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    Hi;

    After many months of watching this site and drooling over 5 boxers etc, i've decided to join them! In the past, I've had experiance with 2 boxing multiple classes as means of Raf'ing myself, but due to computer limitations i've been unable to take it further.

    After some research on the net I've been looking into this computer: http://www.cube247.co.uk/?customise=2
    After talking with MiRai on Irc they stated that they feel the graphics card and ram would be a little taxing, but if i upgraded them i would be able to 5 box no problem. However the issue of Dalaran and northrend came up, specifically if the computer could handle it.
    I'm hoping by posting here i could get a little more insight into how you feel the computer would preform under these circumstances. All in all, I'm not to fussed about the dalaran issue, however I would like to know how this would preform in Av and 25 man raids as that is what i'm hoping to do!
    The options for upgrading the ram and graphics card are found below the computer specs on the wep page above, however if you feel that they won't support what i'm looking for either, please let me know

    According to Sychosys on irc, new intel chips are being released shortly, so i'm hoping this will bring the price of the package down.

    However; If anyone thinks i'm looking in the wrong place for the wrong thing and knows a better site or company to go through, please do share, But i live in the Uk, so all american websites etc that most people use on the forums are out of the question.


    Thankyou in advance,
    -Dean

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    I know you would like to keep the price down, but to handle 5 boxing in the top tier areas, you need:
    8 gigs of RAM which means 64 bit OS. Try to get a free upgrade to windows 7 when you buy Vista. If you can put it off say 2 months then Win7 will be out.
    Better Graphics card A 9500 is on the weak side, are you using dual monitors? Ask what options they have.
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    On a side note, My current computer has AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 5000+ 2/60 ghz, 8gb ram, vista 64...

    Do you think i could add more to this instead of buying a complete new system? Would it be cheaper possibly?

    Also, let me know if you need more info, not very experianced in this sector :P

    Edit; Yes, when i start 5 boxing, i would be looking to use a dual monitor set up

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    Quote Originally Posted by Deann View Post
    On a side note, My current computer has AMD Athlon 64 x2 dual core processor 5000+ 2/60 ghz, 8gb ram, vista 64...

    Do you think i could add more to this instead of buying a complete new system? Would it be cheaper possibly?

    Also, let me know if you need more info, not very experianced in this sector :P

    Edit; Yes, when i start 5 boxing, i would be looking to use a dual monitor set up
    Depending on your motherboard it could be as simple as dropping in a new processor, or getting another motherboard/processor.

    Check out CPU-Z: http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php to give us some more information on your system so you don't have to open it up.

    Better Graphics card A 9500 is on the weak side,
    This isn't Crysis, this is World of Warcraft. You don't need one of the newest graphics cards out there just to play it (granted, you might be going up to five clients, but you can tweak settings/fps to improve performance. The game doesn't have to run with all the highest settings).

    For over a year I've been five boxing on a ''lowly'' 9600GT. There's nothing that says you can't drop in another graphics card.
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    Processor 1 ID = 0
    Number of cores 2 (max 2)
    Number of threads 2 (max 2)
    Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+
    Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5000+
    Package Socket AM2 (940)
    Extended CPUID F.6B
    Core Stepping BH-G2
    Technology 65 nm
    Core Speed 2600.2 MHz
    Multiplier x FSB 13.0 x 200.0 MHz
    HT Link speed 1000.1 MHz
    Stock frequency 2600 MHz
    Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
    L1 Data cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    L1 Instruction cache 2 x 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
    FID/VID Control yes
    Max FID 13.0x
    Max VID 1.350 V

    Chipset
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 8200 rev. A2
    Southbridge NVIDIA ID075C rev. A2
    Memory Type DDR2
    Memory Size 8192 MBytes
    Channels Dual
    Memory Frequency 325.0 MHz (CPU/8)
    CAS# latency (CL) 5.0
    RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5
    RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5
    Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
    Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 20
    Command Rate (CR) 2T

    Memory SPD
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    DIMM # 1
    SMBus address 0x50
    Memory type DDR2
    Module format Regular UDIMM
    Manufacturer (ID) (0000000000000000)
    Size 2048 MBytes
    Max bandwidth PC2-6400 (400 MHz)
    Part number
    Number of banks 1
    Data width 64 bits
    Correction None
    Nominal Voltage 1.80 Volts
    EPP no
    XMP no

    I have 4 ram chips of 2gb

    Graphics
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Number of adapters 1

    Graphic APIs
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    API NVIDIA NVAPI
    API NVIDIA I/O

    Display Adapters
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Display adapter 0
    Manuf. API index 0
    Display name \\.\DISPLAY1
    Name NVIDIA GeForce 8200
    Revision A2
    PCI device bus 2 (0x2), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
    Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x1849)
    Model ID 0x849 (0x849)
    Performance Level 3D Applications
    Core clock 500.0 MHz
    Shader clock 1500.0 MHz
    Memory clock 0.0 MHz


    Software
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)


    Let me know if i've missed anything you need.. A lot of info on that report, may have missed some
    Last edited by Deann : 09-02-2009 at 07:17 PM

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    Could you tell me the model of the motherboard under the mainboard tab, just so I can look it up?
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    Nice motherboard, I wish I had picked that one on my first build, instead of some cheap msi board. For you, it looks like you could take the latest AM3 CPU and plop it in there/flash the bios and run around crazy!

    (From the research I've done, AM3 CPUs will work in AM2+ sockets, and your motherboard has support for AM2+ CPUs, so it SHOULD work. More research definitely won't hurt.)

    Best thing about this upgrade path for right now - you don't have to change any other specs in your system!

    edit: just a quickie link to one of the least expensive phenom II CPUs on newegg (for reference) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819103650
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    Nice, Thank you very much for your help

    i've looked a bit on amazon, and found this:
    http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMD-HDX810WF...931649&sr=8-12

    I'm pretty sure it's the same one.. But I'd feel better to have your approval xD

    Also, with the new cpu, what kind of preformance in terms of boxing could i expect do you think?

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    Yeah, it's pretty much the same.

    Oh, and upon looking at your motherboard's supported CPU list, you will not/should not have any issues with that CPU (You could always get a different one, it looks like all the Phenom II's are supported). You WILL have to update your BIOS.

    As far as performance, I don't really have much experience. The Phenom II as I am aware is the BEST bang-for-buck processor out there right now. I was fine five-boxing TBC on an original Phenom 9850 at stock speed. So I don't think you can really go wrong with the Phenom II.

    Link to your motherboard's Supported CPU list: http://www.asrock.com/mb/cpu.asp?Model=K10N78
    Last edited by Sajuuk : 09-02-2009 at 07:58 PM
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