512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT, TV-out, DVI-I, HDMI - Performance

[Jeht]

<p>Looking into buying a new computer. Will a 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT run EverQuest II smoothly?</p><p>Here are the other computer specs</p><p> Operating System - Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium</p><p>Processor -  AMD Athlon 64x2 5000 + dual core - 2.6GHz</p><p>Memory - 2GB DDR2-667MHz dual channel SDRAM (2x1024)</p><p>Graphics Card - 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8500GT, TV - out, DVI-I, HDMI</p><p>Hard Drive - 250 GB 7200 rpm SATA 3GB/s hard drive</p><p> I'm just worried because I've had major glitching issues with a previous comp, some ATI 128mb card and I'd rather not re-live those days</p><p>Thanks</p>

[Abronz]

<p>Hello,</p><p>From looking around the web at reviews of the 8500GT, I think you can expect about the same performance levels as the Nvidia 7600 series cards.</p><p>Basically the 8500 and 8600 cards are low entry cards for people who want DX10 compatibility with Vista, but don't want to pay tons of money.</p><p>Maybe look around for prices of the older 7000 series cards.  You might find a cheaper price and get more performance.</p>

[Je]

Smoothly - sure, but not at the highest or 2nd highest settings. An e6600 or e6700 + a 8800 nvidia card will do the trick - your list won't, I am afraid. And if you will be using Vista, get 3 or 4GB of RAM, 2GB isn't enough.

[Jeht]

<p>Why do I need so much RAM for Vista?</p><p>I found a comp that uses an nVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256 mb video card. Would that be better Abronz?</p><p> I'm looking to run the game at the mid graphic level (very high/balanced), anything really at this point... i think the 256mb video card would be more efficient for that</p><p> Would I be better off getting XP? rather than vista?</p>