Returning to eq.... which laptop to purchase

#1 Jul 20 2016 at 1:08 AM Rating: Good

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http://www.hsn.com/products/lenovo-flex-3-156-touch-core-i7-convertible-laptop/8125730

Or

http://www.hsn.com/products/acer-aspire-v15-156-full-hd-core-i5-8gb256gb-laptop/8183338

Will be boxing two toons and using two mercs. As you can see one has a better processor and the other one has a better graphics card. so which one should I go for, which one will give me a better gaming experience.

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#2 Jul 20 2016 at 2:08 PM Rating: Excellent

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Pick one that doesn't have on-board video on it. Having an on-board video chip will siphon memory from your main memory. Find one that has a dedicated video chip on it, so it has separate VRAM. Check out the description for both laptops and check to see if it says "dedicated video" on it. As far as main memory goes, EQ1 isn't intensive until you get to more current content.

Edit to add: This is my current laptop: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UUS6MO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

It has its own dedicated video card and runs great. Quad core (8 core threading), 16 gigs of RAM, 3 gigs of video ram.

Edited, Jul 20th 2016 4:12pm by missjackie

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#3 Aug 15 2016 at 3:16 AM Rating: Excellent

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Gooshy wrote:

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Edit to add: This is my current laptop: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005UUS6MO/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I use the 5 year old version of this.
Runs well enough to four box (with ISboxer or win eq2 to curb everquest's innate desire to hog memory).

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