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Sam Bacon
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:16:00 -
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I was wondering how many of you played the game fullscreen compared to the standard window?
Thanks :D
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Samurai Pumpkin
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:24:00 -
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I play windowed while downloading a torrent... while studying japanese usually while mining. When I get bored of mining I minimize Eve and play Dawn of War: Winter Assault. ( Yes it works, go alienware! ).
So yeah, windowed for the win.
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Antoinette Civari
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:44:00 -
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windowed all the time on pvp ops, so i can post smack just right after i killed someone.
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Chadawahee
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Posted - 2005.11.04 23:48:00 -
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windowed, i wish i could play in full sometimes, but i run 2 accounts simultaniously most of the time. 2 make more isk then one !
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.11.05 00:01:00 -
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Windowed of course.
Usually I have bittorrent running, Firefox up so I can ***** the forums, and if I'm not forum whoring, some sort of anime episode up on Always On Top. Or Stargate, or Battlestar Galactica. Or Family Guy.
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Confussled Bugger
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Posted - 2005.11.05 00:07:00 -
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i find that when i play in full screen and just alt-tab to forums/msn etc when i need to is faster than when i play in t'windowed version!
windowed just makes my comp really sluggish...
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:12:00 -
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 Originally by: Confussled Bugger
i find that when i play in full screen and just alt-tab to forums/msn etc when i need to is faster than when i play in t'windowed version!
windowed just makes my comp really sluggish...
Weird, exactly the opposite here. It takes like 2-3 seconds to switch from full screen to any other app, and often hangs EVE. Windowed is instant, and never hangs EVE.
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BadManEdmundo
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:18:00 -
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3 Instances, all in windowed 1280x1024.
Will Alt-Enter into full screen when doing big ass NPCS or PvP, don't know why, but I feel safe knowing theres no accidental clicks on the other part of the screen.
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Gonada
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:24:00 -
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windowed, in deep background i have eve radio, then have the tv running in the bottem corner of the screen a bit louder, then finally eve, and the eve website running :)
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Confussled Bugger
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:36:00 -
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Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: Confussled Bugger
i find that when i play in full screen and just alt-tab to forums/msn etc when i need to is faster than when i play in t'windowed version!
windowed just makes my comp really sluggish...
Weird, exactly the opposite here. It takes like 2-3 seconds to switch from full screen to any other app, and often hangs EVE. Windowed is instant, and never hangs EVE.
im not saying it doesnt take 2-3 seconds cause it does to change from full screen to windows, but when i play eve in windowed the computer lags so the time it takes to load say... internet explorer is 5-6 seconds! I guess i just have a slower computer than you ;)
And in response to the guy above me... god i wish i had a computer powerful enough to do have all the things running that you do! lol
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:40:00 -
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Originally by: Confussled Bugger
Originally by: Dark Shikari
Originally by: Confussled Bugger
i find that when i play in full screen and just alt-tab to forums/msn etc when i need to is faster than when i play in t'windowed version!
windowed just makes my comp really sluggish...
Weird, exactly the opposite here. It takes like 2-3 seconds to switch from full screen to any other app, and often hangs EVE. Windowed is instant, and never hangs EVE.
im not saying it doesnt take 2-3 seconds cause it does to change from full screen to windows, but when i play eve in windowed the computer lags so the time it takes to load say... internet explorer is 5-6 seconds! I guess i just have a slower computer than you ;)
And in response to the guy above me... god i wish i had a computer powerful enough to do have all the things running that you do! lol
Do you have:
a) A gig of RAM? If not, get it. RAM is cheap nowadays.
b) Firefox? If not, get it.
c) Windows XP? If so, hit ctrl-alt-delete, and lower the priority of EVE. This should lower any lag that happens when EVE is running.
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Righteous Fury
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Posted - 2005.11.05 01:41:00 -
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windowed, I'm usually doing like three other things while playing.
winamp/photoshop/firefox/trillian, pretty much anything that distracts me haha.
The worst part is when I'm reading the news or forums while in the middle of a pvp op 
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Admiral Keyes
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Posted - 2005.11.05 02:18:00 -
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Edited by: Admiral Keyes on 05/11/2005 02:19:17
Windowed here but at 1280x768 resolution so its widescreen, i then use the bottom 5-6 inch of my 19 inch TFT to surf the web, talk on msn, download etc... while talking to corp mates/running missions.
If im feeling like an eve-only session, then i'll fullscreen it at 1280x1024.
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Confussled Bugger
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Posted - 2005.11.05 02:18:00 -
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Quote:
Do you have:
a) A gig of RAM? If not, get it. RAM is cheap nowadays.
b) Firefox? If not, get it.
c) Windows XP? If so, hit ctrl-alt-delete, and lower the priority of EVE. This should lower any lag that happens when EVE is running.
a) Nope - 512 but im also using a laptop so its a little bit more annoying to update ram... :S
b) Got that, use it, god bless the tab'y-ness-ical-wonder-ment
c) Good tip! Thanks!
:D Now managed to run winamp while playing! Score!
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.11.05 03:10:00 -
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Originally by: Confussled Bugger
Quote:
Do you have:
a) A gig of RAM? If not, get it. RAM is cheap nowadays.
b) Firefox? If not, get it.
c) Windows XP? If so, hit ctrl-alt-delete, and lower the priority of EVE. This should lower any lag that happens when EVE is running.
a) Nope - 512 but im also using a laptop so its a little bit more annoying to update ram... :S
b) Got that, use it, god bless the tab'y-ness-ical-wonder-ment
c) Good tip! Thanks!
:D Now managed to run winamp while playing! Score!
Also, laptops generally are a lot more sluggish when multitasking, due to their slow hard disks. So that would explain any thrashing. Of course thats a great reason to get more RAM... and of course laptop RAM costs an arm, leg, and your firstborn 
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Confussled Bugger
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Posted - 2005.11.05 03:15:00 -
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Quote:
Also, laptops generally are a lot more sluggish when multitasking, due to their slow hard disks. So that would explain any thrashing. Of course thats a great reason to get more RAM... and of course laptop RAM costs an arm, leg, and your firstborn
Well I know what i'll be selling first then... I mean, I really need my arm to play eve, my legs to get food and drink in between playing eve... that only leaves........ muahaha 
I guess at this point its a good fact that I havent got any kind of "born", let alone a firstborn.
Anyway - Another problem with RAM + Laptops is that its a bugger to install onto it without accidentally voiding any form of warranty!
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Sp33d Fr3ak
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Posted - 2005.11.06 05:23:00 -
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Yeh I run windowed as well, due to wanting to be able to multi-task. Use 2 accounts, surf the web etc.
Would be interesting to know what works for people who are running Dual Accounts at once. I used Ricdic as my mission runner, with Ricdics (second account) running behind as a loot collector. My biggest problem is having to shut down Ricdics while Ricdic is fighting in a mission.
It would be great to be able to leave them both logged on with minimal lockups (I mean one fighting, and say the loot collector 1 gate behind, so not inside the same combat field).
I have tried a variety of things to optimise performance, however I cant seem to get anywhere
Basic System Specs:
AMD Athlon 2500+ XP, 1 gig ram, Ati Radeon 9600pro (128mb), and a few hard drives of various sizes, but all high speed.
I have followed ancient advice, relating to turning sun oclusions and trails off, disabled the sound on the loot collector account, but I cant really see any other options. Hopefully some of you other people will have some lag reducing advice. (and yes I have read the thread about it, however that is old and outdated)
Sorry for mini-hijaak, but kinda on the same page.
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Ricdic
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Posted - 2005.11.06 05:24:00 -
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Sorry that is my retarded alt above. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Kyoko Sakoda
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Posted - 2005.11.06 05:36:00 -
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Windowed mode for actual PvP.
Full-screen for when I want prettyness XD
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Dao 2
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Posted - 2005.11.06 09:02:00 -
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Edited by: Dao 2 on 06/11/2005 09:04:08
i wish my ram was cheap :(
edit: rambus ;p
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HybridMiner
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Posted - 2005.11.06 11:54:00 -
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Windowed all he time - i like reading forums when i'm bored.
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Burga Galti
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Posted - 2005.11.06 12:58:00 -
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Full screen at 1600x1200, but cut down when to a lower res window when running vent or fraps.
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Einheriar Ulrich
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Posted - 2005.11.06 14:02:00 -
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Playing window mode 1900x1200, with a PiP screen, from Dell 24* inch
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Bosie
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Posted - 2005.11.06 14:50:00 -
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Window mode for Eve on my main moniter and Firefox/movie/alt on the other.
Bosie.
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Sir JoJo
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Posted - 2005.11.06 15:15:00 -
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windowed mode cause running 2 or 3 eve aps and firefox, winamp, fraps and all the other like Mirc u know full screen would suck ass..
ohh and i run my main char in 1900*1xxx and the ithers in some like 1600*xxxc cant remember
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Tehel Necrona
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Posted - 2005.11.06 15:26:00 -
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I Do both
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Benco97
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Posted - 2005.11.06 16:15:00 -
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Oooh oooh!
I want a go at the ****ing contest too!
oh no... I only play one instance and full screen, I must not have as much fun as you guys.
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MWEI
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Posted - 2005.11.06 16:34:00 -
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If you dont have hyperthreading on your chip, or dual core if you are luckey, then running another app while running eve is gonna be a problem. I have HT and i can run eve, 3 broswer, a movie and torrent at the same time (azureus takes up lots CPU)
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St Dragon
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Posted - 2005.11.06 16:39:00 -
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windowed so i can watch win-tv
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Dark Shikari
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Posted - 2005.11.06 16:57:00 -
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Originally by: MWEI
If you dont have hyperthreading on your chip, or dual core if you are luckey, then running another app while running eve is gonna be a problem. I have HT and i can run eve, 3 broswer, a movie and torrent at the same time (azureus takes up lots CPU)
This is what Intel wants you to think.
You can multitask just fine without HT, or without dual core. Computer chips have been designed for decades to be able to do this. HT in particular does basically nothing and is simply a marketing gimmick.
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