Buying computer for 10boxing

[beeq]

Heya again!

when 5 Beeqs wasn't enough, I'm leveling 5 more at the moment for 10boxing purposes and now I ask your opinions for the new hardware I'm about to buy.

Motherboard: Asus P8P67 PRO B3 Intel P67 LGA1155 ATX
Processor: Intel Core i7 2600K 3.4 Ghz LGA1155, boxed
Memory: 2x Kingston HyperX Genesis KHX1600C9D3K2/8GX 8GB
Video card: 2x Sapphire Radeon HD6950 2 GB GDDR5
HD: OCZ Agility 3 120 GB 2.5" SSD SATA III
PSU: Corsair GS800W ATX

You think this setup would run 10 accounts? I think the most important component is the memory, since wow uses like 500MB each client, that's why there's 16 gigs of it.

Please do comment, throw suggestions, feedback etc

thanks in advance
runtu

[EaTCarbS]

Ive run 9 toons on lesser specs than that, so I don't think you'll run into any problems.

[HPAVC]

Agreed, over kill. It will be fine.

[Littleburst]

The thing I recall being said in every topic about 10 boxing is that people get 2 pc's because that's cheaper.

[Ashley]

Heh, I just got that exact spec (diff graphics card and no SSD) for 5 boxing :<

[beeq]

Heh, I just got that exact spec (diff graphics card and no SSD) for 5 boxing :<

Quite common components I guess atm yeah.
I got lost in youtube, and should'nt had looked those videos about that video card. Ordered it twice for crossfire setup..
Going to prove that human can live a month by eating just the pasta (or anything really really cheap food)

[MiRai]

Quite common components I guess atm yeah.
I got lost in youtube, and should'nt had looked those videos about that video card. Ordered it twice for crossfire setup..
Going to prove that human can live a month by eating just the pasta (or anything really really cheap food)

For the 1,289,882nd time... don't use SLI or Crossfire to multibox.

[EaTCarbS]

For the 1,289,882nd time... don't use SLI or Crossfire to multibox.

Seconded. It gives you nothing. You're better off using more displays.

[Sam DeathWalker]

Ya 16G is good (you will also need the Win7 that can go to 16G, not the home version). Wise to plan to have more then enough ram and not push it with 8G. Make 100 percent sure the rams are on the motherboard approved vendor list, won't be fun if your MB turns out not to be able to use those rams.

If its 600W I would move up to 750 at least.


I do always recomend more chepo computers to save bucks but 10boxing on a single seems to be the trend and of course you end up with a nicer computer for other puposes instead of two junk ones, but this should work for 10 boxing.

You gonna 9 tile the alts on one screen or use two?

Your big decision will be if you tile at same resolution as the main so you get instant swaping with isboxer vs. not doing so and getting slower switching but not stressing your video card so much. This is where more computers is better, as you have one monitor/computer for the main and one monitor/computer for the alts

[beeq]

I've been playing only wow for a long time so the crossfire setup is more likely for other games I couldn't enjoy in past few years.
One of the prios still is though, that I can 10box WoW with that computer.

I was thinking to set up ISBoxer to stacked full screen layout with some video feeds. Got another monitor with I could tile the 9 toons, but I think the stacked might serve my needs better (so can use dvb-c card for channel surfing while raiding)

And aye, had to drop 600W and got GS800W instead.