Video Cards: GeForce 8 Series Question

[Stav]

So I've been lurking on the forums for a while and have decided to take the plunge into the world of WoW Multiboxing and have run into a quandary about which of the GeForce 8 series of graphics cards to get.

From what I can gather from digging through posts the 8800 is King. I've also seen folks who have had success running 4-5 instances with the 8600's and 8400's.

So here is the question, if the system being built is solely aimed at quad boxing WoW with a single monitor, single window visible at a time is the performance increase worth the extra cash, or is an 8600 or 8400 adequate as long as I am not trying to max out graphic settings on the primary window?

For comparison I'm presently running a single instance of WoW on an aging Radeon X1650.

Thanks,
-Stav

[Diamndzngunz]

I have a 8600 Quad Boxing. Works fine.. I even think the graphics are set high.

[Wilbur]

With the Graphics card, its advisable to go as High as you can afford. Although obviously, CPU, RAM and Motherboard are all something you should splash out on as well.

[Xzin]

Just FYI, 8400s are significantly underpowered compared to 8600s.

[Kyudo]

My setup:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4Ghz
4 Mb Ram
Vista 32
Nvididea GeForce 8600 GT
One 24" Monitor

I run 5 Wow's without major problems, with gfx on high on the main screen and mainly low on the minion screens. Could be better at around 25-30fps on all screens when out and about and around 15fps in cities, but it's playable.

I'll most likely look to upgrade to a nice 8800 card after the prices come down to below £100.

If in doubt, set up a few trial accounts and see what the performance is like.

[Skuggomann]

4 Mb Ram

/sarcasm on
OMG GODLIKE! XD

[Stav]

Thanks for the replies, looks like I'll have to mull over the advantages the 8800 GT presents over the 8600 GT and whether or not it's worth the extra $100-$150.

-Stav

[marvein]

Thanks for the replies, looks like I'll have to mull over the advantages the 8800 GT presents over the 8600 GT and whether or not it's worth the extra $100-$150.

-Stav

btw since you are getting 32bit vista you wont be able to see all 4gigs of ram, only 3 will be usable by windows. If you dont plan to ever play any of the other newer fps type games then the 8600 will be ok for you. but I personally love my 8800s, have 3 of them in various PCs the GTX version however is not worth the upgrade at all from a regular.

[Xzin]

I would agree with that. The 8800 GTX is great if you want to spend the money for marginal gains. If you want a solid card, consider a regular 8800 or even a 8600. They will do 80% of the work for something like 50% of the cost.

[Kyudo]

4 Mb Ram

/sarcasm on
OMG GODLIKE! XD

/dunce hat on

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