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lambchops1

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I play Everquest 2 and am having isues.Can anybody tell me why.It freezes and lags.

My computer is a dell dimention 3000,pentium 4 HT Technology,768MB RAM.
UPGRADED SOUND .Geforce5500 DDR 128 MB video card.
The computer was bought in 2002.

Any help would be great.
 
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you might want to be a bit more specific when you say "EQ", I play a good amount of games but even I had to find out what EQ stood for. Is it EverQuest 1 or 2? It looks like your system meets the recommended specs for 1 but not 2. It looks like the D3000 can only go up to 1gb of memory which is pretty bad.

Are you putting the game settings on high or low or what? Try decreasing the settings and see if that helps. You can do some computer tweaking to get it running better but your best bet is to buy or build a new computer built in this decade lol.
 
I have not posted on this forum for ages. But I still love it.

BUT I just had to post - OMG u need to get up wit the times :)
 
I'd agree with everybody that it's a video card problem. The Geforce FX 5500 just isn't up to the task of gaming. My friend though has a Geforce FX 5900 Ultra, and I think that the only thing that's holding back his system is his 2.4GHz Pentium 4. You can find a Geforce FX 5900 Ultra on Ebay for anywhere from 20-40 dollars. It's probably not a bad choice, since it balances performance and affordability being one of the best cards back in '03. You may also want to check out the Radeon 9800 pro. I hear that it's a bit better than than the Geforce FX 5900 Ultra. But, if you want to do some serious gaming, you may want to go the extra 30 to 40 dollars and get either the Geforce 6800 Ultra, or something in the Geforce 7900 Series. When you get these, though, make sure that they're the AGP version and not the PCI-e version. On the ATI side, look for the Radeon X800 and Radeon X1900 or x1950. Once again, while looking for these newer-series cards make sure that you get the AGP version. If you really want to go all-out, try getting the Radeon HD 3850 or Radeon HD 4670, but at that point you're spending from 80 to 130 dollars.

P.S. Sorry for writing a book guys :o

Edit: On your computer's documentation it looks like you only have PCI slots. In that case then you should probably just get something new, like you said in your next post.
 
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I am looking at buying the Dell allienware m11x laptop.
Does anybody use one of these?Is it a good choice?
Is it good for multitasking?And all around use?
 
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What version? It'll come with multiple setups. Honestly, alienware are usually expensive for the price, though I'm not sure if there is another manufacturer that uses sli in laptops. They look very cool though, which is why I couldn't call anyone dumb for paying more for them lol.
 
Version? The set up is. Allienware M11X,Intel pintium sv 4100 1.3 GH
2 MB CACHE 2BG DUAL CHANNEL DDR3 RPM
800 MHZ,1GB SATII,5400 RPM
1GB NIVIDIA Geforce GT 335M
PRICE IS $799.00
 
@Drenlin:

No AGP either. It's an old Dell, so it's not too upgradable. (The FX 5200 we got a few years ago actually was a big improvement over the integrated Intel graphics.) I'm looking at getting a new computer, but it seems all the exciting stuff from AMD and Intel comes out next year...
 
It's a graphics interface. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AGP

It's a special kind of slot that the graphics card can plug into. The most common graphics slot right now is PCI express or PCIe. (PCI (without the express) is a more generic slot for cards. Graphics cards that work in a PCI slot are not usually very powerful due the the limitations of PCI.)

Lower end computers often only have PCI slots available...

[edit] PCIe can be used for things other than graphics cards, but in these forums PCIe is almost always associated with dedicated graphics cards.
 
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