Supported Hardware List - Video Cards

[Yimway]

I've spend 15 minutes digging around and have been unable to find this resource.However, just scanning threads, it is very clear certain video cards present significant issues in use with EQ2.Is there a list of 100% supported / compatible cards?

[TSR-DanT]

<a href="http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=16089" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bi...p?p_faqid=16089</a>Below is a list of all video cards currently supported by EverQuest II: ATI Radeon 8000 Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/radeonaiw-98me.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...onaiw-98me.html</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 6.2 (9165) Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeon-prer300-xp.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...prer300-xp.html</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 6.11 (664<img src="/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Vista 32/64 bit: No Support ATI Radeon 9000-9250 Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/radeonaiw-98me.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...onaiw-98me.html</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 6.2 (9165) Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeon-prer300-xp.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...prer300-xp.html</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 6.11 (664<img src="/smilies/b2eb59423fbf5fa39342041237025880.gif" border="0" alt="SMILEY" /> Vista 32/64 bit: No Support ATI Radeon 9500-9800 Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/98me/radeonaiw-98me.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/...onaiw-98me.html</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 6.2 (9165) Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=xp/radeonx-xp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_c...p=xp/radeonx-xp</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 8.3 Vista 32 bit: <a href="http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista32/common-vista32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_c.../common-vista32</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 8.3 Vista 64 bit: <a href="http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista64/common-vista64" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_c.../common-vista64</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 8.3 ATI Radeon x300-x1900 Series* Win 98 / ME: No Support Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=xp/radeonx-xp" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_c...p=xp/radeonx-xp</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 8.3 Vista 32 bit: <a href="http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista32/common-vista32" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_c.../common-vista32</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 8.3 Vista 64 bit: <a href="http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_catalyst.aspx?p=vista64/common-vista64" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://game.amd.com/us-en/drivers_c.../common-vista64</a> Recommended driver: Catalyst 8.3 Matrox Parhelia** Win 98 / ME: No Support Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/home.cfm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/home.cfm</a> Recommended driver: 1.12.00.110 GeForce 3/4 Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 81.98 Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71_2.html</a> Recommended driver: 93.71 Vista 32bit: No Support Vista 64bit: No Support NOTE: GeForce MX cards are not supported by EverQuest II GeForce FX Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 81.98 Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...69.21_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.21 Vista 32bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_96.85_2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...86_96.85_2.html</a> Vista 64bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_96.85_2.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...64_96.85_2.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 96.85 GeForce 6xxx Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 81.98 Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...69.21_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.21 Vista 32bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...69.25_whql.html</a> Vista 64bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_169.25_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...69.25_whql.html</a>  Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.25 GeForce 7xxx Series* Win 98 / ME: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.nvidia.com/object/win9x_81.98.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 81.98 Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...69.21_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.21 Vista 32bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...69.25_whql.html</a> Vista 64bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_169.25_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...69.25_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.25 GeForce 8xxx Series* Win 98 / ME: No Support Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...69.21_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.21 Vista 32bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...69.25_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.25 Vista 64bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_169.32.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...x64_169.32.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.32 GeForce 9xxx Series* Win 98 / ME: No Support Win 2000 / XP: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_174.16.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_174.16.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 174.16 Vista 32bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_174.16.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...x86_174.16.html</a> Vista 64bit: <a href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_174.16.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...x64_174.16.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 174.16 DirectX 10 WARNING: Due to a lack of updated <b>drivers</b> to support it, we currently cannot guarantee support for DirectX 10 for any of our supported cards. If you have already upgraded to DirectX 10, we recommend that you revert back to 9.0c (August version) at the earliest opportunity. Please contact the Technical Support Department if you need assistance in reverting DirectX back to 9.0c. If your card is not displayed here, we do not support it, though it may be able to run the game as long as the card's <b>drivers</b> support at least DirectX 9.0c (August version). Check with your specific card's manual and manufacturer for more information on getting the latest <b>drivers</b> for your card. *WARNING: ALL OF THE <b>DRIVERS</b> LINKED TO OR OTHERWISE MADE AVAILABLE HEREUNDER ARE MADE AVAILABLE STRICTLY "AS-IS" AND SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT INC, VERANT INTERACTIVE, INC. AND ANY AND ALL OF THEIR AFFILIATES, MAKE NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED, ARISING FROM COURSE OF DEALING OR USAGE OF TRADE, OR STATUTORY, AS TO THESE <b>DRIVERS</b> OR ANY MATTER WHATSOEVER CONNECTED HEREWITH, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY REPRESENTATION THAT THE <b>DRIVERS</b> DO NOT CONTAIN COMPUTER CODE DESIGNED TO DISRUPT, DISABLE, HARM OR OTHERWISE IMPEDE IN ANY MANNER THE OPERATION OF A COMPUTER PROGRAM, WILL NOT DAMAGE OR DESTROY ANY DATA FILES RESIDING ON A COMPUTER OR WILL NOT ADVERSELY AFFECT THE HARDWARE OR OTHER SOFTWARE OF THE USER IN ANY WAY. IN PARTICULAR, ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES OF TITLE, MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE EXPRESSLY EXCLUDED. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK. **REGARDLESS OF A VIDEO CARD'S MULTIPLE MONITOR FUNCTIONALITY, EVERQUEST II GAME PLAY CURRENTLY DOES NOT SUPPORT MORE THAN 1 MONITOR FOR GAME PLAY.

[Yimway]

<cite>TSR-DanT wrote:</cite><blockquote><a rel="nofollow" href="http://help.station.sony.com/cgi-bin/soe.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=16089" target="_blank"></a> GeForce 8xxx Series* Win 98 / ME: No Support Win 2000 / XP: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_169.21_whql.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_...69.21_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.21 Vista 32bit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_169.25_whql.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...69.25_whql.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.25 Vista 64bit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_169.32.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...x64_169.32.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 169.32 GeForce 9xxx Series* Win 98 / ME: No Support Win 2000 / XP: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_174.16.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_174.16.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 174.16 Vista 32bit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_174.16.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...x86_174.16.html</a> Vista 64bit: <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x64_174.16.html" target="_blank">http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvis...x64_174.16.html</a> Recommended driver: ForceWare 174.16 </blockquote>I don't understand how you can say this with a straight face.  With threads liket his all over EQ2 Community Sites:<a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=411077" target="_blank">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=411077</a>I've also talked to more than 2 dozen users that have stated any factory oc'd 9600 they tried was not stable with EQ2.All data from these users appears in direct conflict with the information you've provided.I'm looking for a list of SPECIFIC Manufacturer and Model that are known not to have issue with EQ2.  Cause, very, very clearly cards with the series numbers you've stated as 100% compatible, are in fact, not 100% compatible.I would appreciate an accurate response.

[IronHydra]

Go with ATI for EQ2 heard there are less compatability problems like the HD 3870... those are cheap and nice

[Elorah]

<cite>Atan@Unrest wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite>I don't understand how you can say this with a straight face.  With threads liket his all over EQ2 Community Sites:<a rel="nofollow" href="http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/posts/list.m?topic_id=411077" target="_blank">http://forums.station.sony.com/eq2/...topic_id=411077</a>I've also talked to more than 2 dozen users that have stated any factory oc'd 9600 they tried was not stable with EQ2.All data from these users appears in direct conflict with the information you've provided.I'm looking for a list of SPECIFIC Manufacturer and Model that are known not to have issue with EQ2.  Cause, very, very clearly cards with the series numbers you've stated as 100% compatible, are in fact, not 100% compatible.I would appreciate an accurate response.</blockquote>Are you having an issue with a 9600?  The only reason that I asked was that my husband had a 9600 GT that would turn his PC off mostly when playing eq2.  We found out later that it would also cause issues when we tried to print.  After talking to the manufacturer, he found out that there were some 9600 that had issues with Bad parts or something like that.  He was told to bring it back to the store...  lol

[Rayx]

Ethically speaking, I think the 8800 series should be removed off that list.  I really dont see how any of the 8800's can be supported by this game when there are currently known and unresolved issues with these boards that severely effect gameplay.

[Yimway]

<cite>Elorah wrote:</cite><blockquote><cite></cite>Are you having an issue with a 9600?  The only reason that I asked was that my husband had a 9600 GT that would turn his PC off mostly when playing eq2.  We found out later that it would also cause issues when we tried to print.  After talking to the manufacturer, he found out that there were some 9600 that had issues with Bad parts or something like that.  He was told to bring it back to the store...  lol</blockquote>No, I've spoken to several users that bought a 9600 card that was factory OC'd and they had numerous issues with only EQ2.  All other games and pc operations were fine.  One of them documented this very well, and went thru 6 different make/model cards until he finally ordered one that was not factory OC'd and it seemed to be stable for EQ2.  All cards though were stable in crisis and other games that are more demanding than EQ2. Similar issues have been reported by 8800GTX users that are running in OC'd GPU's.  It would seem apparent that not all 8xxx or 9xxx cards really are 100% compatible with EQ2.  I was hoping to find an intelligent and authoritative source on this in asking SoE support for a computability list.I would very much prefer not to rely on the opinions or experiences of individual users, but be able to know buying a specific manufacturer / model will insure a compatible experience with EQ2.

[IronHydra]

Go with ATI... Sony sucks and doesnt support 8xxx or 9xxx series.  They need to step their game up, or people will just quit because of frustration

[Elorah]

Hmm.  after the 9600 Fiasco, he got an 8800 GT.  He has had no issues with it yet...  *shrugs*I wish you luck though in finding the card that you want.

[Wingrider01]

<cite>Rayx0r wrote:</cite><blockquote>Ethically speaking, I think the 8800 series should be removed off that list.  I really dont see how any of the 8800's can be supported by this game when there are currently known and unresolved issues with these boards that severely effect gameplay.</blockquote>read the uunet, the 8800 is not only having issue with eq2, there are numerous posts of issues with that card line and a lot of other games. Best thing I personally did was rma the 8800's back to the manufacturer and go back to the 7950GX2's that where in the machine prior, 99 percent of the problems I encoutered in eq2 and other games went away. Playing around with the new 9800GX2's right now and so far so good.

[Robo13]

<p>I was one of those  who had issues with the 9600GT OC. I have the problems resolved now. It took me more than a month and 2 RMA's later to get it fixed.</p><p> My 1st 2 cards were BFG9600GT OC models.</p><p>BFG in turn sent me a BFG9600GT OC2 model which has much newer bios than previous 9600GT OC for my 2nd RMA.</p><p>So far no Video Card shut downs to report in a week. So if you have a troublesome 9600GT card call the Manufacturer Technical Support and demand to get a Card that was produced in Late March to present. I am pretty sure this will fix the problems everyone was having with this card. Be patient and persistent. </p><p>Good Luck</p>

[Elorah]

<cite>Robo13 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I was one of those  who had issues with the 9600GT OC. I have the problems resolved now. It took me more than a month and 2 RMA's later to get it fixed.</p><p> My 1st 2 cards were BFG9600GT OC models.</p><p>BFG in turn sent me a BFG9600GT OC2 model which has much newer bios than previous 9600GT OC for my 2nd RMA.</p><p>So far no Video Card shut downs to report in a week. So if you have a troublesome 9600GT card call the Manufacturer Technical Support and demand to get a Card that was produced in Late March to present. I am pretty sure this will fix the problems everyone was having with this card. Be patient and persistent. </p><p>Good Luck</p></blockquote>They wont publicly admit that there is a firmware issue...   My hubby had the same problem with the 9600.

[Yimway]

<cite>Robo13 wrote:</cite><blockquote><p>I was one of those  who had issues with the 9600GT OC. I have the problems resolved now. It took me more than a month and 2 RMA's later to get it fixed.</p></blockquote>FWIW.I picked up a evga 9600GT superclock card this weekend, installed and couldn't play the game for more than 30 mins without it crashing or locking.  I could load crysis and other dx games and run 6 hour sessions without a problem.  I didn't want to buy that card, but there were no non OC'd 9600's on the shelf.I returned it and got a 9800GTX that is not OC'd and it has been working fine with EQ2. The fact that the 9600 only had issue with EQ2 and no other game I tried it with indicates to me there is something off here.

[Kitubac]

<p>Atan</p><p>here is one forum i use for getting info  <a href="http://www.avforums.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=276" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.avforums.com/forums/foru...splay.php?f=276</a></p>