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    Default Friendly Poll on what you use to Multibox Hardware wise.

    Not specific Computers or parts, But I was more interested in the general over view of our community here.

    Single PC
    Hardware boxing (two or more PC's)
    Mac
    Linux machine

    Etc. etc.

    For me , It varies, I mostly do 5 mans on one PC, But If needed I have done hardware boxing across my main and two older 939 systems.

    I can even manage two systems if need be using the various software we have out there.

    What do you guys and gals use for the days when you just have to log in and kill everything in site?

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    5-Boxing with IS Boxer on a single PC:

    i7 920 (stock)
    Asus P6T (original)
    12GB DDR 1600mhz
    GTX 275 1GB.
    Patroit SSD, 220mb/sec sequential read.
    Vista Home Premium, 64-bit.

    On medium settings (maximum view distance on the main), the system is fine everywhere.
    I've occasionally noticed a little latency in very crowded areas, but I can Army of the Dead with 30 horde inside Galv's room and run about killing them without issues.
    Stormwind, near either AH on a Saturday afternoon is a lot more of a strain on the system.
    EverQuest I: Bard / Enchanter / Druid / Wizard / 2x Magician.
    Diablo III: 4x Crusader & 4x Wizard.

    My Guide to IS Boxer http://www.dual-boxing.com/showthread.php?t=26231 (somewhat dated).
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    Single PC:

    i7-920 @ 4GHz
    12GB Corsair 1600MHz RAM
    ATI 6950 2GB
    Corsair F115 SSD (Read = 280MB/s, Write = 270MB/s 50,000 IOPS)
    Win7 64bit Home Premium
    2 x 24" Displays (1920x1200)

    5 Boxing with IS Boxer and have all 5 clients on the same settings - High with shadows dropped down to Fair, as they seem to have the biggest impact on my system in Cataclysm.

    Runs like a dream

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    Single PC:

    (5) clients - One on Ultra, and rest on med or low.

    i3-560 3.3GHz
    10GB DDR3 1600
    Nvidia GForce 240 GT
    SSD
    800W PWS
    Intel board 1656 Mhtz
    Win7 64bit Home Premium
    23" Asus Display

    Love to upgrade the video to the the GForce 460 overclocked.

    Mmmm this looks so good

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    I'm still rockin AMD but my next system will like be Intel.


    I 5-box on this
    AMD Phenom x4 3.2Ghz
    890fx motherboard
    12GB DDR3
    Windows 7 Ultimate
    128GB OCZ SSD for OS and Games
    2x 500GB hdd for mass storage
    nVidia 560ti for main monitor 24"
    nVidia 460 for second monitor 22"
    Intel CT nic (I turned off the onboard nic and use the intel for the cpu offload)
    Creative Xi-fi sound card
    Antec 300 case


    File server/Media system
    AMD quad proc 2.9
    8GB DDR3
    Windows Home Server 2011
    4 hard drives in a raid 5 for about 2.5TB total
    Nvidia 250
    Creative Xi-fi sound
    Antec 300 case


    I have a second system I use as a file server and to watch video on the 22" monitor I don't box on it but I do watch dvds/netflix when I box without slowing my game machine down. I have the second video card on the game system rendering the slaves but I don't even look at them as I have the second system on that monitor playing movies. I then have two kvms hooked up to the two monitors/keyboards/mice so besides these two systems I can have my work laptop hooked up and a spot to hook up whatever computer I'm working on for somebody without having to disconnect anything.
    --{Blackhand - Horde}--
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    I 10 box:

    PC:
    386sx 25
    64 meg ram
    integrated graphics
    pc sound
    dial up 28.8k modem (hate it when wife calls someone)











    seriously?
    currently 2-box
    1 screen
    Core2duo
    8 meg ram
    256meg ram nvidia card
    was able to run 5 during WOTLK on this all at low graphics but was a bit of a pain. I had 5 miniature windows and a medium size with desktop visible
    They ran much smoother on keyclone than Innerspace

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    Again, I am also 5-Boxing with ISBoxer on a single PC.

    i7-2600k (4.4ghz on AIR - 65c at 99% load)
    Asus P8P67 Intel P67
    Corsair Vengeance 12GB (3x4GB) DDR3 PC3-12800C9 1600MHz Triple Channel Kit
    Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 5850 Extreme 1024MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card
    2x 1.5TB drives (soon to be 1x1.5TB and 1x1.5TB RAID0) (One for Windows and other applications, one exclusively for WoW/Premier/Photoshop etc)
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit

    Good settings on the alts, high settings on the main. Limited myself to 60 fps in ISboxer and rarely fall below 50 fps.


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    5-Boxing, IS Boxer, single PC:

    i7 920 (3.6 GHz aircooled)
    12GB DDR 1200mhz
    GTX 580 (stock)
    WoW on SSD (but it really does not make that much of a difference compared to HDD once the first client is up and cached)
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

    EDIT: two 24" 16:10 screens
    Last edited by RSM72 : 06-06-2011 at 08:18 AM

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    Quad-boxing on a laptop! Woo!

    Core i7 740QM (1.73~2.93GHz)
    8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3 10666)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
    Intel 120GB 2nd Gen SSD
    Windows 7 - 64bit

    Also for displays, I use the built in laptop display along with:
    24" Widescreen LCD
    19" LCD

    Or I'll just close the laptop display and split the 19" into 4 and use the 24" for the active client.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Yahtzee View Post
    Quad-boxing on a laptop! Woo!

    Core i7 740QM (1.73~2.93GHz)
    8GB DDR3-1333 (PC3 10666)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
    Intel 120GB 2nd Gen SSD
    Windows 7 - 64bit

    Also for displays, I use the built in laptop display along with:
    24" Widescreen LCD
    19" LCD

    Or I'll just close the laptop display and split the 19" into 4 and use the 24" for the active client.
    Nice. i didnt think laptops could do it! What settings do you run them on?
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