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MaverickSC2
Profile Joined August 2010
United States20 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-05 23:36:50
August 05 2010 23:19 GMT
#1161
Thanks for the redirection, mostly I just see a lot of peoples errors and issues though not a whole lot about individual computers or systems, but thanks.
"The fool persuades me with his or her reasons, the wise with my own."
R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
August 06 2010 02:40 GMT
#1162
MaverickSC2:

I think he linked incorrectly. I'm sure he was referring to this

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=137554

If you read the original post and follow the guidelines, someone would be happy to help you construct your own desktop PC.
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MaverickSC2
Profile Joined August 2010
United States20 Posts
August 06 2010 07:11 GMT
#1163
@R04R

Ah hey there, thanks!
"The fool persuades me with his or her reasons, the wise with my own."
yrag89
Profile Joined July 2008
Malaysia315 Posts
August 10 2010 14:16 GMT
#1164
Hello, I'm getting a new laptop for SC2 and been considering this Dell Inspiron 14R.http://configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=t510462my&c=my&l=en&s=dhs&cs=mydhs1

Isit more than enough or just suitable for SC2 played at the high+ graphic?

Or would you recommend an Alienware M15x?
http://www1.ap.dell.com/my/en/home/notebooks/alienware-m15x/pd.aspx?refid=alienware-m15x&s=dhs&cs=mydhs1&~ck=mn
secondly morrow is a korean pro who plays terran what the hell did you expect lol - charlie420247
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19178 Posts
August 10 2010 16:11 GMT
#1165
Both are laptops, so I say no. Laptops are not good for gaming, regardless of what you're told.
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R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-11 10:57:43
August 11 2010 10:53 GMT
#1166
On August 10 2010 23:16 yrag89 wrote:
Hello, I'm getting a new laptop for SC2 and been considering this Dell Inspiron 14R.http://configure.ap.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=t510462my&c=my&l=en&s=dhs&cs=mydhs1

Isit more than enough or just suitable for SC2 played at the high+ graphic?

Or would you recommend an Alienware M15x?
http://www1.ap.dell.com/my/en/home/notebooks/alienware-m15x/pd.aspx?refid=alienware-m15x&s=dhs&cs=mydhs1&~ck=mn


The only thing that's bad is the video card on the 14R. You will be playing around low-medium only because of the graphics card. If the graphics was somewhere around 57** or 330m

The M15x is overpriced. Is dell the only thing you can buy? There are other brands that are good too.

Look at this. This shows the graphics cards for laptops and what games they can play. Green = ~25 fps or more.
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yrag89
Profile Joined July 2008
Malaysia315 Posts
August 11 2010 11:10 GMT
#1167
Look at this. This shows the graphics cards for laptops and what games they can play. Green = ~25 fps or more

Any link to it?
secondly morrow is a korean pro who plays terran what the hell did you expect lol - charlie420247
R04R
Profile Joined March 2009
United States1631 Posts
August 11 2010 11:41 GMT
#1168
Woops. here

http://www.notebookcheck.net/Computer-Games-on-Laptop-Graphic-Cards.13849.0.html
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ffswowsucks
Profile Blog Joined August 2005
Greece2297 Posts
August 12 2010 11:09 GMT
#1169
I am running on a
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 which is 2.66GHz overcloaked at 3.2GHz
4GB Geil Ram @ 1066 MHz
ATi Radeon 5870 1GB
Win 7 64bit

and I am running sc2 with everything at ultra with Vsync on at 40-60 fps.

Now I got a question should I go buy a better CPU? i was thinking of a Quad Core 9xxx cause my mobo is an ASUS p5k and doesnt support latest CPUs like i5 i7's etc.
Terran in particular is a notoriously strong race for a no brain skillhand bot style.
Musli
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Poland5130 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-12 18:49:38
August 12 2010 18:48 GMT
#1170
Hi.
Currently I have
C2D E4300 1.8Ghz (somehow can't OC)
Gigabyte 945P-S3 (old PCI Express right?)
1GB Ram @ 667 MHz
GF 7600GS 128Mb PCIE
Win XP Pro
playing on low ofc 1024x768, big battles = fps << 25, loading takes quite some time (also when the game starts it's like a temporal lag), sometimes spikes during a game - I hope it's mostly ram not the CPU.
I'd like to upgrade it a little bit - only add ram & change GPU. I'd like to spend as little as possible but if its worth adding a little bit then ok,. PC for SC2 only, up to 1280x1024 resolution. Take notice of my mobo since it's old and if some PCIE 2.0 cards won't work then I can't buy them.
What I care about - smooth play, that is never below < 30 fps, 2v2 a must, 3v3 & UMS if possible.
What I don't care about - details, effects, quality. But if achieving medium quality will take only a few bucks more I'm in.

What do you guys suggest ? GF GT240 DDR5/Ati HD4670 or something else (worse/better) ?
1GB ram will be enough or should I buy 2GB ?
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall || mail/msn: muslii@gmail.com
tofucake
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Hyrule19178 Posts
August 12 2010 19:48 GMT
#1171
Your motherboard only supports DDR2 667 and PCIE 1.0, which severely limits your options (and I doubt you'll be able to play 1v1 even at >30 fps constant). You'll need to upgrade your mobo, which means upgrading your CPU, if you want to get decent RAM and a decent video card. Basically, you'll be building a new computer.
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Musli
Profile Blog Joined February 2004
Poland5130 Posts
August 12 2010 23:08 GMT
#1172
On August 13 2010 04:48 tofucake wrote:
Your motherboard only supports DDR2 667 and PCIE 1.0, which severely limits your options (and I doubt you'll be able to play 1v1 even at >30 fps constant). You'll need to upgrade your mobo, which means upgrading your CPU, if you want to get decent RAM and a decent video card. Basically, you'll be building a new computer.

Oh, you upset me a lot :/ But, really, won't buying some good gpu & ram change anything ? I dont expect high settings. Is playing smoothly on low really that unachievable w/o buying a whole new pc ?
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall || mail/msn: muslii@gmail.com
KOFgokuon
Profile Blog Joined August 2004
United States14899 Posts
August 13 2010 00:03 GMT
#1173
On August 12 2010 20:09 ffswowsucks wrote:
I am running on a
Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 which is 2.66GHz overcloaked at 3.2GHz
4GB Geil Ram @ 1066 MHz
ATi Radeon 5870 1GB
Win 7 64bit

and I am running sc2 with everything at ultra with Vsync on at 40-60 fps.

Now I got a question should I go buy a better CPU? i was thinking of a Quad Core 9xxx cause my mobo is an ASUS p5k and doesnt support latest CPUs like i5 i7's etc.


why upgrade? your computer is fine for most applications, upgrading to the quad 9xxx, you shouldn't see that big of a performance increase I wouldn't think
mav451
Profile Joined May 2010
United States1596 Posts
August 13 2010 00:38 GMT
#1174
I agree with KOF - while the Conroe to Yorkfield will have an IPC boost b/c of the L2 cache bump, it is only worth it if you buy it used _and_ sell off your existing CPU. I would hate to pay full price for a non-Nehalem in 2010 - it just makes no financial sense.

That said, ffs is pretty well set with the rest of his components, so if he wants the highest IPC of the Core2 generation, the Yorkfield is the final stop.
With no power comes no responsibility?
DARKHYDRA
Profile Joined September 2006
United States303 Posts
August 13 2010 00:53 GMT
#1175
So my system has a amd athlon 64 X2 dual processor 4600+ 2.40 ghz, 1.00 gb of ram.
Basically everything in SC2 runs on the lowest settings and lots of slow down on big games, crazy loading times...

I was thinking of just getting a new pc just for SC2 but I really don't know what my options are, any recomendations?
Shauni
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
4077 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-13 02:00:35
August 13 2010 02:00 GMT
#1176
On August 13 2010 09:53 DARKHYDRA wrote:
So my system has a amd athlon 64 X2 dual processor 4600+ 2.40 ghz, 1.00 gb of ram.
Basically everything in SC2 runs on the lowest settings and lots of slow down on big games, crazy loading times...

I was thinking of just getting a new pc just for SC2 but I really don't know what my options are, any recomendations?


your processor should handle it pretty well, but 1 gb ram is really low for modern gaming. Maybe just add in a stick or two? Most likely that's why you get such slowdowns and long loading times. Also you didn't specify the graphics card...
I'm taking whatever coverage I can get, because frankly, I'm busy working on this million dollar deal at my job. Early retirement is a good thing brotha man. - MessengerASL
Traumer
Profile Joined August 2010
United States8 Posts
August 13 2010 02:23 GMT
#1177
Very nice, thank you for compiling this, I am having a friend build me a new computer in about two weeks and this will be a nice reference!
"Some people say war doesn't solve anything.. well perhaps they're using the wrong strategy."
s2pid_loser
Profile Joined March 2010
United States699 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-13 03:54:02
August 13 2010 02:28 GMT
#1178
so i finally was able to get my ati radeon hd 4870 gfx card installed into my pc, but now when i turn on sc2, the game starts but the screen jus shows a black screen

(i have a dell desktop with 8 gb ram)
im not really sure how to describe it but all i can say is that sc2 isnt showing correctly on the monitor now

also videos arent showing either

the driver is up to date too


EDIT: got it to work, had to use a different monitor
did not know older monitors would be the problem
Et Ducit Mundum Per Luce
DARKHYDRA
Profile Joined September 2006
United States303 Posts
August 13 2010 03:12 GMT
#1179
Oh yeah my graphics card is a radeon x1600/x1650 I think?
knyttym
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
United States5797 Posts
August 16 2010 22:01 GMT
#1180
Hi looking for a little help on sc2. So I've been experiencing terrible fps moments in decently sized battles and I'm guessing its just a hardware inadequacy. I looked through the op and it seems like I should be able to run it without much difficulty. I get around 5 fps in mid-late game battles and it prevents me from laddering.

I play sc2 on the absolute lowest settings possible.

AMD Athlon X2 QL-62(2.0GHz)
4GB DDR2
NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT 512MB DDR3

According to op, cpu should play ok at medium and others have mentioned they can play on the 9600m gt at ultra (doubt it).
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