The zerg rush is really nothing to test out this game. I was playing the mission where i was constantly ambush by zerg to defence the relic last night and was all good, no lag at all on my dual core.

But when i play a 4 vs 4 match midgame when rushing with teammate the slug was so terrible i spend the whole morning today checking preocessor upgrade.

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

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

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