EPTGPU: 8800GTS 512MB
Resolution: 1680x1050 (can go highest without problems, just cant write it because i cant check whats highest now^^)
RAM: 4GB
Setting: Ultra.
OS: Vista
[Guideline] SC2 Computers - Page 12
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MasterReY
Germany2708 Posts
GPU: 8800GTS 512MB Resolution: 1680x1050 (can go highest without problems, just cant write it because i cant check whats highest now^^) RAM: 4GB Setting: Ultra. OS: Vista | ||
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StayFrosty
Canada743 Posts
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
On February 22 2010 11:28 FragKrag wrote: again worthless without resolution kindly post your motherboard as well I don't like false information running around in my threads. Its certainly not false. This is what I am using to play SC2 without a video card: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Windows Computer ECS G31T-M QUAD CORE 1333FSB DDR2 SATA2 Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz 1333FSB 6MB RECOMMENDED UPGRADE - HEAVY DUTY COOLER 2GB PC2 6400 800Mhz DDR2 Kit 1x2GB Chips 400GB Serial ATA 7200Rpm 16MB Cache SATA INTEL GMA3100 ONBOARD 287MB SHARED VIDEO CARD ADAPTER 20x DVD±R/RW DUAL LAYER INTERNAL DRIVE REALTEK ALC662 HD 6-CHANNEL HIGH DEFINITION SOUND CARD ADAPTER REALTEK RTL8101E 10/100Mbps ETHERNET ADAPTER (LAN) BEIGE ATX MIDTOWER CASE W/ POWER SUPPLY Standard Power Supply With Case Selected High-Speed Case Cooling Fan 80mm MS WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION The whole thing cost me $450 without a monitor. Again, the settings are set on low but the game is always smooth. EDIT: Playing the game on 1440x900x32 resolution. Playing on 22"monitor. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
I thought you were claiming to boot without a GPU. You fail to post your resolution yet again. | ||
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Teejing
Germany1360 Posts
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Zabestrial
United States194 Posts
i dont have my specs (sorry) but i know i have the best uptodate video card and a 22" screen i am regularly posting videos to my youtube account (having resolution problems) but you should check them out, they could help you find what you are looking for :D Username: pivotpanic Befriend me on the Beta! Zerg.zabestrial -Zabestrial | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
Its the most impressive graphics customization I have seen in a game | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
On February 26 2010 09:26 Teejing wrote: How can you play without a graphic card? Motherboards have integrated chipsets for graphics. The CPU does the work and the chipset uses the system memory for shared graphics memory. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
You can play without a dedicated graphics card, but not without a GPU (in which case your computer will not even boot) | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
Any setting that says it uses GPU, I turned low and any one that uses the CPU I cranked up. Should prolly update OP to state that to just play the game, a dedicated card is not necessary if you have a decent chipset (G31 is pretty standard actually) and decent CPU. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
I will never recommend an integrated GPU for any kind of gaming at all. A $50-60 card will provide infinitely better performance at the moment. | ||
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Savio
United States1850 Posts
Also, I've been postponing installing the card since I am scared that my cheap power supply will not be able to support it and I am scared of being disappointed. | ||
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shtdisturbance
Canada613 Posts
On February 25 2010 13:33 FragKrag wrote: The two problems with that are the Pentium D and the HD 2400. What is your motherboard? I would think about $200-240 to run at high at that resolution. The motherboard is: INTEL 946GZIS S775 DDR2 MOTHERBOARD. What would i need to buy with the $200-240? Thanks for the help. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116074&cm_re=e5300-_-19-116-074-_-Product $67.99 And a ATi 5750 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150448&cm_re=5750-_-14-150-448-_-Product $139.99 | ||
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shtdisturbance
Canada613 Posts
When i buy those i can play on high quality? | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
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Triggerdog
United States4 Posts
EDIT: ok im completely confused. http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/view...opic_id=113094 I've been reading this thread, and it gives some reasonably good estimations of what you need to run SC. In this thread i've ruled that my computer just seems to not be powerful enough to run it at full. However, on their scale of CPU's its recommended to have "Intel Core 2 around 1.8GHz is a rough area but should be able to play it. 2.0GHz is probably closer to what it wants." I have 2.4 ghz, so i'd assume that's definitely good enough to ramp up settings? On the GPU they recommend: "We require a GeForce 6600". I have a NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT. On this ranking: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...rd,2544-7.html, my card is like 10 steps above it. In fact, on the post directly by blizzard, their recommended ULTRA settings its right there, fourth one down. For recommended ram, the author says "2GB of RAM should be able to handle SC2 up to High. As for Ultra, I recommend 4GB". I have 5.96 GB's of physical memory. An estimated 2.7 gb is being used, so i have 3.26 left. I'll round down to 3, which should still be enough to run most of it. Now, here's where i'm confused. Why the fuck am i still lagging with some stuff on medium? According to this i should be running almost fine on ultra, and probably extra fine on High. Am i missing something? EDIT 2: He directly recommends my graphics card. "Some solid cards at the moment would be the Nvidia GT 9600M, GTX 260M, and GTX 280M. The ATi HD 3400 Integrated seems to be able to run the game as well!" "All Core 2 Duo above e7xxx should run at near max/max settings" i don't know what e7xxx is or how to read it, but i'd assume my processor is fine. I have enough ram. This is taken from another place where i posted it, and I'm trying multiple places to get the best answer possible/most suggestions. I really have no idea why this happened. Sadly i can't continue to test because of the new patch breaking replays, but i don't think that matters. I looked at all of the information in the OP and applied it to my own stuff and as the post reads my computer should be MORE than powerful enough to handle sc2, but it's doing a poor job so far. Thanks. | ||
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FragKrag
United States11563 Posts
1st, are your drivers up to date and are you running Windows Vista? What resolution are you running the game at? It seems like your graphics card is the only component capable of holding you back. A weaker machine is running SC2 at ultra (I actually doubt it, but whatever) with weaker specs at 1366x768 + Show Spoiler [specs] + PC Laptop CPU: Intel Mobile Core2Duo P7350 @ 2.1ghz (2 core) GPU: 9600MGT 512MB DDR3 RAM: 4GB DDR3 Setting: Ultra Your computer should definitely be able to run the game solidly, but I'm not sure why it isn't working. There should be people out there with the same GPU though. I recommend posting your problem here as well: http://forums.battle.net/board.html?forumId=25352527&sid=5000 | ||
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