What card for StarCraft 2?

[lylerk]

I recently built a computer and I plan on buying Starcraft 2. I want to be able to play the game well at max graphics + AA @ 1920 x 1200 with a decent framerate. I am looking to spend < 200$ and have been looking at the 4870 and the 260. Would these cards be able to do what I need? Should I wait and get a DX 11 card? (I don't think starcraft 2 uses DX11) I only really plan on playing Starcraft 2. Any help is appreciated!

 

[Truhls]

Yep, SC2 will be very CPU dependant, gotta make sure that is good before anything else. Also i dont believe SC even has AA unless you hack it, iirc.

 

[kodancer]

If you want recommended specs from the actual people with the beta, check out this site: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=113094

It has information from reliable sources, including Blizzard.

 

[lucuis]

http://www.legionhardware.com/images/review/StarCraft_II_Wings_of_Liberty_Beta_Performance/Cores.png
Shows SC2 using more then 2 cores very well it seems.

 

[andy5174]

Don't know yet.

Blizzard is fxxxing liar! They never release their games by the promised time.

 

[IzzyCraft]

Sc2 is still only single threaded i suppose they could make the game ai and other function mutli threaded later but so far the game is only single threaded but a powerful cpu is always good

 

[rofl_my_waffle]

RTS games have always been more processor intensive. The final game might have better processor scaling/graphics than the beta.