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SC2 @ 1680x1050 need recommendations

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teatime0315

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Hey everyone. Just wondering what you guys would recommend for SC2. I'm planning on getting a video card for my family computer.

Specs
AMD X4 840 3.2GHZ
4GB ram
AMD 4250 (Onboard)
PSU thermaltake 430 watt?

I was thinking ATI 5770?

EDIT: I should have put a price. 100-ish
 
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http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/ASUS/GeForce_GTX_560_TOP_Direct_Cu_II/19.html

game doesn't really become GPU limited in the benchmarks until 25*16 res, but then again, they ran their benchmark with no AA

anyways I can't find any other recent video card reviews using SC2 as one of their review games

here is an old benchmark review that has the 5770 in it though

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/blizzard-entertainment-starcraft-ii-benchmark,2611-5.html

have to keep in mind you don't know what they actually used to benchmark SC2. it's obviously based off of a replay, but you don't know how graphics intensive the replay actually is.
 
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if thats the cheap thermaltake 430 watt unit with the overrated 18 amp single 12v line then even a 5770 will be a little sketchy.
 
Get the 5770.... Overclock that ~900mhz core and ~1300mhz memory.
See if you can get your Athlon II x4 840 stable @3.8ghz or so.

Starcraft II should play very well.


teatime0315 said:
where would a q9550 (stock) rank now a days?
Click to expand...

A stock Athlon II x 4 645 (3.1ghz) is about equal/tiny bit faster to/than a Core 2 Quad Q8400.
When it comes to gameing.

Now your Athlon II x4 is abit faster than the Athlon II x4 645.... but then Again so is the Q9550.
 
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My old ATi 4850 with a slight overclock ran SC2 at this resolution with high settings almost perfectly all the time, even though SC2 seems to suck on the ATi 4000 series. I think the 5770 would perform great. If you want a GPU that'll perform great no matter what resolution, etc. then try the GTX 460. As for your power supply, I don't know if it'll handle any of the GPUs mentioned.
 
Thanks for the recommendations guys. I havent checked out the PSU yet.
My goal is to get a video card that draws the least amount of power and produces the least amount of heat, but still be able to handle SC2.
 
sc2 works a tad bit better with nvidia cards. so, optimal would be something like gtx 460 but 5770 would be fine as well.

except sc2 is a cpu hog. you WILL get massive drop in fps (down to teens) in heavy battles. I guess it doesn't matter for lower levels and their A- click attack patterns 🙂
 
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