My gaming computer burnt out after 18 months due to having a garbage PSU inside. (My fault.) I am going to be building a new gaming tower, specifically for nothing but WoW and Honorbuddy. (Those will be seriously the only 2 programs I have besides Google Chrome, and maybe Garry's Mod (Steam) ) I will explain everything on why I'm building it this way, and let me know what you think. Since I am going to be botting for long hours, I need something that can stay very cool. I want something that can run multiple programs at once with ease. I want to be capable of playing legit on High/Ultra when I feel like raiding.(With Combat Bot ) Case: Basic Full Tower Case with Good Ventilation Why: I don't care about looks and it I need it to stay as cool as possible. Something big with lots of fan slots, etc. RAM: (2x 4GB) 8GB DDR3 RAM Why: I feel 8GB will be just fine. I don't run any more than 2 WoWs at once. Processor: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Why: Powerful enough for what I would need, cheap, and only running 4 cores (which will help with cooling). Maybe add some thermal paste and an after-market fan. Graphics Card: (2x) ASUS Radeon HD 7770 1024MB Why: I'll have two of these running together. (Games are more GPU than CPU so it only makes sense.) From what I here these run very well together. PSU: Thermaltake TR2 TR-700 700W Why: Powerful PSU, trustworthy name. HDD: 1TB Why: I feel this is even too much, but for so cheap, why not? (I'm almost of just thinking about grabbing a 500GB to save a couple bucks to go into a 64GB SSD to hold my OS.) Operating System: Windows 7 *Cheapest One Why: Best operating system out there. Period. (And I dont care if its Pro/Home/etc. as long as its cheap ) If you want to steal this build feel free. I feel it is strong where I need it to be for WoW and Honorbuddy in mind. If you think I should change some things let me know. This is basically a great build that you won't have to pay $2500 for.
I built my whole new rig for 1300 dollars plus shipping and handling. An it will just dominate love it... What my build is. I7 intel 3550k why b/c i wanted too =). Video Card Nividia 670 2 gig ( I run wow on ultra with never going below 80 FPS) Memory 16gigs of memory just b/c i like it fast. Case i got from a local comp store for 100 bucks 4 fans 120mm Motherboard is a z77x-ud4h. Power supply is just a 700 watt nothing special. Blue ray burner 16x.But if your gonna run WOW its both CPU and GPU (Mix of both) I can bot watch movies burn DvDs/Blue-rays and my wow not lagg one bit. Reason i did such a big build is i want this comp to handle anything for the next few years 5+ b/c who says in 5+ yrs ill have the money again. Go big or go home i always say good luck on your build. P.S. I did alot of research to build what i have and im glad i did i almost went cheaper but thought why so i can replace pieces later.
While most new games use more GPU than CPU, WoW uses more CPU than GPU. I got the same CPU though on my old system with a gtx 460 and it runs a lot of things fine if not at stupid res/fps. For 2 wow clients though no problem.
Tbh crossfire is terrible for botting. You will be generating more heat, use more power, more noise and then you have driver issues in some cases, even though a single 7770 can handle several WoWs on low. If you want more power, grab a 7850 as crossfire is pretty crap for botting. I have a 7850 and can run WoW on ultra. WoW is also more CPU intensive (as are most MMOs) so a fast CPU is generally better than a high end GPU. As far as I am aware, WoW uses 2 threads and AMD is known for being poor with per thread "power". I do not know if that processor will run on ultra with everything turned up, but it would not be far off. For a botting machine I'd personally get a more power efficient CPU, but I guess what you have selected is ok.
Well due to my computer dying, now I'm running on a Windows XP SP3 with a Pentium 4/165GB HHD/Integrated/etc. So anything is better than this. As long as I cold get 1 WoW running on Ultra at once, I'd be more than happy. But I'll look more into what you said about the 7850, and do you think the Phenom 965 is powerful enough? If not what would you recommend that isn't gonna break the bank. (I can pick up that phenom 965 for 80-90 bucks). I dont mind spending more money, as long as it worth it. Thanks in advance, Icymassacre
