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Hardware Requirements: Is Your Rig Ready for StarCraft 2?
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14 July 2010, Anderson Mccutcheon @ 5:11 am

With only two weeks left before StarCraft 2′s scheduled release, casual gamers around the world – especially RTS players -  better make sure their system specs are up to par. The game costs a whooping $60, or a lesser price if you’re willing to pay a monthly fee, depending on your region and version of preference. Without the hardware to fit the game’s requirements, one may find that his investment doesn’t yield the best gaming experience.

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Throughout the beta and especially since the introduction of 3v3 and 4v4 matches, the loading screen has often been a vague indicator as to who might be the weakest hardware link and most likely lag behind during the game.

Are you the one who always loads last? See if your system specs meet the official hardware requirements! Current PC hardware requirements and recommendations are as follows:

PC Minimum System Requirements:

  • Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
  • 2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor
  • 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better
  • 12 GB available HD space
  • 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users)
  • DVD-ROM drive
  • Broadband Internet connection
  • 1024X720 minimum display resolution

PC Recommended System Requirements:

  • Windows Vista®/Windows® 7
  • Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better

And for our Mac-using readers:

Mac Minimum System Requirements:

Mac® OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer
Intel® Processor
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon® X1600 or better
12 GB available HD space
2 GB Ram
DVD-ROM drive
Broadband Internet connection
1024X720 minimum display resolution

Mac Recommended System Requirements:

Intel® Core 2 Duo processor
4 GB system RAM
NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT or ATI Radeon® HD 4670 or better

So, is your rig ready? Check out the poll in the sidebar and tell us how your current rig handles the beta in the comments.

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22 Comments to “Hardware Requirements: Is Your Rig Ready for StarCraft 2?”


  1. Chef — July 14, 2010 @ 6:31 am

    I plan to play the full game just how i’ve been playing the beta… On my crappy mac laptop with min gfx ^_^

  2. ivan — July 14, 2010 @ 8:41 am

    i just have one question why my radeon 4350 cant start the game on med setting …. what do you think is the problem ??

  3. Okie — July 14, 2010 @ 10:00 am

    Yeah…the sys reqs are one of the dissuading factors for me. I could probably hobble along but to really play smoothly (vital for online play) I’d need more RAM and a new vidcard.

    Oh well…the price of hardware will come down and I’ll maybe pick it up next Christmas. *sigh*

  4. silatel — July 14, 2010 @ 12:26 pm

    I’m totally not ready ;(

    Gotta spend some money I guess :)

  5. kronoss — July 14, 2010 @ 4:43 pm

    And is there any information about Intel GPUs?

  6. Dave — July 14, 2010 @ 6:10 pm

    My 3-year-old Macbook Pro can play the beta OK on low settings. And yeah, I’m one of the slow loaders on B.net. The real thing I’m worried about is how well the single-player game will look, especially the in-game cinematics. I want to upgrade but I just can’t right now.

    Kronoss – I wouldn’t hold out much hope for the Intel GPUs. This just isn’t a game for low-powered systems. It’s definitely a step away from Blizzard’s old standard of trying to run their games on the widest possible range of hardware. I think those days are over.

  7. Fromagia — July 15, 2010 @ 8:27 pm

    I see nothing wrong with the hardware requirements. GeForce 6600gt came out over 6 years ago and 8800 GTX just under 3. Those are pretty generous considering current Nvidia GeForce 400 products are 5 generations beyond.

    And if you want more RAM go online and buy some. You can get a gig for under $40. Stop complaining.

  8. GoodAsianDriver — July 15, 2010 @ 9:44 pm

    If you have a mac with the 9400M, you’re effed. For some reason, the graphics card before and after this model run fine, but that this one.

  9. WayneInc — July 16, 2010 @ 3:38 am

    i wonder if i can run this game in full hd with my 9600GT… :/

  10. OneManZerg — July 16, 2010 @ 3:38 pm

    I just upgraded my system a month ago to handle the game and be able to video recordings. Check them out at http://www.youtube.com/user/theuentv Also, I created a website http://www.theuen.com that gives tips and strategies on playing and a lot of new players out there could use it to help them get better at the game. =)

  11. XR — July 18, 2010 @ 10:11 pm

    HELLLOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
    Is anyone out there?!?!?
    We are going crazy around here!!
    Less then 10 days for the release date…
    We want some info’ guys!

  12. akemura — July 19, 2010 @ 7:26 pm

    well mi pc :
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6550 @ 2.33 GHZ
    3.00 Gb RAM DDR2 Bus 800
    Ati radeon HD 4650
    Windows 7 ultimate

  13. akemura — July 19, 2010 @ 7:27 pm

    is enought?

  14. Gamer Deluxe — July 20, 2010 @ 6:05 pm

    My video card has had 42 crashes over course of beta… lol Starcraft 2 looks amazing though, gonna be a helluva game !

  15. Dezireal — July 22, 2010 @ 7:35 pm

    Handled the beta beautifully on these specs:

    Windows 7 ultimate
    Pentium 4 d 3.2ghz
    3.00 gig ram
    9400 gt 512mb

    Counting down the hours to the game that will last another good thirteen years like the first one! :D

  16. Ministry — July 23, 2010 @ 9:44 am

    Just wondering, for those of us who haven’t had the chance to play the beta, is there going to be a playable demo released so we can test out our specs before buying them game?

  17. Ministry — July 23, 2010 @ 10:39 am

    Sorry, that should read buying THE game at the end. My spelling seems to be a bit mangled today.

  18. Ryan — July 25, 2010 @ 7:04 pm

    Just got my new laptop! What a coincidence that I needed to get a new work computer just in time for Starcraft 2… :)

  19. dsp4 — July 26, 2010 @ 12:15 pm

    Current specs are:
    Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2.66GHz
    2GB DDR2-PC6400 800MHz
    Geforce 8800 GTX 768MB

    Runs the game beautifully at 1920×1200.

    Just upgraded the girlfriend’s computer to the following:
    AMD Athlon X2 4600+ 2.4GHz
    2GB DDR-PC3200 400MHz
    Radeon HD 5770 512MB

    Her setup yields even better results and the upgrade was only 280$ on a five year old computer (although it was built with upgrades in mind back then).

  20. Tony R — July 26, 2010 @ 9:37 pm

    Hey guys i dont have a clue if i can run this game I have a laptop and it has everything it needs but the video card is a mobile intel 4 series express chipset family should igo wait in line for the game tonight??

  21. tossboi — July 29, 2010 @ 4:33 am

    Can Someone tell me if My Laptop works on playing SC2 Please… Appreciate. I have a 3 year old Laptop Sony Vaio this are the hardware overview.

    Operating System: Vista Home Premium 64 Bit OS
    System Model: VGN-FW17OJ
    Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 @ 2.26GHz
    Memory: 4 GB
    Graphic Card: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family
    DAC Type: Internal
    Approx. Total Memory: 1759 MB
    Current Display Mode: 1600 x 900 (32bit)(60Hz)
    Direct Version: Directx 11

  22. Anonymous — January 19, 2011 @ 7:16 pm

    will a nvidia geforce 240t be able to handle graphics higher than low???

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