Whats your Computer Setup?

[Darknite]

Lets get a thread going detailing your computer setup and your performance.

Im running an
AMD 3800+
7600 GT
2GB RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate

The game is playable on default settings but I find it lags after the game progresses and more units are on the battlefield. Post your FPS and resolution too if you can!

[Arven]

i5 750
Radeon 1gig 4670
4gigs 1333MHz RAM
Windows 7 Ultimate - 32 bit

Runs all settings on high with a couple at Ultra, 1920 x 1080 res and doesn't lag. :D

[Darknite]

I am getting a hd5450 soon so judging by your response I think I should be able to play it a lot better along with an i7 and 6 gm ram.

[Chaosdragoon]

Pentium 4 3.2 ghz
1.5GB Ram
FX 5600
Windows 7 ultimate

Other than low FPS caused by my old video card It's great which I intend to replace before the games release.

[Saihah]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
4GB
Radeon 1gig 4870
Win 64 bit

SC2 goes down smooth, maxed settings and 1920*1080.

[Azile]

Phenom II X3 710
4gb 1066 G.Skill
Sapphire 4870 1gb
Vista 64

Ultra everything 1680x1050 smooth as butter.

[Fallenhero]

Core i7 965 @3.2
6 gigs ram
GeForce 285 GTX
1 TB HD

Windows 7 64

[Wentz]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300
6 gigs DDR3 1333hz
EVGA G-Force 9800 GT
1.8TB

I am able to play everything 60fps+ with all settings on ultra. Blizzard has made a beautiful game. :-D

[Faceless]

OPERATING SYSTEM:
WINDOWS 2.6.1.7600 ()
CPU TYPE:
INTEL(R) CORE(TM)2 DUO CPU E6750 @ 2.66GHZ
CPU SPEED (GHZ):
2.686
SYSTEM MEMORY (GB):
7.999
GRAPHICS CARD MODEL:
NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 280
GRAPHICS CARD DRIVER:
NVD3DUM.DLL
DESKOP RESOLUTION:
1920X1200
HARD DISK SIZE (GB):
931.511
HARD DISK FREE SPACE (GB):
338.77

[Lynx]

T9300 Dual 2.5GHz
2x2GB Dual RAM
8800M GTX 512MB (186.61)

[Moorehouse]

Intel Core Quad Q9550 2.8ghz
Gtx 280 1gb
8 gb ram
64-bit operating system
Windows 7

[Optional]

Please don't waste money buying an i7 system for blizzard games... they only use two cores.

Running on,

CPU: E8400 @ 4 GHz
GPU: Radeon 4890 1GB OC'd 20%
RAM: 4 GB DDR2 @ 1066 MHz
OS: Win7x64

Run's game on ultra/extreme settings 1680x1050 60 fps, big battles don't drop it. I was stuck at 34-45 fps before I overclocked my e8400.

[Darknite]

I plan on doing more stuff iwth i7 then just playing sc2 :P

[Optional]

I plan on doing more stuff iwth i7 then just playing sc2 :P

Still not worth it. Grab an AM3 socket motherboard, and Phenom X4 965 3.2 GHz quad from AMD and you'll get near the same performance and utility, great overclocking ability, for.. half the price. Until Intel drops the price of it at least. If they were the same price I'd say go with intel, save yourself some cash. Unless you have wads and wads of it, then whatever.

Not including tax:

AM3 socket motherboard - 70 dollars
Phenom x4 965 - 180 dollars
Total = 250

LGA 1366 socket mobo = 150 dollars
Intel i7 920 = 300 dollars
total = 450

..lol.

[Psiwolf]

Core 2 Duo E.7300
4GB DDR2 PC6400
GeForce 8400 GS (FAIL)
Win XP Pro

I could probably play the game on higher settings, but I keep them low because I'm not 100% sure my video card can handle that much.

Looking at getting a 9800GT or GTX (can't afford the 280 series yet) soon.

Which brings a question to mind... Does anyone know what Blizzard's policy is regarding system upgrades during the Beta? Would upgrading my video card next month invalidate my beta invite?

[Winobot]

Which brings a question to mind... Does anyone know what Blizzard's policy is regarding system upgrades during the Beta? Would upgrading my video card next month invalidate my beta invite?

Two days into the beta I switched my Radeon X800 to a borrowed GeForce 9800 GX2, and it doesn't seem like anyone has noticed. I would think Blizzard is smart enough to allow for people getting upgrades or having their equipment break; I signed up for beta with a GeForce 7900 GS in my computer, but I managed to fry the thing two weeks before beta and I've been surviving on loaners since then (though this dual-GPU, 197-watt monstrosity is a pretty sweet loaner).

[Darknite]

anyone have a lower graphics card like 8800 or somewhere around there im curious how the game performs on them

[Optional]

Looking at getting a 9800GT or GTX (can't afford the 280 series yet) soon.


Like i said about intel vs AMD

Nvidia vs ATI. You get the same (if not better performance, it differs on every game. Very close) for a lot cheaper, by going with ATI. Do yourself a favor and save some cash.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127484

Cheap, dx11, runs every game on max seamlessly.

Nvidias dx11 cards aren't even out yet... and when they do come out, you can bet your arse that they will be 300 dollars or something ludicrous, and have the same performance of Nvidias dx11 cards that are already out.

You could buy two 5770's for the price of one DX11 nvidia card in the next several months, and have amazing crossfire performance.

[Psiwolf]

anyone have a lower graphics card like 8800 or somewhere around there im curious how the game performs on them

Mine's an 8400 (worse than an 8800) and the game performs all right on low settings. I had to reduce my resolution to 1024 X 768 to fix some minor graphical lag, but other than that, the game looks nice. I'd like to see how it looks on a better card, though.

[Psiwolf]

Like i said about intel vs AMD

Nvidia vs ATI. You get the same (if not better performance, it differs on every game. Very close) for a lot cheaper, by going with ATI. Do yourself a favor and save some cash.


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127484

Cheap, dx11, runs every game on max seamlessly.

Nvidias dx11 cards aren't even out yet... and when they do come out, you can bet your arse that they will be 300 dollars or something ludicrous, and have the same performance of Nvidias dx11 cards that are already out.

What's the difference between a 5770 and a 5750? The 5770 is PCIe 2.1 and I think my PCIe slot is only 2.0. Video cards are probably the one area where I'm actually bad with computers. Will a 5770 still work with a PCIe 2.0 slot, or am I going to have to go with a 5750?

I'm also leery about going with ATi since I had an X1350 that blew up after about 6 months of use.

[Conscience]

Operating system:Windows Vista (SP 1)
CPU type:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed (GHz):2.674
System memory (GB):11.989
Graphics card model:ATI Radeon HD 4890 x2
Graphics card driver:atiumdag.dll
Desktop resolution:1920x1080

i have the game set on highest possible settings and it feels sluggish sometimes. i dont know if someone else is slowing it or if i'm really going to have issues in 4v4

[Lemon]

What's the difference between a 5770 and a 5750?

The 5770 and the 5750 are the same card. The 5750 is just clocked lower and has a few things disabled.



Will a 5770 still work with a PCIe 2.0 slot, or am I going to have to go with a 5750?

PCIe 2.1 will work with PCIe 2.0.



I'm also leery about going with ATi since I had an X1350 that blew up after about 6 months of use.

ATI is the only way to go right now and will probably stay that way until 2011. Even though Nvidia is releasing their new cards before March is over, they are going to be in very short supply and the prices will be ridiculous. They also are going to use a lot of power which means a lot of heat. I would recommend buying a Sapphire or XFX card. Even if it "blows up" they will replace it.

[Psiwolf]

The 5770 and the 5750 are the same card. The 5750 is just clocked lower and has a few things disabled.



PCIe 2.1 will work with PCIe 2.0.



ATI is the only way to go right now and will probably stay that way until 2011. Even though Nvidia is releasing their new cards before March is over, they are going to be in very short supply and the prices will be ridiculous. They also are going to use a lot of power which means a lot of heat. I would recommend buying a Sapphire or XFX card. Even if it "blows up" they will replace it.

Sounds like I'm going to have to budget a little bit more cash and get the 5770 then. The 9800GT I was looking at was only $30 cheaper than this, so the 5770 looks like the way to go.

Thanks for the advice.

[Chedwick]

Intel Core 2 Dueo E8500 Wolfdale Processor
EVGA nVideo 9800 GTX GPU
Asus Rampage Formula Mother Board
Corsair XMS2 DDR2 Memory (4gigs)

[Rivfader]

Amd Athlon 64 X2 2.6ghz

4gb of DDR2 ram

7200 rpm hard drive

Geforce 9600 gt

I run Starcraft 2 in 1600x1200 with graphics maxed out at ultra. With no issues.

[Adontis]

anyone have a lower graphics card like 8800 or somewhere around there im curious how the game performs on them
Here ya go:

Dual core 3.2 processor
8 Gigs of DDR2 Ram
8800 GT Video card
1680x1050 resolution

Runs on high without any issues at all. I have not tested ultra but I plan on bumping it up to see if there's any lag when I do.

EDIT: Oh and Windows 7 ultimate 64bit

[Toridas]

Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0GHz)
4GB 400MHz DDR2
Geforce GTX280
Primary display: 23" 16:9 monitor
Secondary: 19" 4:3 monitor
Windows Vista 64 home premium

bought it august 2008 and it still runs everything that comes out on highest settings

[Adontis]

Operating system:Windows Vista (SP 1)
CPU type:Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed (GHz):2.674
System memory (GB):11.989
Graphics card model:ATI Radeon HD 4890 x2
Graphics card driver:atiumdag.dll
Desktop resolution:1920x1080

i have the game set on highest possible settings and it feels sluggish sometimes. i dont know if someone else is slowing it or if i'm really going to have issues in 4v4

With a setup like that I dont see why you would be having any sluggishness at all. I would upgrade out of vista and into windows 7 to get more performance, but you also may want to make sure the system's running good over all. With dual 4890's, 12 gigs of ram, and dual 2.67's (the game only utilizes two cores of your four) you should be having no issues at all.

[Onslaught]

CPU type:Intel Core i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz CPU Speed (GHz):3.2
RAM: 6Gigs
Graphics card model:NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX Graphics card
Desktop resolution:1440x900



With a setup like that I dont see why you would be having any sluggishness at all. I would upgrade out of vista and into windows 7 to get more performance, but you also may want to make sure the system's running good over all. With dual 4890's, 12 gigs of ram, and dual 2.67's (the game only utilizes two cores of your four) you should be having no issues at all.

There is a way to use all four cores, you need to edit something in the registry.

[Adontis]

There is a way to use all four cores, you need to edit something in the registry.

woot! Any guides up on how to do that?

[Darknite]

yes please do share, that would be useful

[Xenothral]

woot! Any guides up on how to do that?

Indeed, I would love to know how to do this.

Also:
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.9GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.9GHz
Motherboard: NVIDIA EVGA 790i SLI FTW Motherboard
RAM: 4096MB RAM DDR3 2000
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GX2 + NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT (GT is running for PhysX)
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

[Faceless]

Which brings a question to mind... Does anyone know what Blizzard's policy is regarding system upgrades during the Beta? Would upgrading my video card next month invalidate my beta invite?

Girlfriend used her laptop for system specs for the beta and is currently using the computer I built her to play on.

Your system profile has nothing to do with playing the beta

[Darknite]

well it probably has something to do with you getting picked..im sure they base some of their selections on system configurations of various kinds just to expand their coverage.

[Vaisnt]

Operating system: Windows 2.6.1.7600 ()
CPU type: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz CPU Speed (GHz): 3.353
System memory (GB): 7.999
Graphics card model: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS x 2
Graphics card driver: nvd3dum.dll
Desktop resolution: 1680x1050
Hard disk size (GB): 465.662
Hard disk free space (GB): 361.916

[Conscience]

With a setup like that I dont see why you would be having any sluggishness at all. I would upgrade out of vista and into windows 7 to get more performance, but you also may want to make sure the system's running good over all. With dual 4890's, 12 gigs of ram, and dual 2.67's (the game only utilizes two cores of your four) you should be having no issues at all.

Thanks! Good to know. How can I display my actual FPS in this game? I'm click around but it's hard to look around at options when you're in the middle of a game =P

But yes I'd also like to know about the registry adjustment.

[Toridas]

ctrl+alt+F

[Seam]

From the battle.net thinger...



My System Specifications:

* Operating system:Windows 2.6.0.6002 (SP 2)
* CPU type:Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 550 @ 2.00GHz
* CPU Speed (GHz):2.015
* System memory (GB):1.49
* Graphics card model:Mobile Intel(R) 965 Express Chipset Family
* Graphics card driver:igdumdx32.dll
* Desktop resolution:1280x800
* Hard disk size (GB):99.485
* Hard disk free space (GB):24.978

/flex?

[Tecknician]

Current System:

AMD Phenom II 955 Black
Radeon 5770
G.Skill Ripjaws 4gb
1 TB F3 spinpoint


Only running 1440x900 but its butter all on Ultra!

[Creamcheese]

GTX 280
C2D @ 3.6Ghz
4 GB RAM
1680x1050 22"

FPS for the most part sits a tad under 60FPS

[Conscience]

ctrl+alt+F

/highfive ty