New Desktop

[Imago]

Trying to upgrade my 5 yr old laptop to run P99 while I do busy work at home.

Any suggestions as to good desktop choices? Not trying to spend over $700, just something with some kick.

[Thulack]

If your capable enough to upgrade a 5 year old laptop you should be capable of building a computer able to run EQ for probably 350 dollars. Hell check craigslist for a 150 dollar desktop. Usually they are a dual core with enough juice to run EQ.

[myxomatosii]

http://pcpartpicker.com/

basically does everything for you

[Nuggie]

Specs in what you have would be helpful. Brand names, etc. Although my advice is usually ditch the laptop and get a desktop.

Ye, that pcpartpicker site is great. Also,i don't think you could buy parts low grade enough to not run p99 these days.

[thugcruncher]

http://f0.bcbits.com/img/0001765021_10.jpg

[khailibowen]

We got a couple $300 laptops at some office store (Depot, max, staples?) 3 years ago and they run EQ just fine. The kids play their games (minecraft mostly) on the computers as well, so we didn't want to go all out on cost.

[Lyrith]

It's a game from 1999, and you cannot box on the server. It really doesn't take much AT ALL to run this game.

Seriously, most cell phones/tablets run it fine these days. You can get away with a cheap laptop or a REALLY cheap desktop and have no issues at all.

[Porcoa]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Dell-OptiPlex-980-Core-i5-3-20GHz-2GB-RAM-250GBHD-Windows-7-NVIDIA-DVDRW-/181373741217?pt=Desktop_PCs&hash=item2a3ab7a8a1

Buy 4gig of ram while you are at it.

[Halius]

I'm pretty sure when I ran Everquest back in '99 my computer had a 400mhz processor, 256mb ram, and an old intel graphics cards. I don't think you have to worry, even if you bought low end stuff from a site like Newegg.com and built a computer for like $250-300 you would have more than enough juice to run this.

Edit: The only reason I say to build your own (not hard to do even if you haven't built one before just youtube it) is because the majority of new PCs that you will buy from a store will run windows 8. If you build your own you can use windows 7. Just personal preference though.

[Sirken]

http://pcpartpicker.com/

basically does everything for you

this is what i used for mine too. its nice for the wattage (always go higher than shown, mine showed 410 and i went with 850) and the compatibility filters are A+

[Ingrum]

PC Gamer magazine still keeps an updated low, mid, and high end build list on their forums right here. (http://www.pcgamer.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12957)

Whenever I build or upgrade a PC I start with one of their lists and modify it as I see fit (NVidia GPUs as opposed to the Radeons they usually use). All of it is linked to pcpartpicker.com (http://pcpartpicker.com) so no matter what you'll get the best deal. They also have guides and a very helpful tech savvy community that will help you with just about anything.

Hope that helps!

Edit: Fixed links

[radditsu]

http://pcpartpicker.com/

basically does everything for you


Thank you. I have not seen a site like this before. Excellent

[Xer0]

It's a game from 1999, and you cannot box on the server. It really doesn't take much AT ALL to run this game.

Seriously, most cell phones/tablets run it fine these days. You can get away with a cheap laptop or a REALLY cheap desktop and have no issues at all.

find a graphics card with multiple display input.. that waywhile you're farming/camping something on a long/rare spawn you can actually play a game :P