Looking for a new Desktop to box.

[theflacidsnake]

So im currently running 3 toons on an ASUS G51 laptop.(world of warcraft)
4gb ram.
geforce gtx260M 1g video mem.
intel 2.

I do get lag only running 3 copies. and thats on good to low graphics settings.

The most i want to box is 5 toons at once. And as much as i like to think im computer smart im not THAT smart.
Im looking for a desktop or even a laptop at a reasonable price. Pref under 1000 dollars. That can smoothly run 5 copies. I was currently looking at this if anyone can tell me its decent. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/C..._Configurator/

anyways any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

[MiRai]

So im currently running 3 toons on an ASUS G51 laptop.(world of warcraft)
4gb ram.
geforce gtx260M 1g video mem.
intel 2.

I do get lag only running 3 copies. and thats on good to low graphics settings.

The most i want to box is 5 toons at once. And as much as i like to think im computer smart im not THAT smart.
Im looking for a desktop or even a laptop at a reasonable price. Pref under 1000 dollars. That can smoothly run 5 copies. I was currently looking at this if anyone can tell me its decent. http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/C..._Configurator/

anyways any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Just by quickly looking at the computer you linked the CPU and RAM are perfectly fine. You might prefer a little
more power on your video card than a dinky 520. I would probably suggest a 560 or 560Ti at the least because
anything below that is starting to fall into the "value" or "generic" category.

Even a 550Ti might get you where you want to be but even then I believe it would choke in high populated
areas. You can see here that the 550Ti is near the bottom of those charts and a 520 would fall below that --
that's why I say get a 560. That benchmark in particular does not specifically handle World of Warcraft but I
use it as an example of how many FPS a video card can put out.

You can also use those benchmarks to maybe pick out an ATI card. I am currently partial towards nVidia so I
now nothing about ATI at all and cannot help with that.

Also, that motherboard shows that it has 2x PCIe slots @ 16x and 4x which means you'll be sorta kinda limited
to using only one video card for gaming with that system (even though it's labeled as "Crossfire"). This isn't a
big deal at all since it's highly recommended to only use 1 video card while multiboxing. This is most likely
nothing you would really need to worry about so you can practically disregard this paragraph.

I may have missed something somewhere and I'm sure others will catch it and add what they know.

[theflacidsnake]

could you possibly send me a link to the type of pc i am looking for? or would this be a build it yourself type deal?

[MiRai]

could you possibly send me a link to the type of pc i am looking for? or would this be a build it yourself type deal?

What you had linked looked fine for what you wanted to do except for the video card. The problem I have with
building a lower-end budget system is that I still tend to use the name brand manufacturers that I really like
because I know they will provide me with higher quality components and in the end... the build is no longer a
budget system.

Me piecing together a system on Newegg was still going to come out slightly over $1000 before shipping and
any applicable taxes. System builder sites are probably able to give you a better price on the lower-end
systems as a whole packaged deal because they purchase those components in bulk (I would assume) giving
them the ability to lower their prices overall.

While I'm sure I could piece together a cheap-o computer using Newegg components I don't feel comfortable
recommending brands that I've never used before.

[theflacidsnake]

well i really appreciate the help. Ill be sure to upgrade the card on that pc. Does this mean i will have to upgrade the Power supply as well? or do it anyways just to be safe?

[MiRai]

well i really appreciate the help. Ill be sure to upgrade the card on that pc. Does this mean i will have to upgrade the Power supply as well? or do it anyways just to be safe?

500W might be cutting it close. They offer a $4 upgrade to a 600W PSU or a $14 upgrade to a 700W PSU.