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Shanoth
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#1 - 2014-10-28 18:15:01 UTC
Sup peeps, iv out of eve for some time, due to broken pc. Now im looking to get a laptop.
So im asking anyone who knows best the kinda laptops that can run eve. Buget of around £400-500.
I do know laptops are not the grateist for playing eve. But hay.
Please no replys of spell checks or troling. Not in the mood to sift thu it.
Chears
Ralph King-Griffin
New Eden Tech Support
#2 - 2014-10-28 18:42:44 UTC
ISD Decoy
ISD Community Communications Liaisons
ISD Alliance
#3 - 2014-10-28 18:43:11 UTC
You can find the system requirements for EVE here.

From the article, the minimum and recommended requirements are:

Quote:
Windows

Minimum System Requirements:

OS: Windows XP Service Pack 2 / Vista / 7 / 8
CPU: Intel Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz, AMD Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz
RAM: XP SP2 – 1 GB / Vista and newer – 2 GB
Video: AMD Radeon 2600 XT or NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
Note that older graphics cards such as the NVIDIA 6000 and 7000 series may work but are not officially supported. Please note that Windows 95, 98, ME, NT and 2000 are not supported.

Recommended System Configuration:

OS: Windows 7 / 8
CPU: Intel i7 Series or AMD X4 @ 2.0 GHz or greater
RAM: 4 GB or higher
Video: AMD Radeon 6790 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 or better with at least 1 GB VRAM

Quote:
Mac

The client does not run on PowerPC-based Macintosh machines (G3/G4/G5), or laptops or Mac minis equipped with Intel graphics chipsets such as the GMA950 or X3100. Versions of the MacBook and Mac Mini with NVIDIA graphics chipsets are, however, supported.

Supported hardware is MacBook Pro laptops, Mac Pro machines and iMacs. All these machines have to meet the following minimum requirements below.

Minimum System Requirements:

OS: Mac OS X 10.7.5
CPU: Intel Dual Core @ 2.0 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 320m, Intel HD 3000
Please note: Macs with the ATI X1600 or ATI X1900 graphics chipset are not supported, but may be able to still run the game by disabling the "Load Station Environment" option.

Recommended System Configuration:

OS: Mac OS X 10.8.2
CPU: Intel i7 Series @ 3.0 GHz or greater
RAM: 8 GB or higher
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 675mx or better with at least 1 GB VRAM

Good luck in your search.

ISD Decoy

Captain

Community Communication Liaisons (CCLs)

Interstellar Services Department
Shanoth
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#4 - 2014-10-28 18:51:49 UTC
I know the SR of eve, but my tecno know how sucks.
What would help the most is the graphics cards needed on current laptops
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#5 - 2014-10-28 19:05:32 UTC
you must be doing this on a budget (obviously) you prolly just better off keeping that 4-5 hundred quid and just upgrade your existing rig cos you wont get much for that type of price. unless you really wanna splurge a laptop in that price range will prolly last you a year at most and the FPS will without a dougbt be hiddious ! you will not get the full benefit of eve if you set your bench mark so low .

if your considering gaming on a laptop then there`s only one real solution IMO ..its the alienware laptops in which im on the verge of ordering as im in the same predicament as you ...my budget this time round is £1700 for the laptop ive am in the process of ordering . ive pimped it a tad to squeeze out a little bit longevity so it should do me 3/4 years (with care)

the total monthly repayment is £65 per month over 2 years .... there are obviously downsides (arnt there allways )

its bloody heavy ...
it appears expensive (yes I agree) .... but that's the price you pay ...but it SHOULD last me at least 3 years of heavy gaming plus other stuff .

but its shiney shiney and will score bragging rights at geek fests if you go to such things ...which I do .

plus side ..its portable !!! everywhere I go ...it can go with me ... none of this having to rely on hotel rooms for shite tv and stuff
DaReaper
Net 7
Cannon.Fodder
#6 - 2014-10-28 19:44:37 UTC
I'm an American here, so no idea what the conversion is to USD, but you can get a laptop that will play eve... barley to ok with $500. But as mentioned, that $500 could get you a nice board, AMD processor, Ram, and a video card for your desktop with no issues.

To play eve well on a laptop you need a dedicated graphics chip with ram. But if you turn everything to low... almost any laptop can handle eve.

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Eve For life.
jason hill
Red vs Blue Flight Academy
#7 - 2014-10-28 20:03:33 UTC
DaReaper wrote:
I'm an American here, so no idea what the conversion is to USD, but you can get a laptop that will play eve... barley to ok with $500. But as mentioned, that $500 could get you a nice board, AMD processor, Ram, and a video card for your desktop with no issues.

To play eve well on a laptop you need a dedicated graphics chip with ram. But if you turn everything to low... almost any laptop can handle eve.



hence the reason why I have pimped mine ive sacrificed HDD space down from 1 terabyte to 500 gigs but upgraded the graphics card for longevity for gaming ...I have 2 portable 1 terabyte hhd`s for any additional space that I need ..and I never keep any sensitive data on my portable machines wether it be rigs or laptops ...for obvious reasons ... an i5 chips set will run eve more than adequately but modern day games will chew the hell out of graphics cards so it quid pro quo as far as im concerned

set you self a budget and only spend what you can afford ... but remember do your research take your time deliberating any try and keep as close to your intended budget as possible ..else it will come back and bite you in the arse when the bill comes in

try future proofing as much as you can afford to because at the end of the day the brand new machine you take away from the shop today ...is out of date before you get it home
Shanoth
Republic Military School
Minmatar Republic
#8 - 2014-10-28 20:08:47 UTC
I get the point about the money being spent best on upgradeing what iv got, but my old pc is fryed