Thinking about Buying Starcraft 2. Need some help with PC

[Squilliam]

SpartenOmega117 said:

Squilliam said:

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01080282&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3436818&lang=en#N1203

Theres the motherboard information, looks good as the system is rated to take a processor which uses more power than what your system uses, up to 89W 

http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c01048277&tmp_task=prodinfoCategory&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=us&product=3436818&lang=en

That tells me your processor is rated as up to 65W

So the overall system including processor ought to use less than 100W, don't worry about the power supply inefficiencies. I feel good that you can use either:

• HD 5670 (any card, though go with the one William Watts linked as its dual slot and $85 after MIR)
• or anything weaker than that such as the 5650 or 5570 depending on your budget.

You could use something like a 5750, but at some risk to your computer given its age. I feel confident in a 5670 however.

 

do you think this graphics card is good enough? NVIDIA GeForce GT240 1GB PCI Express Graphics Card

Thats not too bad, but the 5670 is usually better for the money. Its higher performance and supports the latest features in games.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150451&cm_re=GT240-_-14-150-451-_-Product

For instance costs more than the HD 5670 and is less powerful. But if you prefer Nvidia GPUs then it would do the job, that I have no question about.