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I want to compile some data for people that are looking at buying a new laptop. I'm looking around for good laptops that can run SC2 as well.
As you post your specs here, I'll add them to this post so we can have a good compilation of what laptops can run SC2 at what settings.
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Thanks for the posts guys. I hope this is useful to you guys shopping for laptops. Just compare your specs to a known set here. Thanks a lot for your input guys.
I just want to note that it seems from these results:
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Running on Ultra:
i7, Nvidia GTX 280M+ / ATI equivalent (probably around a Mobility 5850), 4 GB of RAM
Someone is running on Ultra with an i5/330M setup.
Note that a SSD will help you here.
High:
Good Core 2 Duo (2.5 GHz+, 8600+) / i5, Nvidia 330M / ATI Equivalent or Nvidia 9800M GT+, 4 GB of RAM
Medium:
Not so good Core 2 Duo, Nvidia 9600M GT, still want around 4 GB of RAM
Low:
Apparently someone here on TL is using an Intel GMA (impressive O_o). I really don't recommend shooting for a system that runs it on Low.
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Please follow this format or you won't be added to the OP.
Sony Vaio
CPU: Core 2 Duo P8800
Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon HD4650 (1GB)
RAM: 4 GB
HD: 7200 RPM / 350 GB
Runs SC2 on -High- settings. Ultra not playable.
My friend's:
Alienware M11x
CPU: Core 2 Duo SU7300
Graphics: Nvidia GT 335M (1GB)
RAM: 4 GB
HD: ?
Runs SC2 on -High- settings at full FPS. Ultra is a bit laggy.
EDIT: Full FPS => ~60 fps. (The refresh rate of old CRT monitors =P )
Samsung R580
Intel Core i5 dual core 2.26ghz
Nvidia G310m
4gb ddr3 ram
HDD: 350 gb
I run SC2 at medium settings, physics off, and 3D portraits off.
Dell Inspiron 1720
256MB NVidia GeForce 8600M GT
4 Gigs RAM
Vista 32-bit
1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo
Runs the game at medium settings just fine (FPS in the 40s).
Inspiron 1520
Intel core 2 due 2,2ghz
Nvidia gf 8600 M GT
2 GB ram
hdd 5400 rpm
Running n low settings:
Brand/product name - HP Pavilion dv6-2155eo
CPU Core - Intel® Core™ i5-processor i5-430M 2,26 GHz
Graphics card - NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M
Harddisk - 640 GB SATA
Ram - 4 GB DDR3
Run games in Low/ medium even there i have no problem (3v3,4v4 200 food)
Sony Vaio
Core i5 520
ATI 5650
320gb 7200rpm drive
4gb 1033 ddr3
Smooth as silk on High (at least against the AI while I wait for beta to come out). Didn't try on Ultra since I don't notice a difference between High and Ultra on my PC
Sony Vaio
Intel core 2 due 1.83 ghz
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
hdd-5400 rpm
Ram-3 GB
Runs games on lowest settings
HP Pavilion DV6000
CPU: Intel Core 2 CPU t7200 @ 2.00GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce Go 7600
RAM: 2 GB
HD: 7200 RPM / 130 GB
Runs SC2 on Low, well 30-40 FPS can run medium at about 10-15 FPS
sony vaio
CPU: intel core 2 duo T6500 @ 2.1GHz
Graphics: ATI mobility radeon HD 4570, 512 mb
RAM: 4GB
HD: 300GB
OS: win 7 premium 64 bit
Resolution: 1366 x 768
on medium runs decently, around 50-60 fps at start then starts to dip during mid-late game at around 24 fps.
Asus UL30VT-X1
CPU: Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo 1.3GHz(1.7GHz O.C.)
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce G210M (512MB)
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
HD: 5400 RPM / 500 GB
1.3ghz = Low 25-30fps
1.3ghz = Medium 15fps
1.7ghz = Low 80-90fps
1.7ghz = Medium 60-70fps
1.7ghz = High 20-30fps
1.7ghz = Ultra 5-10fps
Dell XPS M1330
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
RAM: 4.00 GB (3.5 usable)
Medium
HP Pavilion dv6
CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6Ghz
GPU: Nvidia Geforge 320M
RAM: 3GB
HDD: 320GB 7200rmp
High
Operating System: MacOS 10.6.3
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Speed (GHz): 2.42
System Memory (GB): 4
Video Card Model: NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Video Card Driver: -
Desktop Resolution: 1280x800
Low/Medium
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Samsung R580
Intel Core i5 dual core 2.26ghz
Nvidia G310m
4gb ddr3 ram
HDD: 350 gb
I run SC2 at medium settings, physics off, and 3D portraits off. I could run high, although medium performs far better.
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Dell Inspiron 1720
256MB NVidia GeForce 8600M GT
4 Gigs RAM
Vista 32-bit
1.8 GHz Core 2 Duo
Runs the game at medium settings just fine (FPS in the 40s).
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Inspiron 1520
Intel core 2 due 2,2ghz
Nvidia gf 8600 M GT
2 GB ram
hdd 5400 rpm
Running n low settings:
1v1 runs smoothly, 2v2 is unplayable if you reach 200 each, 3v3... unplayable
Kind of wierd that i did not experience any problems playing 2v2 in the beginning of beta.
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Brand/product name - HP Pavilion dv6-2155eo
CPU Core - Intel® Core™ i5-processor i5-430M 2,26 GHz
Graphics card - NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 230M
Harddisk - 640 GB SATA
Ram - 4 GB DDR3
Run games in Low/ medium even there i have no problem (3v3,4v4 200 food)
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Sony Vaio
Core i5 520
ATI 5650
320gb 7200rpm drive
4gb 1033 ddr3
Smooth as silk on High (at least against the AI while I wait for beta to come out). Didn't try on Ultra since I don't notice a difference between High and Ultra on my PC
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Sony Vaio
Intel core 2 due 1.83 ghz
Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator Driver
hdd-5400 rpm
Ram-3 GB
Runs games on lowest settings....i'd recommend a real graphics card but i'm sure you already knew that without me telling you.....
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HP Pavilion DV6000
CPU: Intel Core 2 CPU t7200 @ 2.00GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce Go 7600
RAM: 2 GB
HD: 7200 RPM / 130 GB
Runs SC2 on Low, well 30-40 FPS can run medium at about 10-15 FPS a lot lower on big maps lots of units
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sony vaio
CPU: intel core 2 duo T6500 @ 2.1GHz
Graphics: ATI mobility radeon HD 4570, 512 mb
RAM: 4GB
HD: 300GB
OS: win 7 premium 64 bit
Resolution: 1366 x 768
on medium runs decently, around 50-60 fps at start then starts to dip during mid-late game at around 24 fps. my fps also depends on map, on metalopolis the fps starts at around 40.
i usually play with all settings on medium except shaders on low and fps is 80-90 at start then dips to 60-70 fps during mid-late game.
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On June 29 2010 07:20 theDreamStick wrote:
Runs SC2 on -High- settings at full FPS. Ultra is a bit laggy.
What do you mean full fps? 30 fps?
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Asus UL30VT-X1
CPU: Intel SU7300 Core 2 Duo 1.3GHz(1.7GHz O.C.)
Graphics: Nvidia Geforce G210M (512MB)
RAM: 4 GB DDR3
HD: 5400 RPM / 500 GB
+ Show Spoiler +Display: 1280x720res, 13.3'' LED screen
Battery-life: 11 hours
Price: $689.99 on amazon
Using FRAPS
1.3ghz = Low 25-30fps
1.3ghz = Medium 15fps
1.7ghz = Low 80-90fps
1.7ghz = Medium 60-70fps
1.7ghz = High 20-30fps
1.7ghz = Ultra 5-10fps
This laptop comes with built-in software to overclock your cpu, so it's safe and easy. I never knew how much better it was with it overclocked until I just tested it right now.
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I think medium does fine on my machine, but if someone could verify by looking at the hardware, I would be appreciative.
Dell XPS M1330
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7500 @ 2.20 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 8400M GS
RAM: 4.00 GB (3.5 usable)
HD: ??? RPM / 220 GB
edit:
Resolution is 1280 x 800
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HP Pavilion dv6
CPU: Intel Core i7 720QM 1.6Ghz
GPU: Nvidia Geforge 320M
RAM: 3GB
HDD: 320GB 7200rmp
Runs well on High. Ultra quite lag
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Everyone should post resolution, or these stats don't mean much.
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Planning on getting an Alienware M17X with the following specs, what level do you think I can run SC2 on?
1GB ATI Radeon™ Mobility HD 5870
6GB Memory 1x 2GB, 1x 4GB DDR3
250GB 7,200RPM SATA-II HDD
Should I get:
Intel® Core™ i7 620M 2.66 GHz (3.33GHz Turbo Mode, 4MB Cache
or
Intel® Core™ i7 720QM 1.6GHz (2.8 GHz Turbo Mode, 6MB Cache
(same price)
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Operating System: MacOS 10.6.3
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Speed (GHz): 2.42
System Memory (GB): 4
Video Card Model: NVIDIA GeForce 320M
Video Card Driver: -
Desktop Resolution: 1280x800
This is a new Apple Macbook Pro 13", purchased June 2010.
In OSX it runs Medium pretty well, 45-50fps, but I play on Low which is always well above 80fps. I believe if I ran under Bootcamp performance would be improved.
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Lenovo T410
CPU: Intel i5-520M 2.4 GHz
Graphics: Nvidia Quadro NVS 3100M 512 MB (Same as 310M)
RAM: 4 GB
HD: 7200 RPM / 250 GB
Get 40-60 fps at 1440x900 with textures on high and everything else on low. Dips down to 30s in big 1v1 battles. Haven't tested 2v2/3v3/4v4 but I'm guessing they're unplayable without lowering res.
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Operating System: Windows 2.6.1.7600 ()
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz
CPU Speed (GHz): 2.12
System Memory (GB): 2.871
Video Card Model: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
Video Card Driver: igdumdx32.dll
Desktop Resolution: 1366x768
Hard Disk Size (GB): 223.415
Hard Disk Free Space (GB): 141.786
Low Settings FPS in 20's
WTF is wrong, I know my graphics card sucks, but is there anything I can do to get my fps higher?
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Asus N61Jq
Operating System: Windows 7
CPU Type: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU Q 720 @ 1.60GHz
System Memory (GB): 4
Video Card Model: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Runs smooth as silk on High. On ultra there was a lot more heat and it seemed to bog down a bit but it might have been battlenet. I only used it a couple of games. Happy with high so really didn't try anything.
Edit: I did a couple of test games with AI vs AI at 1360 x 768 resolution. On Ultra it was normally 40-60 fps. It bottomed out in the 20s in big battles. On High it was generally maxed at 60+. Bottomed out in the 40s, a couple of times hit the 30s. This computer was $999 *canadian* a few months ago.
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Sony Vaio 13" Z Series (VPCZ112GX)
CPU: Intel i5 CPU M520 @~2.4GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
RAM: 4 GB
HD: 128 SSD
Desktop Res: 1600 : 900 (16 : 9)
Tested against Blizz AI with 400 lings testing pathfinding loops in an out of creep. Runs on medium smoother than a babies bottom. On high the framerate drops but remains playable. On Ultra, it starts stuttering with the 400 lings, but remains perfectly playable with smaller armies. Recommend High for casual play, medium for guaranteed smoothness in tournament games or showmatches.
Notes:+ Show Spoiler + This is the new Sony Z series, only two months old. It has a switch allowing you to switch between an onboard card on the motherboard and a dedicated NVIDIA card, for hardcore processing and gaming, and the other for battery power and relaxed word processing. I didn't test the onboard card because its terrible. Surprisingly though, it actually can still play SC2 on ALL MIN settings with a regular framerate with the onboard card. Don't recommend gaming seriously with the onboard card, though. This is a fantastic laptop because its very small, very portable, and VERY powerful. Highly recommended if you're going into college and wanna game in class (like me!). Only downside I've noticed so far the touchpad gets in the way while typing sometimes, moving the mouse and clicking random things. That and the ridiculous $1900 price tag. Still recommended.
Edit: Added resolution, changed notes into spoilers to make it shorter.
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