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Eldariel
Finland42 Posts
Intel Core Duo 2 E6400 (base clock 2.1GHz per core, overclocked to 2.5GHz) 4GB DDR 2 @ 400MHz (4x1 GB comb) NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB (overclocked, can't remember exact values - been a while since I tinkered with all this) Windows XP 32 bit (may switch to Windows 7 after they've worked out the childs' diseases; won't touch Vista with a 10-foot pole) Enough HD space (+1TB). Oldie, but extremely solid for the money paid (was ~1000 euros some years ago). | ||
GTR
51589 Posts
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 3GB DDR 2 @ 666MHz ATI Radeon 4770 512MB This should be fine right? EDIT: It was upgrade from Intel Pentium D 280 1GB DDR 2 ATI Radeon X300 | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
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ghermination
United States2851 Posts
On August 20 2009 16:46 GTR wrote: I helped my friend with upgrading his computer and it is now Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 3GB DDR 2 @ 666MHz ATI Radeon 4770 512MB This should be fine right? EDIT: It was upgrade from Intel Pentium D 280 1GB DDR 2 ATI Radeon X300 The DDR2 666 is kind of a waste of money, i would've gone with DDR2-800, or even 1066, its pretty cheap. | ||
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Garnet
Vietnam9041 Posts
On August 16 2009 21:00 VorcePA wrote: Will do just fine. I seem to be getting ignored left and right when I say Blizzard makes their games available to a very broad spectrum of computer users, including extremely low-tech ones. People here are going to be somewhere between pleasantly surprised and flabbergasted as to how low the system requirements are going to be to run SC2 and D3 I really wish you were right, dude. | ||
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GTR
51589 Posts
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amorpheus
Bulgaria2144 Posts
On August 19 2009 00:27 Myst- wrote: You'll be able to play, but I'm not sure at what settings with that video card(Lowish/Medium)? If at all possible, I would upgrade that card(You can upgrade to a 9800 GTX for around $130 assuming you don't need a bigger PSU). or at least smth like 8600gt or even 8800gs/gt for around 40 E graphic cards get cheap very fast | ||
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
i wouldn't take any advice pertaining to sc2 spec requirements seriously because, unless they are blizzard employees, no one really knows what they will be for sure. if you asked, i'm sure many people can make an educated guess, but basing an entire thread off of it seems unnecessary and actually quite pompous. in the end conservative "quotes" for required system reqs in this thread may lead to some poor kid spending money on a card that won't play at his desired graphics level. | ||
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 WD Caviar 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Subtotaled ~420 USD with case, fans, power, and mobo so I'm pretty happy. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
On August 21 2009 09:32 EchOne wrote: Big thanks to ghermination for his post on making a low-mid cost machine. I used his post for guidance and ordered this: Intel Pentium E6300 Wolfdale 2.8GHz 2MB L2 Cache 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 GeForce 9600 GT 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 WD Caviar 1TB 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Subtotaled ~420 USD with case, fans, power, and mobo so I'm pretty happy. the e6300 is the exact same processor as the e5200 except with a .3ghz difference most likely due to a higher multi. you spent $20 for .3ghz. 20$ that couldve bumped your 9600gt to a 9800gt or hd4850. and as far as 1tb harddrives go seagate 7200.12 is the best. there's no reason to pick any other drive unless you really REALLY need to save ~5$. if you like WD and just prefer them that's fine i'm not gonna tell you what to buy. but as a gaming machine you couldve spent the same amount for ~50% more performance from your video card. this is precisely what i was talking about in my previous post -_- i'm being too mean. if you read what was here before i apologize. | ||
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EchOne
United States2906 Posts
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mahnini
United States6862 Posts
On August 21 2009 10:28 EchOne wrote: That's disappointing... does better shopping in this area just come with experience or should I have been more patient in seeking advice? little bit of both | ||
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tarpman
Canada722 Posts
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Astray
Canada59 Posts
When Starcraft 2 comes out, I guess I have to play Broodwar with the remaining players until I somehow win the lottery and upgrade my computer... | ||
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gloryofgreece
United States29 Posts
CUP :core i7 6 gig of ram however I am stuck on choosing between the following GPU...any help guys 512MB ATI Radeon HD 4350 free 1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650 - $60.00 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 220 $100.00 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250 $200.00 so these are my choices? Can I go with the shitty 512 mb ATI then upgrade it later? HP website doesn't tell me what motherboard it uses, so how do i know which GPU to use? | ||
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hsram
United States30 Posts
I think that matters more than just "Hi I have a $1000 system I built". Ok that gives me or anyone nothing to go on with the question originally posed in the topic "Will it run SC2?". Just food for thought, if you want to know if your system will run the game...find out from credible sources not what other people have as their system. | ||
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Saddened Izzy
United States198 Posts
On August 20 2009 17:18 ghermination wrote: The DDR2 666 is kind of a waste of money, i would've gone with DDR2-800, or even 1066, its pretty cheap. Not really, If you are looking at the old Intel set up where the memory controller is not integrated with the cpu, like AMD has been doing for years and now i7 and i5 line up, Getting Ram with extra bandwidth over your CPU does little to jack dittly zip to improving performance. 3 gigs is odd i dislike 2gig then 1 gig set up it's very laptop ish or 3x1gig sticks which is just lol, also means non dual channel, overrated yes but it's like to use. E7500 FSB native is 1066 and not going into detail about how bandwidth is determined just divide the FSB by 2 1066/2=533Mhz is all that is needed for ram speed to run that cpu at full. Really 666Mhz ram is more then enough for that E7500 non OCed Although 666Mhz flat instead of 667 is what err 333strap and bahh i can't think but i think it's been strapped weird something like 400 on FSB to Dram blu balh beh Laptop makers have known this for years it's why laptops usually scrape the bottom on bandwidth for their ram as it is cheaper and anything in excess does not make it really go faster with he exception listed above. | ||
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ghermination
United States2851 Posts
Case/PSU: XCLIO Godspeed Two Advanced Black (2x140mm fans, 2x 80mm fans) + XCLIO Goodpower 500w http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.233818 $74.98 Motherboard/CPU/RAM: Biostar A760G + AMD Athlong 64 X2 6000+ @3.0ghz+ OCZ SLi-Ready Edition 4gb (2x2GB) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.239405 $149.98 (after rebate) Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar Black 640GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136319 $74.99 Video Card: Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 512mb http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102824 $94.99 Sound Card: SIIG IC-710012-S2 (24bit/96khz) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829270006 $34.99 Heres the clincher - this rig will only cost you $429.93 (plus shipping) | ||
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FortuneSyn
1826 Posts
OPERATING SYSTEM:WINDOWS 2.6.0.6001 (SP 1) CPU TYPE:INTEL(R) CORE(TM)2 DUO CPU P7350 @ 2.00GHZ CPU SPEED (GHZ):2.02 SYSTEM MEMORY (GB):2.996 GRAPHICS CARD MODEL:NVIDIA GEFORCE 9600M GT GRAPHICS CARD DRIVER:NVD3DUM.DLL DESKTOP RESOLUTION:1280X800 | ||
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