This is snipped from the
Hardware Requirements-thread on the official forum:
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What are the minimum hardware requirements for running EverQuest II? Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Processor: 1 GHz
RAM: 512 MB
Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible; pixel shader and vertex shader compatible hardware with 64 MB of texture memory
Sound Card: DirectSound compatible audio hardware
What are the reccomended hardware specifications for the game? Operating System: Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Processor: 2 GHz or greater
RAM: 1 GB
Video Card: DirectX 9 compatible; pixel shader and vertex shader compatible hardware with 128 MB or more of texture memory
Sound Card: DirectSound compatible audio hardware
What type of video card will I need for EQII? You will need a card that supports DirectX 9 features, such as pixel and vertex shaders.
Does that include the Nvidia GeForce MX line of cards? Unfortunately the GeForce 4 MX cards are not supported because they do not have pixel and vertex shaders.
Will having a graphics card with 256MB be worthwhile? Yes, having 256MB of RAM on the card does make a difference. Basically, more memory lets you run higher-quality textures without swapping them, thus increasing performance.
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You need to order a video card that supports DirextX 9 and pixel and vertex shaders.
That's probably the long and short of it. Good luck.