Why does it want me to run starcraft on low?

[Warped_Ghost]

Ok I just bought a gateway dx4840-01c and when I play starcraft 2 it tells me to run on low settings.
The gateway has
-Intel Core i3-540 (3.06 ghz with 2 cores)
-AtI Radeon HD 5450
-1TB harddrive
-4GB ddr3 RAM
-Windows 7

This is above the recommended settings but it suggests that I run on low settings.
Should I ignore the suggestion and go higher or no?
(the reason I don't want to test it before asking is because I heard SC2 has burnt out some video cards.)

 

[gamerk316]

Well, a core i3 is basically just a slightly upgraded C2D, and the 5450 really isn't the best gaming card on the market...(is the 5450 integrated? That would hurt even more...)

You can try, if nothing else.

 

[jaguarskx]

You will need a faster video card. That's the easiest thing to replace. If your PC has a 300w power supply (very likely, but good to check), then buy the HD 5670 which will be the most powerful card that you can install.

 

[purple buzz]

its so funny all these people with this same problem all got ATI/Radeon cards.

garbage

i ran through my share of them. nothing but bugs and problems. youll do yourself a favor by switching to GeForce.

 

[isamuelson]

its so funny all these people with this same problem all got ATI/Radeon cards.

garbage

i ran through my share of them. nothing but bugs and problems. youll do yourself a favor by switching to GeForce.

Actually, it's because a lot of people have budget ATI-cards. The best "budget" ATI cards currently on the market are the 57xx series. I have a 5750 and I don't have a problem running any game at medium to high settings.

It's not because it's ATI. It's because of the model they purchased.

 

[Warped_Ghost]

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