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Posted - 2012.07.06 19:35:00 -
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since you'll be playing with graphics set to low, graphics memory is next to nothing in terms of importance. I used to quad-box with VMs, and those were based solely on the CPU for graphics. i had no ill effects with 4gb of RAM and an i5-750 quad-core CPU. i'd be surprised if you need something special for tons of accounts, as MMOs are hereditarily very CPU-throttled thanks to requirements for crappy computers and laptops.
ITT people post their expensive setups and make the OP think that more hardware is needed =) it's cute when people just keep stacking more hardware on because obviously more must be better and overkill is a lie. you can make a quad-boxing system that draws less than 450w from the wall for very, very cheap. stick with a solid CPU - sandy bridge is a great option here, don't need the expensive ivy boards - and a decent amount of RAM, around 1gb per instance, and you're set. a decent graphics card is all thats required as long as you're using VMs instead of multiple instances (check patch notes for why).
your issue is because you've got a Q6600. that's what, five years old at this point? the first really marketable quad-core with a tiny 1-66MHz FSB. the clock speed isn't too terrible, although moore's law says that 2.4ghz on that old of a cpu architecture is LOLtastic nowadays, but it's the puny FSB that's killing you. keep the GFX card, get a sandy-bridge based mobo and CPU (asus and msi make great boards, you can find a good one in the 100$-125$ range) and some DDR3 RAM since DDR2 won't work on it, and you're basically set. you'll likely need a bigger PSU, but it depends on what you have and how old it is. |
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Posted - 2012.07.09 13:52:00 -
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as i said up there, 2gb is fine if you VMs (which you should to combat terrible performance issues with multi-user clients). if you don't, it doesn't matter because the eve client drops a brick with too many clients anyways. |
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Posted - 2012.07.09 19:30:00 -
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who on earth dualboxes or higher with graphics on max? |
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Posted - 2012.07.09 19:34:00 -
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Eternal Error wrote:Some terrible replies in here.
Your first concern will be RAM, not the video card. You'll probably want 16 gigs.
also lol. i ran four systems in VM on a 32-bit machine with 4gb of RAM (aka, actually only 3.25gb or so), and had no issues with four clients on a quad-core i7-860. an i7 is 1156, not even sandy bridge (let alone ivy bridge). 'old' tech.
get an i7 quad with HT (NOT an AMD hex, the difference in performance is so significant), get at least 1gb per client (probably 8gb total if you want six), and load Tiny7 64-bit on the other VMs, with your main account in windows itself. you don't need expensive crap to make this run, guys, you need next to nothing - maybe 600$ for a reasonable setup with a decent PSU, from scratch.
no one knows anything about computers unless you build them for a living. this is what i do. the armchair warriors who drool over tom's hardware (16gb lol) can go take a break so the real techs to do their job. |
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Posted - 2012.07.10 16:26:00 -
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Ptraci wrote:Not sure if trolling or... yeah, whatever Mr. "I build computers for a living". Just because they call you a member of the "Geek squad" down at your Best Buy $10 an hour job doesn't mean you are the worlds premiere computer expert.
oh, come on, calling a computer tech a geek squad member is low even for the eve forums =)
naw, i build systems at a computer shop in town. it's actually surprisingly entertaining compared to the normal drudgery of just waiting for systems to reboot and stripping broken LCDs out of laptops. |
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Posted - 2012.07.12 15:54:00 -
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Rectangular Prism wrote:i5-Intel i5 2500k
-EVGA gtx 670 FTW
-16gb DDR3 1600mhz ram
Will this cut it?
And before anyone asks, yes ill be getting a new mobo with this and no im not going cheap on that part.
I'll stick to an i5 since I can't find any solid proof that EVE benefits much from cpus with hyperthreading to justify the cost increase to an i7, unless someone can show me that HT can make a significant fps difference.
a single client in eve does not benefit from HT. six clients will benefit because you can assign each instance to a discrete core, allowing two to stay assigned to the OS directly. if you VM - which, as i've pointed out several times, you should - you can even assign them during VM setup, since it's a built-in feature.
i would definitely go with a quad with HT from intel for the cpu.
i still don't think you need so much vram, but you've picked so i'll stop beating that horse.
as for a cooler, the hyper-212+ is still the best cooler under 50$ (for 30$ or so at newegg). you don't need anything more than that - since OCing would be super boneheaded for something that'll be at load so much, even a stock cooler would be fine. hyper just means that you'll have a lower internal temp.
remember that most coolers overshadow the location for the fourth RAM slot on modern boards (and you can't rotate them since often they're in the way of one of the graphics slots). pick RAM with low heatspreaders. G.SKILL ripjaw RAM, for example, will be too high and will probably bump the cooler if you use a non-stock with a big set of wings. |
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Posted - 2012.07.17 15:09:00 -
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ashley Eoner wrote:Just buy the top end ivy bridge i7 k model get a coolermaster hyper 212 plus style heatsink at least a z77 top end mobo of your brand's choice at least 16 preferably 32gb of ddr3 2800 at least 2 preferably 3 GTX 690s a 120-240gb ssd with a 2tb conventional drive for storage at least a 1200 watt psu like Seasonic x-1250 or corsair pro series gold ax1200 which only run about 250-300 XFX proseries p1-1240-befx if you're scared to buy from seasonic (they are like one of three major performance OEM manufacturers that make the PSUs sold by corsair etc). top it off with a decent case for 100-200 and a good sound card like the xonar essence ST (cheap price and you'll hear a massive difference in quality) and bam you're done
BAHAHAHAHA
and a sound card recommendation too
troll rating 10/10 would bang so good
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Posted - 2012.07.18 13:24:00 -
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Avril Scorpia wrote:I have 16gb ram and a 3gig Geforce 580M card and have had no trouble yet with 1900 x 1080 with max graphics (even anti-aliasing/anti whatever filtering and those types of fps murderers)
...for one client? |
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Posted - 2012.07.19 14:45:00 -
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i lapped my first flat-base heatsink (years and years ago). it's a fun project to do that makes pretty good coolers much more efficient. i did it during a football game on tv and was done before halftime. |
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