Can you help me figure out a good system!

[Sajuuk]

Do some research - look around and compare brands and products. You may find yourself saving money.

[alcattle]

that is the wrong version of Vista. You need a 64-bit version so it will see all of your ram

[Owltoid]

I just ordered a new computer that should be very capable of 5-boxing and it cost me less than $1800, including shipping & assembly.

New computer has been purchased - specs, rationale, and thanks

Highlights:
i7 920 proccessor
12 GB of RAM, supposedly upgradeable to 24GB
GTX260 video card, not the top of the line, but I'd say easily in the top 20%
SSD drive, could make the biggest difference for 5-boxing if the read times are virtually eliminated

I would highly suggest using www.buyxg.com. Their prices are comparable to ordering individual parts on www.newegg.com but they put it together and offer warranties.

Good luck! If you'd like to wait 3 weeks until I get my new computer then I'll give a more detailed review.

[Jafula]

Be careful about any assumptions that 2 x video card = similar performance as one video card when boxing wow. Due to the way wow works; 1 video card is better. See the post linked below and the threads linked in that post.


[choice] Which videocard(s)?

[Nitro]

Could you give me a link to the best hard drive i can get for multi boxing with a price range between 1-400$ ?

This is a sweet HD for multiboxing http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820167013

Go one video card, not two, two will not get you any perf increase and they will cause more heat and consume more power

GTX 285 or 295

Go with the EVGA model over the BFG model for the step-up program

Get a full tower case instead of a mid tower, you want plenty of room, make sure you buy a few extra case fans as well

Get a third party cooler for your CPU, I like Zalman

Get 12GB memory, if your gonna 5 box you will max out 6gb far to easy

[Clanked]

[choice] Which videocard(s)?[/url]

Having read that post, and the post mentioned within the above: If you are running Vista with 3 Screens, and 2x 4870's; do you have to screen switch every time you start up WoW in order to use both video cards? Or is this fixed in vista? (It sounded like most of the posts were talking about XP, and people were saying "horizontal span is fixed in vista")

In other words: How would you go about outputting to 3 Displays. Main screen having your main client, your extra screens having your clones.

[Sajuuk]

Go with the EVGA model over the BFG model for the step-up program

BFG has a 100 day set-up program, as opposed to EVGA's 90 day. (OH NOES!)