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A Spanish gaming magazine, Micromania, has conducted an interview with Blizzard reps while visiting their headquarters. The only new information that’s been gathered is these system requirements for StarCraft 2 (read on for the translation).
Minumum Requirements
GFX: GeForce 7/8 Series or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB RAM
CPU: Pentium 4
RAM: 1 GB
Internet: ADSL 1 Mbit
Recommended Requirements
GFX: GeForce 8000 or Radeon 2000 series with 512 MB RAM
CPU: Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2.
RAM: 2 GB
Internet: ADSL 3 Mbit
Optimal Requirements
GFX: Geforce 9000er or Radeon 3000er Series
CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
RAM: 2GB with DualChannel mode
Blizzard games usually do not require high end computers, and it looks like StarCraft 2 will not be an exception. Many gamers already possess systems that surpass the recommended requirements and some even the optimal ones. As well, buying a StarCraft 2-capable computer should not require emptying one’s savings account.
The graphic requirements have increased from those that have been leaked during Blizzard’s recent visit to Korea and China, and it seems like the game will now require a Pixel Shader 3.0 capable video card.
It’s interesting to note that the distinction between “minimal” and “recommended” also includes a 2 Mbit difference in connection bandwidth. We already know StarCraft 2 and Battle.Net 2.0 will feature built in VoIP support, but a 1Mbit connection should suffice for that. Does Blizzard hold more surprises in store?
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Honk if your computer beats the optimal recommendations
HONK
Damn, it seems I will need to upgrade, to run on Max…
HONK(future tense)
a new graphic card and i will play smooth
or maybe my gf 8800 will work.
Looks like dad will have to get me a new computer for Xmas!
……Weeeeeeeeee!!!!!
found a reason to buy 4 gb ram…
….can anyone find out if my computer is capable?? Its HP Pavilion dv6753cl (dv6000 series)….Its Intel Centrino Duo Core, Vista, and it has 155GB memory left… Im sorry, but i dont know crap about system requirements….I would really appreciate it if you would take you time and find out for me….Thank you…
…its a laptop by the way
Microprocessor: 1.83 Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5550 featuring Intel Centrino Processor Technology
Microprocessor Cache: 2 MB L2 Cache
Memory: 2048 MB (2 x 1024 MB)
Memory Max: Up to 4 GB
Video Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Video Memory: Up to 358 MB
Hard Drive: 250 GB (5400 rpm)
i got more info about my computer. will this be minimal, recommended or optimal requirements?
1 gb bandwith to play over battle.net?
Guess that the countries without affordable dsl of over 512 kbps are screwed… me included…
Most internet’s and cyber cofees here have less than 2 Gb of bandwith, what is worse is that home users have an average of 128 kbps…
life sucks, doesnt it?
OMG i have 54.0Mbps on my wireless….will it work for SC2?
Ken, you don’t have 54 megabytes per second. That’s like a T3. Ask your dad if your computer will cut it, if not, then…. buy a Mac!!! XD
You’re confusing bits with bytes. 1Mbit isn’t that much (you’ll download files at ~125kbps). I’m sure you’ll still be able to play with less, though – you might just not be able to use the more advanced features, but hell if you wouldn’t be able to play a game.
Ken, your laptop won’t cut it because of your intergrated video card. You need something more robust.
The viewer comments to this article are funny! LOL George!
What happened to the idea of the game being able to be played at, as some reader wrote, “any inner-city middle school computer?”
The internet requirements seem a bit high for an RTS.
mmm… I got confused… 1 Mbps connections… not Gbps
I think that the people who translated the article, didn’t translate it well, where it says: Conexion: Sin un adsl te quedaras fuera de las partidas online, in English it its: “Without a ADSL you won’t be able to play online” or something similar… and in the part of “Nivel Recomendado” it says a connection of 3 Gb… and i don’t think that kind connection is available for many of us… maybe they where mistaken and confused Gb with Mb… (like id id
)
I only hope my 128 kbps connection will suffice…
Die Intel! Die!
100mbit = 10mb/s
10mbit = 1mb/s
1mbit = 100kb/s
Johan: It’s better to write it correctly. Mega is abbreviated M (capital M), m in lowercase is milli. Bytes are abbreviated B (capital B).
“i got more info about my computer. will this be minimal, recommended or optimal requirements?”
Your video card definitely *does not* meet the minimum requirements (by a long shot). You will need an upgrade.
guys forget these system requirements! Blizzard just denied that they are true! I read it on a german gaming site:
http://www.pcgames.de/?article_id=644612
i translate the statement:
“They [the requirements] are not from us. They are not true. We did not announce any official system requirements for SC2 so far”
cheers
Yea, it kind of feels like sc2blog jumped the gun on this one! I’ll wait until the game comes out before trusting system requirement specs. PC game development can technically fall back on requesting higher requirements if they can’t compromise quality for optimization. Publicly announcing your system requirements early just puts you in a bind. I’m sure blizzard could handle it, but it just isn’t a smart move.
Oh God, I cant believe im degenerating into SPAM…
AMEN!!!! Please make my stupid integregated graphics card from intel work!!! YESHH I have hope now!!! Screwwww micromania or whatever. Down with intel graphic card, but amen to Rob. God bless you for finding out…T.T
Dude, an integrated graphics card won’t run shit… it’s for basic media, not games. It doesn’t matter that those aren’t the real requirements. Your card won’t cut it. :[
Ohhhhhhh God!! Now i hve reason to upgrade hehe
My spec Q6700 @ 2.6 GHZ (STOCK)
ATI 512MB 4850 HD VISIONTEK STOCK
6GB RAM
750HD
19inchLCD
GGED
CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
============
Does it mean SC2 will support multicore processors?
my computer has:
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86 GHZ
2GB RAM
32 bit operating system
Nvidia Geforce 8600 GTS
(im not that good when it comes to CPU info)
will it work? even if its not on max settings
Well i gues i will be the only one on this planet that wont be able to play such a great game as starcraft 2 for i have the most lame pc in whole wide world check it:
i have only 512 mb ram
AMD athlon(tm) XP 1500+
1.29 ghz
I dont belive i have to post any other info since i belive you allready have the picture.A calculator is better the this god damm pc.Iven if the system requairments havnt been comfirmd i am shure positive that this piece of trash cant handel it.
Well, Zdenka… while i am now utilizing an equaly frustrating computer that is someone elses… mine is actually worse…
hows about these winning specs…
“the technology of tomorrow!”
win98, 3Gig HD, 512Kb cache, 100Mhz buss, 4Mb 100MHz SGRAM, 100 Mhz Sync DRAM, and a 2x AGP graphics setup.
Now THATS High Def.
…If your Def… High.
As for the jumping the gun… thats a FAIL as epic as my specs here.
I miss my 2560/1600 set up, and my projector…. /sigh
/shotgunblasttomyface
Should i get a mac with(2.553 processor, Gforce 9400) or a pc(2.9GH processor, radeon hd 4670)?
Get a PC. Waaay cheaper for performance. I recently built an $822 CAD PC with these features:
- AMD Phenom II x4 940 (Black Edition) @ 3.0GHz (Unlocked multiplier) 6MB L3 cache and Hypertransport tech
- MSI 790GX (X-fire enabled) Mobo with support for upto 16Gb DDR2 @ 1660MHz – Lots of expandabililty
- 4GB OCZ-SLI DDR2 RAM – PC6400 @ 800MHz
- 500GB HDD – Western Digital 7200 RPM SATA
- ATI radeon HD4770 512 GDDR3
- ULTRA 750W PSU Dual 12V+ rails w/ 38A rating
- NZXT Tempest case (comes with 6 fans incl)
Go buy a Mac with all that and you will pay > $1500, blindly speaking. If you’re getting a PC, you will pay a lot less and you will definitely be able to play SC2 at full settings.
If you have the money, you can always sub the HD4770 for an NVIDIA GTX260 core 216 that costs about $200.
Oh, and for any sys req you find right now, don’t trust em till Blizzard says something. However, just know that Blizzard has confirmed they will be using pixel shader 2.0 in their engine, so you have a guesstimate of what you’re aiming for.
For measure, the game Crysis uses Pix-S 2.0 and Crysis warhead uses Pix-S 3.0
Just my 2 cents.
I think i’ll be pretty fine with this…
Intel Core i7 2.8 GHz
GeForce 9800GTX 512 MB
6GB DDR3 RAM
…. chill
Who here thinks a RADEON HD 4670 will run StarCraft2 at full specs
accompanied by i7 intel 720Q, 6gb ddr3 & 1333mhz ram?
Someone please say yes so I can sleep at night peacefully lol!
You’ll be juuuuust fine.
LOLLL Why am I not convinced?
I don’t know. Maybe your brain is malfunctioning.
I would be so happy if a Mobility HD4670 will run StarCraft2 at full specs at 1080p res…
AHHHH
AMD Phenom 2×4 965
4Gb of DDR3 RAM
Hopefully going to get a 5850 anytime soon.
Should be fine right guys?
2.5 GHz Intel core 2 duo
2Gb DDR 2 ram
NVidia 8600m GT 512Mb
Should be fine…….:D
One comment to all the gamers that think they know shit about software.
I am not a gamer, I am a coder, and I do understand (unlike most of you gamers that stop at pci card swapping) hardware.
There is no real difference between an integrated graphics adapter and a PCIe/PCI/AGP/Anyotherbus card. Let’s consider that you have two machines, one with an integrated card, the other with a PCIe card. Both have the same chip (let’s say, an NVIDIA 6800). They are both connected to the same bus, logically speaking, the Physical path is different, but they connect to the same bus, have the same chip with the same capabilities, and will deliver the same performance. Now, the difference is that the PCIe card will have its own memory, and the integrated one will draw memory from your system. Nowdays, graphic cards use the same DDR2 memory than your machine. The connection is a little bit more indirect, which means less bandwidth between GPU and memory, but it won’t be that noticeable. Otherwise, it’s exactly the same card. So, being integrated is not a bad thing at all.
The thing is that most times you will be comparing a cutting-edge 9000 series PCIe card with 1 GB of dedicated RAM to an old 6000 series that is sharing a max of 128 MB from your main memory. Or you’ll be comparing an Intel card to an NVIDIA card.
Anyway, Intel GPUs are much, much better than nvidia’s GPUs. Why?
Here is why:
– Intel has decent, fully open source drivers. NVIDIA has shitty, privative drivers.
– Intel has fully disclosed their specs. NVIDIA hasn’t.
– Intel has gotten very close to NVIDIA’s performance in only a few years of development, they’ll beat them and ATI in a few more years.
– Intel is an OpenGL supporter, and they are not suggesting we all move into the windows-only Directshit.
So, I don’t care if you can get a few more FPSs out of your NVIDIA card, or if it has the BullShitPrivativeIncompatibleWithStandardOpenGL (TM) extension. Intel plays nicer, and doesn’t require me to sell my soul to some crappy EULA.
And, if you are really butt hurt. feel free to reply to almafuerte (at) gmail {dot} com
I won’t be checking back this page.
I have a AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black series at 3.72Ghz
I have 2 Nvidia Geforce 9600GT 512mb of vram they are SLI
I have 4 gb of memory
i also have 410 GB laft on my hard drive
do i reach optimal????
I was wodering if my new Lap Top will be able to run Star Craft 2 at full graphics without problems
Dell Studio 1558
4gig’s ddr3 1333
Radeon mobility 4570
I have been looking at the beta clips on you tube and i see there is an HD mode for the game wonder how that will make my Lap Top crawl any comments appreciated
GTX 480
16 GB G Skill RAM
AMD 1090T Phenom II X6
….. i think im past the max settings
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i dont know much about computers but i have a quad-core processor running at 3.2 GHz
1TB (1000MB)Harddrive
HD 4870X2 graphics card
8 GB RAM
will that be enough to run starcraft 2 at max settings
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