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Old 08-28-2010, 05:31 PM
xxGriff
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Originally Posted by Bellos View Post
Yeah get atleast 2 gb of ram and a cpu of atleast 2.8 ghz +.

Ram and CPU seem to be Eqs biggest thing
would disagree. while there is importance, the GPU and rendering pipes, mem interface and amount of RAM on your video card as well as its speed make a greater difference.

I have several systems here and a mid to high end discreet video card with 256m+ RAM fair better in game than just high CPU clock and system RAM.

my best example is a 2.9ghz dual core AMD(AM3) with 2gb DDR-800 Win XP sp3 and a ATI 4670 512m on card icannot match the play on a 2.3ghz AMD (AM2) with 2gb DDR-800 Win 7 with a nVidia GT 9800 512m. both 32-bit OS.

EQ client does not get bottle necked at CPU trying to feed the GPU like more modern titles. even a fast single core (2.4ghz+)and a x1800 or nVidia 7900GT or newer video card will peform well within acceptable framrates. a dual or multi core being an advantage of you are running more than one client at a time or server on the same system.

while clock speed and RAM amount matter, the video card impacts EQ performance more.
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