Starcraft 2 Load time before the game starts Question

[onza]

What is the more determining factor in quicker load times?

Hard drive OR Processor?

 

[Lean L]

completely random from what I can tell. I play with my friends who have an i7, and a 955BE. I have a q9550; who finishes first seems completely random.

 

[onza]

stupid!

maybe it's internet connection based.... I can't find any info on this topic.

 

[AyashiKaibutsu]

stupid!

maybe it's internet connection based.... I can't find any info on this topic.

I was thinking internet connection based too. I know after one patch that I think was one where they claimed they reduced lag I started seeing some ultrafast loads of 2vs2 games where I couldn't even catch what races everyone was.

 

[BornStar]

It partially depends on if you've played a game since you've loaded Starcraft 2. If you have then it'll load much faster. I have a i5 750 running Windows 7 and I always beat my friend who has some sort of Macbook Pro (C2D 2.53 I think) but that could just be caused by the Mac and Windows builds.

 

[dank69]

I just assumed it was texture loading. I always load faster than everyone else (unless it is a virtual tie) and I assumed it was because I have an SSD.

 

[onza]

i'm going to try dumb down the textures/graphics to see if my load time loads faster.

 

[ViviTheMage]

Loads really quick on my Q9550 and SSD.

My lil brother who has a similiar setup has a mechanical 7200 rpm drive, and I usually beat him with 5-10 seconds to spare.

 

[I4AT]

My guess would be mostly HD based, cause if you play the same map twice in a row it will load several times faster in the second game. I have a friend with much better specs who always finishes loading before me, unless I happened to play the same map beforehand then it's no contest.