New system for WoW 10 boxing?

[Palee]

Guys, I want to buy this system with the specs below, but I was wondering if I really need a 4gb video card or if a 2gb would be enough.

Also, for hard drives, is 2 SSDs better than 1 HDD and 1 SSD?

Also, I don't want to build it myself with parts from newegg or something. I'm willing to pay for someone else to make it for me, so if you know of a builder that's better than falcon-nw.com please let me know.

Chassis
X79 Talon - Standard Black

Chassis Fan Kit
Performance Fan Pack

Sound Dampening
AcoustiPack Sound Dampening Foam

Power Supply
750 Watt Modular

Motherboard
P9X79 Pro

Processor
Intel® Core™ i7 3930K 3.2Ghz

Processor Cooler
Liquid Cooling – Talon

Processor Overclock
Processor Overclock – Talon

Memory
Tactical 1866MHz 16GB (4x4GB)

Video Card
GeForce GTX 680 (4GB)

Sound Card
On-Board Audio

Networking
On-Board Ethernet

Hard Drive
Caviar® Black™ - 1TB

Hard Drive 2
m4 SSD - 128GB

Optical Drive
24x DVD Writer

64-Bit Operating System
Windows 7 Professional (w/ upgrade)

Warranty
1 Year Warranty - Talon

Shipping options
UPS Ground : $82.66
UPS 2-Day : $214.83
UPS Overnight : $332.64
USPS (APO Only) : $315.00
UPS 3 DAY : $126.00

Total System Price: $3067.00

[Palee]

I gave up on the idea to buy a built PC. It turns our I was able to save $1000 if I ordered parts from newegg...

[widdle]

For 10 boxing. yes you need 4 gig of vram.. you will use 2gig per 5.

[MiRai]

For 10 boxing. yes you need 4 gig of vram.. you will use 2gig per 5.

It really depends how you want your games to look. Below is a screenshot of me doing a test with 10-boxing and I'm only using 2GB of VRAM. Depending on whichever software solution he's going to be using, you can easily adjust how much VRAM each client takes up. I would still recommend the 4GB card, though... it gives you more headroom.

[Palee]

Yea I got the 690 card. I went all in, I'm tired of withholding back.

1 x ($1049.99) EVGA Signature 04G-P4-2692-KR GeForce GTX 690 4GB 512-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

$1049.99

1 x ($569.99) Intel Core i7-3930K Sandy Bridge-E 3.2GHz (3.8GHz Turbo) LGA 2011 130W Six-Core Desktop Processor BX80619i73930K

$569.99

1 x ($369.99) ASUS P9X79 DELUXE LGA 2011 Intel X79 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

$369.99

2 x ($109.99) Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

$219.98

2 x ($91.99) CORSAIR Vengeance 16GB (4 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9

$183.98

1 x ($154.99) COOLER MASTER Silent Pro RSA00-AMBAJ3-US 1000W ATX12V v2.3 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply

$154.99

1 x ($144.99) COOLER MASTER HAF 932 Advanced RC-932-KKN5-GP Black Steel ATX Full Tower Computer Case with USB 3.0, Black Interior and Four Fans-1x 230mm front RED LED fan, 1x 140mm rear fan, 1x 230mm top fan, and 1x 230mm side fan

$144.99

1 x ($112.99) Thermaltake WATER2.0 Pro Closed-Loop All In One Liquid CPU Cooler Dual 120mm PWM Fans 120x49mm Radiator CLW0216

$112.99

1 x ($59.99) NVIDIA Gift - Borderlands2 Free Game Coupon

$59.99

2 x ($11.99) SilverStone SDP08 2 x 2.5" to 3.5" Bay Converter

$23.98

1 x ($19.99) ASUS 24X DVD Burner - Bulk 24X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 12X DVD+R DL 24X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black SATA Model DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS - OEM

$19.99

1 x ($9.99) Arctic Silver 5 High-Density Polysynthetic Silver Thermal Compound AS5-3.5G - OEM - OEM

$9.99

1 x ($-35.00) DISCOUNT FOR COMBO #1033236

$-35.00

1 x ($-59.99) DISCOUNT FOR AUTOADD #53606

$-59.99

Subtotal:	$2825.86
Tax:	$204.87
Shipping and Handling:	$11.75
Rush Order:	$2.99
Total Amount:	$3045.47

[MiRai]

The 690 is a dual-GPU card and uses 2GB per GPU. It doesn't have 4GB of video memory. Buy a GTX 680 with 4GB of video memory and save yourself a giant headache.

[Palee]

Well I already ordered
So you're saying that one 690 will perform worse than one 680 for 10 wows?

[jstanthr]

the ocz vertex 3 ssd is on sale for 10 less each and would be better, if they still have the mushkin drives that would be better yet

[Palee]

I canceled the order in time.

So replace 690 with 680 4gb.
Will look at the mushkin drives or ocx vertex instead.

Will post the new list.

[daviddoran]

Well I already ordered
So you're saying that one 690 will perform worse than one 680 for 10 wows?

one 4GB (2GB per GPU) 690 will most likely perform worse than one 4GB (4GB per GPU) 680, yes. If they made an 8GB 690 then it would be more or less equal, but a single GPU is better for cooling. I would recommend switching to the 680 if possible, or if not, sell it and buy one or two 4GB 680s.