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SassyLassy
Doomheim
#1 - 2013-01-07 03:00:14 UTC
So im currently in the market for a new computer to play eve on. Altho not sure what i need to look for performance wise to be able to run eve without haveing to use crappy graphics,

Right now im useing a Compaq laptop with windows vista, and my graphic settings have to be turned to low. but also takes forever just to load the client up.

currently im looking at this one. can any of you computer pro's tell me how good this one will run eve ?
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX37021

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NEONOVUS
Mindstar Technology
Goonswarm Federation
#2 - 2013-01-07 03:25:05 UTC
Answer

Yes it is good.
And if you use RAID 0 you deserve the loss of all your files.
Why does this system even exist now?
SassyLassy
Doomheim
#3 - 2013-01-07 03:27:39 UTC
NEONOVUS wrote:
Answer

Yes it is good.
And if you use RAID 0 you deserve the loss of all your files.
Why does this system even exist now?


i dont even know what raid 0 is for a moment i thought you where talking about the bug spray o.o

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Tweek Etimua
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#4 - 2013-01-07 03:35:57 UTC  |  Edited by: Tweek Etimua
I asked the same question. [url]https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=1760898#post1760898[/url]
galenwade
Aliastra
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2013-01-07 04:36:23 UTC
NEONOVUS wrote:
Answer


And if you use RAID 0 you deserve the loss of all your files.



+1
Ghazu
#6 - 2013-01-07 06:02:39 UTC
It should be fine, but lol AMD, consider the intel i5.

http://www.minerbumping.com/ lol what the christ https://forums.eveonline.com/default.aspx?g=posts&m=2299984#post2299984
ctx2007
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2013-01-07 08:31:09 UTC
No need for using raid any more, systems are very fast these days.

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cyndrogen
The Greatest Corp in the Universe
#8 - 2013-01-07 08:53:16 UTC
SassyLassy wrote:
So im currently in the market for a new computer to play eve on. Altho not sure what i need to look for performance wise to be able to run eve without haveing to use crappy graphics,

Right now im useing a Compaq laptop with windows vista, and my graphic settings have to be turned to low. but also takes forever just to load the client up.

currently im looking at this one. can any of you computer pro's tell me how good this one will run eve ?
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX37021



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Rain6639
GoonWaffe
Goonswarm Federation
#9 - 2013-01-07 09:07:44 UTC  |  Edited by: Rain6639
OP, it will run great, as long as you keep AA (anti aliasing) off <-most people keep this off. I keep it off.

NEONOVUS wrote:
Answer

Yes it is good.
And if you use RAID 0 you deserve the loss of all your files.
Why does this system even exist now?


I think the animosity is misplaced. it just takes some consideration.

i use raid 0, on twin 128GB SSD's... not for speed, but for a contiguous storage space. aside from frivolous files in my downloads folder, everything I use is stored remotely--

steam games, EVE, Google plus... etc
Vera Algaert
Republic University
Minmatar Republic
#10 - 2013-01-07 09:38:18 UTC  |  Edited by: Vera Algaert
SassyLassy wrote:
NEONOVUS wrote:
Answer

Yes it is good.
And if you use RAID 0 you deserve the loss of all your files.
Why does this system even exist now?


i dont even know what raid 0 is for a moment i thought you where talking about the bug spray o.o

RAID is a technology that makes multiple harddisks look like a single one to your computer.

If you only use two harddisks you have the choice between the two extremes:

RAID 0: both harddisks look like one big disk with twice the capacity.
New data is chopped into pieces which are written to both disks in an alternating fashion, e.g. the first 128k bytes of the file you are saving is written to the (physical) disk 1, the next 128k bytes are written to disk 2, the 3rd 128k bytes to disk 1 again, ...
On the one hand this speeds up reading and writing from/to the harddisk considerably (up to n times as fast as a single disk where n is the number of disks in the array), on the other hand all your data is lost if just one of the disks happens to fail.

RAID 1: both harddisks are exact mirrors of each other.
Here all data is written in full to both disks at the same time. You don't get more capacity or a faster write speed than with a single disk but if one disk fails you can just run your system using the other one until you have a replacement. The probability of both disks failing within the few minutes until you have plugged in a new 2nd drive is virtually nil (unless the failures have some common external cause ofc).

Raid levels 2-6 offer a middle ground between these two extremes - they speed up reading/writing to some degree while retaining the ability to survive the failure of a single disk. As these RAID levels require more than 2 disks they are not really relevant for most home users.

In your case the PC maker chose Raid 0 on a gaming PC to get the increased transfer speed but by doing so he also decided to put your data at an increased risk - if each single harddrive fails with a probability of 3% within the first year of continuous operation (which is a realistic number), then the probability of losing one of both disks during that time (and losing all your data in a RAID 0 configuration) is 1 - 0.97^2 = 5.91%.

(edit: you can of course delete/rebuild the RAID configuration at any time, so even if you dislike RAID 0 this is no reason not to purchase the computer)

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Dheeradj Nurgle
Hoover Inc.
Snuffed Out
#11 - 2013-01-07 13:51:16 UTC
ctx2007 wrote:
No need for using raid any more, systems are very fast these days.


No, but rendundancy is always nice.
ISD Suvetar
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#12 - 2013-01-07 14:03:51 UTC
Moved to a more appropriate forum!

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Lukas Flamesword
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#13 - 2013-01-07 14:24:07 UTC
1 thing. you have any friend that knows alot about computers? because you can get a better computer CHEAPER when you get someone to make it out of parts that you can buy in most computer stores (atleast in EU)
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#14 - 2013-01-07 16:17:22 UTC
SassyLassy wrote:
So im currently in the market for a new computer to play eve on. Altho not sure what i need to look for performance wise to be able to run eve without haveing to use crappy graphics,

Right now im useing a Compaq laptop with windows vista, and my graphic settings have to be turned to low. but also takes forever just to load the client up.

currently im looking at this one. can any of you computer pro's tell me how good this one will run eve ?
http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX37021

Overpriced.
Just looked for similar system at Canadian newegg, they want 850 max. The price you got is 1,000.
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006737%20600218180%20600237071%20600300656&IsNodeId=1&name=AMD%20Radeon%20HD%207850

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