because it is the truth.

amd and ati is more cheaper than intel and nvidia



processors:
intel = expensive, over priced, faster than amd
amd = reasonably priced, value for money, fast enough for gaming


graphic card:
nvidia = expensive, over priced
ati = reasonably priced, value for money

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Added on August 18, 2010, 1:14 pmi am using


amd phenom ii x4 945 3.0ghz
sapphire ati hd5830 1gb ddr5

This post has been edited by Deimos Tel`Arin: Aug 18 2010, 01:14 PM

yup. get a cheap cheap AMD board + X3 processor + 4GB RAM + HD5750 and you see what it can do.

based on kentang emas's recommendation, here i choose these specs for those who need a new rig to play starcraft 2.

prices from jayacom (go buy from their imbi branch, much less people, much faster access. lowyat plaza too crowded)
http://images.lowyat.net/pricelist/jayacom.pdf

RM275 - MSI 770-G45 - mother board
RM138 - 2GB Kingston DDR1333 (CL9.0) - ram
RM138 - 2GB Kingston DDR1333 (CL9.0) - ram
RM305 - Phenom II x3 710 2.60Ghz 1.5MB L2 / 6MB L3 - processor
RM435 - Sapphire ATI HD5750 1GB DDR5 128 Bit

total almost 1.3k but can play starcraft 2 nicely

Anyone tried 4 vs 4 full game with a Core i3-540 before? i want to upgrade this processor as my current one is cannot handle 4 vs 4

No, I'm not using ultra for all my settings. But my friend who uses 8600 GT does. I use G105M (laptop dedicated card) and I only put Terrain and Texture Quality to Ultra, others I put low and medium. And I get 42 fps during the last mission. Quite constant.


I use Fraps to see the fps in game. Most of the time, I feel lazy so I just use ctrl+alt+F in game and it will show the fps.


I'm getting new desktop next year. so lonngggggggggggggggggggg

Processors (these are more of generalizations)



* Athlon processors do not meet the system requirements. They're the old Thunderbird models and go up to 1.2 GHz.


* Athlon XP processors with a rating of 2200+ and above will meet the system requirements.


* Athlon 64 processors tend to meet the system requirements. The very low-end Athlon 64 may not. Check your clock speeds. Anything at or higher than 2.0GHz is a safe bet.


* For Sempron types, you'll want a higher clock speed to make up for it lacking in other areas. Sempron processors fall across their Socket 478-more current types so you may want to see what type you have using CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php).


* First generation AMD Phenom processors (ending in 00) will work, but you need to be aware of the TLB fix. It has a pretty substantial performance drop, so you might see choppiness.


* Phenom processors ending in 50 do not have this problem. All but the slowest models will meet the system requirements.


* Athlon II and Phenom II should all be faster than the minimum requirements.


* Pentium III processors do not meet the requirements.


* Pentium IV/D processors at 2.2GHz and above meet the requirements.


* Intel Core 2 around 1.8GHz is a rough area, but should be able to play it. 2.0GHz is probably closer to what the system requirements demand.


* Intel Celeron processors fall under a lot of different families of chips. There are those based off of the Pentium 4 of different types and those based off of Core 2. You may want to check what type you have using CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php).


* Intel i3/i5/i7 exceed the minimum requirements.


source : http://sea.battle.net/sc2/en/forum/topic/13611370

Why i3 540 cannot handle 4v4? what gfx and setting u using?

no la, maybe my grammar made my sentence confusing. I mean i want to upgrade my dual core to i3 540 cause my dual core dont have the brain power to process 4 vs 4 end game scene which i experienced last night.

So i just wonder if there is anyone who currently using i3 and have already experience 4 vs 4. would love to hear the performance on this.
If i3 still slow then i need to find better solution else i rather save the money for a bigger monitor

what almost? use X3 425 + GT220 only still can play nicely leh.

i cant ultra all with my rig as stated in my signature.. Have to set texture to high.. and my loading is always the slowest.. I thought raiding HDD helps in ur loading.. My OS is newly installed too

i can ultra with my rig (X3 425 3.5ghz + GTX470 + 4GB) but i find that it's laggy. so end up i reduce details to HIGH and it's ok already.

How about slow loading? it's getting annoying.. change to a better harddisk?