EQ + Ultrabook

[Korpskugga]

Anyone that plays EQ on a ultrabook,( does it lag during raids etc etc) ?
if so what brand / model ?


/Korp

[gotrocks]

eq shouldn't lag on any system that was built after ~2000, laptop or desktop.

ultrabook still qualifies as a laptop.

if you're experiencing any weird lag or FPS problems, its probably best to load up Wineq2, that usualy solves everything

[Korpskugga]

thinking of buying a ultrabook wanted to be sure I wouldn't have a problem with EQ with it :)

[Furinex]

Runs really well on the Surface Pro

[falkun]

For reference:
Everquest: The Scars of Velious System Requirements:
CPU Type: Pentium
CPU Speed in MHz: 200MHz
RAM: 64MB
Hard Drive Space: 600MB
Sound Card: DirectX 7
CD Drive Speed: 2X
Modem Speed: 28.8Kbps
Video Card: Direct3D or Glide Compliant Accelerator
Video RAM in MB: 16MB
Compatible Devices:
Software (DirectX 5.0, etc.): DirectX
Source: http://www.allgame.com/game.php?id=27659&tab=sysreqs

System Specs on Newegg's highest rated Ultrabook:
Brand: SONY
Series: VAIO
Model: SVD11223CXB
CPU Type: Intel Core i5-3337U 1.8GHz
CPU: dual core, hyper-threaded
Memory Size: 6GB DDR3
Hard Disk: 128GB SSD
Graphics Card: Intel HD Graphics 4000
Video Memory: Shared memory
Source: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834127911

GeForce3 (2001) vs. HD4000
GFX Frequency: 200MHz (static) vs 350MHz (base)
DX Support: DX8 vs DX11

Honestly hardware of 1999-2001 is so dated that its hard to make adequate comparisons. To put it simply, your smartphone has a higher processing power than the computers required to run classic EQ. Now Titanium requires a bit newer hardware due to the updated client, but even the Titanium client is from 2006.

You are more likely to run into issues with TOO GOOD of hardware (see the Tech Support Forum threads about using WinEQ2 to force EQ to only utilize a single processor core) and incompatibility with newer OSes than you are with having hardware that can't play EQ.