10 * 3440x1440 - hardware suggestions

[MadMilitia]

Hey WB40,

I've been building PCs since I was 19. About 20 years ago! So no stranger to the day-long approach of hardware and software setup. I didn't know AMD was coming out with a 32 core processor. Thanks for the heads up. Though I imagine the clock speeds aren't as good as the intel variants. I'll have to read up on it.

I will probably go the new machine route as it's the path of least resistance. Either way looks like a completely new system. Things are fine at 1920x1080 but I don't want to go into BFA like this. So a new machine is probably a week or two out. Then I'll have my head in isboxer multiple PC guides.

[WOWBOX40]

As i said..setting up multiple computers isnt easy...and you wont be able to press a switch to bring up a certain toons gamewindow up on your main monitor (if its running on a completely different pc), "just like that". This is a major downside. So you most likly have to adjust monitor and maybe also keyboard and mouse on the fly, if need be, like if you are doing raids where you have to custom move a spesific character. You will also find the "FTL" system a challenge to setup.. Not to mention it only works up to max 24 characters. This is the reason i decided to ditch that system altogether and created a good old custom system with buttons to assign /focus nameoftoon, /follow focus and /assist focus macros.

Sidenote:
There are extremly few desks that are big enough to have 6++ monitors, keyboards etc on. Your best bet is to buy 2 sturdy items with lots of shelfs or drawers in them, then add a custum thick woodplate you can lay on top of them, acting as the main deskspace. It should ideally be able to carry 150 kg+.

There could also be the added problem that you run out of poweroutlets and that the fuses you have start to blow, due to all the computers and added items. So you might need a visit from an electrician to hook up more cables etc. And if you have a oldschool internet connection you might need to upgrade it to fiber...or get another dsl line. Check the current fuse on the powerline and figure out in advance how much watts you are able to use. Lots to spend money on.. hehe

[MadMilitia]

As i said..setting up multiple computers isnt easy...and you wont be able to press a switch to bring up a certain toons gamewindow up on your main monitor (if its running on a completely different pc), "just like that". This is a major downside. So you most likly have to adjust monitor and maybe also keyboard and mouse on the fly, if need be, like if you are doing raids where you have to custom move a spesific character. You will also find the "FTL" system a challenge to setup.. Not to mention it only works up to max 24 characters. This is the reason i decided to ditch that system altogether and created a good old custom system with buttons to assign /focus nameoftoon, /follow focus and /assist focus macros.

Sidenote:
There are extremly few desks that are big enough to have 6++ monitors, keyboards etc on. Your best bet is to buy 2 sturdy items with lots of shelfs or drawers in them, then add a custum thick woodplate you can lay on top of them, acting as the main deskspace. It should ideally be able to carry 150 kg+.

There could also be the added problem that you run out of poweroutlets and that the fuses you have start to blow, due to all the computers and added items. So you might need a visit from an electrician to hook up more cables etc. And if you have a oldschool internet connection you might need to upgrade it to fiber...or get another dsl line. Check the current fuse on the powerline and figure out in advance how much watts you are able to use. Lots to spend money on.. hehe

Yeah I think someone here told me about this years ago. That's what puts me off about running multiple PCs. If I can get them running fine on one then I'll do that.

As far as desk space: I have an uplift 72x30x48 L-shaped desk. So real estate isn't an issue.

[WOWBOX40]

Most of the desks you can buy support a lot less rhan you might think. If you study their instructions closely usually they max support 40 kg or so at the back...right where you ideally want the monitorstand. It can take maybe 80 kg at the very center...but thats just marketing bs, thats useless if you plan to use it as a computerdesk. If you dont have any choice but to use the desk, you can buy or get custom made height adjustable bars, which you can place at the very back, under the monitorstand, to prevent them from crashing down on the floor. Also, it might take the amount of kilo you need, but rarely does the liftmotor accept the same amount. So usually you can wave goodbye to the "lift" feature.

[MadMilitia]

Most of the desks you can buy support a lot less rhan you might think. If you study their instructions closely usually they max support 40 kg or so at the back...right where you ideally want the monitorstand. It can take maybe 80 kg at the very center...but thats just marketing bs, thats useless if you plan to use it as a computerdesk. If you dont have any choice but to use the desk, you can buy or get custom made height adjustable bars, which you can place at the very back, under the monitorstand, to prevent them from crashing down on the floor. Also, it might take the amount of kilo you need, but rarely does the liftmotor accept the same amount. So usually you can wave goodbye to the "lift" feature.

I keep my towers on the floor because well, they are floor towers as labeled.

I have only two monitors on my 72x30. One 1440p widescreen and a small 1920x1080 for isboxer and some other things. I'm not really keen on expanding the monitor layout. Most likely I'm going with the beefier floor tower. So no extra weight on my desktop.