EVE General Discussion

Anything above an abacus will run EVE just fine, basically

Hi all,

I am also having the same confusion when it comes to choosing a new laptop. I currently play EVE on a 2012 iMac and it runs great on it. I now require a new laptop for work and at a loss of which one I should purchase. I like the new Macbook but don't want to spend all that cash for it not to play EVE with ease. I am aware you don't get a lot for your money V windows machines.

Anyone play EVE on a Macbook

Dell 6800 i7 32gb nuclear missile

TL;DR An all-in-one will work fine, if you want one to run Eve a little better than "decent," then the term you need to search with is "all in one computer dedicated graphics card"

Take a serious look at building your own desktop. Most prebuilt systems come packaged with worthless software you'll never use.
Much of it is a security problem. Besides all this complicated code sitting around you never have a use for, the symptom list for "Do I have spyware/adware/viruses?" describes how a lot of consumer-oriented computers come off the shelf: always slow, random message boxes popping up to inform you of things you don't much care about, and the like. And a loooong boot time.

Must-have parts list:
Motherboard + matching CPU. Make sure the CPU is on the motherboard's list of supported CPUs-a matching socket is *not* enough. Don't mess with the FX-9370 or 9590, they run VERY hot.
RAM. If you have an AMD APU, faster RAM will give you noticeably faster graphics performance.
Video card if no integrated graphics. Most new CPUs have some kind of GPU on the die with them. The main exceptions are AMD Athlon, AMD FX series, Intel i7 hexacores and octacores. Edit: And at least some Pentiums.
Hard drive and/or solid state drive.
OS license. The "OEM for system builders" version is bound to your motherboard on install, so consider if you will want to use license for a new build later. Or, if you don't mind going off the deep end, some flavor of Linux. Start with something stable-maybe an Ubuntu LTS release or Debian stable.
Case. Must be big enough to fit motherboard.
Power supply, if the case doesn't come with one. Must be enough to power everything, preferably with extra capacity in case you add parts later. Bet on ~150W for the motherboard, and add 50% more than the graphics card says it will take (my 220W card was tested to peak at 300).
Monitor. Read reviews, because you will be looking at it a lot. Consider the kind of lighting conditions it will be used in, because some look better under different lighting conditions (direct sunlight vs. that lonely night light).

Nice:
Video card.
Optical drive.

i use https://www.overclockers.co.uk for my shopping needs, they also offer pre-built machines which can be done to your needs. Theres also a custom build where it lets you pick which components you want for the machine and they'll put it together for you.


One thing you need to take into consideration and thats the operating system due to some of them having limitations on the size of the hard drive you want

You didn't mention your playstile. It matters for your choise of PC. For example if you play on a single account, I'd insist on the graphic card because you'll want to play on maximum details possible to see EVE as pretty as it is.

I am also looking to buy a new PC, but in my case it's for multitasking. What I've noticed when I am using multiple accounts is that the most crucial component is the CPU. My PC is ancient...Intel Dual Core E8400 3GHz, 8GB of RAM, but DDR2 and nVidia 9800 GTX+. So when I play on 5 accounts at the same time, I have like 40-50% free memory, I've lowered the details so my graphic card is good, but my CPU is always at the max.

So, for multitasking and since my budget won't allow high end Intel machine, I'd go for AMD and something like this: Amd Fx-8370, 16 GB DDR3 and nVidia 960 GTX or better. Also SSD all the way. I am gonna try to sqeeze max performance out of this setup. Don't forget the power supply too. I currently have 600W PSU, I might go upwards with the new PC. For upgrades and stuff you know.

Any suggestions on how to improve it? How are you dealing with 10+ accounts and what's being used the most in your case? CPU, Memory or graphic card?

Skull Canyon is the answer to every new PC related question. It's so tiny and pretty and... hideously overpriced, but still.