Starcraft 2 Requirements (For Beta)

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vlad321 on 18 February 2010

PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection

The min requirements are surprisingly small. I mean seriously... 2.2GhZ Pentium 4 and a 9800 PRO video card? I was under the impression the stopped making those things back in 2002... I think I might install this on my microwave and see how it runs after I stick extra RAM in it, currently it only has like 512MB.

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blizzid on 18 February 2010

Blizzard has a history of low minimum system requirements. I'm more interested in seeing the recommended system requirements, though.

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WarmachineX on 18 February 2010

vlad321 said:

PC Minimum Requirements:
• Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1/Windows 7
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection

The min requirements are surprisingly small. I mean seriously... 2.2GhZ Pentium 4 and a 9800 PRO video card? I was under the impression the stopped making those things back in 2002... I think I might install this on my microwave and see how it runs after I stick extra RAM in it, currently it only has like 512MB.

not small for the average consumer...most cheap computers you buy come with 2gigs of ram and no video card, especially if its a laptop which is what most people playing SC2 will be using (college kids). There is also no mention of the reqs for a Mac?

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1337 Gamer on 18 February 2010

Blizzard has always been very conservative with their system requirements.

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WilliamWatts on 18 February 2010

About 80% of the PCs on Steam meet those requirements.

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Hephaestos on 18 February 2010

kind of expected.

It's not like graphics are an essential part of the enjoyment of blizzard games (unless you count artstyle in there).

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Great news, this is the kind of decision that made the first starcraft such a success.

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NJ5 on 18 February 2010

How much graphics does a RTS game really need? I bet if you upped the resolution of the original Starcraft and improved effects a bit, most people would be happy enough.

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vlad321 on 18 February 2010

NJ5 said:
How much graphics does a RTS game really need? I bet if you upped the resolution of the original Starcraft and improved effects a bit, most people would be happy enough.

Didn't supreme Commander have some heavier reqs when it came out?

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