EVE General Discussion

It'll run OK, but not on high settings.

1366x768 is kinda small for EvE though. It makes it easier for GPU and CPU, but you won't fit all you need there.

I am using that res and I know I have to reshuffle window depending on what I am doing and what security status space I am in and such.

1600x900 is better, but rarer and it still should work OK in terms of performance.

Lookin grim for $600 atm. I'd maybe go with this Dell Latitude E5440.
Yes, it's used
or referbished.
Above max settings.


Microsoft Windows 7 Professional 64-bit
Intel 4th Gen Core i7-4600U Dual-Core 2.1GHz processor
8 GB DDR3 RAM - 256 GB solid state drive (SSD)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 720M 2GB graphics
14-inch 16:9 Back-lit LED display (1366 x 768)

Then just drop in Win10 when it's released.

Personally I'd just save though and get a good 2 in 1 / convertible
My next score
EVE is suppose to become more touch friendly I've heard.

if you go for a dell make sure you get warranty... i bought refurbished and have went through 3 motherboards, screen, keyboard, power block in the 3 years ive owned it :)

even better if you have 4 of them. For eve, multiboxing is almost mandatory.

I've had dell, never had a real prob with it. But yeah, warranty is always good. I've had IBM (not lenovo), Dell, Toshiba, HP, and Gateway. The IBM was the only one that had serious problems (lol a 386SX flying brick). Not counting failed hard drives I've usually sold them after a few years though. My current Toshiba I've had the longest, just hard drive failure, and still runs things like EVE, X3 and skyrim really well (well skyrim ok), so not selling it anytime soon.

Yep, a $100 256gb SSD @ 10x the speed over an HHD is a really bad pr0n server

Any system that isn't older than 10 years will molest EVE.

I feel like a complete tool for actually BUYING an Alienware MX15 R2 for gaming.

Well, no. I take that back. It's the best laptop I've ever owned and it eats EvE up and spits out podgoo.

It was just too expensive. (Core i7, 16gb RAM, 2x 250GB SSDs, GTX 260m)

...back to your topic!

Why didn't you build your own rig? :)

Not for a laptop. Even for a desktop that's a bold statement since the engine upgrade and added graphics features over the past few years. Only thing I can really find on a laptop that will exceed EVE specs (as OP req) is in the $750 range unless it's refurbished.

The prob is most manufacturers discontinue laptops rather than just selling them as bargain systems for years on end. Like my laptop runs EVE very well, but I can't just grab a new one say for $450 (+ $100 SSD drive) now as the model was discontinued. And the ones that do sell for that I can't even be certain EVE will even start.

And yeah as mentioned above, you can't just build laptops. Desktops are different, anyone can put desktops together and sell them, you are not at the mercy of major brands and how they want to control sales and distribution as they can. And what bargain laptops there are, they are of new design and not designed to be a budget gaming laptop... more like oversize cell phones and pr0n storage units. Designed more around Angry Birds gaming.

edit oh and as for dell having problems, that could have been a result of hard drive heat, especially if it were an older laptop. Like I used to freak about overheat issues with my gateway laptop, it ran very hot, melting the stickers on the bottom. I wound up using an external cooling source to remedy. Since I dropped an SSD into my Toshiba, which ran pretty warm and loud, the internal fan doesn't even throttle to full any longer and the laptop will probably run for 10yrs+ now. You can hardly even tell if it's on by feeling for heat.