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cuzzo222
Member Posts: 95
in Everquest II
I am having extreme lag problems in game.
System stats:
3.06 Ghz HT
512 SODIMM RAM
Nvidia GeForce Go Fx5200
I am playing on a laptop, but other games run fine.I can run Counter Strike Source with the settings almost all the way up.I have the most recent video drivers.I know EQ2 has more people online and cutting edge graphics, but it gets to the point where i can barely move with setting virtually on the lowest settings.Anybody have any suggestions?Will more RAM help with the lag i have or even just getting DDR RAM?
Comments
Well I have 768 DDR RAM and I don't have much noticable lag. I'm running a 2Ghz processor too. I'm not the most technical person but I would say it was the ram.
1700+ Athlon XP, 1 Gig RAM, Geforce4 Ti 4200 with 64MB card
runs GREAT at "high performance"
if you have any problems, maybe because you dont have directx 9c or old drivers...
the 5200 Go is even slower than the 5200 . if your card has only 64 bit memory interface (dont know Go specs) you are screwed.
to all readers here: DONT EVER BUY ANY CARD WITH 64 Bit memory interface.
64 bit memory interface makes ANY 3d card a pile of crap. even a very old gerforce 3 would be much faster.
anyway: the geforce FX 5200 is a crappy card even without additional limitations
apart from that: 512 MB RAM is the MINIMUM to run EQ2. even Sony calls it the MINIMUM
yeah, sorry... cahnged my posting already... I just came from another board where people bought that card in a desctop PC and then blamed the game for being badly programmed....
was still a bit upset... sorry, I know your case is different
Question
What are the Supported Video Cards for EverQuest II?
Answer
To check the compatibility of your video card you may use our system scan utility [http://everquest2.station.sony.com/systemscan/]. If your video card is supported the supported driver for your card will be listed below. For instructions on how to update and install new drivers, please click here [Tech Support Installing Sound Video Drivers]. Be aware that many cards require that you properly uninstall your previous drivers before installing any new drivers. Not doing so can cause visual anomalies, system instability, and inability to render 3d properly.
NVIDIA:
GeForce3 Ti/Ti200/Ti500
GeForce4 Ti4200 64MB//Ti4400/Ti4600
GeForce4 Ti4200-8X/Ti4800 SE/Ti4800
Geforce FX 5200SE/XT/Ultra/PCX 5300
Geforce FX 5600SE/XT/Ultra Rev 1/Ultra Rev 2
Geforce FX 5700 VE/LE/Ultra/Ultra (DDR3)/PCX 5750
Geforce FX 5800/Ultra
Geforce FX 5900 ZT/SE/XT/Ultra
Geforce FX 5950 Ultra/PCX 5950
Geforce 6600/GT
Geforce 6800 LE
Geforce 6800 GT/Ultra/Ultra Extreme
Quadro4 700XGL/750 XGL/900XGL
Quadro FX 500
Quadro FX 600 PCI
Quadro FX 700
Quadro FX 1000/2000
Quadro FX1100
Quadro FX3000/G
Question
What Geforce video cards are not supported ?
Answer
The following Geforce cards will not work with EverQuest II MX100/200/400/420/440/460. Also any Geforce Go cards(only in laptops) will not work with EverQuest II. The game requires a video card that is Vertex and Pixel Shader capable, and these cards do not have those features.
there you have it (unfortunately)
EDIT: according to nvidia, the 5200 Go HAS shaders.... read my last posting
the vertex pixel shader thingy is much much worse than the 64Bit issue.... 64 bit means slow as hell, but without shaders, it SHOULD not even start the game..... wonder why it does... trying to get the specs from nvidia.com... back in a second
according to nvidia the 5200 Go has shaders...
strange.... but I'll try to find out what exactly could not be compatible...
ok... the 5200 Go seems to have all or at least closely to all features the 5200 has....
but according to a spped ranking, it is slower than even a Geforce 3 Ti 200 ... so I have to correct myself...
I guess it is just the lacking speed that makes it "incompatible" and the guys from the EQ2 knowledge base just didnt know better.
if your card would not have any shader technology, the game WOULD NOT START. definitively
check out this thread: maybe you can fix it at least a little
http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/eq2/board/message?board.id=tech_support&message.id=3265&no_redir=true
ah nvm i saw the thread url, just my browser tweaked out at that moment thanks
First off, I didnt notice how you are connecting to the game. If it is by Dial-up or even a slower internet connection (say 256k), that could be a big part of the problem.
I am no tech geek, but if you have a good internet connection, my next concern would be the 5200 video card. They are selling on Ebay for around $20 nowdays. Not exactly new technology that EQ2 is made for. Also upgrading your memory to atleast 768 or preferably 1024 (1 gig) would probably help as well.
Cheaper solutions might be to update your video driver, make sure that ALL unneccessary applications that are running in the background are closed while you play, defragging your harddrive, etc etc.
Hope I have helped in some way but doubtful of that, just stating my opinion
- Zaxx
if i were you, i would just buy a desktop if its possible. other option would be upgrade, update, or drop your graphic settings to the lowest possible settings with nothing on at all. other than that cant really help you. also, dial up really wouldnt make much of a differance, mmo's take a very small amount of bandwidth.
P.S. zaxtor dial-up is 56k something like dsl would be 256k, i dont know what your talking about 256k would be slower???
Did you say laptop?
Laptops with similar specs to a desktop are slower.
FX5200 is a slow card(Ti4200 is faster check some benchmarks ).Then you got the even slower laptop version.
Personally if you are not a trvaelling man i say ebay the lap top and build a mid range desktop with that money.
Jayheld, no what I meant by the 256K DSL connection slower stuff was that if he had either a 56k dial-up connection -OR- a high-speed connection on the slower side such as a 256k dsl then that might be part of the problem. I myself, only pay $29.95 for a 1.5 m cable connection, which is obviously much faster then a 256k dsl connection would be.. I think anyhow heh.
- Zaxx
RAM RAM RAM
I cant believe I just said that! I diddnt believe it until last night.
I was playing with the same problems as you... screen skips.. the game freezing up for a second... very hard to move in the cities. I got so fed up with it I shut off my computer and went to best buy and bought 1 gig of ram. I pluged it in and immediately the game is lag free. I have everything on medium settings and I dare lag to touch me now!
But seriously though, it's unreal how much that helped.
Sempron 2800
1 gig PC2700 ram
ATI 9600