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Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#1 - 2012-01-22 17:47:47 UTC
I'm thinking about buying this laptop but i want to make sure it is capable of playing eve online.
ASUS K53SC-SX307V Core i5 Laptop, NVidia GeForce GT 520MX (1GB) dedicated graphics card.

I think it is good enough for eve but i'm no computer expert so any advice would be great thanks :)
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#2 - 2012-01-22 18:22:32 UTC
It will do EVE just fine.

General rule of thumb, for gaming buy lappy with the biggest screen you can afford. Then look at the graphics hardware.

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Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#3 - 2012-01-22 20:36:34 UTC
15.6 in screen.. Same as what im using at the moment.
I would rather 3 monitors and a tower pc but its just to much to have around when you have a new born baby to look after :)
Thanks allot for confirming my choice of laptops :)
Its going to be great to finally see the new character creation working properly and shiny ships.

I'm gonna get it
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2012-01-22 20:43:06 UTC
GT 520MX has support of DX11 and Shader Model 5, you are good for many years of EVE.

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Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#5 - 2012-01-22 20:51:01 UTC
Caleidascope wrote:
GT 520MX has support of DX11 and Shader Model 5, you are good for many years of EVE.

That is actually one of the things i was searching for.. I wasn't sure if the card supported the shader doo dar haha cheers
Caleidascope
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#6 - 2012-01-22 21:22:40 UTC
Teppid wrote:
Caleidascope wrote:
GT 520MX has support of DX11 and Shader Model 5, you are good for many years of EVE.

That is actually one of the things i was searching for.. I wasn't sure if the card supported the shader doo dar haha cheers

Check this out: http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-520MX.54717.0.html

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Herping yourDerp
Tribal Liberation Force
Minmatar Republic
#7 - 2012-01-22 23:17:20 UTC
just a side note
the nvidia 520m isn't that strong, it will play eve just fine ( maybe not in CQ) but it won't play something like BF3 very well.
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
#8 - 2012-01-22 23:22:43 UTC  |  Edited by: Akita T
In EVE, near-max graphic detail (everything highest, except antialiasing, which would be off), at fullHD resolution, expect about 35-40 FPS "flying in space" with a 520M.
For CQ under similar graphic detail, 10-15 FPS.

Lower resolutions and lower graphic detail obviously will increase your FPS.

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Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2012-01-23 11:21:36 UTC
I thought it would run captains quarters ok damn:(
I'm after something that I can use when they open the rest of the station.....
Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#10 - 2012-01-23 13:08:57 UTC
I'm now thinking of getting a laptop made with NVIDIA GeForce GT 555M instead. Do you think it would handle CQ ok? I think it may run at 25fps.
W1rlW1nd
WirlWind
#11 - 2012-01-23 13:25:19 UTC
Just thowing it out there, If you can find a used model ASUS G74 SX, that is what I use and it runs EVE and CQ at high settings no problem. It's a year old model so maybe its cheaper now? GeForce GTX 560M.
Akita T
Caldari Navy Volunteer Task Force
#12 - 2012-01-23 14:37:19 UTC  |  Edited by: Akita T
Similar settings as above 520M example (fullHD, max all except no antialias).
VERY rough ballpark figures, actual results might vary depending on many other factors.

520M -> 35-40 FPS space, 10-15 FPS in CQ
A6-3400 integrated video (6520G) -> 40-45 FPS space, 12-17 FPS in CQ
540M -> 70-75 FPS space, 20-25 FPS in CQ
555M -> 95-105 FPS space, 30-35 FPS in CQ
560M -> 120-130 FPS space, 40-45 FPS in CQ

Lower resolutions and lower graphic details get better FPS, of course.

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Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#13 - 2012-01-23 15:38:49 UTC  |  Edited by: Teppid
Screen size - 15.6 in - 1366 x 768
Processor - i5-2430M Core i5 i5-2430M - 2400 MHz
RAM - 4 GB
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)

Dedicated Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 520MX.

I put the laptop Spec through the site Game Debate, and it come up with -
Medium or High Settings - This system should have little trouble with Eve Online: Crucible.
:)

CPU
Core i5-2430M 2.4GHz
67%
GFX
GeForce GT 520MX (1680x1050)
54%
RAM
4GB
CPU
100%
GFX
65%
RAM
100%
Teppid
Federal Navy Academy
Gallente Federation
#14 - 2012-01-23 19:54:18 UTC
W1rlW1nd wrote:
Just thowing it out there, If you can find a used model ASUS G74 SX, that is what I use and it runs EVE and CQ at high settings no problem. It's a year old model so maybe its cheaper now? GeForce GTX 560M.



Thnx for the advice but that machine is a little to much for a father or a 6 weeks year old lol