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Title: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: LifeIsGooD2 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:00:20

this is just a stop gap PC until my other gets fixed.... literally all I need it to do is play Starcraft 2 at medium settings and browse ....is it sufficient ?

Processor   3.6 GHz FX-Series Quad-Core FX-4100
RAM   8 GB SDRAM DDR3
Hard Drive   1024 GB SATA III
Graphics Coprocessor   NVIDIA GT610
Graphics Card Ram Size   1024 MB
Number of USB 2.0 Ports    6
Other Technical Details
Brand Name   CyberpowerPC
Series   Gamer Ultra
Item model number   GUA880
Hardware Platform   PC
Operating System   Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Item Dimensions L x W x H   19.60 x 7.50 x 16.80 inches
Color    Black/blue
Processor Brand   AMD
Computer Memory Type   DDR3 SDRAM
Hard Drive Interface   Serial ATA-600
Hard Drive Rotational Speed   7200 RPM
Optical Drive Type   24x DVD±RW

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: viowastaken on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:12:23

Why do you need medium settings?


With low i think you could make it work okay.

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: BunnyLake on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:18:08

i think i have a calculator sitting around somewhere that will run starcraft 2

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: LifeIsGooD2 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:42:04

Quote from: viowastaken on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:12:23

Why do you need medium settings?


With low i think you could make it work okay.

well I actually run everything at low except textures and effects at ultra so I just generalized and said medium

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: LifeIsGooD2 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:46:34

would this be a little better

 Summary
Processor   3.8 GHz FX-Series Quad-Core FX-4100
RAM   8 GB SDRAM DDR3
Hard Drive   1024 GB SATA3
Graphics Coprocessor   AMD Radeon HD 6670
Number of USB 2.0 Ports    8
Other Technical Details
Brand Name   iBUYPOWER
Series   GAMER POWER
Item model number   IBUYPOWER POWER GAMER POWER AM699
Operating System   Windows 8
Item Dimensions L x W x H   13.75 x 23 x 29.25 inches
Color    Black
Processor Brand   AMD
Hard Drive Rotational Speed   7200 RPM

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: vun on Tue, 16 April 2013, 16:53:09

The requirements for SC2 are easily available online, look them up and then compare them to whatever you've got.

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 16 April 2013, 17:39:00

Let me give you an example..

playing basket ball without shoes...

it can be done...

if you're michael jordon, you might still be pretty good sans shoes..


HOWEVER...

AMD is the worst choice for starcraft 2.


I don't know what motherboard IBUYPOWER uses in these budget builds, but likely something cheap, which means you'll be highly limited in overclocking...

AMD overclocking is much more mother-board dependent as well because it requires NorthBridge overclocking to achieve better SC2 performance..   and this part of the OC has nothing to do with the CPU you buy..


To achieve performance parity with an Intel CPU in Starcraft 2,  you need a 4.8 - 5ghz AMD cpu, on a high end Motherboard that can do significant North Bridge OC as well..

This will cost significantly more than an INTEL platform,, ONTOP of that, it still wouldn't run as fast.. :D

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: LifeIsGooD2 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 19:59:20

well you got your wish ... changed my mind and went with this.... hopefully it will be enough to get me a good SC2 performance ...



Learn more about the iBUYPOWER Gamer Power NE799D3
General Spec

Brand
    iBUYPOWER

Model
    Gamer Power NE799D3

Type
    Gaming & Entertainment

Form Factor
    Tower

Usage
    Consumer

Processor
    Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz

Processor Main Features
    64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Cache Per Processor
    6MB L3 Cache

Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333

Hard Drive
    500GB SATA II

Optical Drive 1
    24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Graphics
    AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB

Ethernet
    Fast Ethernet

Power Supply
    400W

Operating System
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Special Features
    NZXT Source 210 Black w/ Open Window
    Internal Blue LED Fan

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Tue, 16 April 2013, 21:34:59

Quote from: LifeIsGooD2 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 19:59:20

well you got your wish ... changed my mind and went with this.... hopefully it will be enough to get me a good SC2 performance ...



Learn more about the iBUYPOWER Gamer Power NE799D3
General Spec

Brand
    iBUYPOWER

Model
    Gamer Power NE799D3

Type
    Gaming & Entertainment

Form Factor
    Tower

Usage
    Consumer

Processor
    Intel Core i5-3570 3.4GHz

Processor Main Features
    64 bit Quad-Core Processor

Cache Per Processor
    6MB L3 Cache

Memory
    8GB DDR3 1333

Hard Drive
    500GB SATA II

Optical Drive 1
    24X DL DVD+/-RW Drive

Graphics
    AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB

Ethernet
    Fast Ethernet

Power Supply
    400W

Operating System
    Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

Special Features
    NZXT Source 210 Black w/ Open Window
    Internal Blue LED Fan

do you have time to build yourself at all?

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: csloan1218 on Tue, 16 April 2013, 21:38:30

Try this if you havent already.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

Title: Re: Will this PC play starcraft 2 ?
Post by: fuzzybaffy on Tue, 16 April 2013, 23:41:47

Whoops! I noticed you are not the person who originally started the thread. Sorry!