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System requirements for EVE Online
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Anita Ipskaia
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2015-02-08 12:09:23 UTC
Hello there.

i look for a Portable PC for EvE and doesn't want to make a mystake.

is the System requirements for EVE Online updated with the new PBR feature etc or not ?

thx
Serene Repose
#2 - 2015-02-08 22:54:06 UTC
Posting here so the OP doesn't feel lonesome and stuff. What?

We must accommodate the idiocracy.
Vyl Vit
#3 - 2015-02-09 02:17:27 UTC
In all seriousness, the system requirements haven't changed in over ten years. The only system adjustment I've made in all this time is to sharpen my patience with fools.

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Anita Ipskaia
Sebiestor Tribe
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2015-02-09 08:18:05 UTC
ok, thx, was thinking we need something better with the new graphic enchancement.
Adrie Atticus
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#5 - 2015-02-09 08:25:53 UTC
CCP uses hardware which is at minimum spec and recommended spec to test the releases, but make no mistake: those clients are run with lowest settings at 1024x768 for the minimum spec.

Also, if you're looking for mobile processors, they have a tendency of being clocked lower than normally and going with a 4-core i7 at 1.7Ghz is going to be equal with a dual-core i3 at 1.7GHz. Clock speed is everything for Eve.
Tau Cabalander
Retirement Retreat
Working Stiffs
#6 - 2015-02-09 20:54:10 UTC  |  Edited by: Tau Cabalander
DirectX 11 support is recommended.

I've not checked recently, but it used to also support DirectX 9 (XP) if selected through the launcher configuration (click on the gear at the top right).

Most video vendors have withdrawn support for anything earlier than 9, so if you are still getting driver updates, then that machine is probably supported.
Aineko Macx
#7 - 2015-02-09 21:07:00 UTC
Vyl Vit wrote:
In all seriousness, the system requirements haven't changed in over ten years.

Get your facts straight. And previously they phased out Shader Model 2 (2011) and earlier SM 1 (2009) by discontinuing the eve classic client.

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Jenshae Chiroptera
#8 - 2015-02-10 02:31:48 UTC
You can by-pass the useless launcher. Thank goodness!

Okay, so portable? Do you mean laptop or desktop?

I am running EVE on an old Pentium 4, dual thread 3GHz, with 4GB RAM and a GT 630 graphics card.
I have nothing but Linux (cut down) and EVE running and on the lowest settings, there is a small grey area that it could be my lag or the server lagging before TiDi kicks in.

If you are looking for a laptop http://www.amd.com/en-gb/solutions/laptops/consumer you used to be able to order directly.
Avoid any machine that uses Intel Graphics processing.
Try and find some decent bus speed on the graphics unit.
Processor, RAM and having Nvidia or AMD graphics is far more important than battery life, screen size, hard disk space and such.
Make sure to have your laptop cleaned every six months. Seriously.
You know the old adage, "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
With laptops, the first two things are normally, "Are you trying to game on a wireless connection?" and "Have you checked for heat problems lately?"

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Pok Nibin
Doomheim
#9 - 2015-02-10 03:22:21 UTC
Aineko Macx wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
In all seriousness, the system requirements haven't changed in over ten years.

Get your facts straight. And previously they phased out Shader Model 2 (2011) and earlier SM 1 (2009) by discontinuing the eve classic client.
Don't be ridiculous. Adding Windows 8 support doesn't make us all upgrade our systems. Geez.

The right to free speech doesn't automatically carry with it the right to be taken seriously.
Vyl Vit
#10 - 2015-02-10 03:23:06 UTC
Pok Nibin wrote:
Aineko Macx wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
In all seriousness, the system requirements haven't changed in over ten years.

Get your facts straight. And previously they phased out Shader Model 2 (2011) and earlier SM 1 (2009) by discontinuing the eve classic client.
Don't be ridiculous. Adding Windows 8 support doesn't make us all upgrade our systems. Geez.
What he said.

Paradise is like where you are right now, only much, much better.
Dun'Gal
Myriad Contractors Inc.
#11 - 2015-02-10 04:22:10 UTC
Vyl Vit wrote:
Pok Nibin wrote:
Aineko Macx wrote:
Vyl Vit wrote:
In all seriousness, the system requirements haven't changed in over ten years.

Get your facts straight. And previously they phased out Shader Model 2 (2011) and earlier SM 1 (2009) by discontinuing the eve classic client.
Don't be ridiculous. Adding Windows 8 support doesn't make us all upgrade our systems. Geez.
What he said.

not empty quoting, or am i?
The Protato
Deep Core Mining Inc.
Caldari State
#12 - 2015-02-10 04:35:54 UTC
Tau Cabalander wrote:
DirectX 11 support is recommended.

I've not checked recently, but it used to also support DirectX 9 (XP) if selected through the launcher configuration (click on the gear at the top right).

Most video vendors have withdrawn support for anything earlier than 9, so if you are still getting driver updates, then that machine is probably supported.


Confirming DirectX 9 is still possible for EVE
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#13 - 2015-02-10 04:38:58 UTC
I have an Asus transformer book TF200T, it can play eve on medium settings, i need to hook up a mouse (i hate the touchpad) and see how well it works though

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Lan Wang
African Atomic.
Dreadnought Diplomacy.
#14 - 2015-02-10 12:39:34 UTC  |  Edited by: Lan Wang
Jenshae Chiroptera wrote:
You can by-pass the useless launcher. Thank goodness!

Okay, so portable? Do you mean laptop or desktop?

I am running EVE on an old Pentium 4, dual thread 3GHz, with 4GB RAM and a GT 630 graphics card.
I have nothing but Linux (cut down) and EVE running and on the lowest settings, there is a small grey area that it could be my lag or the server lagging before TiDi kicks in.

If you are looking for a laptop http://www.amd.com/en-gb/solutions/laptops/consumer you used to be able to order directly.
Avoid any machine that uses Intel Graphics processing.
Try and find some decent bus speed on the graphics unit.
Processor, RAM and having Nvidia or AMD graphics is far more important than battery life, screen size, hard disk space and such.
Make sure to have your laptop cleaned every six months. Seriously.
You know the old adage, "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"
With laptops, the first two things are normally, "Are you trying to game on a wireless connection?" and "Have you checked for heat problems lately?"


most new laptops will run optimus which will use the intel graphics processor when it doesn't need the graphics card, and most decent laptops come with graphics cards now too, but the intel graphics processor aint too bad tbh i still managed to run total war using it

Buy a Dell XPS...

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Chea Panasty
Caldari Provisions
Caldari State
#15 - 2015-02-10 14:26:57 UTC
What is your end result desire?

I have a few older business class HP laptops (8440 and 8470) that will run eve pretty decently and will load captains quarters....as long as your zoomed out. Zooming in causes stuttering and performance issues, PvP'ing on it would probably be a bad idea.

Just depends what you want to do with it I guess
Lachesiss
Perkone
Caldari State
#16 - 2015-02-10 14:35:02 UTC
My main PC is

i3
win 7 64bit
1tb hdd
8gb ram
r9 270


However

I have a basic i3 laptop with 4gb 250gb hdd and onboard graphics. Yes it does run eve but my god its hilarious jumping through a gate. Shocked

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Ryder 'ook
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#17 - 2015-02-10 15:04:32 UTC
You should bring something in the range of 110+ IQ points, though.

The more the better!

;)

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