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How much did YOU spend on your PC for EQ2?

RemyVorenderRemyVorender Member RarePosts: 3,991
in Everquest II

just wanted to get an average amount and what u bought.

1. ATI 9800SE 256bit card = $145

2. 450 watt Power Supply = $35

3. 512 more ram = $85

Total = $265

being able to play EQ2 smoothly....priceless.


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  • GoobGoob Member Posts: 398

    Today I just upgraded to a gig of ram from 512, and in the games I'm playing so far I havn't noticed a difference, and in some cases I'm running them slower.  That's probably just because it's a Friday night, and these games don't even take up the original 512ram.

    So.

    512MB PC3200 RAM - $100 CDN

    Can't get away with 512 RAM in any of the new games coming out anyway.  I'm more excited for HL2, on November 16th, than EQ2 by a long shot.  THE PHYSICS OF HL2...!  That game is going to be amazing.  I'm pumped.

  • KnoxayKnoxay Member Posts: 98

    Two 512 sticks for $160.

  • anarchyartanarchyart Member Posts: 5,378
    Radeon X800 pro, 1.5 gigs of ram, it's gonna look sweet, who cares about money you can't take it with youimage

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  • jayheld90jayheld90 Member UncommonPosts: 1,726

    im buying a completely new comp, havent purchased it yet. but, its going to cost me about $1280 bucks unless they drop the prices some. buying---

    AMD sempron 2500+@ 1.83ghz

    Biostar M7NCD Nforce2 400 chipset mainboard

    1024 mb ELIXER PC3200 ram

    120gb hd 7200rpm

    450w ps ATX

    evga geforce 6800gt 256mb

    chaintech 7.1 channel sound card w/3 speaker set


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  • linkeq2002linkeq2002 Member Posts: 58
    Nothing, because while my computer could run it at medium-high levels I wouldn't buy stuff just to get a single game to work better or at all with so many better choices out there.

    "Sony Customer Service is like Santa Clause, people say they've seen them but they don't really exist"

    "Sony Customer Service is like Santa Clause, people say they've seen them but they don't really exist"

  • jayheld90jayheld90 Member UncommonPosts: 1,726
    im not buying the computer to only play EQ2, mind you. it is a much needed upgrade that will last me a few years. im going to buy Guild Wars, ES4: Oblivion, Full Spectrum Warrior, etc. etc. but EQ2 is one of the major reasons i need it. this comp i have now is crap, i needed it anyway. and im sure everyone else isn't buying it solely for EQ2 (although i could be wrong).

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  • rdvenomrdvenom Member Posts: 12

    Just built almost a complete new system.  Had the case, monitor, sound card etc.

    P4 3.4GHz Prescott w/HT  $300
    Abit AS8 Motherboard  $120
    2gigs DDR400 $300
    Geforce 6800GT 256MB $400
    250Gig WD SATA HD $160
    500W Power supply $60

    so around $1350 total but worth every penny

  • smakusmaku Member Posts: 67

    I spent 2500 bucks canadian on my new computer JUST for next generation games... not specifically for eq2 but i suspect it has a motivating factor.. and i had to settle for a radeon 9800 pro lol, it would have come out to just over 3 grand for an X800XT or something like that...

    And guess what, in like a month i will be upgrading my video card, that will bring the cost of my system up to about 3300 bucks  LOL

    /cry..

     

    btw i also bought a monitor with it for almost 400 bucks so that has to count for something.

     

     

    AMD athlon 64 3400+

    1gig pc3200 ram

    radeon 9800 pro

    dvd player/cd-rw

    19" monitor, 1600x1200 max resolution

    keyboard/mouse/speakers/

     

     

  • smakusmaku Member Posts: 67

    And before you say i got ripped off...  i'll remind you it was canadian dollars.. i'll price it out for you

     

    monitor =            400

    radeon 9800 pro = 350

    tower =      a bunch (2-300)

    dvd player   =       50 bucks

    cd-rw           =       50 bucks

    1 gig ram     =        150 bucks

    keyboard/mouse/speakers= 120 bucks

    Windows XP  =     170 bucks

    Motherboard  (k8vSE deluxe)= 300 bucks

    80gig seagate barracuda HD= 80 bucks

    TOTAL = 2080 + 14% tax

    = 2300 bucks

     

    Total was actually about 2500 so i missed something

    anyway... I bought the exact same computer at Tiger Direct (supposedly the cheapest place) and it came out to 1900 bucks before tax and shipping... so i suspect some of you are fibbing about your prices, or already had a bunch of your stuff to put into your new system.

     

     

     

  • NamjaNamja Member Posts: 117


    Originally posted by smaku

    And before you say i got ripped off...  i'll remind you it was canadian dollars.. i'll price it out for you
     
    monitor =            400
    radeon 9800 pro = 350
    tower =      a bunch (2-300)
    dvd player   =       50 bucks
    cd-rw           =       50 bucks
    1 gig ram     =        150 bucks
    keyboard/mouse/speakers= 120 bucks
    Windows XP  =     170 bucks
    Motherboard  (k8vSE deluxe)= 300 bucks
    80gig seagate barracuda HD= 80 bucks
    TOTAL = 2080 + 14% tax
    = 2300 bucks
     
    Total was actually about 2500 so i missed something
    anyway... I bought the exact same computer at Tiger Direct (supposedly the cheapest place) and it came out to 1900 bucks before tax and shipping... so i suspect some of you are fibbing about your prices, or already had a bunch of your stuff to put into your new system.
     
     
     



    Slaying the ultimate dragon with your friends/guilds: Priceless.

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    On a side note I think you got jipped. For that same price I'm gonna get everything you have but instead the AMD 64 bit FX-53 processor and 2gigs. All quality parts and name brands.

  • GindolmerGindolmer Member Posts: 94

    sigh... bought a whole new system for the new gen mmorpgs... hoping one of them will be worth it (hopefully eq2)



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    ATI radeon 9800 pro 256

    80gb 7200rpm hard drive

    1gb corsair RAM pc-3200

    new everything else
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  • David_WolfpaDavid_Wolfpa Member Posts: 273

    my pc cost me about $500 ish (INC VAT)

     

    80 gb hard drive

    512 ram

    some 128 mb radeon graphics card

    AMD 3000+

    Im gonna upgrade my graphics card for EQ2, of course i didnt buy my pc to play just eq2 though. I use it alot for graphic design/playing offline games.

    Maybe get some more ram too

     

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  • pouncer330pouncer330 Member Posts: 9


    Originally posted by remyburke

    3. 512 more ram = $85


    Eh?  Where can you get 512 megs of ram for $85?

  • RemyVorenderRemyVorender Member RarePosts: 3,991

    www.newegg.com learn it, love it. image

    here are a couple of tasty treats:

    www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-150-345&depa=0

    www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=20-145-480&depa=0

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  • SmokeKindBudSmokeKindBud Member Posts: 2

    Smaku, next time your looking for computer parts try www.zipzoomfly.com or www.newegg.com they usually have the best prices. I use them both all the time. As for some of the people who gave thier ram prices I can see you bought value select or something cheap like that. Not sure about shipping to canada though. EQ 2 is goona ROCK!!!

     

    P4 3.0C @3.8 Abit IC7-Max3

    2x512 PC4000 Corsair  3-4-4-8

    BFG 6800 Ultra @470/1100

  • herculeshercules Member UncommonPosts: 4,924

    Nothing already owned a athlon 2600,1gb,R9800pro and a athlon 1600,1gb,ti4600 and both can run EQ2 fine just one better then other.

    Retiring the older model next year(i retire a whole system every 3 years) once the next generation Gcards hit the shelves.

    So in a way i am guessing i will be spending a lot but i do it every 3 years .System i am aiming at  will be

    2GB OCZ PC4400

    AMD athlon 64 3500+ winchester

    ASUS AV8

    550W power supply

     

    Graphics card- whichever is the next one to be released.This is what will hold me up since i rather build with the new cards coming out in less then 5  months time.PCI-E of courseimage

    Usual other extras DVD/CD RW,some case(not very bothered as long as they are big so i can upgrade easy),cooling etc.

    Gonna cost a pretty penny  image

     

     

  • AeryithAeryith Member Posts: 162

    i made my computer, but not specifically for EQ2. i used ebay and newegg for most of my parts. i originally thought that i'd take my Dell 4550 and move it to a new case. yes, i was very naive. image the only things that survived were my processor, hard drive and CD-RW. it took me a while to get the parts, being that i'm not rich. took me about 6 months actually. my stuff isn't the top of the line, but it's not bad either. there's plenty of room to grow. i do, however, have a 500 w power supply, so getting the 6800 GT won't be a problem to add. image

    P4 2.4 ghz - 1 gig DDR 2700 - 120 gig HD 7200 rpm - GeForce FX 5200 128 mb - Abit MOBO

     

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    EQ2 Mantra: Get more RAM. Get more RAM.

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  • xcaliburxcalibur Member Posts: 571

    More than I planned on...

    Athlon 64 2800+ @ 3500+ with mobo - $210

    Geforce 6800gt @ 425/1150 - $400 image

    I had originally gotten a good deal on a normal 6800, but it kinda broke...so I gotta send it back to newegg for a refund.  image

  • GindolmerGindolmer Member Posts: 94


    Originally posted by pouncer330



    Originally posted by remyburke

    3. 512 more ram = $85



    Eh?  Where can you get 512 megs of ram for $85?



    Yea man newegg... i got my first 512 for $75...

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  • twolfertwolfer Member Posts: 72

    upgraded my computer a bit, as well as bought a new computer for my wife so she coul play:

     

    my computer upgrades:

    ati radeon 9800 pro (128 mb) ==== $230

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    thats all i needed to change in order to be able to play at the lvl of performance that i wanted.  that gives me exactly the same system as what i upgraded my wifes machine to:

     

    my wifes computer upgrades:

     

    basically a whole computer:

    nforce 2 motherboard:=== $70

    ati radeon 9800 pro===$200 (on sale...go figure)

    1 gig pc 3200 ram === $140

    athalon xp 2400+ === $70

    dvd rom / cdr-cdrw drive== $30

    total spent:  $510

    i think i got some pretty good prices when i overhauled her computer.  check out www.newegg.com, thats where i go for all my computer parts...

     

    oh yeah and NO sales tax.....its good to live in Oregon:)

     

  • j-monsterj-monster Member Posts: 1,060


    Originally posted by anarchyart
    Radeon X800 pro, 1.5 gigs of ram, it's gonna look sweet, who cares about money you can't take it with youimage

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    You could if you had yourself casted into gold

  • ElliotElliot Member CommonPosts: 49

    asus x800 pro 256mb

    3.4ghz amd 64mbit

    1.5 gigs kingston 400mhz ram

    radimax cobra 822 wss case with 400 wat psu

    asus K8V-SE deluxe mother board

    probly cost me around 700£ all  together , but even though i will be playing eq 2 i didnt just upgrade for that.

  • IowaYetiIowaYeti Member Posts: 468
    Luckily, for EQ II, I bought a very expensive computer earlier this year (before I even knew about EQ II), but it was bad for the checking account.  lol  image

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  • PaganchildPaganchild Member Posts: 159

    Bought a new PC.

    P4 3.6 Ghz

    GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB

    2 Gig of PC4300 DDR2 memory

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  • HubabubaHubabuba Member Posts: 229

    9800 Pro 128 mb = bought it shortly after it came out

    P4 2.8 ghz processor = bought it when the 3.1s came out

    20" LCD = got it because my my 21" CRT died on me after 7-8 years

    1 gb PC3200 RAM = bought it when I got the new processor/motherboard

    total = $0

    If EQ2 doesn't run as well as I'd like, I'll spend $200 and buy me an athlon 64 bit 3.4ghz processor and see how that does.

    Possible total = $200

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