Updating PC for EQ2, Need a lil help :)Follow

uh, nothing... that seems like a decent set-up to me! Im running it on a P4 2.8ghz, 1gig of RAM and Radeon 9800 Pro and it runs just fine, so I think you should be ok O.O

Yes, U already have a EQ2 machine...BUT...if you have the money, and want to update even more your box...well, you can spend those few bucks buying an even better graphics card (There are out there -still hot- new graphic cards with 256MB, check ATI site for that or NVidia site)...price? $250.
I really think it is not necessary, but if you want to do it...

Also you can upgrade your RAM up to 2GB (that is if your pc is capable of it)...RAM is always welcome!!

My machine is a P4, 512 RAM (planning to upgrade it) same video card as yours and the game runs great.....of course, as the other guys said, the game cannot be played in full capacity yet, the options were built to match the future....

OK man, hope to see you out there soon.

Shoopaz,
Erudite lvl 1, Everfrost
(he he..started playing last night)

Thanks for the input guys! I am going to get the game tommorow and I will just see how it runs before I decide on updates if it runs smoothly I will just wait a while before sinking money into the updates :P

I am also in a pickle. I am going to buy a new Desktop so i can go out and get this darn game.. I have been lost in a dark abyss of gaming withdrawls after i left Eq1. I can't take it any longer. I need to get back into the kick of things.. Any how i am looking at a Hp it has all the requirement i just want to know it the video card will work with Eq2. It is and intergrated graphics card.. Do i need something different?




Edited, Fri Jan 14 14:43:07 2005 by Tjskrat

tjskrat, i would highly suggest against an integrated grafix card if you play ANY games at all. an integrated grafix card really isnt a grafix card at all, it just steals cpu cycles and eats up ram. if you can, do some online research and build one yourself. you will probably pay around 1/3 the price of a comparable computer if you build it yourself.

my new machine that i own has:

Proc: AMD 64 3700+ 2.4ghz (OC to 2.65ghz)
RAM: 3gb Corsair XMS ddr400 (or pc3200 or 200mhz, whichever) (OC to ddr500/250mhz)
HDD: 2x10k rpm 80gb sata raptors set in striped raid, 2x7,200 rpm 400gb satas set in mirrored array.
Video Card: x800xt pe. also overclocked.

a computer like the one listed above would cost an insane amount of money if any company tried to sell it to you, but its not that bad if you build it yourself.


Edited, Fri Jan 7 16:45:43 2005 by Plavonica

I don't know of any down there, but there used to be one up in tampa called TCWO but their site has been under construction for a while now. Think something went bad. I would suggest looking online at newegg.com or zipzoomfly.com

I went this route.

Shuttle XPC case with AMD motherboard from Newegg (includes an aluminum case, cooling system, power source and a buttload of firewire and usb ports) $160

Seagate Barracude 7200rpm 160GB HD $60 after rebate from Bestbuy

1GB Kingston 3200 DDR SDRAM for $150 from Newegg

Radeon 9550 video card with 256MB RAM for around $100 from Bestbuy

AMD 2800+ chip for $80 from Newegg

NEC Dual Layer DVD/RW +- burner from Newegg $63

Zboard keyboard with standard, basic gaming and EQ2 inlays for $50 after rebate from Electronics Boutique

Neso 17 viewable inch LCD with 16ms refresh rate from Newegg for $210

$875 for a complete system and I mean complete. Not sure of any off the shelf systems for that kind of money. Sure there are better systems out there, but I have no complaints running EQ2 on what I built.

www.newegg.com has the best prices anywhere. I went to a local computer shop, and as soon as I mentioned newegg, the guy kind of looked down and said "yeah, uh, I actually buy from there, 'cause even with my employee discount, newegg still beats their price."

I need some advice! :-) I can either get 2 sticks of 1GB Ram or the Radeon X800..any advice as in to which I should pick to help run EQ as best as I can?

I think I am going to upgrade my system specs from this



To



Any suggestions or comments on the video card selection or which one I should chose..or if I need the memory or not?

Also, I am going to look to see and try to figure out how I can overclock my PC. It is a prescott and I have heard that they tend to run a bit hotter..so with adding a new graphics card and then overclocking(That is if I can figure out how to do it) :P should I look to install a different cooling system? Right now I am not really sure what I have but all I know is that it is the stock cooling system that comes with a Dell Dimension 4700.

Thanks!

just a little advice here cullom : be very, very, VERY, carefull when you overclock. you would not beleive how fast heat can catch ya up and kill your expensive parts. if you are new to it try it on old parts that you already have upgrades to, that way you can see how to break your current parts without breaking something needed. KNOW your specs, on everything. it helps to know. plus make darned sure you have enough cooling. oc'ing can be a good way to get a little bit more performance, but it can also be very dangerous. the stock cooling system on any machine usually is not enough. not by far, look into big and noisy fans with lots and lots of cfm, also large high-quality heat sinks/spreaders are a must. or you could go with water-cooling but if you spring a leak your screwed. good luck and make sure to do lots and lots of research b4 you try anything, because i doubt anyone really wants to fry a $500 video card (done it once, learned my lesson).

Edited, Thu Jan 13 16:04:34 2005 by Plavonica

Thanks for the warning Plav!

Aye, Done a bunch of research and I am not really that confident to start trying my first time on a brand new machine so I figure Im going to mess around on two of my old machines and leave this one be. :-P