I just barely got this pc about a week ago. I thought Everquest would run just fine on my computer, however, I get severe lag in Freeport(to the point where I cant move my character for a few seconds) and just tonight the screen just froze after some spells were being blasted by a wizard. A blue screen popped up shortly after the frozen screen, that said something about memory, and to check the hardware/software. It said something was causing damage or whatever!? Below are the computer Model I purchased and specs I upgraded to.
The Dell XPS 400 with these Spec's I ordered:
Pentium® D Processor 820 with Dual Core Technology (2.80GHz, 800FSB)
Video Card:
256MB PCI Expressâ„¢ x16 (DVI/VGA/TV-out) nVidia GeForce 6800
Memory:
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 533MHz- 2DIMMs
HardDrives:
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cacheâ„¢
The computer is just about a week old... Does anyone know what may be the problem, or have had something similar happen to them while playing EQ2 on there pc's? Is there something in the settings I have to set in order to run Everquest II properly? Please help!
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In game click options and set to default to start with.Then increase to what your system can handle.
With the specs you listed should be able to run game fine.
I hope this helps you.
With the specs you listed should be able to run game fine.
I hope this helps you.
Your specs are about equal to mine I'ld say (slightly stronger processor myself) and I only get lag after playing for several hours and then mostly in cities and for some reason in Blackburrow.
It is possible that your virtual memory (that is the amount of memory that the computer uses your harddrive for, if I'm not mistaken) is insufficient as the computer apparently gives a memory error. It should be about 1.5 times the amount of actual RAM memory, which would make it 1500 mb. Unfortunately, I have no idea where exactly you can find out how much you currently use. Even if your computer is good, also a good idea not to run too many programs at the same time, no streaming music for instance or any other programs.
Firewalls and the likes have been said to cause problems, but I have never had any problem whatsoever whilst using this myself. Apart from EQ actually, sometimes my Norton shut the game down as it considered some data transfers as trojans, but that's never happened in EQ II to me.
It is also possible though that there is a problem with your computer, perhaps faulty memory sticks or something wrong with your video card. If possible, contact the shop where you got the computer from and tell them exactly what the problem is.
I hope you work it out quickly and that you can continue to play soon!
It is possible that your virtual memory (that is the amount of memory that the computer uses your harddrive for, if I'm not mistaken) is insufficient as the computer apparently gives a memory error. It should be about 1.5 times the amount of actual RAM memory, which would make it 1500 mb. Unfortunately, I have no idea where exactly you can find out how much you currently use. Even if your computer is good, also a good idea not to run too many programs at the same time, no streaming music for instance or any other programs.
Firewalls and the likes have been said to cause problems, but I have never had any problem whatsoever whilst using this myself. Apart from EQ actually, sometimes my Norton shut the game down as it considered some data transfers as trojans, but that's never happened in EQ II to me.
It is also possible though that there is a problem with your computer, perhaps faulty memory sticks or something wrong with your video card. If possible, contact the shop where you got the computer from and tell them exactly what the problem is.
I hope you work it out quickly and that you can continue to play soon!
A few quick items to check:
- Make sure you don't have any "background" programs running. Those small icons on your lower right screen. Right click > close as many as you can.
- Make sure your video card support vertex shading, as required by the game specs. You may need to look it up online to get the specs.
- Turn the graphics down! EQ2 Button > Options, set it to Extreme Performance, then go up from there.
- Make sure you don't have any "background" programs running. Those small icons on your lower right screen. Right click > close as many as you can.
- Make sure your video card support vertex shading, as required by the game specs. You may need to look it up online to get the specs.
- Turn the graphics down! EQ2 Button > Options, set it to Extreme Performance, then go up from there.
It Did happen after I had been on for several hours. I also had 3-4 programs running at the same time (crap programs that they put on the computer) and my anti-virus program. I closed down all the programs I wasnt even using, and didnt notice were running. Should I close the anti-virus also, when im about to play for a long period of time? Also, Do you think that the multiple programs running, combined with the several hours I was playing, gave me the memory error? It did say something about Virtual Memory, and to adjust something to "Safe Mode". It was a blue screen, in which I was unable to do anything. I was forced to shut off the computer, then I restarted it. I also have not touched anything with the in-game options, so maybe ill try that. I would also, close the window sometimes, to go on alla, or another website to look things up while playing... I appreciate the help, thanks for the posts. I'll have to try the in-game options and see how the game runs now. Hopefully, it was all the programs running, that gave me the memory thing... I really dont wanna send it back if its something I was doing!
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It Did happen after I had been on for several hours. I also had 3-4 programs running at the same time (crap programs that they put on the computer) and my anti-virus program. I closed down all the programs I wasnt even using, and didnt notice were running. Should I close the anti-virus also, when im about to play for a long period of time? Also, Do you think that the multiple programs running, combined with the several hours I was playing, gave me the memory error? It did say something about Virtual Memory, and to adjust something to "Safe Mode". It was a blue screen, in which I was unable to do anything. I was forced to shut off the computer, then I restarted it. I also have not touched anything with the in-game options, so maybe ill try that. I would also, close the window sometimes, to go on alla, or another website to look things up while playing... I appreciate the help, thanks for the posts. I'll have to try the in-game options and see how the game runs now. Hopefully, it was all the programs running, that gave me the memory thing... I really dont wanna send it back if its something I was doing
Sounds like a typical memory overload. I've been there myself too, but not exactly to that extent.
It could be (and hopefully is) a bad set of circumstances, just pushing your computer too far.
Just avoid running any other programs (apart from Firewall, never shut that down no matter what Sony says, nor antivirus for that matter) and perhaps tune down the settings a bit.
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It could also be a simple case of overheating. Had this happen after multi-hour sessions before. Or, small percentage here, the memory could be dodgy. I fought memory problems for a week before I got it solved, and it was simply that the memory was undervolted and I never noticed any problems until I tried running Far Cry, Doom 3, etc.
As others have suggested, shut down all unecessary programs running in the background, with the exception of anti-virus and firewall, and you should be ok. Minimizing a running game and browsing the net, checking email, etc can put a stress on the PC as well as overloading the memory.
As others have suggested, shut down all unecessary programs running in the background, with the exception of anti-virus and firewall, and you should be ok. Minimizing a running game and browsing the net, checking email, etc can put a stress on the PC as well as overloading the memory.
In general when I deploy prebuilt systems I start off by wiping them completely clean and reinstalling the os and the drivers then going back and updating the drivers when I have network access.
You may want to consider doing a dual boot setup from 2 partitions one that has a gaming only setup with no av / firewall / autoupdates /spyware protection running to get every last fps out of it and minimize conflicts and so on, and one normal partition with everything to make your pc run things securely.
You may want to consider doing a dual boot setup from 2 partitions one that has a gaming only setup with no av / firewall / autoupdates /spyware protection running to get every last fps out of it and minimize conflicts and so on, and one normal partition with everything to make your pc run things securely.
All I can say is Memory! Memory! Memory!
Then a good Video card, thos 2 things will do 1000 times more for your game then any tthing else will.
I doubled my cpu speed on my system ( 1.3 Mhz to a 2.8 Mhz) and could only tell a diff in windows apps. EQ2 there may have been a small change but not enough to be worth the cost.
On the other hand I jumped my memory from 1.5 gig to 4 gig and all I can say was wow in the game, made a worlf of diff. Next on the step to a great EQ2 rif is a kick butt video card.
Then a good Video card, thos 2 things will do 1000 times more for your game then any tthing else will.
I doubled my cpu speed on my system ( 1.3 Mhz to a 2.8 Mhz) and could only tell a diff in windows apps. EQ2 there may have been a small change but not enough to be worth the cost.
On the other hand I jumped my memory from 1.5 gig to 4 gig and all I can say was wow in the game, made a worlf of diff. Next on the step to a great EQ2 rif is a kick butt video card.
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