforms.com) is a member here - Sina. It looks like all components of the computers they build are quality pieces (although I don't see the brand of power supply), so the chance something will fail is small. Contact them and see what they can offer you for multiboxing..
Sina's contact info.. as of Sept 3, 2008:
support@infamousplatforms.com
469-867-2066
-The greatest way to prevent hardware damage to a computer is to ALWAYS run it on a good battery backup (APC ES 750VA is around $90-100 at Circuit City), and always use a good power supply.
- The greatest way to prevent software damage to a computer is to ALWAYS run a router, firewall, updated anti-virus, spy-ware remover, avoid torrents & porn sites, and don't click "Accept" to install something if you don't know what it is or trust where it came from. When I used to work at Best Buy a few years ago, I was stunned how many service-related problems were due to user error and virus/spyware problems, usually caused by porn/warez sites.
awsome thanks.
I am no longer the owner of Infamous platforms i have moved on from the company and wish them well. Doghouse Systems would be your best bet for a multiboxing system.
The i7 line is launching tommorow but they will quote you on a price prior to it :)
sina@doghousesystems.com
469-867-2066
www.doghousesystems.com
Check your pm's :)
Customer Reviews thus far: http://forums.doghousesystems.com/viewforum.php?f=51
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We are launching a specific line of multiboxing Pc's soon. I have had a little extra time with the hicup in sales that generally happens in January and have productised a few i7 machines with benchmarks directly relating to WoW Multiboxing. Hopefully iw ill have them in PDF this week :)