Oh no! Not another "Will this computer be capable of multiboxing?" thread!

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03-05-2009, 04:50 PM
Seraphaw

Oh no! Not another "Will this computer be capable of multiboxing?" thread!

Hrmm... I see this has been discussed extensively already, I just failed to look! NVM This thread! :)

Hail DB community!
I took a break from WoW and thus also a break from multiboxing, now I want to get back with with full force.
(I hope Blizzard haven't outlawed multiboxers while I was gone! :S )

What I am planning on getting (different colors since I'm fabuuuulous):
Case: Antec Twelve Hundred
PSU: Corsair CMPSU-850TXEU 850W
Processor: Intel Core i7 Quad 920 2,66GHz s1366
Motherboard: Asus P6T DELUXE
Graphic Card: Asus GeForce GTX 295 1792MB
RAM: 6x Kingston HyperX DDR3 PC12800 1600MHz 2GB
HDD:
OCZ Core Series V2 SATA2 SSD 30GB (Maybe it's better to get 60 gb??)
Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB SATA (7200 RPM)

...and a cheap Samsung SH-S223F SATA Bulk!
This is for quad-boxing!

Any and all help towards helping me create a stable and smooth machine for multiboxing is greatly appreciated!
/Seraphaw

[�dit] Oh and please call out if you see any fault in this list, like if anything is not compatible with the other or whatnot. Also I would like to know if I need to buy something else (like cables, cooling or w/e).
03-05-2009, 04:56 PM
Tombs

Should be fine from what I've seen other people boxing on.

Generic requirements for 5-boxing:
Relatively new (year or two old) Processor and Video Card
4-8 GB RAM

I think that is all that really matters.
03-05-2009, 05:01 PM
Seraphaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Tombs',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183574#post18 3574

Should be fine from what I've seen other people boxing on.

Generic requirements for 5-boxing:
Relatively new (year or two old) Processor and Video Card
4-8 GB RAM

I think that is all that really matters.

So what you're ACTUALLY saying is that I can do almost as good with older technology instead of spending more money on newer technology?
Can you tell me what you are boxing on and when/if you experience delays, lag, sluggish preformance etc.
03-05-2009, 05:04 PM
Owltoid

You'll be more than fine with that rig.

I run 5 accounts using an i7 920, 12 GB RAM (six should be fine), GTX 260, SSD. In 5 man instances my main gets 50 FPS because I cap it at 50. In Dalaran my main gets about 35 FPS. My slaves are always capped at 10 FPS. Make sure to load balance on your proccessor cores.

I'd suggest moving from 4 to 5 unless your goal is PvP.
03-05-2009, 05:09 PM
Seraphaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183578#post 183578

You'll be more than fine with that rig.

I run 5 accounts using an i7 920, 12 GB RAM (six should be fine), GTX 260, SSD. In 5 man instances my main gets 50 FPS because I cap it at 50. In Dalaran my main gets about 35 FPS. My slaves are always capped at 10 FPS. Make sure to load balance on your proccessor cores.

I'd suggest moving from 4 to 5 unless your goal is PvP.

About Dalaran, when you are moving around do you experience alot of annoyance like: "I can't wait to get out of this place! ARGHH!"
To be honest I am afraid to go up to 5.
4 cores, 4 clients.
4 cores, 5 clients.
;(
03-05-2009, 05:47 PM
Owltoid

On my old laptop I used to avoid Dalaran like the plague. Now I have fun and show off a bit with mass treants, hurricanes, and tranquility. If my attention needs aren't met then I throw 10-15 HoTs on someone until I get noticed... hmm, I may have a problem.

You can easily do 5 and I'd say it's likely you'll regret not being able to do 5-mans if you continue with 4-boxing (unless you're primarily focused on PvP).
03-05-2009, 05:49 PM
Owltoid

Also, using Hotkeynet's <SetAffinity All> command it load balances nicely and I'd say my cores stay around 40%, even in Dalaran. I haven't sat there and watched them, but I'm confident the i7 handles the load just fine. If you don't set your affinity, you'll find that your first 2 cores out of the 8 shown are really getting hammered and you may have a CPU bottleneck... that's one of the many reasons HKN is so great :thumbsup:
03-05-2009, 06:01 PM
Tombs

I only dual box so I can't really confirm what low end specs will work. I do know the next patch is adding higher res textures in so max settings might need some more juice/memory.
03-05-2009, 06:01 PM
Seraphaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183599#post 183599

Also, using Hotkeynet's <SetAffinity All> command it load balances nicely and I'd say my cores stay around 40%, even in Dalaran. I haven't sat there and watched them, but I'm confident the i7 handles the load just fine. If you don't set your affinity, you'll find that your first 2 cores out of the 8 shown are really getting hammered and you may have a CPU bottleneck... that's one of the many reasons HKN is so great :thumbsup:

Sounds good, thanks for aiding me!
(Althought that last part sounded a little like advertisement...) :rolleyes:
03-05-2009, 06:02 PM
Owltoid

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Tombs',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183605#post18 3605

I only dual box so I can't really confirm what low end specs will work. I do know the next patch is adding higher res textures in so max settings might need some more juice/memory.

If I turn my settings to max on all clients, then Dalaran is basically unplayable. If I turn my settings to high (75%) and keep view distance at max, then Dalaran is nice and smooth. If you're worried about playing at maximum graphic settings, then I'm not sure what type of system could handle multiple clients at once in Dalaran.
03-05-2009, 06:03 PM
Owltoid

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Seraphaw',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183606#pos t183606

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183599#post 183599

Also, using Hotkeynet's <SetAffinity All> command it load balances nicely and I'd say my cores stay around 40%, even in Dalaran. I haven't sat there and watched them, but I'm confident the i7 handles the load just fine. If you don't set your affinity, you'll find that your first 2 cores out of the 8 shown are really getting hammered and you may have a CPU bottleneck... that's one of the many reasons HKN is so great :thumbsup:

Sounds good, thanks for aiding me!
(Althought that last part sounded a little like advertisement...) :rolleyes:

I'm doing my best to advertise for Freddie (HotKeyNet). I feel so thankful for his product and currently the only way I can contribute is by advertising and spreading the gospel :)
03-05-2009, 06:10 PM
Seraphaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183609#post 183609

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Seraphaw',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183606#pos t183606

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183599#post 183599

Also, using Hotkeynet's <SetAffinity All> command it load balances nicely and I'd say my cores stay around 40%, even in Dalaran. I haven't sat there and watched them, but I'm confident the i7 handles the load just fine. If you don't set your affinity, you'll find that your first 2 cores out of the 8 shown are really getting hammered and you may have a CPU bottleneck... that's one of the many reasons HKN is so great :thumbsup:

Sounds good, thanks for aiding me!
(Althought that last part sounded a little like advertisement...) :rolleyes:

I'm doing my best to advertise for Freddie (HotKeyNet). I feel so thankful for his product and currently the only way I can contribute is by advertising and spreading the gospel :)

Well all this time I have been using keyclone and I have sort of grown to it. Is HotKeyNet easier/better to use?
03-05-2009, 06:13 PM
Owltoid

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Seraphaw',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183612#pos t183612

Well all this time I have been using keyclone and I have sort of grown to it. Is HotKeyNet easier/better to use?

Many people have been happy with HotKeyNet, and many people have been happy with KeyClone. KeyClone has a far larger subscriber base and I'm sure it's a quality program. I do think that HotKeyNet has certain features that aren't available in other products (mostly to do with the mouse broadcasting) but some have complained about the learning curve (in my opinion if you can understand WoW macros then you can understand HKN).
03-05-2009, 06:35 PM
Dorffo

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Seraphaw',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183577#pos t183577

So what you're ACTUALLY saying is that I can do almost as good with older technology instead of spending more money on newer technology?
Can you tell me what you are boxing on and when/if you experience delays, lag, sluggish preformance etc.

I run my 4 sham on a intel core 2 duo 2.4gz with 4g ram, windows xp - geforce 8600 500mb.
4x run at: 800x600 / 25fps / lowish settings but not min.
No lag, minimum stuttering - responsive enough that I was able to 4box+1box arenas (badly, but not due to pc performance)

Does fine everywhere but Dal - In dal I have to wait a good bit for everything to load up.

Depending on what I am doing with that machine and which toons I am playing I use either keyclone or innerspace (innerspace for kickass PiP swaps, keyclone because that's what my sham were setup with and I am laaazzzy).

I'd probably suggest going a bit beefier than that... but I'm making due just fine :)
03-05-2009, 08:03 PM
Seraphaw

Thanks for the responses guys. I think I will stay with this!
Just one more question though, which OS would be the best to make due with?
03-06-2009, 11:26 AM
Tombs

You can't get over 4 GB of RAM on a 32-bit OS. I'd go for Vista Home Premium 64-bit or Ultimate 64-bit.
03-06-2009, 11:43 AM
grap

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Seraphaw',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183582#pos t183582

Quote:

Originally Posted by 'Owltoid',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183578#post 183578

You'll be more than fine with that rig.

I run 5 accounts using an i7 920, 12 GB RAM (six should be fine), GTX 260, SSD. In 5 man instances my main gets 50 FPS because I cap it at 50. In Dalaran my main gets about 35 FPS. My slaves are always capped at 10 FPS. Make sure to load balance on your proccessor cores.

I'd suggest moving from 4 to 5 unless your goal is PvP.

About Dalaran, when you are moving around do you experience alot of annoyance like: "I can't wait to get out of this place! ARGHH!"
To be honest I am afraid to go up to 5.
4 cores, 4 clients.
4 cores, 5 clients.
;(

Dont worry, with i7 and 5 clients you ll have big place to use other program

http://i66.servimg.com/u/f66/10/06/67/69/p410.jpg
a copy of my 4 process, i7, HT disable to have 4 true cores and os w7 x64 beta
03-06-2009, 12:21 PM
Seraphaw

Quote:

Originally Posted by grap',index.php?page=Thread&postID=183804#post1838 04]Dont worry, with i7 and 5 clients you ll have big place to use other program

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http://i66.servimg.com/u/f66/10/06/67/69/p410.jpg[/url]
a copy of my 4 process, i7, HT disable to have 4 true cores and os w7 x64 beta

That's the most beautiful screenshot I ever saw :thumbsup:
I will buy the computer in my original post within the next month. Thanks alot! 8o
Penta-boxing, here I come!
03-06-2009, 01:16 PM
grap

yes, all is good ;)
http://i66.servimg.com/u/f66/10/06/67/69/p910.jpg
myself, i need a little more memory than the 6Go as you can see on the screen ( in use + standby = 8/9 Go ) but i cancel the swap file

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