Hi guys,
This is a thread to explain your rig on playing SC2 and the outcome of the graphics performance so that people who haven't bought the game could expect what performance on what type of rig and also the current players can make a comparison on their rigs.

Mine is
C2D 3.7Ghz
2 Gig RAM
9800GTX
Using XP SP2

Can set all to ultra settings. AA must change at NVIDIA control panel for better graphics. For campaign, at times there will be a lil bit lag when got many units and in-game cut-scenes but so far, not a problem with that.

Loading time for campaign is normal, but maybe can improve if I have 4 Gig RAM.

This post has been edited by hazairi: Aug 4 2010, 11:47 AM

1280 x 1024 native resolution on a non wide dell LCD

amd phenom ii x4 945 3.0ghz
3 gb ddr2 ram 667mhz
sapphire ati hd 5750 512mb gddr5 ram

vsycn on, high settings

60 fps in menu, joey ray's bar, on board hyperion and game engine cinematics

40 - 60 fps in battle field depending on activity on screen.


smooth, i would say.

This post has been edited by Deimos Tel`Arin: Aug 4 2010, 12:07 PM

http://www.techspot.com/review/305-starcraft2-performance/

980x @ 4.2
3Gd 1333mhz Corsair
HD5770

Full ULTRA settings. Lag still present at certain highly densed scenes. Problem most likely due to the GC.

what about ultra settings?
and what's your OS and the version?

Casing - Cooler Master HAF 932 Gaming Casing
Power Supply - Corsair HX1000w Modular PSU
Motherboard - Rampage II Extreme Intel x58
CPU - Intel Core I7 920 (2.66GHz) Socket 1366
CPU Cooler - Cooler Master V8 CPU Cooler
RAM - Team Xtreem 3GB Kits DDR3 (1GBx3) 1866MH
RAM Cooler - Corsair Dominator Airflow Cooling Fan
Graphic Card (1)- Asus ENGTX285 Top 1GB DDR3/512Bit
Graphic Card (2)- Asus ENGTX285 Top 1GB DDR3/512Bit
Harddisc - Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB, Western Digital 1TB (SATA2 32MB)

Full ultra settings... Smooth

This post has been edited by Soul-X: Aug 4 2010, 11:54 AM

Demm.. and a power hunger machine too.. Please tell me your TNB bill next month k? hehe

ultra settings,

30 fps on board hyperion, etc.
erm 30 - 50 fps in battle field? belum really cuba lagi.
last time during beta, it was 30 - 50 fps i think.


in my eyes, ultra vs high not really much noticeable difference so i am happy with high for better frame rate per second.


OS = windows XP SP3

my pc spec,

core 2 duo E6750 2.66Ghz,
4GB RAM corsair high performance.
80GB SATA HDD 7200rpm
Palit Sonic 512MB Ati Radeon 4850
using windows 7 ulti 64bit

all setting to medium...good enuf d

very smooth min i think 45 to 60fps
internet using digi broadband
NEVER lag..

yeah, i notice that the server management for SC2 is better than SC1 as the experience of lagging is very minimal.

You guys are forgetting the most important part, resolution size.

This post has been edited by Kclee2002: Aug 4 2010, 11:59 AM

Intel C2D E6300 1.86GHz @ 3.2GHz
Asus P5B-E Plus Motherboard
Kingston DDR2 Value Ram 667MHz 1GB x 2
Asus 8800GTS 320MB
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB 7200RPM + Western Digital 16MB 250GB 7200RPM
OS = Windows XP SP3

1280 x 1024 and ultra settings around 30fps, now using same resolution, some medium, some low, but model at high, for easy micromanagement + competitive gameplay.

This post has been edited by kEazYc: Aug 4 2010, 12:03 PM

hahaha yeah, an important attributes.. i missed that..

ah i forgot to mention also hahah.

mine is running 1280 x 1024, native lcd resolution of my non wide dell lcd 5 years old since 2005

Nothing beats my 17" crt since 1998

1024x768 ?

17" CRT can go up to 1280 x 1024 lar.

my dell 1998 CRT still working nicely.

i also forgot to mention
my resolution is 22" lcd dell 1680 x 1050

I don't think 2G is enough, well, maybe on XP they do, but certainly not on Win7.

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Added on August 4, 2010, 12:25 pmI play on

Athlon II X4 635 @ 3.45 GHz
2GB DDR3 RAM
ATI Radeon HD4850
1920*1080, at first ultra, but later switch to medium, hard disk keep spinning due to lack of RAM

This post has been edited by GEFORCEXTREME: Aug 4 2010, 12:26 PM

I7 930 (1366)
6GB Triple Channel Ram
Asus GTS250 1GB DDR
Windows 7 Ultimate 32 Bit

1280 x 1024 as pre mention on my last post.

i5 750
4GB Dual kit DDR3 Ram
MSI R5770 Hawk Edition
Window 7 Ultimate 32 bit

full ultra setting...smooth ~

Alienware M17x laptop
T9550 @ 2.66Ghz OC'ed to 3.0 Ghz
4GB DDR3 Ram
Nvidia GeForce GTX260m @ stock clocks (Equivalent to a desktop 8800gt but abit slower at stock clocks)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit

Ultra Settings @ 1920 x 1200. Quite smooth in general, when things get heavy it will drop to 18-20 fps, which is still ok ^^

spec :
c2d e6500
3gb ddr3 ram
ATI 2600XT - 256mb
Windows 7 64bit

Quite good. no problem to play at medium setting.

You should change your OS to 64 bit and utilize the 6GB RAM. Surely it will increase the game's performance..

C2D E8400
NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT
3.25 GB RAM

Medium setting - 1280x1024

FPS : 50-90

you no turn on vsync? not scared your graphic card bakar nanti? O_O

literally can bakar izzit? shouldn't the game will crash b4 the card burns?

Ok i didn't know that. Lucky me nothing happened so far.

what is vsync bah

from my understanding, Vsync will match your framerate to your monitor's maximum refresh rate.

Mine

i5 750
2x2GB dual channel ram
2x1TB WD Caviar green in Raid0
HD4850 512MB

Ultra settings with 1920x1200 resolution in campaign, sometimes got lag, but only in some battles where there are many units.

As in multiplayer, it seriously doesnt matter anymore as there are many lower end machines in the net, and it also depends on which game you are playing, how many players, and condition of the internet and how well each players their pc/internet are.

So in short, just upgrading your machines for campaign might not worth it, and in multiplayer game, most likely the lag will from either other player or the internet slowdown.

Mine:
C2D P8700 @ 2.53GHz
4GB RAM
512MB GDDR3 ATI HD 4650 Mobility
Win 7 64Bit
Reso: 1280 X 768
Settings: All ultra except shader, lighting...

FPS: 60 on hyperion, 20-40 on campaign battle ground depending on how many units..

ahahahaha xD my electricity bill always damn high one

You know... almost a decade to make this game and they never add proper multi-core support

I wish also... now saving money buy retail windows 7 or mabe wait Windows 8.....

When i buy CPU, the shop only have OEN 32 bit.. kik sei me

C2Q 9550 @ 3.4Ghz
6GB DDR2 @ 1066Mhz
Vista 64-bit
4870x2 2GB

1920x1200 @ Ultra with v-sync on - slight lag sometimes, but still playable. Blizzard needs to add ture multicore support and ATI (and Nvidia) to release better performing drivers.

hmmm hopefully blizzard is copying valve, releasing buggy game at start, then patching it as time goes by.

Intel Core i5-750
4GB DDR3-1066 XMS3
HD5770 @ 70% fan speed
Win 7 Ultimate 32-bit

average 50fps in campaign, and drops to 25-30 during cinematic (before protect xel'naga artifacts campaign)

Intel C2D E7300 @ 2.66 GHz
4 GB Kingston DD2 Ram
Asus P5N7-AM mobo
Sapphire ATI 5670 512MB DDR5 - OC @ GPU: 850 Mem:1050
WD HD 320 SATA
Windows XP SP3

Resolution : 1440X900, Vsync enable, No enable mouse lag reduction option ( i think this cause fps drop )

All Setting Ultra - find there a bit lag about avg 35 - 50 fps.
All Setting High - smooth avg 50 - 65 fps.

This post has been edited by dave185: Aug 4 2010, 03:45 PM

My PC specifications:

Intel i7 920 - cooled by Cool IT self contained watercooler
Nvidia Geforce GTX285 - cooled by Artic Cooling tri-fan
6GB RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit

Played Starcraft 2 with the following settings:

Resolution: 1920x1200
Details: All ultra (where applicable)

Others: 4xAA (to try 8xAA when free)

In game fps: above 60fps at all times.

However, I had to enable V-sync as the tearing was really apparent during cinematic.

Processor: AMD Phenom II X6 3.2Ghz @ 3.72Ghz

Mobo: Asus Crosshair IV

Ram: Kingston HyperX 1600 4GB

HD 1: WD 1TB Performance Series (Black Edition)

HD 2: WD 500GB Blue Series

HD 3: WD 320GB Green Series

Cooler: Cooler Master V10

PSU: Corsair HX750W Modular

GPU: ATI SAPPHIRE 5830 1GB

Case: Cooler Master HAF 932

DAMN SMOOTH - FULL SETTING

C2D 2.66GHz
8GB RAM
HD4850X2
Acer H233H 23" LCD
Win 7 Ultimate x64
1920 X 1080 res
Ultra Setting
Max Quality on Ati Catalyst

Verdict : Smooth on all gameplay and cinematics, but could be improved once Ati released an AA update for this game tho. Edges still looks jagged to me even with 8X AA enabled on Catalyst.

This post has been edited by petrofsky77: Aug 4 2010, 05:13 PM

Core i5 750
4GB Kingston DDR3
896MB Nvidia GTX 260
Windows 7 64 bit

1280 x 1024 ultra settings
55-65 fps during battle

Core i5 750
4GB Corsair DDR3
ATI HD5850
Window 7 64Bit

1650X1050 running on Ultra settings

din reli check the fps..but no lag at all

hate running the game using my other acer lcd..the color reli terrible~

CB......I'm using laptop....and my Acer laptop only cost rm2.5k....compared to all of you who use desktop, mine sucks shit

NVIDIA GeForce G 105M
Windows Vista SP2
Intel® Core™2 Duo CPU T6500 @ 2.10GHz
4GB RAM


Can play SC2 at 1024x768

All graphic settings low, except for texture quality (MEDIUM), Terrain (ULTRA), Models (HIGH), Unit Portraits (3D), Movies (HIGH)

70-100 fps when building my base in Skirmish mode.

40-60 fps when I build my units and send them to the enemy's base.

30-60 fps when shooting, tactical nuke

70-210 fps when playing cinematics

20-40 fps when playing some single player campaign, example, "THE DEVILS' PLAYGROUND"

50 fps at most gameplay

I don't know why sometimes my fps goes up to 153 although I've capped my fps to 60, using the Variables.txt in my documents

After playing for one hour, the temperature is around 70 degree Celsius.

C2D E6600 @ 3 ghz
3gb ddr2 ram
Sapphire 5670 512mb
1440*900 monitor

some mission can run on mostly ultra.. but lagged on some mission like the larva map..

therefore i play on high for overall smoothness

Here it goes ,

Intel C2D E4500 @ 2.75Ghz
3GB DDR2 Corsair XMS
Nvidia 8800GT 512
Win 7 x64

Mostly high setting at 1920x1080 . FPS around 40-60 , big battle might reduce it to 25-30 .

This post has been edited by Breaktru: Aug 5 2010, 12:14 PM

i always think that my pc is a bit slow when doing my job ( architectural rendering ).....

but i was amazed when i played SC2 ultra setting with no lag at all

phenom 2 x4 955
4gb rams
ati 4850

i use a cheap pc
E6600 + Ati 4350
play at LOW setting haha
i built my pc for W3 can play W3 at high setting

planning to play at ultra setting later on...
cuz currently i play using my ps3 more than i play using my pc

how do you check the fps?

EDIT: nevermind. found it. ctrl+alt+F.

is there anyway to increase the font size of the fps reading? the font is so small i can even read it.

This post has been edited by Jarod: Aug 5 2010, 07:16 PM

Rig: On my sig

Setting:
(i) High ~ Ultra when playing 1v1 or 2v2 @ 1080p
(ii) Med ~ High when 3v3 or 4v4 @ 1080p
(iii) Ultra when playing campaign @ 1080p

So far so good

I'm running on laptop Asus G73, all set to the highest possible and run smoothly. Although Blizzard said my graphic card is not supported.......

Athlon II X3 425 + 4GB RAM + GT220 (supposed to be GTX470 la but having some rig problem. hehe.)

surprisingly GT220 can play at 1680x1050 (i let the game decide the setting) and it still looks really good, unlike games like C&C series, low details make things really ugly.

I thought you have one rig with GTX295?

Processor: intel 980x @ stock (haven't oc'ed yet )
Ram: 12GB Gskill DDR3 @ 6-9-6-24
Mobo: Asus P6T7 supercomputer
HD: 160GB intel ssd
GC: 1x Ati HD5970
PSU: xigmatek 1500w
Casing: Mountain mods ascension
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Running SC2 on 1920x1080 at all ultra/max settings. Havent checked my fps but there are Some lag when there are too many units on-screen (but not noticeable enough). Everything else went super smooth...

This post has been edited by sieg_wahrheit: Aug 6 2010, 08:16 AM

Asus G73 JH??? waaaa....imbaaaaa

another imba rig

had. rigs change. btw I like GTX 470 better.

just a humble one...

havent installed my wc setup though...

Based on your review, the temperature seems quite ok. Noise wise?

anyone using window XP SP2? because i using SP2, and the my copy cannot play multiplayer/vs ai.

Processor: Intel Quad 6400
Ram: 6GB DDR3
GC: Gigabyte 1GB GTS250
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit

Currently opening torrent download speed 70kb + some backend program running + playing SC2 with no lag in ultra setting, except too much units (or some laggy custome map)

i need some advice for upgrading my gpu.
currently using 9500GT 512mb DDR3.
i got around RM600 budget now.
which gpu should i go in order to play SC2 smooooth in ultra or high setting?
and i'm using "chapbalang" power supply also.
i think is 220W.
should i upgrade it as well to support the new gpu?

yes get a 500W PSU and the rest for a GC

looks like at least RM 300 for the PSU and RM 300 for your remaining GC

im on
1680 x 1050
Intel Core2 Duo CPU E4600 @ 2.40GHz
MB Brand : Gigabyte
MB Model : EP35-DS3
GPU Type : NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT 512MB
RAM : 3500 MB DDR2

seems pretty decent to me .. but i played campaign first game only ... on ultra ... when scrolling a lil bit slow only ... later will put on high instead to see diff ...

yesterday just bought another 2gig ram ... winxp shows 3.5gig altogether ... my ram is 1+1+2

This post has been edited by yeahh: Aug 6 2010, 04:20 PM

Looks like alot of

Pentium i5 2.67 pairing with 5770


My Rig:
Pi5 750 2.67Ghz
2GB DDR3 1333 (plan to get another 2GB)
Asus P7P55D LE
Asus 5770 1GB DDR5 (another 5770 for crossfire !! - not so soon)
2x Lite ON 24X DVD RW
WD SATA 620 GB
Coller Master Elite 330
Silverstone Strider 560w
Win 7 , 32 Bit

This post has been edited by titarium: Aug 6 2010, 04:26 PM

all of u hv super comp...i m using my 3-years old laptop to play this..

Intel Core2Duo T9300 2.5Ghz
3GB ram
Nvidia 512mb 8600M GT
Vista SP2 32bit

all use low settings..cant support cinematic video during the campaign..so i din touch it yet =.=

This post has been edited by raylee914: Aug 6 2010, 04:36 PM

220W confirm not enough for good GC, atleast 350W

This post has been edited by popcorn513: Aug 6 2010, 04:53 PM

CM690 Chasis
Zantec 750 Power Supply
ASUS ATI 5850HD DDR5 1GB
4 GB DDR3 RAM
Core I5 2.88ghz on GiGabyte (Insert Random Code here) <-- cant remember that shit.. hahah
Windows 7 64 bit

Ultra Settings, 1600x900
Graphics Settings (Windows) - High Quality
Direct X 11

Run smoothly with no issues.

Notable difference from Win XP SP3 - Graphics & loading times are almost halved.

I also noticed that SC2 takes up loads of ram, up to 1.7 gb in long periods of time. (8 hours of gameplay)
I started noticing lag/crashes after 10-12 hrs, notably because google chrome does the same thing over time. (was running a 4gb transfer and google chrome on youtube at the same time - oops!)
A simple restart of the program fixes the issue.

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Added on August 6, 2010, 5:11 pmhmm, i'd suggest an upgrade to win 7. other than that, all i can say is, unless you have an alienware laptop, laptops aren't meant for games anyway

This post has been edited by crashtec: Aug 6 2010, 05:11 PM

sorry boss! wrong info.. should be 450W..
sorry sorry..


This post has been edited by seraph8660: Aug 6 2010, 05:20 PM

lol..waiting for promotion for Alienware laptops..

heh?
even my intergrated card can support the video sequences,why wouldnt yours?

This post has been edited by Mgsrulz: Aug 6 2010, 05:36 PM

i m not sure.i always have a black screen when cinematic video is played..=.=

i think i'm goin to get Sapphire HD5750..
any 5750 user here? mind to giv me some feedback?

Starcraft is CPU-based, so graphics card upgrade won't help as much as processr.

before i update to service pack 3 ... my service pack 2 still can play multiplayer/vs ai.

go to nvidia website and download the new drivers....i also kena that one last time...now its fixed

my friend can play on his laptop... pentium atom processor

guys.. different type of motherboard will affect the performance of a gpu or not? sorry for the noob question.

current setting at 1920 x 1080 res, all ultra except shadow on high to maximize frame rates on huge battles/scenes

proc : AMD Phenom II X4 955BE 3.2GHz@3.92GHz
RAM : Team Elite DDR3 2GB x2
HDD : WD Black Caviar 1TB SATA III
Mobo : Asus M4A88TD-V EVO
GC : Sapphire ATi HD5870
Monitor : Samsung SyncMaster 2494HS 23.6" + Samsung SyncMaster 932B plus 19" LCD Monitor

so far no lag except multi...

This post has been edited by Sib: Aug 7 2010, 08:39 AM

I'm using XP SP2. Since last week, i got no problem playing the game on multiplayer or vs AI.

current setting at 1280x 1024res

proc : i5 780
RAM : 4GB Hyper X DDR3 1600Mhz
GC : Gigabyte GTX 460 1G DDR5

Set all to ultra, very smooth

guys wut the minimum gc to play with 1920x1200 at least with 50fps ?

Mind to tell, what is the monitor that has 1920x1200?

im using dell U2410
why do u ask?

Just ask to know only

my Starcraft2 rig

AMD Phenom II x3 710 2.6ghz unlock core oc-Phenom II x4 3.0ghz
Gigabyte GAMA785GTUD3H
Kingston DDR3 1333mhz 2GBx2
GIGABYTE ATI RADEON HD5750 1GB GDDR5
SEAGATE 7200 500GB
COOLER MASTER 460W
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5II chassis
CISCO USB Wireless
SAMSUNG 20" LCD Monitor

screen resolution 1600 X 900
high setting average 50 till 60 fps

i bought a Sapphire HD5750 1GB GDDR5 Vapor-X just to make my SC2 playing experience better

overall i'm quite satisfied with the price i pay

i'm running on C2D 2.33GHz
4GB RAM (4 x 1GB KVR)
Antec TruePower 480watt PSU
2 x 1GB WD Black on RAID-0 setup
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

playing resolution on 1680 x 1024 with ultra settings.

game play is generally very smooth. at least more than 25 FPS when the screen has many units with activities. high FPS at 50-70 range.

so all in all quite satisfied

This post has been edited by BroJason: Aug 7 2010, 08:16 PM

i5 760
4GB 1333MHz
Gigabyte Geforce 460 1GB

1680x1050, highest resolution for my samsung lcd.

Hi,
I like to share to following scenario, hope it helps.
My PC: PhenomII .1Ghz, 2 GB RAM, ATI 4770, MS Vista
Ran SC2 at first, framerate was all over the place and at the beginning of each level, it slows down until 2FPS.

What I did was:
1. Increase RAM to 4GB
2. Defragment HDD
3. Most settings set to High

Voila!! Loading is much faster, and the FPS never slows down at the beginning.
Running now average 60ps everytime.

Dunno if it applies to any of you, good luck

What was your settings before?

Mostly set to Medium, but I think Lighting/Shader/Shadows causing FPS to drop a bit.. so I set them to Low..

Temperature before and after.