Hi there! I didn't know if this should be in the newbie forum, or the hardware forum. If the newbie forum is the wrong spot, feel free to move this thread, mods.![]()
I'm heavily considering beginning to multibox WoW, as single player has little appeal left and i'll be able to have a new challenge as well as leveling up some otherwise painful-to-level classes more easily (priest, especially). I've looked over the hardware recommendations, but I must confess that I'm *not* up-to-date on current hardware. So, here's the system i'm considering buying.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...ails~xpsdt_720
Yes, it's Dell. Yes, I agree that building my own computer up from scratch would be better. It would also have the side-effect of driving me insane, so I'm not going down that route. I'd like to 4-box with the option to expand to 5 at some point. Mainly, I want to level as my own group and get to 70. After that, I can raid individually or as a multibox to get gear. This machine looks to me to have what folks say you need:
4 gigs of ram
nVidia GeForce 8800GT512MB
Intel Core 2 Q6600 Quad-Core
Am I missing something, though? I'd hate to buy this computer and have it not perform.
Should I upgrade to the dual nVidia cards for extra graphics power? I do have a 2nd monitor, so i'd like to put my main on my nicer monitor and the 3 others on my old 17" CRT monitor.
Is the processor powerful enough? Do I need to upgrade the hard drive?
Any input that experienced multiboxers would have is welcome. Right now i'm playing on a Mac mini, and getting under 10 fps (and have been since long before BC came out, hehe). So, I don't need 90 fps or to have the fastest thing out there. If I could boost my fps to the 20-30 range on my "main" and run 4 copies of WoW i'd be thrilled.
Thanks in advance for your input!
(For those curious, i'm considering three different groups of 4. The first would serve to level a priest to 70, so it'd feature a priest healer along with likely 3 of a dps class--most likely elemental Shaman, probably all Draenei, RP'd as a Priest commanding his escort of bodyguards. The second would likely be a dwarven prot pally that's taken a trio of hive-minded gnome mages or warlocks under his protection. Finally, a feral druid teamed with 3 balance/resto hybrids would add a stealth group of spies to the party. Yes, I play on an RP server, hehe)
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