Tuesday, December 16, 2008

The Setup

So with my goal being to successfully 5 box a team to 80 and run heroics, I needed to make sure my computer could handle 5 instances of WoW.

So here are the specs I currently have before my upgrade:
  • Foxconn P45A-S
  • E7200 2.53GHz Core2Duo
  • 2x 1 Gig of 1066 G.Skill
  • EVGA Geforce 8800 GTS
This setup is currently able to run the 5 accounts, Keyclone, VRCommander, Firefox, Ventrilo and iTunes. The only time I get lag is near major cities. Master runs in 1680x1200 with medium graphics and the slaves run in 800x600 low graphics settings.

The upgrades sitting on my desk are:
  • Q8200 2.33 GHz Quad-Core
  • 4x 2 Gigs of 1066 G.Skill
Hopefully these will solve my city problems. As soon as February rolls around I'll be looking at getting 2 SSD drives one for the OS and the other for WoW directories. I'll also be looking at an EVGA x260 maybe a x280 depending on prices.

And now for the team. My team consist of a Protection Paladin, Frost Mage, Elemental Shaman, Destruction Warlock and a Holy Priest. As of writing this they are all level 10. I use Keyclone to broadcast my key strokes and VRCommander to control my healer. Soon I'll post my planned talent specs as I head for 20 and possibly some videos of RFC or WC.

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