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FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11549 Posts
February 21 2010 01:07 GMT
#21
On February 21 2010 10:01 KiLL_ORdeR wrote:
I think the best way to go about this would be to have people who have the beta to post their system specs (specifically graphic card and processor) and then use something like fraps to calculate what their avgerage fps is. at the various settings. if we gather enough info i'm willing to make a chart/ graph that shows the values. This way, people (like me) who are looking to buy new systems for SC2 can look at the chart and plan accordingly.


Yeah that would probably be better, but that requires more effort on both parts. If that were the case, it would be better to just wait for the benchmarks that will come out eventually.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Clow
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Brazil880 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 01:09:26
February 21 2010 01:08 GMT
#22
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 3.0Ghz
GPU: ATi 4890 1GB GDDR5
Resolution: 1680x1050
RAM: 8GB DDR2
Setting: All Ultra, no lag.

I'll test it out on my brother's PC, wich sucks ass.

(–_–) CJ Entusman #33
bh.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States342 Posts
February 21 2010 01:19 GMT
#23
I got a new laptop. Do you guys think I should leave this as my opt in option, my old PC, or update to my laptop? almost, more importantly, do you think I should put in another stick of RAM so it doesnt state .99GB?

My System Specifications:
OPERATING SYSTEM:WINDOWS 2.5.1.2600 (SP 3)
CPU TYPE: INTEL(R) PENTIUM(R) 4 CPU 2.66GHZ
CPU SPEED (GHZ):2.68
SYSTEM MEMORY (GB):0.999
GRAPHICS CARD MODEL:NVIDIA GEFORCE 6600 GT
GRAPHICS CARD DRIVER:NV4_DISP.DLL
DESKTOP RESOLUTION:1280X1024
HARD DISK SIZE (GB):74.459
HARD DISK FREE SPACE (GB):13.185
mahnini
Profile Blog Joined October 2005
United States6862 Posts
February 21 2010 01:22 GMT
#24
you almost meet the minimum requirements perfectly haha
the world's a playground. you know that when you're a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11549 Posts
February 21 2010 01:25 GMT
#25
hahaha yeah. An extra gb of RAM wouldn't hurt, but it wouldn't really add much.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
Konni
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
Germany3044 Posts
February 21 2010 01:31 GMT
#26
Laptop (didi not intend to use it for sc2)

CPU: Core2Duo P8600 @ 2x2.4Ghz
GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400 (this is my weakness)
Resolution: 1440x900
RAM: 3GB DDR2 (I believe)
Setting: Low

It's nicely playable like that. It's kind of playable on Mid too but I get a very laggy interface, especially scrolling.
bh.
Profile Blog Joined February 2009
United States342 Posts
February 21 2010 01:34 GMT
#27
On February 21 2010 10:22 mahnini wrote:
you almost meet the minimum requirements perfectly haha



haha I know, i thought it would be perfect since that should be less common than better computers. im just worried if its an automated system of choosing, then it cuts me out because it says I have .99 ram, instead of 1. im not interested in playing on my pc, just on getting the beta lolol
Xaroya
Profile Joined February 2010
16 Posts
February 21 2010 04:13 GMT
#28
On February 21 2010 10:01 disco wrote:
So i'm running on the HD2600XT and SC2 actually recommended I ran the beta @ medium settings on 1280*800. Did it do the same for you?

yes, sounds about right
from what I've seen recommended settings are done by "presets" not an actual performance test but I'll have to look into it again to confirm (or deny)

I think it's pretty cool how scaleable the game is regarding hardware with almost no quality loss (in fact I found medium beeing most cofortable to play - good compromise between quality and effects)
faseman
Profile Joined April 2009
Australia215 Posts
February 21 2010 04:16 GMT
#29
http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pages/starcraft_ii_wings_of_liberty_beta_performance,4.html


Gives you a rough idea of what to expect from video cards. Keep in mind that it is a i7 975 though!
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11549 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 04:28:58
February 21 2010 04:27 GMT
#30
The first thing that hits my head is that the 4870 somehow performs under the 5750 at 1680x1050 when in just about every single benchmark the 4870 rapes the 5750 easily. Then at 1920x1200 the 4890/4870 all topped by the GTX 260 which is also completely out of line with most all other benchmarks.

Somehow at 1680x1050 the GTS 250 tops the GTX 260 as well. Makes 0 sense. All of the mid range cards seem to be jumbled up.

The only way to explain this would be memory bandwidth, because the GTX 260 has that weird 448bit bus. However, if it was just the memory bus, then it wouldn't explain the 4870 and 4890 falling so low behind the 5770.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
faseman
Profile Joined April 2009
Australia215 Posts
February 21 2010 04:30 GMT
#31
It's probably just drivers or the sc2 beta client. But it's not like games favouring some hardware is that rare. Happens in quite a few games.
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11549 Posts
February 21 2010 04:32 GMT
#32
how could the GTS 250 possibly outperform the GTX 260?

or the 5750 outperform the 4870? The 5750 is weaker in every aspect except DX11, and I have a hard time believing that DX11 could make such a large difference. If it was just drivers, then we should see a general trend of Nvidia > ATi, but we don't see it here. The 285 vs 5850 performs at about where it should, it's just the mid-high end cards seem completely out of place.
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
PGHammer
Profile Joined February 2010
United States132 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 04:36:58
February 21 2010 04:33 GMT
#33
On February 21 2010 09:26 IntoTheWow wrote:
Good thread, will come in handy when i buy my new pc : >


Desktop:

Intel Celeron DC E1200 (overclocked to 2.67 GHz)
3 GB DDR2-800
HIS AMD HD3450 PCIe graphics
Windows 7 x64 Ultimate

1360x800 medium detail still looks drop-dead gorgeous (shock da heck outta me).

Note the seriously wimpy GPU (even I know it's wimpy/shrimpy; looking to upgrade to an XFX HD5750 for non-SC2 reasons). CPU? Pretty much any dual-core CPU should cut the ketchup there (still, looking hard at either E3200 or Q9350, again, for non-SC2-related reasons).
Bad news, fellas
FragKrag
Profile Blog Joined September 2007
United States11549 Posts
February 21 2010 04:36 GMT
#34
apparently the 5770 has a much higher memory clock than the 4870 which could also lean it towards the 5770

but jesus if memory clock makes the 5770 > 4870 SC2 must be a bitch for RAM
*TL CJ Entusman #40* "like scissors does anything to paper except MAKE IT MORE NUMEROUS" -paper
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
February 21 2010 04:36 GMT
#35
Is there "HUGE" difference between running an ATi 4650 DDR2 to a DDR3? cuz the pricing gap seems pretty big to me.
sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
Stokura1994
Profile Joined December 2009
New Zealand26 Posts
February 21 2010 04:37 GMT
#36
Dunno if i can run SC2 yet ...what do you guys think?

CPU: Intel Pentium(R) 4 ~3.00ghz
RAM: 1 GB
Resolution : 1024x768
GPU: GMA 950 (huge mistake)
Hard disk space: 120GB
FRee space: 90GB
2012....when starcraft comes alive....=)
faseman
Profile Joined April 2009
Australia215 Posts
February 21 2010 04:38 GMT
#37
On February 21 2010 13:32 FragKrag wrote:
how could the GTS 250 possibly outperform the GTX 260?

or the 5750 outperform the 4870? The 5750 is weaker in every aspect except DX11, and I have a hard time believing that DX11 could make such a large difference. If it was just drivers, then we should see a general trend of Nvidia > ATi, but we don't see it here. The 285 vs 5850 performs at about where it should, it's just the mid-high end cards seem completely out of place.


Maybe he was manually controlling camera? I don't really know.

It's not like the difference is much. At 1920x1200 the gtx260 clearly wins.
YPang
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
United States4024 Posts
February 21 2010 04:40 GMT
#38
btw: What would you suggest for a graphics card for a guy that has a budget from 100-130$ ?

sMi.Gladstone | BW: B high| SC2: gold T_T
Xaroya
Profile Joined February 2010
16 Posts
February 21 2010 04:41 GMT
#39
On February 21 2010 13:30 faseman wrote:
It's probably just drivers or the sc2 beta client. But it's not like games favouring some hardware is that rare. Happens in quite a few games.

as long as they favour Nvidia I'm fine with that ;-)
Nick_54
Profile Blog Joined November 2007
United States2230 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-21 04:42:44
February 21 2010 04:41 GMT
#40
For a guy thats a bit of an idiot with computers. I think I meet all the minimum requirements besides have a NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS graphics card? Does this meet the minimum requirement.

My other system specs are

Hard disk free space (GB):79.44
CPU type:Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7700 @ 2.40GHz
CPU Speed (GHz):2.421
System memory (GB):1.998
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