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Mihir · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:09 am

no SSD?

also, if you're optimizing for wow, i can recommend taking a bit less advanced graphics card (560 for example) and investing more in the cpu (2600k)

Enigma · **Joined:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:08 pm **Posts:** 1429

600w should be enough.

On full system load your cpu will draw around 100-150w depending on clockspeed, your gfx around 250w and the rest of your system ~100w. That's around 500w in total while your pc is a maximum load. You will not reach anywhere near this load unless you run extreme benchmarks on both your cpu and gpu at the same time. Playing games does not draw this much power.

If you wanna be _really_ safe then buy a 700w. Anything above that is just a waste of money unless you plan on buying 2 gfx cards.

My system consists of a i7 2600K, 2x GTX580 SLI and 8GB ram. Runs plenty fine of a 1000w psu. The psu doesn't even get warm.

@Mihir: The main difference between 2500k and 2600k is hyperthreading. That doesn't help you in wow. There is a slight difference in clock speeds, but not worth adding over 100 euro just for that imo. You can easily overclock the cpu anyways as they tend to be able to run on just the same frequencies. SSD sure is nice, if you have the money for it then add a 120gb ocz vertex 3 or something like that. It's not gonna ruin your experience in any way if you don't buy one though. Just speeds up the loading times in wow a notch.

Btw gfx cards is VERY important for running wow these days. Since they added the dx11 features the need for a good gfx card is just as important as cpu. Shadows and grass takes a major toll on the gpu. I did some testing in Nagrand when I got my new pc. I put everything on ultra and found a spot where I had exactly 60 fps (with one gfx). Then I enabled SLI and logged in at the exact same place, BAM 120 fps. Even then I fear it was still my gfx that was the bottleneck

Mihir · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:37 am

it actually does help quite a bit, if you use the proper thread mapping (instead of the default wow one). there's a good guide on mmo-champ about it, tho theyre down atm, so can't link it. But if you set it up correctly, wow can easily use 6 (virtual) cores., which leaves 2 for stuff like fraps, vent, etc.

edit: this one: http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/s ... google.com

Enigma · **Joined:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:08 pm **Posts:** 1429

I'm pretty sure that blizzard fixed that a while ago. Wow should check your cpu and start with the optimal settings by default as long as you don't change the processAffinityMask manually.

Mihir · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 9:48 am

you can easily test yourself, just see what your fps is in a certain area, change the affinity mask, and try again, you should see a major difference.

Enigma · **Joined:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:08 pm **Posts:** 1429

And yes, if you are planning to fraps then you should probably get the 2600k. It owns the 2500k on multitasking by a good margin.

Mihir · **Posted:** Thu Jun 23, 2011 10:43 am

edit: moved to viewtopic.php?f=10&t=3173

Enigma · **Joined:** Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:08 pm **Posts:** 1429

I got today

Words can't describe how much better it is than the normal rubber dome keyboards. Typing is a joy!!

Miba · **Joined:** Thu Aug 07, 2008 12:00 am **Posts:** 1952

Tall keys is just so fucking disgusting

choco · **Joined:** Wed Feb 02, 2011 12:22 am **Posts:** 152

thinking of geting a new pc for xmass what u think of this config

IntelCORE i5-2500 3,3GHz BOX 6M LGA1155 BX80623I52500
Seagate500GB 7200RPM ST3500413AS NCQ 500GB SATAIII 16MB
GigabyteGA-P61-USB3-B3 H61 S1155 2DDR3 USB3 ATX
AsusRadeon HD6950 DCII 1GB PX DDR5 256BIT 2xDVI+4xHDMI BOX
OCZStealthXStream 2 600W SLI PSU 80Plus
SilentiumPCBrutus 410 Pure Black AT X/SSD ready/120+120mm be
OCZDDR3 4GB (2x2GB) Gold 1066MHz CL7 LV

suggestions/opinions welcome ;]

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