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Wulfe Stillborne
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Posted - 2006.12.26 09:58:00 -
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Hello, I'm planning to buy a new PC and I need some advice from the pro or experienced users here whether I can take real advantage of the following components in EVE or not.
Core2 Duo Processor (E6400) - I know I've read many posts about dual core processors, but can someone actually having this CPU enlighten me whether it's worth the money, or should I stick with a single core unit? (I only play EVE Online, I don't care about FPS stuff).
NVIDIA 8800GTX or 8800GTS - question is the same, will it make a BIG difference in EVE, or should I stick with one of the 7xxx series (price/performance ratio)?
2x1GB Corsair DDR800 (twin kit)
Just to let you know, I'm upgrading from this:
AMD Athlon64 3000+ (S939)
NVIDIA 6600GT 128MB (AGP)
2x1GB Kingston DDR400
Note: graphics card is dead actually as of today, so replacing the core peripherals of the machine (i.e. motherboard, CPU, graphics card) is a must to keep up with technology and future upgradability (PCI-E graphics, DDR2 memory, etc).
If you can, please give me advice on choosing the right motherboard for the setup above.
Thank you.
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Bombcrater
DAB
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2006.12.26 12:39:00 -
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A dual-core processor is very much worth the money. It won't help your maximum fram-rate or anything like that, but it does make the whole system run smoother.
Eve isn't graphics-card dependant at all really, so an 8800 is massive overkill. A cheap 7300 would do the job just as well. TBH, I wouldn't buy an 8800. They're big, expensive, hot, power-thirsty monsters. I'd get a 7300 or 7600 card and wait six months for the second generation DX10 cards to come out. |
Wulfe Stillborne
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Posted - 2006.12.26 12:52:00 -
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Thanks for the input m8 so I drop the 8800 line of NVIDIA. I myself also considered this a bit too powerful for EVE.
Besides going for the dual core CPU setup will I have to play around with the "set-affinity-to-0" thing or is there a fix already I may not know of? Can EVE actually benefit from the "doubled" processing power?
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Daemon Jax
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Posted - 2006.12.26 14:18:00 -
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Edited by: Daemon Jax on 26/12/2006 14:22:26
Hardly anything benefits from having dual cores, really.
I'd go for the E6600 cpu instead of the e6400... it's worth the price difference, and will last you longer.
EDIT: E6600 is 299 USD while E6400 is 214 USD
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Bombcrater
DAB
RAZOR Alliance
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Posted - 2006.12.26 14:29:00 -
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 Originally by: Wulfe Stillborne
Besides going for the dual core CPU setup will I have to play around with the "set-affinity-to-0" thing or is there a fix already I may not know of? Can EVE actually benefit from the "doubled" processing power?
I haven't had to do any of that on my AMD dual-core. I just installed the MS and AMD patches and Eve runs perfectly. Fast, smooth and not a CTD to be seen. I can't vouch for the Intel dual-cores, though.
Eve benefits a bit from dual-core. The client isn't multi-threaded itself, but the graphics drivers and a few parts of DirectX are so there's a small performance gain. The second core is mainly useful in preventing background tasks like virus checkers and firewalls from slowing Eve down.
I love dual-cores because they mean I can take fraps footage without grinding the machine to a halt 
To be honest, the whole single-core/dual-core debate is pointless given the minescule price difference. |
Wulfe Stillborne
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Posted - 2006.12.26 14:59:00 -
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Originally by: Bombcrater
Fast, smooth and not a CTD to be seen. I can't vouch for the Intel dual-cores, though.
Please Bombcrater tell me what graphics card do you have? Also do you use FSAA while playing EVE? I want to play EVE at 1280x1024 resolution and I expect a nice framerate with all quality settings maxed.
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innot
Minmatar
Sebiestor tribe
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Posted - 2006.12.27 02:02:00 -
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the 8800 series is designed to run on dx10, running it on dx9 wont make hardly any differnce
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Wulfe Stillborne
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Posted - 2006.12.27 19:43:00 -
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OK, I've made the upgrade. Specs are the following:
Intel Core2 Duo E6600 (2,4 GHz)
2x1GB Corsair XMS DDR2 800
ASUS 7600GS 256MB Silent...
Framerate increased by 70% at least while docked (about 200 fps at the moment). Still need to check when doing some mission with heavy aggro and massive target locking.
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