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rescawen   02-20-2009 at 07:41:10 AM

http://starcraft2.com/features/battlereports/1.xml

This a video running at 720p. I would want to run this game in 1920 x 1200 with 4xaa and 8xaf and at least all settings in high.

I will be running the game with a phenom 9850 BE and 8 GIGS of 1066 ram.

I think the game comes pretty close to far cry 2 graphics? Its about 1.5 times the graphics of dawn of war 2?

Would 4870x2 do the work?

Asking pros like liquid or what ever ur name was.

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Maziar   02-20-2009 at 10:04:08 AM
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It seems the spec requirements are this :
http://www.starcraftwire.net/forum [...] .php?t=497

GFX: Geforce 9000er or Radeon 3000er Series
CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
RAM: 2GB with DualChannel mode

If so,then a HD 4870X2 would do the job.

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Maziar   02-20-2009 at 04:31:17 PM
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I dont know the exact FPS mate :)
But u should experience a good and smooth gaming :)


Message edited by Maziar on 02-20-2009 at 04:32:35 PM
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tsd16   02-21-2009 at 12:05:01 AM
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Maziar wrote :

It seems the spec requirements are this :
http://www.starcraftwire.net/forum [...] .php?t=497

GFX: Geforce 9000er or Radeon 3000er Series
CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
RAM: 2GB with DualChannel mode

If so,then a HD 4870X2 would do the job.



huh....I recall on their faq (its been awhile) it said they wanted the game to be able to run well on a wide range of systems, gf9+ 3ghz core2 isnt exactly wide range.

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rescawen   02-21-2009 at 12:08:40 AM
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Correct if im wrong. Doesnt rts use lots of ram and cpu instead of fps uses mainly gpu ?

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Zenthar   02-21-2009 at 05:41:09 AM
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In the end it all depends on how they program it. If they make every "sprite" an AI thread, then yes it might require a lot of CPU juice. Then again, if they use old single-threaded AI schemes and pile-up the eye-candy, it will require lots of GPU. My guess is that it will be more like Supreme Commander and tend toward the use of multiple cores so your quad CPU is good to have.

As for video, I would suggest to wait unless you have good reasons to buy right now. Since there is no release date yet (or even release quarter), we can safely assume it won't be out for at least 6 months. Video card prices will drop a bit more and we might even have a new wave of cards out from ATI (32nm).

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bmuell   03-12-2009 at 01:06:18 AM
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It's confirmed that SC2's in-game physics are based on the "Havok" emulation engine which ATI (AMD) owns. I don't know if this will make ATI cards the clear pick, but it's worth noting.

Nvidia cards can still run Havok based games, they just aren't optimized, correct? I'd actually like to hear a good explanation.

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invisik   03-12-2009 at 01:41:51 AM
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At that resolution i would recommend a gtx260 or 4870.

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Bronze Graphics badge Bluescreendeath   03-12-2009 at 02:22:40 AM
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"4870x2 will do the job..."
lol

This is Starcraft 2, not Crysis. The gfx seems to be less hardware intense then supreme commander, so use that as a guide.


By the way, those are not the official hardware requirements for SC2.


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Zenthar   03-12-2009 at 01:26:02 PM
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If it was only the resolution, I would agree, but adding 4xAA and 8xAF can be taxing.

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