SB IGP Performance

[llee]

Just a quick question for the AT crowd. I use my computer with a 1440x900 monitor. Are Sandy Bridge IGPs sufficient enough to play Battlefield Bad Company 2 at low settings (native res)? Call of Duty Black Ops? Starcraft 2?

This is assuming that I also have plenty of storage space, ram, etc.

Thanks

 

[cusideabelincoln]

http://www.anandtech.com/show/4083/...core-i7-2600k-i5-2500k-core-i3-2100-tested/11

Starcraft 2: Yes.

Black Ops: No. Although I suspect driver updates could make the K-version playable. Modern Warefare 2 is playable on the K chip IGP.

BC2: Inconclusive.

 

[IntelUser2000]

Just to add:

-BFBC2 is playable at low. You need the K series HD3000, otherwise it won't be completely satisfactory
-Starcraft 2 can be played in medium with the HD3000. Low with HD2000

 

[Arkadrel]

I use my computer with a 1440x900 monitor. Are Sandy Bridge IGPs sufficient enough to play Battlefield Bad Company 2 at low settings (native res)? Call of Duty Black Ops? Starcraft 2?

starcraft2 *might* be playable... around 1024x768 Low Quality, a 2600k with a HD3000 will score about 34 fps.

Now since 1440x900 res is somewhat larger a res than 1024x768,... well.. do you consider around the ~20fps area range, playable?

Badcompany 2 and Call of Duty Black Ops are most likely more demanding than starcraft2, which is a more cpu bound game. So again... below 20 fps is probably to be expected.


You *could* try and wait for the Llano, its IGP is going to be about 2-3x times as fast as that of the sandybridge current IGP.

Or buy a small dedicated card, to go with the CPU you bought.

 

[llee]

thanks, I think I'll wait