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Super Whopper
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Posted - 2009.05.29 02:22:00 -
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This is what you people call advice? This idiotic fanboyism is really irritating and stupid, not to say that it makes all of you look like fools.
OP, what do you intend to do with the PC? Do you intend to just run EVE or other games? Are you just intending to watch films and listen to music? Last but not least how many clients are you hoping to run simultaneously?
If all you do is run one client only and need a really cheap PC then even an old second hand PC will do.
A64 or X2 @ 2.5+
4GB RAM
7600GT
I had a PC just like that and it ran EVE fine with everything turned up high.
If you intend to run more than two clients I recommend a Quad Core.
X4 Phenom II or Q6600 will do just fine.
4GB RAM
4770
If you want power and want to play other games than EVE:
Phenom II/Q9550
4-8GB RAM
4890
I recommend buying AMD over Intel as they are in dire need of cash and Intel have been scumbags. I'm not saying Intel are bad, I have an Intel Q6600 @ 3.2 but if I were to build a new PC I would buy AMD exclusively just to support them. Also AMD are cheaper than Intel, and when it comes to video cards their 4xxx series can't be beaten.
Also don't listen to the ignorant posters here claiming that Dual Cores are better than Quads because ever more games are being optimised for multi-core PC's. That means that a dual core will have to be at least 500MHz faster than a quad to equal them and it has, actualy, been that way for the past two years but don't tell the fanbois that.
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Super Whopper
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Posted - 2009.05.29 08:14:00 -
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 Originally by: Drakan290
Originally by: Super Whopper
This is what you people call advice? This idiotic fanboyism is really irritating and stupid, not to say that it makes all of you look like fools.
I recommend buying AMD over Intel as they are in dire need of cash and Intel have been scumbags.
Originally by: Super Whopper
I recommend buying AMD over Intel as they are in dire need of cash and Intel have been scumbags.
Originally by: Super Whopper
and Intel have been scumbags.
@ the OP. There is some decent advice in here... But you don't need a quad unless you're doing something that warrants a quad. Gaming, foruming and watching movies doesn't warrant a quad.
Doing expansive VMWare trials and tests would warrant a quad, along with heavy video editing, batch photo rendering
Nice quoting of Intel being scumbags when they were just fined billions for anti-competitive practices.
Obviously this person knows what they're talking about...
or not.
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Super Whopper
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Posted - 2009.05.31 01:52:00 -
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Originally by: CCP Sharkbait
Atomos is right on 2 points, Eve does not use sli and the 4780 is a very good card. personally it's my favorite card on the market right now and the only reason i don't use 1 is because our Operations team is against me soldering random hardware into my laptop.
HOW DARE THEY!! Show them the light, my friend. Convert them from the Dark Side to the Cause, the Force is strong in you.
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Super Whopper
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Posted - 2009.05.31 05:15:00 -
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Originally by: Ard TheHard
On that note, if I multiclient on a Quad core box running XP 32bit, will Eve automatically assign each process to it's own core or do I need to set affinity manually?
Cheers.
Your OS (XP) will do this, EVE can't do anything on its own. If you have a PC that can run Vista I recommend switching, or waiting for Win 7 instead, as their kernel and process assignment is superiour to that of XP.
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