EverQuest 2 – Mid Range and Budget

EverQuest 2 (Direct X)


For my testing, I decided to use the EQ2 provided presets for image quality at Extreme Quality, despite what the screen below shows.     

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To give you a quick look at how much better the game can look just by moving up one setting, I have screenshots from the game running first in High Performance mode and secondly in High Quality mode.  I think you’ll agree that the differences are worth investigating in our video reviews.

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EQ2 in High Performance mode – Click to Enlarge

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EQ2 in High Quality Mode – Click to Enlarge

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Having to move the resolution down the 1280×960, we see that the X1600 XT falls behind both the 6800 and 6800 GT once again.

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And also again, the 6600 GT proves to be too much for the ailing X1300 Pro.

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