EPTPost your Rig [Will it run SC2? - Page 105
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
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Everlong
Czech Republic1973 Posts
# Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium # 4GB DDR3 # 1 TB SATAII # ATI HD 5770 1GB DDR5 DVI HDMI Im going for something like this, do you think it will be enough to play SC2 on medium/high? Im not a hardcore gamer, so no ultra settings and anti-aliasing, etc.. This is not for me. I just want a smooth gameplay on medium/high without major FPS drops. edit: I might go for Win proffesional. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11565 Posts
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Everlong
Czech Republic1973 Posts
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
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dukethegold
Canada5645 Posts
That setup can run Crysis on high...or very high if tweaked correctly. | ||
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crappen
Norway1546 Posts
As I cant be arsed reading 105 pages, I go right ahead and ask; Anyone have an advice for a super computer that are freaking fucking silent? Those fans are killing me. I probably need to replace fan with watercooling and what not. Is it hard to replace the fan that are on the videocard with watercooling? | ||
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dukethegold
Canada5645 Posts
On July 11 2010 17:31 crappen wrote: I am also thinking about buying new computer, since this one is literally dieing (shutting down suddenly probably cause of heat although I've cleaned it). As I cant be arsed reading 105 pages, I go right ahead and ask; Anyone have an advice for a super computer that are freaking fucking silent? Those fans are killing me. I probably need to replace fan with watercooling and what not. Is it hard to replace the fan that are on the videocard with watercooling? Here is my question. Why do you need watercooling? Do you honestly intend to massively overclock a graphic card? If you have the money for watercooling, why not just buy a better graphic card or CPU as opposed to buying a better cooling system? Cooling solutions like that are really intended for enthusiasts. I would imagine that something like GTX 295 would require a watercooling solution to reach its full potential. What is your spec? | ||
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Baarn
United States2702 Posts
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crappen
Norway1546 Posts
On July 11 2010 17:39 dukethegold wrote: Here is my question. Why do you need watercooling? Do you honestly intend to massively overclock a graphic card? If you have the money for watercooling, why not just buy a better graphic card or CPU as opposed to buying a better cooling system? Cooling solutions like that are really intended for enthusiasts. I would imagine that something like GTX 295 would require a watercooling solution to reach its full potential. What is your spec? Thank you for your answer. I was thinking watercooling ONLY because of the silent effect. I do hope and think watercooling is more silent then freaking fans. I can not take this noise my computer is making. So my most important thing for now is a big tower for easy access inside (got a medium now which is way too small imo), and watercooling only for the silent effect I am thinking it gives. I am not gonna overclock anything. EDIT: I really want to emphasize on the idea that I want a silent computer. I thought I was getting a silent computer last time I bought, boy was I wrong. When I turn off my computer now after 12hour use, it is like an orgasm inside my head. | ||
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jasonM
5 Posts
OPTION 1: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9900 (6MB cache/3.06GHz/1066Mhz FSB) 6GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Mobility RADEON™ HD 4670 – 1GB OPTION 2: Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 - 1GB someone please respond directly  thanks in advance | ||
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Lysis
United States147 Posts
Intel Core i5-750 Quad Core 2.66GHz CPU 4GB Dual Channel DDR3-1600 RAM EVGA nVidia GTX 470 SuperClocked+ 1280MB GDDR5 GPU 320GB 7200 RPM SATA II HDD (exclusively for games) Win7 Ultimate x64 Runs SC2 on Ultra @ 1680 x 1050 | ||
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Therick
Norway324 Posts
500 GB 7200 RPM HDD 2 GB RAM Intel Core2 Dou CPU - E6750 - (2x) 2.66GHz nVidia 8600 GT 256 MB RAM almost two and a half years old lol, enough for SC2 atleast! | ||
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reprise
Canada316 Posts
On July 12 2010 02:27 jasonM wrote: I'm flip flopping between laptop/desktop right now for college. was curious if someone could tell me which of these 2 laptop options will run starcraft 2 at the highest settings...*both are around the same price. OPTION 1: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9900 (6MB cache/3.06GHz/1066Mhz FSB) 6GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Mobility RADEON™ HD 4670 – 1GB OPTION 2: Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 - 1GB I'd pick option 2 as both the CPU and video is better. The i7 may be clocked slower but Turboboost kicks in when it notices underutilized cores (which will happen when playing SC2 since it's only threaded for 2 cores). The 5730 is in every way better than the 4760 in terms of ability (not by much though), power consumption, heat production, and has DX11 support. Just curious, what is the price difference? | ||
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jasonM
5 Posts
edit: i suppose this would be a question for another thread, whats ur opinion on a desktop for college? - thanks for response btw | ||
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dukethegold
Canada5645 Posts
On July 12 2010 02:27 jasonM wrote: I'm flip flopping between laptop/desktop right now for college. was curious if someone could tell me which of these 2 laptop options will run starcraft 2 at the highest settings...*both are around the same price. OPTION 1: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9900 (6MB cache/3.06GHz/1066Mhz FSB) 6GB DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms) 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Mobility RADEON™ HD 4670 – 1GB OPTION 2: Intel® Core™ i7-720QM Quad Core Processor 1.6GHz (2.8GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache) 6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz 500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 5730 - 1GB someone please respond directly thanks in advanceOption 2 is better in every single way. That spec looks like the Asus N61JQ which is available for less than 1000 dollars (except for the 6GB ram part...N61JQ has 4gb). It is a wonderful choice. Trust me, I have done significant amount of research on laptops and desktops. To be honest, I prefer having just one laptop or a big laptop and a netbook for college...I don't see the point of having a desktop unless you are really intending to play games like Crysis rather than studying... That Asus N61JQ is powerful enough to run Crysis on high with some medium settings, or all high if you use a 3rd party configuration. That means you can play 98% of the games out there maxed out without a single problem. | ||
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jasonM
5 Posts
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noncoercive
United States3 Posts
Even 3GB is normally more than enough, even at the highest settings: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/memory-module-upgrade,2264-3.html | ||
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keNn)
Philippines297 Posts
OS: win xp Proc: P4 2.55ghz Ram: Ddr2 800 gpu: gt9500 i can run sc2 but it froze for a few secs(its annoying and sometimes cost me to lose) when new unit is being built and it runs all in low settings.i thinking of buying a new pc before sc2's release. Due to lack of minerals. I tend to buy some cheap hardware and just OC the Proc and GPU.So here is my soon to be specs. Proc:Intel E5300 (2.6G) dual core ( I'll OC it to 3.0ghz up to 3.5ghz) mobo:Intel BLKDG41TY G41 X4500-V/S/dvi Corsair 4GB XMS2 800 ddr2 (2gb x 2) 320gb Western Digital SATA Gpu: my current gt9500 ( ill OC this also) and some nice PSU, proc and gpu cooler. My question is, Can it run sc2 on ultra? and can i record fpvod while i'm playing? | ||
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Renseru
United States45 Posts
OS: Win 7-64bit CPU: AMD Athalon x4 2.9ghz GPU: Asus(ati) EAH5570 RAM: 4gig ddr3 1600mhz HD/SDD: If SC2 is less than 6GB: OCZ vertex SSD - Sata2 If more than 6GB: Samsung spinpoint @ 7200rpm sata2 Monitor: 26" LCD TV - 720p max res is only 1366x768 | ||
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