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can some1 tell me if my comp can handle EQ2 plz???Follow
k this thread is basically this, i need to know the game requirements to play i will give u guys my comp info an u tell me if i can play intel celron CPU 1.80GHz 256 MB of ram thx
Just by looking at the ram you have you are going to have some issues with lag.
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RAM has nothing to do with lag. Lag comes from lost packets, i.e. latency.
However, 256RAM will mean horrible framerates and long zoning times.
However, 256RAM will mean horrible framerates and long zoning times.
Ok, if ram has nothing to do with lag then tell me why when I upgraded my ram from 512mb to 1g all my lag went away? Same thing for 6 other people I can name off the top of my head including 2 people that upgraded theirs yesterday.
I may be mistaken but I believe SOE put out a statement saying that EQ2 causes some sort of memory leak when you zone. Like it doesn't unload the previous zone correctly so memory allocated to running that zone is lost. They stated the way to correct this was to purchase more ram or to log completely out of EQ every now and again to reset the ram allocation.
I may be mistaken but I believe SOE put out a statement saying that EQ2 causes some sort of memory leak when you zone. Like it doesn't unload the previous zone correctly so memory allocated to running that zone is lost. They stated the way to correct this was to purchase more ram or to log completely out of EQ every now and again to reset the ram allocation.
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mrmrmrj is correct, RAM has nothign to do with LAG. However, commonly refered to as " Video Lag " it does effect. Which is directly related to your framerate which mrmrmrj stated. Granted " Video Lag " can lead into network LAG which normally is packet loss and higher latency.
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Ok heres the skimmy my friend. First off your using a bad processor... Celerons are good for Office work... not games. Next you have really low ram. and Whats your Video card? This is how your computer reads things.. First it uses your Processor thats the fastest thing on your computer then once thats filled.. it uses your ram... once thats filled your video card takes the slack next... (video cards are tricky here since they are used for mulit puporpes here)
IMHO friend anything else besides a P4 with HT (which all P4 have HT) is garbage thats right you AMD users might as well pack it up... See a Celeron is basically Pentium 3 only they named it Celeron they can be clocked to almost 4.0ghz still they are no good with gaming even at that clocked speeds... P4 are and were built for gaming/server/office pretty much everything.
Heres my set up friend I use a P4 2.2ghz 1gig ram 256v card and have no problems what so ever. Upgradeing your ram really will do little... you gotta get rid of that bad Processor first. Unfortantly this game was designed for the future inmind once again soe thinking greed before customers but thats life anywaysi hope this helps...
IMHO friend anything else besides a P4 with HT (which all P4 have HT) is garbage thats right you AMD users might as well pack it up... See a Celeron is basically Pentium 3 only they named it Celeron they can be clocked to almost 4.0ghz still they are no good with gaming even at that clocked speeds... P4 are and were built for gaming/server/office pretty much everything.
Heres my set up friend I use a P4 2.2ghz 1gig ram 256v card and have no problems what so ever. Upgradeing your ram really will do little... you gotta get rid of that bad Processor first. Unfortantly this game was designed for the future inmind once again soe thinking greed before customers but thats life anywaysi hope this helps...
unless you know what your looking for vedio lag can seem the same as lag when playin an online game.
anyways the required is 512 and the recomended is 1g. and i think you need about 2.0GHz and recomended is about 3.0. im pretty sure you could play it (depending on ur vedio card) but you would prolly have mass vid lag.
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Well wait a sec with the Processor the required is a P3 1.0ghz and Recommended is a P4 2.0ghz... Now if i have a P3 3.0ghz its not gonna be the same as a P4 3.0ghz.... Two totally different processors just the same clock speed... Your P4 2.0ghz is gonna out do everything a P3 with 3.0ghz. Keep in mind Clock speeds have nothing to do with it.. P4 HT is just better all the way around its made for gaming/servers/offices works while your P3 is honestly only good for Office work.. Now you can play the game easly with a P3, its just not that great.
.....................why do people have to get all thecnical about everything.
I would recommend going to the EQ website and downloading the free trial version availible now, to see if it will run on your, and if you can live with the way it runs.
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I strongly suggest you upgrade from 256mb RAM to at least 512. I have 512 and there are moments where I can't stand the video lag, with 256 moments like that have to be more common and worse.
Don't even bother downloading the trial version. My old computer couldnt run EQ2 and it wouldnt. Whenever i tried to run it the program would close and tell me the specs i needed. So either 1: Upgrade your comp 2: Get a new comp or 3: Don't play EQ2. Sorry if i'm sounding like an *** right now but i had to work my *** off for the extra money so i could upgrade to a better comp for better gaming/EQ2.
Anyway, lifes a *****.
EDIT: It wouldnt even let me run the character trial thing (on my old comp) for those who reserved the game.
Edited, Fri Jun 17 00:15:25 2005 by Sidoh
Anyway, lifes a *****.
EDIT: It wouldnt even let me run the character trial thing (on my old comp) for those who reserved the game.
Edited, Fri Jun 17 00:15:25 2005 by Sidoh
I speak from experience on this. I purchased EQ2 when it first came out. I went through two different machines and tried to run it- no dice. Each machine had 512 RAM and 2 Gig P4, so those were not the issue. What WAS the issue was the video card. First one had a Radeon 7500, second had a Radeon 9000. The problem was, neither of these have the minimum required video texture memory of 256 MB.
So, I finally got fed up and broke the bank to buy an Alienware Area 51M. 3 Gig P4, 1 Gig RAM, ATI X800 video card. The game runs perfectly on this new machine.
So, I finally got fed up and broke the bank to buy an Alienware Area 51M. 3 Gig P4, 1 Gig RAM, ATI X800 video card. The game runs perfectly on this new machine.
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i just bought a new hamster to power my internal running wheel... all seems fine! you can use duel hamsters but unless you are running them in paralell and feeding them sunflower seeds it wont impact on any lag issues.
best advice is get:
-1gb stick of ram
-256mb graphics card
-P4 Processor (1.8+)
-512kb/1mb Broadband.
i'm using:
2GB Ram
256 Graphics Card
P4 2.4 Processor
2mb Broadband
oh and my Hamster Running Wheel
but................
HAMSTERS ARE OPTIONAL!
Edited, Sat Jul 9 16:40:24 2005 by Stockers
Edited, Sat Jul 9 16:41:01 2005 by Stockers
best advice is get:
-1gb stick of ram
-256mb graphics card
-P4 Processor (1.8+)
-512kb/1mb Broadband.
i'm using:
2GB Ram
256 Graphics Card
P4 2.4 Processor
2mb Broadband
oh and my Hamster Running Wheel
but................
HAMSTERS ARE OPTIONAL!
Edited, Sat Jul 9 16:40:24 2005 by Stockers
Edited, Sat Jul 9 16:41:01 2005 by Stockers
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See a Celeron is basically Pentium 3 only they named it Celeron they can be clocked to almost 4.0ghz still they are no good with gaming even at that clocked speeds...
Partially correct. Celerons are Pentium 3 class processors with little or no onboard cache. That's why they're bad for gaming.
Edited, Tue Jul 12 21:46:51 2005 by Kastigir
People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. ~River Tam
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Edited, Tue Jul 12 21:40:49 2005 by Kastigir
Edited, Tue Jul 12 21:40:49 2005 by Kastigir
People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. ~River Tam
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Triple
Edited, Tue Jul 12 21:40:31 2005 by Kastigir
Edited, Tue Jul 12 21:40:31 2005 by Kastigir
People don't like to be meddled with. We tell them what to do, what to think, don't run, don't walk. We're in their homes and in their heads and we haven't the right. We're meddlesome. ~River Tam
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A Celeron CPU is typically a more cost effective version of the Pentium CPU.
They have been based on Pentium 2s, 3s and 4s [and soon the Pentium Ms]. There has never been any Pentium, let alone Celeron CPUs retailing with a clock speed of 4.0GHz clock speed.
Typically a Celeron will perform worse [not always, the Celeron 300A was superior to the P2-300 in cases where the smaller but faster cache was relevant] USUALLY due to a lower front-side bus speed, a smaller [and usually with inferior associativity] cache and fewer features.
But I'd put the latest Celeron Ds versus any pre-Northwood P4 anyday. Don't get taken in by marketing. If I can save 50% of the cost of a 3.2GHz Presscott by using a Celery clocked at the same speed, I lose a tad of RAM bandwidth but I can now upgrade from a 6600GT to a 6800GT. Which do you think is going to matter more?
Today's Pentium, tomorrow's Celeron basically.
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Sorry for the long post, ran into this idiot CRM manager [from Sales naturally] who kept insisting on P4s for his workstation [he actually wanted us to buy $1000 Northwood P4 2.8s over $650 Celeron Ds, everything else being identical] because he 'knew' that a Celeron was only equal to a P4 running at half the clock speed of a Celeron.
Oh yeah, 512mb system RAM... since it's using 'superior' shared RAM integrated graphics, is better than a 256mb Quaddro. Yep yep.
They have been based on Pentium 2s, 3s and 4s [and soon the Pentium Ms]. There has never been any Pentium, let alone Celeron CPUs retailing with a clock speed of 4.0GHz clock speed.
Typically a Celeron will perform worse [not always, the Celeron 300A was superior to the P2-300 in cases where the smaller but faster cache was relevant] USUALLY due to a lower front-side bus speed, a smaller [and usually with inferior associativity] cache and fewer features.
But I'd put the latest Celeron Ds versus any pre-Northwood P4 anyday. Don't get taken in by marketing. If I can save 50% of the cost of a 3.2GHz Presscott by using a Celery clocked at the same speed, I lose a tad of RAM bandwidth but I can now upgrade from a 6600GT to a 6800GT. Which do you think is going to matter more?
Today's Pentium, tomorrow's Celeron basically.
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Sorry for the long post, ran into this idiot CRM manager [from Sales naturally] who kept insisting on P4s for his workstation [he actually wanted us to buy $1000 Northwood P4 2.8s over $650 Celeron Ds, everything else being identical] because he 'knew' that a Celeron was only equal to a P4 running at half the clock speed of a Celeron.
Oh yeah, 512mb system RAM... since it's using 'superior' shared RAM integrated graphics, is better than a 256mb Quaddro. Yep yep.
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