SFF i7 rig - Multiboxing in World of Warcraft and Beyond!

Grondir · 12-31-2009, 11:55 AM

Wanting to build a small i7 rig, so I have to choose between the shuttle sx58h7 or a mATX motherboard like this. Has anyone used any of these setups? Leaning more towards the mATX route, as the shuttle only has 4dimm slots so i'd be limited to 6gb ram

Ualaa · 12-31-2009, 12:14 PM

For five-boxing, you'd want 6GB as the lowest amount of ram.
Sure, you can run with less, but 1GB for the OS and 1GB per client is the minimum for ram to not be your bottleneck.
If you plan on running background applications, or memory intensive addons like auctioneer or questhelper, more ram is always good.

I'd recommend 8GB for DDR2 boards (or any board with two channels) and 12GB for DDR3 boards (or three channel boards). That seems to be a common choice for boxers with Quad Core or i7 based systems.

I went with an Asus P6T (x58) motherboard, i7 920, 12GB of 1600mhz DDR3. Same hard drive, video card, power supply, case etc as my old system. Have since downgraded the video card to an Nvidia based card (GTX 275) which has removed random slaves occasionally freezing (on my ATI card), and added an SSD I received for Christmas.

Tim · 12-31-2009, 03:28 PM

I am very fond of the Shuttle systems, I have 4 of them right now

A word of caution - They overheat, big time, as in, BIG TIME. I would not recommend getting one as a gaming system unless you have a precision drill and have no issues cutting into the case and applying some gigantic fans.

Lindline · 12-31-2009, 04:20 PM

Yea, the components are packed tightly in a shuttle pc. Airflow wasnt exactly a top priority.

Grondir · 01-01-2010, 05:07 AM

Been using a shuttle pc for the last 5 years and never had a heat problem with it, it's never overheated at all and been completely stable.

The mATX route allows me to use this Lian-Li case and a corsair h50 plus 12gb of ram and a normal size power supply, plus it's not much bigger than a shuttle. I work away from home quite a lot and need the system to be portable for setting up in hotel rooms

Lindline · 01-02-2010, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Grondir

Been using a shuttle pc for the last 5 years and never had a heat problem with it, it's never overheated at all and been completely stable.

Overheating isnt an issue for normal use. I probably wouldnt recommend a Shuttle for anyone who is going to be overclocking though. Unless they had a nice water cooler.

ollee · 01-02-2010, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim

I am very fond of the Shuttle systems, I have 4 of them right now

Can I have one? ^^

12-31-2009, 11:55 AM	#1
Grondir Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 128	SFF i7 rig Wanting to build a small i7 rig, so I have to choose between the shuttle sx58h7 or a mATX motherboard like this. Has anyone used any of these setups? Leaning more towards the mATX route, as the shuttle only has 4dimm slots so i'd be limited to 6gb ram

12-31-2009, 12:14 PM	#2
Ualaa Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Vancouver, Canada. Posts: 2,916	Re: SFF i7 rig For five-boxing, you'd want 6GB as the lowest amount of ram. Sure, you can run with less, but 1GB for the OS and 1GB per client is the minimum for ram to not be your bottleneck. If you plan on running background applications, or memory intensive addons like auctioneer or questhelper, more ram is always good. I'd recommend 8GB for DDR2 boards (or any board with two channels) and 12GB for DDR3 boards (or three channel boards). That seems to be a common choice for boxers with Quad Core or i7 based systems. I went with an Asus P6T (x58) motherboard, i7 920, 12GB of 1600mhz DDR3. Same hard drive, video card, power supply, case etc as my old system. Have since downgraded the video card to an Nvidia based card (GTX 275) which has removed random slaves occasionally freezing (on my ATI card), and added an SSD I received for Christmas. __________________ 5-Boxing and 10-Boxing; streaming in HD: www.twitch.tv/ualaa Follow me on twitter: @Ualaa Boxing on: Magtheridon US (Horde), in <The Zerg>. We have 18 active boxers, plus others who play periodically.

12-31-2009, 03:28 PM	#3
Tim Administrator Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: USA Posts: 7,739	Re: SFF i7 rig I am very fond of the Shuttle systems, I have 4 of them right now A word of caution - They overheat, big time, as in, BIG TIME. I would not recommend getting one as a gaming system unless you have a precision drill and have no issues cutting into the case and applying some gigantic fans. __________________ ¸.•´¸.•´¨) ¸.•¨) Twitter: @StartupTim Twitch.tv Live Stream: http://twitch.tv/multiboxing Youtube: http://youtube.com/pwnboxer (¸.•´ (¸.•´ ¸.•´ o()xxxx[{::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::>

12-31-2009, 04:20 PM	#4
Lindline Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 860	Re: SFF i7 rig Yea, the components are packed tightly in a shuttle pc. Airflow wasnt exactly a top priority. __________________ Check out my brand new stream http://www.roshinko.com I'll be posting up a day-by-day blog-style series as I continue to expand and develop it. Be sure to multibox with Pwnboxer Multiboxing Software just because its better than the rest.

01-01-2010, 05:07 AM	#5
Grondir Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 128	Re: SFF i7 rig Been using a shuttle pc for the last 5 years and never had a heat problem with it, it's never overheated at all and been completely stable. The mATX route allows me to use this Lian-Li case and a corsair h50 plus 12gb of ram and a normal size power supply, plus it's not much bigger than a shuttle. I work away from home quite a lot and need the system to be portable for setting up in hotel rooms

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