Multiboxing Hardware Science!

[Sam DeathWalker]

Excellent. I am amazed that you can render 10 screens at the full resolution with a single gpu, although a very good one.

Clearly the 3G option is paying off as well.

Your switching is still a bit (not much though) worse then my alt/tab method but then again you can see all 10 of your characters whereas I can only see 6 of mine at a time (one per computer). But I can see in full screen and don't have to pip in and out to do things with those characters. But my system requires 6 1920X1200 monitors whereas yours only needs one or two.

Ya well I guess there isn't much more to be said, for 10 boxing the 580 3G is the best (and I don't think that duel gpu is going to help you that much in wow, nor will duel cards).

1 Box: 460 2G (might not get all effects though)
5 Box: 6950 2G
10 Box: 580 3G

As you can see with you superior equipment you did much better then me (but there are more people in Org):



Spin / Fly around Test (all about the same) Nvidia440 3GVideoRam 5 Clients (4 in background on lowest options); I play full screen 1920 X 1200.

5 Clients: Low Options: 13fps Ultra: 9fps

1 Client: Low Options: 27fps Ultra: 14fps (63/361 ms ping)



Spin / Fly Around / Stationary Test (all about the same) Nvidia460 1GVideoRam 5 Clients (4 in background on lowest options); I play full screen 1920 X 1200.

5 Clients: Low Options: 22fps Ultra: 14fps

1 Client: Low Options: 35fps Ultra: 19fps



Its fairly clear that going over 10 boxing on one computer isnt going to happen, as you were close to the 3G max as it is.


I notice that the GPU and Memory controller loads are relativly low, meaning it might be possible to get by with a bit weaker gpu (although we need to know if you were runniing full ultra in the main), if you can find one with 3G. And it does seem like the CPU is getting a real workout as well so maybe CPU needs be stonger then what I would have thought.