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How much memory is needed for the game?

woundedchildwoundedchild Member Posts: 1
in Everquest II

I have a great computer; pentium 4 hyper threading, radeon 9200, 512 mb ram. I don't have a lot of space on drive c, though, and I need to know how much EQ2 is going to take up before I buy it. Does anyone know? image

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  • JackdogJackdog Member UncommonPosts: 6,321
    Sony folder = 3.98 GB

    I miss DAoC

  • ImperatorianImperatorian Member Posts: 1,000

    Originally posted by woundedchild
    I have a great computer; pentium 4 hyper threading, radeon 9200, 512 mb ram. I don't have a lot of space on drive c, though, and I need to know how much EQ2 is going to take up before I buy it. Does anyone know? image


    I'm sorry, but that isn't a "great computer" in terms of EQ2-ishness. You need at least a gig of ram to be able to play with decent graphics without low FPS. And your vid card, sorry to say, is quite shite too.

  • SlytheSlythe Member UncommonPosts: 952

    Yup, doesnt matter how fast your processor is, if you have only 512 MB of RAM and only a 9200 then you will lag..probably even on the lowest settings

  • KugelnKugeln Member Posts: 151


    Originally posted by Imperatorian




    Originally posted by woundedchild
    I have a great computer; pentium 4 hyper threading, radeon 9200, 512 mb ram. I don't have a lot of space on drive c, though, and I need to know how much EQ2 is going to take up before I buy it. Does anyone know? image


    I'm sorry, but that isn't a "great computer" in terms of EQ2-ishness. You need at least a gig of ram to be able to play with decent graphics without low FPS. And your vid card, sorry to say, is quite shite too.



    Hehe thats not true :) my friends computer is a 3.0ghz HT Extreme Edition with 520 ram and a GeForcefx5200 128mb 160 gig hd and not sure on sound but i can run this game on Balanced with no lag and 1 step up from balanced with little lag. All my friend would need is another 512 ram and a 256mb graphics card and with the right tweaks he could prolly go all they way before the Extreme Quality. This is only in prediction. so this guys computer is Better than Average :)

  • ImperatorianImperatorian Member Posts: 1,000

    Originally posted by Kugeln
    Originally posted by Imperatorian Originally posted by woundedchildI have a great computer; pentium 4 hyper threading, radeon 9200, 512 mb ram. I don't have a lot of space on drive c, though, and I need to know how much EQ2 is going to take up before I buy it. Does anyone know? imageI'm sorry, but that isn't a "great computer" in terms of EQ2-ishness. You need at least a gig of ram to be able to play with decent graphics without low FPS. And your vid card, sorry to say, is quite shite too.
    Hehe thats not true :) my friends computer is a 3.0ghz HT Extreme Edition with 520 ram and a GeForcefx5200 128mb 160 gig hd and not sure on sound but i can run this game on Balanced with no lag and 1 step up from balanced with little lag. All my friend would need is another 512 ram and a 256mb graphics card and with the right tweaks he could prolly go all they way before the Extreme Quality. This is only in prediction. so this guys computer is Better than Average :)

    Sorry, maybe I was a little bit too quick with my judgements. However My brother has an AMD Athlon 2500+, and a Geforce FX 5600 pro but he only had 512 and he had stutter, he got 1 gig and he was fine

  • SaigonshakesSaigonshakes Member Posts: 937

    Yeah I've noticed I get alot of annoying hiccups in the game because I only have 512mb ram. I'd say ram is extremely important in EQ2.

  • JackdogJackdog Member UncommonPosts: 6,321

    I have ran the game fine on a 1.7 mz P4, 512 2700 DDR, and a ti 4200/128 . That is at the lowest setting of course but it still looked and performed better than most contemporay MMORPG's.

    Extra memory did not add to video performance in any appreciable way for me at least. I did a experiment on my main machine adding memory in stages of 512/1024/1536 and 2048. All it did was decrease zoning times between the 512 and the 1024 experiments and another miniscule gain in zoning time between the 1024 and 1536 experiment.

    Anything above 1024 is a waste of money unless you are planning on running many many programs in the background. FPS was pretty consistent for me in all configurations. Nothing scientific here just running around and zoning in the same areas while adding memory. Settings were at balanced and high quality defaults.

     

    edit

    For what it is worth I do get the occasional hiccup myself however I think it is more the database server lagging a tad since most of the times it seems to happen while I am in a crafting instance or when looting. PC population can be anywhere from where I have the entire instance to myself or it can be crowded, which is why it is either A) my ISP lagging or B) the database server lagging.

    I miss DAoC

  • 92165449216544 Member Posts: 1,904

    How would a
    AMD 1800+
    1024 PC 2100 Memory
    Geforce 5700 256mb

    Thats my step bros computer, we want to play together but I dont know how he will run the game. Im guessing fine at medium settings. The CPU is the only thing that kinda sucks.

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  • dsorrentdsorrent Member CommonPosts: 1,627

    I'm assuming all of the statements here about running "lag-free" is referring to everywhere except inside Qeynos?

     

    Everyone I've spoken with seems to lag in Qeynos, no matter what their system specs are.


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  • z.001z.001 Member Posts: 2

    4 Go ! R U SUR ?

  • ImperatorianImperatorian Member Posts: 1,000

    Originally posted by dsorrent
    I'm assuming all of the statements here about running "lag-free" is referring to everywhere except inside Qeynos?

    Everyone I've spoken with seems to lag in Qeynos, no matter what their system specs are.

    I don't... :|

  • dsorrentdsorrent Member CommonPosts: 1,627


    Originally posted by Imperatorian




    Originally posted by dsorrent
    I'm assuming all of the statements here about running "lag-free" is referring to everywhere except inside Qeynos?

    Everyone I've spoken with seems to lag in Qeynos, no matter what their system specs are.

    I don't... :|


    Hmm.. maybe it's the server I'm on.. It's been "FULL" for along time now (Najena).. Maybe there's just too many people in town at once on that server.


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    Fact: Only 1% of those has Ebstein's Anomaly.
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  • WickesWickes Member UncommonPosts: 749
    Imperatorian, I'd be curious to hear what system you're running if you get no lag.  I am running a 2.4 with 1 gig and an old 4200ti with 64 megs.  It actually runs EQ2 pretty decently on medium settings, but I do get some lag in the cities (but less than I get in EQ1 POK).  Anyway, I'm going to upgrade it a bit and I'd like to get a handle on what's working well for people.

  • DekronDekron Member UncommonPosts: 7,359

    [quote]Originally posted by Imperatorian

    I'm sorry, but that isn't a "great computer" in terms of EQ2-ishness. You need at least a gig of ram to be able to play with decent graphics without low FPS. And your vid card, sorry to say, is quite shite too.

    [/b][/quote]

    His 9200 will suffice. I play with a P4 2Ghz 1024MB RAM w/ an ATI 9200 PRO 128MB and I get freat performance. Everything is set to medium. Your system will suffice if you up the RAM by at least 256MB, but best up it 512MB. As for the question of how the game looks on a 9200, my sig was taken from one of my screenshots and I posted some screenies in the topic titled "Screenshot Request" here in the general EQ2 forum.


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  • HurtmeplentyHurtmeplenty Member Posts: 26

    a really good eq2 pc would be something like this...

    AMD 64bit XP 3.0Ghz

    1.5 G DDR Ram

    GF FX 6800 256 DDR V-Ram

    SB Audigy 2 ZS

    the more memory you got the better it will be.

  • OziasOzias Member Posts: 128


    Originally posted by Hurtmeplenty

    a really good eq2 pc would be something like this...
    AMD 64bit XP 3.0Ghz
    1.5 G DDR Ram
    GF FX 6800 256 DDR V-Ram
    SB Audigy 2 ZS
    the more memory you got the better it will be.


    ok, I have 2 comments. First, what is this guy talking about? There is no AMD 64 XP, and no AMD chip has hit 3 Ghz. I'm assuming you meant an AMD 64 3000+, which is 2 Ghz.

    Well, anyway, I have a nice puter:

    AMD 64 3400+ 1MB L2 Cache (2.2 Ghz)

    Asus K8V Deluxe

    2 GB Crucial PC 3200

    BFG GeForce 6800 GT @ 400/1100

    Audigy 2 Zs, and so on and so forth. Point is, I still lag a bit in the cities. Just a tiny bit, but you can definitely notice it. I would love to know what system the guy who said he doesn't lag in cities is running.


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  • ImperatorianImperatorian Member Posts: 1,000

    Originally posted by Wickes
    Imperatorian, I'd be curious to hear what system you're running if you get no lag. I am running a 2.4 with 1 gig and an old 4200ti with 64 megs. It actually runs EQ2 pretty decently on medium settings, but I do get some lag in the cities (but less than I get in EQ1 POK). Anyway, I'm going to upgrade it a bit and I'd like to get a handle on what's working well for people.


    ATI Radeon 9800 pro (128MB), 2700XP Athlon, 1 gig ram ddr.


    That's aboot it.

  • HurtmeplentyHurtmeplenty Member Posts: 26
    so i messed up a few numbers big deal!

  • Asmodeus_Asmodeus_ Member Posts: 223

    Originally posted by Kugeln
    Originally posted by Imperatorian Originally posted by woundedchildI have a great computer; pentium 4 hyper threading, radeon 9200, 512 mb ram. I don't have a lot of space on drive c, though, and I need to know how much EQ2 is going to take up before I buy it. Does anyone know? imageI'm sorry, but that isn't a "great computer" in terms of EQ2-ishness. You need at least a gig of ram to be able to play with decent graphics without low FPS. And your vid card, sorry to say, is quite shite too.
    Hehe thats not true :) my friends computer is a 3.0ghz HT Extreme Edition with 520 ram and a GeForcefx5200 128mb 160 gig hd and not sure on sound but i can run this game on Balanced with no lag and 1 step up from balanced with little lag. All my friend would need is another 512 ram and a 256mb graphics card and with the right tweaks he could prolly go all they way before the Extreme Quality. This is only in prediction. so this guys computer is Better than Average :)
    NEVR! ... dude extreme quiality = very high rated DO not underistimate it

    I cannot run eq2 swiftly im using 256mb-ram... sniff everything else of my comp is the best shit to get. yet i cant run it :(


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  • Asmodeus_Asmodeus_ Member Posts: 223

    Originally posted by Ozias

    Originally posted by Hurtmeplenty
    a really good eq2 pc would be something like this...
    AMD 64bit XP 3.0Ghz
    1.5 G DDR Ram
    GF FX 6800 256 DDR V-Ram
    SB Audigy 2 ZS
    the more memory you got the better it will be.ok, I have 2 comments. First, what is this guy talking about? There is no AMD 64 XP, and no AMD chip has hit 3 Ghz. I'm assuming you meant an AMD 64 3000+, which is 2 Ghz.
    Well, anyway, I have a nice puter:
    AMD 64 3400+ 1MB L2 Cache (2.2 Ghz)
    Asus K8V Deluxe
    2 GB Crucial PC 3200
    BFG GeForce 6800 GT @ 400/1100
    Audigy 2 Zs, and so on and so forth. Point is, I still lag a bit in the cities. Just a tiny bit, but you can definitely notice it. I would love to know what system the guy who said he doesn't lag in cities is running.image
    Havik - War General, EnforcerHavikk - Wizzard of the CircleHavicc - Theif of the CircleHavick - Barbarian of the Circle
    Sphinxx - Arch Druid of CoLOzias Mercurius - Centuar Spear Warrior

    stop it your almost describing my computer dude!


    Would it be justice for holy to conquer evil?

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  • midyear66midyear66 Member Posts: 2

    Ok Help,

    I am ready to purchase EQII, but as others, now wonder about my setup...

    Sony RA820G - 3.2 P4, 1gig, ATI Radeon X300

    Thanks in advanced!

     

  • HurtmeplentyHurtmeplenty Member Posts: 26
    the cpu speed is ok, the ram is also ok and last but not least your graph card IS supported by eq2..

  • SaigonshakesSaigonshakes Member Posts: 937

    You'll be fine.

  • midyear66midyear66 Member Posts: 2

    Thanks all.   I purchased and now playing as Stingray, half-elf scout.

    Plays great!

    Thanks again

     

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