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Will EQ2 run on my Budget Priced Computer Set up?

stlouisarch1stlouisarch1 Member Posts: 90
in Everquest II

I'm gonna be getting a new computer soon and I was wondering if my selected specs can run eq2 good for a budget computer specs. Here they are...

AMD Athlon 64 DDR400 PCI EXPRESS - $591.00 plus $60.00 shipping and handling

Case ( [New !!!] Raidmax Ninja-918 ATX Mid-tower Case w/450W Power Supply Black )
Case Lighting ( Neon Light Blue )
Power Supply ( Standard Case Power Supply )
Processor ( [939-pin] AMD® Athlon-64 3000+ CPU w/ Hyper Transport Technology )
Free Software/Game ( [NEW !!!] Free Nero 7 Ultra Edition --- with Purchase of any AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ Based PC or Up )
Free Software/Game ( Free Game --- Half Life 2 Download Coupon with purchase of any AMD-64 based systems or Mobile Turion notebook )
Processor Cooling ( Certified CPU Fan and Heatsink )
Motherboard ( eVGA nForce-4 SLI Chipset Dual DDR w/7.1 Sound, Gb LAN, S-ATA Raid, USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, Dual PCI-E MB )
Memory ( 1.2GB DDR-400 PC3200 Memory Module Corsair-Value or Major Brand )
Video Card ( [PCI-Express 16x] ATI Radeon X550 256MB w/DVI + TV Out Video )
Hard Drive ( 80 GB HARD DRIVE 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive )
Hard Drive (160 GB HARD DRIVE 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive )
Hard Drive (250 GB HARD DRIVE 80 GB 7200 RPM Ultra ATA-100 Hard Drive )
2nd Hard Drive ( None )
Raid Controller ( None )
Raid Configuration ( None )
CD/DVD Drive ( 16x DVD-ROM Drive Black )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( None )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Speaker System ( 600W PMPO 3 PCS Super Bass Subwoofer Speaker System )
Fax Modem ( None )
Network Card ( 10/100 Network Onboard )
Floppy Drive ( None )
Monitor ( None )
Keyboard ( Combo: Multi-Media/Internet Keyboard + Optical Internet Mouse Yellow )
Mouse ( None )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Build-in USB 2.0 Ports )
Meter Display ( None )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( 12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer Black )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Home Edition w/Service Pack-2 )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( None )
USB Flash Drive ( None )
MP3 Player ( None )
TV Tuner ( None )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Power Protection ( None )
Printer ( None )
Printer Cable ( None )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 3-Year Limited Warranty )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) No Rush, Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days )

 

So what do you think about my current selection.. Keep in mind that this is a budget computer set up and I hope you see it like that.. Please pick which rating you would give my budget computer..

Comments

  • reavoreavo Member Posts: 2,173

    It looks like it will run it to me. The thing is what do you mean by running it? You can turn the settings all the way down and I bet it would run on a pc with 1/2 of that.

    I've got an AMD 3000XP, Nvidia 6800 Ultra, 2 Gig Ram, and I can run it on the highest settings until I go into a crowded area or in the cities. Then I have to turn it down to the middle setting. But they go way lower than that.

  • stlouisarch1stlouisarch1 Member Posts: 90
    I mean "RUN" as In running good at medium settings with the X550 Ati Radeon PCI Express Graphic Card and 1.2g of ram!  I know that this game will have some slowdown, heck SWG had tons of slowdown but it really didn't effect gameplay!
  • Ranma13Ranma13 Member Posts: 747

    You REALLY did not need to quote everything on your invoice. Here's the pertinent stuff:

    Athlon64 3000+
    1.2GB DDR400 PC3200
    Radeon X550 256MB

    Judging from your poll, you're more interested in us appraising your computer rather than how well it can play EQ2. The processor and RAM are ok but you might want to upgrade that graphics card if you want to play EQ2 at any decent quality setting.

  • r0hnr0hn Member Posts: 185

    That's really not a bad deal.  It is fully assembled right?  I priced out the parts on pricewatch individually, and it totaled about 700.00.  So for the money not bad.

    However, the graphics card is a $75 graphics card.  You could do much better for probably another 25-50 bucks.  Just my opinion.  Alot about gaming is actually enjoying what you are looking at.

     

  • ElnatorElnator Member Posts: 6,077

    All that matters is:
    1) Processor speed
    2) RAM
    3) Video Card
    and a distant 4th:
    4) Audio Card


    All the rest of the crap you posted is just "look how cool I am" crap.
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    Let us know how it holds up over the next few months. I priced out 'average' parts that meet those specs and came up with about $650 for the same system. I really hope they're not using refurbs to make it. If the system is solid and holds up over the first 6 months you got it for a great price.

    (Generally I've found that if a PC is gonna break it does it in the first 6 months)

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  • Ranma13Ranma13 Member Posts: 747

    Originally posted by Elnator
    All the rest of the crap you posted is just "look how cool I am" crap.
    Actually, it's a copy of his invoice. The format is unmistakeable, especially all the stuff that has [NONE] after it.

    I checked up on the prices too. I could build the same system for about the same amount of cash (maybe a bit cheaper depending on eBay deals). The company who built it is either buying OEM parts or buying them in huge quantities in order to cut costs and earn money.

  • ElnatorElnator Member Posts: 6,077

    Originally posted by Ranma13
    Originally posted by Elnator
    All the rest of the crap you posted is just "look how cool I am" crap.
    Actually, it's a copy of his invoice. The format is unmistakeable, especially all the stuff that has [NONE] after it.

    I checked up on the prices too. I could build the same system for about the same amount of cash (maybe a bit cheaper depending on eBay deals). The company who built it is either buying OEM parts or buying them in huge quantities in order to cut costs and earn money.

    Hmm true
    But why post the whole invoice. Just give us the CPU RAM Video and Audio. The rest is useless in evaluating MMORPG performance. Even HD Speed isn't all that important

    Currently Playing: Dungeons and Dragons Online.
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  • anarchyartanarchyart Member Posts: 5,378
    NVM these ne'erdowells. They are all hella jealous that your budget computer rocks on the one they paid 7k for. Yes your computer will be just fine, I would upgrade the video card but you can wait a year for that.

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  • stlouisarch1stlouisarch1 Member Posts: 90
    Thanks for all of the replies.. I didn't want to impress or show off my computer specs, I just wanted to know if this game would play good on it.  I posted my whole invoice because I haven't ever customized a PC before or have I bought myself one before.. I've been playing console games for awhile now, but I might switch over!
  • AcaeusAcaeus Member Posts: 193


    Originally posted by stlouisarch1
    Thanks for all of the replies.. I didn't want to impress or show off my computer specs, I just wanted to know if this game would play good on it.  I posted my whole invoice because I haven't ever customized a PC before or have I bought myself one before.. I've been playing console games for awhile now, but I might switch over!

    Actually I ran EQ2 with similar settings and the zoning was a show stopper for me.

    Ppl say that with 2gb zoning becomes a non issue.

  • Ranma13Ranma13 Member Posts: 747

    Originally posted by anarchyart
    NVM these ne'erdowells. They are all hella jealous that your budget computer rocks on the one they paid 7k for. Yes your computer will be just fine, I would upgrade the video card but you can wait a year for that.

    I hope you're just exaggerating when you say $7000. Not even buying all the top-of-the-line parts would cost that much.

    His computer setup is good for the price. It would be considered slightly below midrange except for that graphics card. That graphics card needs to be upgraded ASAP though. You'll BARELY be able to play any of the current games and be hard-pressed to crank up the detail level in older games.

    Here's a review of the card's framerates in some popular FPS'es.

    http://www.trustedreviews.com/article.aspx?head=15&page=4148

    As you can see, Half-Life 2's framerates are barely playable at 1280x1024 (most LCDs run this as their native resolution) and Doom 3 is pretty much unplayable at 15 FPS. If it has trouble running these games at good framerates, you can forget about playing EQ2 at any graphics settings above "Extreme Performance".

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