EQ2 Videocard
 

What are god video cards for running EQ2? I know they need to support DX9.

GeForce 6800 and up?

RADEON 9800 and up?

I'd recommend the Nvidia based 6800+ and with SLI if you can afford it.

$280 - GeForce 6800 Ultra
$330 - GeForce 6800 GT
$369 - GeForce 6800 256MB
$269 - GeForce 6800 128MB

There not to spendy

i would worry more about getting a dx9c compliant card than just dx9. (which means get a 6800) it'll run faster.

The Sleepless One has a point, and Micro$oft is preparing WGF 1.0 which will replace the DX9.x line

Ok so any of the GeForce 6800 or better would be fine and support the newest DX for the time beeing. I believe there also setup to support DX10 when released.

aye, but as I stated above there wont be a DX10, it'll be called WGF1.0

there is the new 6600 out too. currently only in PCI-Express. But I have read that an AGP version is not far behind..

average price is 199.00 and has all the same compatibilty as the 6800.. its the "work horse" version.

I think this is the one your talking about

$189 w/shipping - GeForce 6600 GT 128mb

Supercharge your gaming with the power of an NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GPU. The NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6600 GPUs deliver best-in-class performance and advanced visual effects for next-generation games. The only GPU in its class with support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 and with support for PCI Express, the GeForce 6600 delivers ultra-realistic effects, unmatched features, and rock-solid stability so you can play your game the way it’s meant to be played

Pricewatch.com

there ya go shader model 3 = dx9c

New Egg has this For 155.00

XFX nVIDIA GeForce 6600 Video Card, 256MB DDR, 128-Bit, DVI/TV-Out, PCI-Express, Model "PV-T43P-UAF7" -RETAIL

Model# PV-T43P-UAF7
Item # N82E16814150077

Specifications:
Chipset/Core Speed: nVIDIA GeForce 6600/300MHz
Memory/Effective Speed: 256MB DDR/550MHz
BUS: PCI-Express x16
Ports: VGA Out(15 Pin D-Sub) + TV-Out (S-Video/Composite) + DVI
Support 3D API: DirectX 9(Shader Model 3.0), OpenGL 1.5
Max Resolution@32bit Color: 2048X1536@85Hz

* You must have a MB that supports PCI Express to use this card. There is an AGP version coming soon if you do not

Will a nvidia Geforce FX 5900XT 128mb ddr work?

Spec's on it are as follows:
Coreclock: 430MHz
Memory Clock: 735MHz
RAMDACs: Dual 400MHz
Vertices/sec.: 322 million
Memory Bandwidth: 23.5GB/sec.

It is 9.0 capable, after all, i do have a 70 ranger on EQ1 and ya gotta have 9.0 in order to play EQ1 nowadays.

its a decent card, i think it't compliant through shader 2.5, not sure on the 3.0 that he asked about before.. but its still a nice card.

it has to be 6xxx to be shader 3.0.
a 5900 will work tho yes. i think the only semi current thing that wont fuction are the mx cheapo video cards. Dx9 is not hard to come by, even my Geforce 3 works....
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i'm depressed now... :p

Video Card
 

I've got a GeForce 5200, does that mean I'm screwed and it will lag big time? I'm not that up on video cards and don't really understand what the shader 3.0 you're talking about is but it sounds like I'm s.o.l.

I so cant wait for the 6600s to come out wtih AGP, cus some of us cant afford the PCI mobos to use the cheap graphic cards :P

Don't know if this will help, but...
 

Just an overall answer to levels of videocards and if you video card will work...hope it helps some.

http://eqiiforums.station.sony.com/e...message.id=211

Voltux

pci express is the latest and greatest thing now?

latest? yes, greatest? hardly

it may be faster than agp8x atm, but it's still serial to the processor, so if you have more than just a video card in your PCI-Express buss they will all be sharing the same path to the proc, slowing everything down. Serial is now and forever will be a bad idea

personally my next machine will be built when Nvidia finishes their NForce 5 chipset which supports IGP (Independant Graphical Port) or wait for NForce 5pro which supports IGA (Independant Graphical Array) which will be used for the gen2 of SLI cards

yeah, if you don't have one on you're motherboard now, upgrading will mean getting a new processor, video card, and prolly new ram. luckly, pci express cards (right now) aren't any faster than the agp counterparts.

the only thing to get excited about is companies like nvidia turning a pci express 16x into 2 8x slots and running 2 video cards in tandem :cool:

what cheap agp choices do I have for a upgrade?

you found a few already, any 6600 (when they come out in agp) or 6800s.

PCI Express allow you two use two video cards in tandem now. So you can buy two, and get the processor speed doubled. Unlike AGP there are more than one PCI-Express slots on that type of MB.

Any word on when the AGP version will be out?

fx5900xt card
 

Originally Posted by Quizap
Will a nvidia Geforce FX 5900XT 128mb ddr work?

- Yes fine, I have one and have been playing Beta with settings reasonably high, yeah sure I could have got a 6800 if i had £250-£300 but my fx5900xt was only £100, it's fine, but you can't turn on too many environment shadows, and stuff or it does start to stutter a bit.

Overall it is as smooth as silk on medium settings.

Thanks, looks like I'll be pushing it and probably get some lag. The link on that site that tests your system for requirements says I'll be doing OK but might need to upgrade from 512 RAM to 1 G.

Wish I could've made it in BETA just to test my system (as well as the obvious thrill of actually playing).

Awesome, EQ1 has the capabilites of having shadows now and they lag me to hell, reason they're off :) Just means good news for me! Thnx for all the responses to my question.

Nice set of screens, Vampiro. I myself use the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 256mb card. It works great for me, cant really turn the detail to max but i can get it pretty close and at a nice framerate. I wont be upgrading til i build myself a new system sometime next year.

Kudane, what kind of PC system you on? Are you using the Dual Vid card setup? Those PCIe mobos came out like 3 weeks after I built this PC of mine, so I guess it was bad timing on my part. Next time tho, mwahahaha!

Help with video card!
 

Hi guys just wanted to know if my 9600Xt at 256 would work for EQ2 if not, I'm might just say forget it and cancel the game :mad: :(

eh I am running it on a TI 4400 128MB card.

it runs fine, but need something better for raids, it does get kinda steppy :P

The hardware thats out now is no doubt impressive.. BUT it still doesnt really stand out ans scream WOW this is amazing..
I agree with Taleisin. ill be waiting for the WOW factor before i upgrade/re-build again.

hmm...
 

I hear that a Ti 4200 (mine) 128MB with AGP 8x is better than a lot of the FX 5000's. On one of the tests here shows that the Ti4200 and 4600 outperformed a lot of the newer video cards (on the first test >.<)...

and yeah...=x

I run a 5200 with 8x AGP and 120mb.. and with graphic tab turned to performance, I had no trouble running EQ2 Beta, now dont get me worng i had to give alot of the nice scenery too, made landscape look like slightly upgraded eq1.

Those test results are for the game Far Cry and were with zero AA/AF . they do not show the overall performance of the card. Pick any other benchmark and the TI4200 is at the bottom of the list.