I'm not sure if my laptop can support StarCraft 2. Because I don't have a desktop and I only have a laptop.

And I heard about the overheating problems.

Here are my specifications.

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6001) Service Pack 1
System Manufacturer: Acer
System Model: Aspire 4736
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version V1.06
Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 969MB used, 5374MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 10



Do you think I can run the game?

This post has been edited by wilsonphua: Jul 31 2010, 12:05 AM

how about ur hard disk capacity?

Dont worry about overheating if you limit the FPS.

I used rm200 cooler...so no worry for now

my ancient laptop can run. urs shud be no problem

Upgrade your Vista to SP2

Download latest driver for G105M. Driver DL

Because G105M only comes with 8 cuda cores, less than 9400M of 16 cores so use low setting on the game

Good luck

I have 182GB free of 320GB

Okay thanks, i heard bout the FPS lock in My Documents comething

what graphic card model?

how to upgrade to Vista SP2?

On a laptop?

yeah its for his laptop. I have one cooler master which i bought for rm150

Er.. just go to windows update and it should have the option to update to SP2, but if urs is "having some difficulty" then do google around, we cant help u on that. But SP2 does improve the speed quite some margin.

i doubt that it would run perfectly even on Low settings. sorry bro, maybe you can borrow someone's dvd and try login using your fren's ID first to check whether does it work.

what about on turion x2 2.0ghz with radeon xpress 1100
can it run on the notebook?

x1100..forget it bro..if u r currently playing low setting on WC3 with current spec...cpu is ok..but graphic card just abit...err

i also wan to check my laptop can play SC2 or not
i'm not really sure my graphic card can support it or not.

Here are my specifications.

Card name: NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M
Operating System: Windows7
System Manufacturer: Dell
System Model: Vostro 3700

Processor: Intel® i5 430M
Memory: 3070MB RAM

if able to play........in wat setting??

TQ~

Bro, your graphic card spec is slightly better than mine.

Mine is GT 320M , 4GB RAM , Core i5 520M.

Can play smoothly in high settings, no problem at all.

no..

yes, high settings no problem.

high is nothing go for ultra high haha

i using my laptop sony fz35g
wah sibeh lag!!
aha
hahahaha
bt still playable , jus cannot have too many units at any 1 time or else .. matrix style jor

well wilson you dont have to worry
Your laptop can run the Game!!!
Because i'm also using Aspire 4736 except that my laptop is running windows 7 my laptop RAM's are 4 Gig
Cheer!

yeah same laptop. 4736g. I sent you a pm about ur settings in game

Dear all,

If i can run beta on my laptop.
Does it mean i should be able to run the full version as well?
Fyi, im running at the lowest settings.

Definitely can, but campaign mode will be more graphic intensive than multiplayer. So be prepared

This post has been edited by Moogle Stiltzkin: Jul 15 2017, 07:10 AM

Sony Vaio bought last year...pink colour wan... can play sc2 on it? forgot the model thought hehe

how bout my laptop ?

Asus a42jr..

Card name: ATI radeon 5470 1gb
Operating System: Windows 7™ Home Premium
System Manufacturer: Asus
System Model: A42jr
Processor: Intel Core i5 M430 2.26ghz
Memory: 2gb RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11

this one for sure can one

haha with what settings ?

Lol, Im using core 2 duo, and my DirectX version is only DirectX10. Yours is DirectX11.

And your VRAM is 1GB. Mine only 512mb.


I can play medium-high settings on 1024x768. All ultra and high, except for Shadows, Lighting, Shaders, reflection, post processing, physics.


Yours I think can run on the highest settings with everything maxed out, i think.

Starcraft 2 only utilise Direct X9.1 not 10 nor 11.

This confirm can play high settings

lolz showoff

all imba notebooks here @@
most of notebooks with i5 should be able to play sc2...js the level of graphic is around medium-ultra depending on your gc...

wat about ATI X1300 using low settin??

dude i tried playing with my amd turion and x1100 yesterday. it was awesomely laggy but still managed to go on 4v4 games so should not be a problem. for the record, still can pawn other players with the high lag spikes experienced.

My 8600M GT lags man when you mass units. Dislike man.

Intel Core™ I3-350M (2.26Ghz, 4Threads, 3M Cache)
1GB Ati Radeon HD 5470
4GB DDR3 1333Mhz

u guys think this is good enuff to play multiplayer?
lag free of coz......at least 99% of the time...

Smooth gameplay would depend on your resolution and settings.

Lag is determined by the reliability of ISP not by laptops.

Hi all, looks like most of you has a better graphic card than my almost 2-yrs notebook with 9600M GT (512MB ram) and I am able to run the game in 1920 x 1080. so no worries...

tried playing sc2 for a while yesterday but can alredi feel the gpu starting to heat up... even after putting the fix... so i off-ed it

Just a general guide in GPU performance for Starcraft 2 for 1920x1200 resolution at Ultra settings:



Source: Techspot

Yeah... mine one after playing campaign for 30 mins or so, felt heaty on the palm rest area of the laptop even I am using a cooler. Perhaps I should lower the resoluton to 720 so can play longer

By the way, will the GPU burns if too heaty?

Usually it shut down by itself or your game just crash / freeze.

Hi Kianweic, wow... better check the temp when playing... need to monitor it closely. Thanks for the reply bro.

For laptops, I am not sure whether you can control the fan speed.

Download Rivatuner and give a test.

Make sure you don't simply use the advance options.

Just adjust the fan speed when necessary.

I have a feeling that 9600M GT notebook graphic card is better than my G105m....though i bought my laptop September last year...not even one year yet


but I can only play SC2 with 1024x768 resolution with graphic settings on medium, terrain ultra, all high, except everything low on shaders, shadows, lighting, physics.

50-80 fps when playing single player campaign, or building my base

30-40 fps when got lots of units




can someone put the best configuration for my laptop?

Which brand is your laptop?

What is your definition of best configuration for your laptop?

Hi Kianweic: I installed a temp monitoring software "Real temp" and it shows normal temp of GPU is 50-51 degrees while after playign the game for an hour, I checked and found that temp is 72 degrees. Is it ok for the GPU? Do you have any idea of the danger zone temp for GPU?

By the way, where to see the frame rates of SC2?

Thank you for your help.

HI Gormaz: I am using HP HDX18 notebook.

Seems ok for GPU. 72c for load is quite ok. If worry just put a notebook cooler (good ones), and Evercool exhaust fan for notebooks.

To see frame rates in SC2, press ctrl + alt + F.

Or you could download FRAPS.

Hi Kianweic... Thanks... will try it out tonight

Best graphic settings for my laptops so that I can play the game without lag.


But anyway, I'm quite glad that my game doesnt lag and it is not the lowest settings. Only lags a bit when there are too much units.

Played 1 Practise league match 1v1... game finished in 20 minutes but during that time the gpu was like burning heat man.... after finish game terus off laptop lol

better get a notebook cooler if wanna game on laptop...
it's almost a compulsory

Hi epicpires: What GPU u using?

Hi Alertz: Agree on that. I am using cooler too.

72 degrees is very normal. Mine can go up to 85 degs w.o aircon. Typically for gpus the limit is 95-100 degs.

Takes a lot of experimenting.

Just make sure the game can run above 60fps at almost all the time.

Then you won't experience any lag.

for RTS, 30 fps is already good, u wont feel much lag.

i am using laptop...
default is all lowest...
and i further lower it as much as i can...
so far so good, just a little lag at times for SP...

Hi Kianweic... the key "CTRL + ALT + F5" not working during gameplay... any idea?

i have a 2 year old 1st edition Dell Studio 1535, bought from the US,
2.OG intel
256 ATI mobility 3400 (max res 14xx x 9xx)
3G ram
about 100G hdd

i can run SC2 at full res at low details, smoothly on OFFLINE (campaign) play but lags on ONLINE

and overheats and shuts my lappy down after about 2hrs play

for OFFLINE players you might to consider your video settings to be at least 1G for hi-res play or at least setup for HD.

you might want to have a good cooler as even the high end ones are having issues when playing SC2 at hi-res if the cooling system isnt good. (my friend is using M15x at 1G video, but had a crappy cooler, it overheats and shuts down after 2-3 hour gameplay of SC2

for ONLINE players, better recheck you connectivity, broadband or cable AND your video and cooling system.

recommended settings for hi-res play (botth online and offline) for continious play

at least
2.0G cpu
3G ram
1G video
1Mbps connection
about 20G free hdd
very nice cooling system

i didnt name any brand as so long as the brand meets the requirements, SC2 would run OK

OR you can always check SC2 official website for details

Erm, ure statement bout video cards with 1GB vram is abit ambiguous. Performance does not depend only on amount of vram a gpu has, but also the gpu core itself. Ure midrange gpu (For eg. 9600m gt/ HD4650) may have 1GB vram but it is still not sufficient to play smoothly in ultra.


So, for ultra settings, I recommend performance class cards like GTX 260m/ mobility HD4850 and above.

Just F no F5.

I'm using a DV6000 series HP laptop,specs as below:

Code Duo T2250 1.73ghz
geforce go7400 128mb
3gb ram
windows 7
120gb hdd (3gb free after installation)

game works fine, and even defaults to medium settings

i had to lower all to LOW and use the lowest resolution,and so far so good.
the cinematics lag like crazy(during the final sequence,the credits actually appeared DURING the video sequence!it's that laggy but the audio during those sequences play just fine)

game wise it's good enough. as far as i can tell only in really explosive battles does it hog down.

reading about the overheating issues got me scared,but so far i'm yet to overheat the laptop,despite playing more than 5 hours sometimes.

i also wanna check 2!!!

Here are my specifications =>

COMPAQ CQ45
AMD TURION X2
ATI Radeon 3200 HD
Hdd 320GB
4GB RAM
WINDOW 7

So what do u guys think?

need help....

Hi kianweic: Thanks bro Got it....

*sigh* I HAD to overclock my GPU to 631/880 and I'm still not getting satisfactory results.

Anyone got a solution? I hear others play on medium with their 8600M GT cards fine.


Or can the bottleneck be my C2D 2.4ghz?

This post has been edited by ZeratoS: Aug 5 2010, 12:52 AM

Hi Zeratos, I dont think the cause is the C2D processor.. I'm running C2D 2.53Mhz and works fine... Dont see any lag on medium + high settings.

Using Mobile Intel® GM45 Express Chipset. Last night, i just turn on the aircond while playing to keep it cool... no problems

i am playing with Lenovo G450.

C2D T6600 @ 77c max
G210M @ 66c max

while playing this game in air conned office.

I found a stable OC @ 600/850 and the game works fine now 8D

Around Medium to Medium + Low ranges.

Hi all... i got another notebook running on Core i3-330m with Geforce 310m (512MB VRAM), do you think can run SC2 smoothly?

Thanks yeah..

should be no problem as long as u got external(not integrated) gc...

This post has been edited by aLertz: Aug 6 2010, 12:47 PM

I'm sorry to say that if your laptop's specification is less than mine (LOOK AT THE FIRST POST), then your SC2 campaign will lag like shit.

The first 15 campaigns do not lag, I got 30-60 fps


Then, the last few missions lag like my ass. FPS drops terribly from 60 to 5 fps. WTF.


But, multiplayer and skirmish with bots wont lag. I got constant 40-70 fps when playing these.

just for shits and giggles, i installed the game on my secondary laptop:
c2d t5270 1.40ghz
3gb ram
integrated gc
windows vista basic

the game installs just fine
movies run great
but the game lags like crazy.

and im talking about the first level of the campaign

haha...c2d board integrated graphics sux big time...
i don't even dare to try on my laptop...lolz

C2D 1.73Ghz (4got da model)
1GB RAM
GMA X3100
Window XP SP3

I guess most likely the lag is due to Integrated GPU...

Nowadays we need powerfl PC/ Laptop then only can play games smoothly.

However, Powerful = $$$

This post has been edited by MikeX: Aug 6 2010, 03:36 PM

T7500 , 3gb , 8600M GT

Runs fine at medium. Though I have to lower one of 2 from the given default settings to achieve lagless cinematics

Gonna try Starcraft 2 on my sister's new laptop.

i7 720
Geforce GT335
4GB of Ram

This post has been edited by kianweic: Aug 8 2010, 06:23 PM

sure no prob...medium-high settings at least?

Cool... i7 processor notebook

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Added on August 9, 2010, 6:00 pmHi all, I was thinking do addtional RAM made any significant improvement in SC2?

This post has been edited by MikeX: Aug 9 2010, 06:00 PM

Who knows, will test when I am free and that is going to take quite awhile considering I haven't touched Starcraft 2 since last Sunday.

Quite normal now.

Lotsa laptops are either i5 or i7.

anyone on macbook? uh? uh? anyone?

I think no ehh....you'll need a new graphic card and a new processor....but too bad, our laptops cannot upgrade anything

Im using a dedicated graphic card for my laptop and its impossible for me to change it

Btw, I tried using my pendrive as RAM but it doesnt work

same specs. asus n82jq.

ultra all the way, no problem. enjoy.

Native resolution is around 1300+ x something.

Should not be very taxing to the GPU.

1366x768

but you can only choose 1280x760 in-game. i dont know why though.

Probably that resolution is pretty rare, 1366x768 thus not supported.

Will give that a try when I am free.

I'm on macbook [13" aluminium unibody]. Got to run the game in low settings but it was smooth and no crashes.

What is the specification of your MacBook Pro?

Hi Kianweic,
I'm on Macbook not Macbook pro, early 2009
Specs:-
2.0Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo
2GB DDR3 memory
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
160GB hard drive

Have been playing campaign, custom games with fellow LYN users without any system crashes so far [touch wood]
I'm not sure/know how to measure the fps but gameplay is smooth with no lag even with many units on screen.

Guess i will only look into upgrade--> to play on ultra graphics when Blizzard launches its expansion sets.

im on a 3mths old 13" macbookpro. damm. mine was heating more than usual after just 20mins. today's shopping list, cooling pad and a mouse. eheh.

but graphic was amazing. played in full graphic and set the graphic options to high. thats all from me.

I'm running SC2 on my 6-year old laptop. It's a Dell Inspiron 8600:

Processor: Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz, Single Core
Memory: 2048 MB
Video Card: ATI Mobility 9600 PRO Turbo 128 MB
Operating System: Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3


Graphics settings all set to low. I get the occasional in-game message to close other applications to speed up performance, but otherwise still playable. Takes about 2 minutes to load a level. I'm primarily a console gamer, so at least get to play the game is still considered OK

eh same, I got the message also when I played in one of the missions where you have to destroy the Xel Naga temple

CAn i run Sc2 @ ultra ?

Specs

i7 Q720 @ 1.6ghz
4 gb RAM
ATI HD 4670.
REsolution: 1920 x 1080