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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-18 23:14:28
February 18 2010 22:37 GMT
#1
sry im still living in the stone age

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basically the main things i need to upgrade for perfect sc2 gameplay is my cpu speed, ram and vid card right? are there any recommendations for what i should specifically buy? also im looking to be able to stream some sc2 games aswell

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Boblion
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
France8043 Posts
February 18 2010 22:40 GMT
#2
Tell us your budget first.
fuck all those elitists brb watching streams of elite players.
Julmust
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Sweden4867 Posts
February 18 2010 22:40 GMT
#3
well the thing is that if you decide to change your CPU you'll most likely need a new motherboard and fan aswell. with a new motherboard you might need new RAM
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xmShake
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
United States1100 Posts
February 18 2010 22:41 GMT
#4
You will want to basically build a new computer. Give us a budget and we'll give you a build.
s.a.y
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
Croatia3840 Posts
February 18 2010 22:41 GMT
#5
depends on how much money you plan to invest. there's a whole thread on SC2 about peoples rigs and recommendations.

check that first.
I am not good with quotes
iG.Zeep
Profile Joined May 2008
Mexico253 Posts
February 18 2010 22:43 GMT
#6
lol that looks almost exactly like my specs T_T
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-18 22:46:32
February 18 2010 22:45 GMT
#7
500-700$ but i can go up 100-200 give or take if the quality is really worthwhile
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
February 18 2010 22:46 GMT
#8
Depends on your budget, but if we don't bother replacing your monitor, I'd suspect $500 would be sufficient for a comp that will run sc2 very lovingly. I could link further resources if you need those, but generally newegg is a good place to hunt for deals.
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
February 18 2010 22:49 GMT
#9
but your talking to someone who has 0 knowledge about computers, all i need are the parts and then i could get someone to set it up for me
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Athos
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
United States2484 Posts
February 18 2010 22:50 GMT
#10
Hey, maybe you'll get into the beta because your specs are so dated. Think of the positives.
EtherealDeath
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States8366 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-18 23:01:00
February 18 2010 22:51 GMT
#11
On February 19 2010 07:49 iamtt1 wrote:
but your talking to someone who has 0 knowledge about computers, all i need are the parts and then i could get someone to set it up for me


Hmm k ima look up some parts in the ~8 minutes I have till bus comes. Updating post in a moment

EDIT: I'm not totally up to date on the latest benchmarks for the latest graphics cards, etc (which you can find through google) but a quick browse on newegg turned up these parts, which should be more than sufficient to run sc2 at high specs and are relatively cheap:

Nvidia 9800GT for $114.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130435

4 gigs of ram (2x 2gb stick) $84.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227346

AMD Phenom II, 3.1ghz for $95.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680

You will probably need a new motherboard too. You shouldn't need to care much about the processor tbh, which is why I linked a random cheap but not totally fail one. The bottleneck is almost certainly going to occur at the graphics card level when you have 4 gigs of ram and a decent processor, so I'd considering upping the graphics card before anything else.

I'll check thread again in about 15-20 mins when I get back to my apartment.
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
February 18 2010 22:53 GMT
#12
<3
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
February 18 2010 22:54 GMT
#13
On February 19 2010 07:50 Athos wrote:
Hey, maybe you'll get into the beta because your specs are so dated. Think of the positives.


i was actually thinking about this too but im too addicted.. i need to play right now
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11567 Posts
February 18 2010 23:00 GMT
#14
I'll throw you some ideas when I have some time, but as of now, take a look at this:

http://anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3739
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
February 18 2010 23:03 GMT
#15
On February 19 2010 07:51 EtherealDeath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 19 2010 07:49 iamtt1 wrote:
but your talking to someone who has 0 knowledge about computers, all i need are the parts and then i could get someone to set it up for me


Hmm k ima look up some parts in the ~8 minutes I have till bus comes. Updating post in a moment

EDIT: I'm not totally up to date on the latest benchmarks for the latest graphics cards, etc (which you can find through google) but a quick browse on newegg turned up these parts, which should be more than sufficient to run sc2 at high specs and are relatively cheap:

Nvidia 9800GT for $114.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130435

4 gigs of ram (2x 2gb stick) $84.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227346

AMD Phenom II, 3.1ghz for $95.99 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680

You will probably need a new motherboard too. You shouldn't need to care much about the processor tbh, which is why I linked a random cheap but not totally fail one. The bottleneck is almost certainly going to occur at the graphics card level when you have 4 gigs of ram and a decent processor, so I'd considering upping the graphics card before anything else.

I'll check thread again in about 15-20 mins when I get back to my apartment.


ok so basically im rebuilding my computer but the only parts i need to change are these ones right(plus the motherboard + fan)? i can still use my tower and the other parts?
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
February 18 2010 23:04 GMT
#16
On February 19 2010 08:00 FragKrag wrote:
I'll throw you some ideas when I have some time, but as of now, take a look at this:

http://anandtech.com/guides/showdoc.aspx?i=3739


thx
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
Mindcrime
Profile Joined July 2004
United States6899 Posts
February 18 2010 23:05 GMT
#17
On February 19 2010 07:50 Athos wrote:
Hey, maybe you'll get into the beta because your specs are so dated. Think of the positives.


There's no way in hell that video card will run sc2.
That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11567 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-18 23:11:57
February 18 2010 23:06 GMT
#18
How about giving some pictures of the case, and telling us EXACTLY what you plan to do with the computer (not just SC2 at max settings). Tell us your resolution, if you want to stream SC2, what other things you want to do with your computer and how upgradeable you want it to be.

I recommend against that particular set of RAM if you plan to upgrade to an AMD system, because OCZ RAM is notorious for being unreliable on AMD systems.

Your motherboard must change, I'm not sure about the PSU, but it might have to go as well (how many watts is it? How much does it have on the 12V Rail etc).

Edit: As far as simply PLAYING SC2 at max settings (ie no streaming or other business)

An Athlon II X2 dual core or Phenom II X2 dual core, 2GB of DDR3 RAM, and a 4850 will be enough.
That total comes to around $210-250. Add a new motherboard and it becomes around $260-300. 2GB of RAM won't be enough to add other stuff on.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10095 Posts
February 18 2010 23:11 GMT
#19
frag i know ur going to get annoyed at this answer but i honestly have no idea where to look for the information, i guess my resolution is 1280x1024(from my specs ss), and i do want to stream sc2 games.

ill upload a few pics of my case in a sec
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11567 Posts
February 18 2010 23:14 GMT
#20
actually no real need to upload pics of the case if it's a stock dell/hp/etc case. 1280x1024 sounds ok, and if you want to look for PSU information, open the case and take a look at the PSU (either bottom back corner or top back corner). If it is under 450W, I would recommend buying another PSU. (I don't think your PSU will be above 250W tbh, so be prepared to spend some extra $ on a PSU).

if you don't know what model your case is, then go ahead and take a picture.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
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