Build to max Starcraft 2 settings

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Thanks a lot, I was told I need that Ram for the timing? Something to do with the 7s
 
no starcraft 2 is REALLY NOT DEMANDING

my laptop can freaking run the game in mid settings

and my laptop has ATI 4200HD MOBILE Graphic card! :O
 
orihS ‪‪‪Shiro;1783381 said:
I didn't know SC 2 wasn't very demanding.
OP, you can probably max SC 2 with a $600 build

as expected... the only RTS games I know that push my system are supreme commander (first not the second one), company of heroes, and tom clancy's RTS
 
Newegg.com - Phenom II 955 + XFX 5870
Newegg.com - Corsair VX-450 + Seagate 500GB 7200.12
Newegg.com - Asus M4A785TD-V EVO + 4GB OCZ Gold DDR3-1600 @ 8-8-8-24
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 330 Case
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Newegg.com - Open Box: LG Black 24X DVD Burner

this build costs $1007.73

Or if you wanted, you could get an X2 555 (dual core) with the same video card, and spend even less.
Newegg.com - Phenom II X2 555 + XFX 5870

Then you could try unlocking it to a quad. Not guaranteed, but you save money.

Either way, with this build you get a better video card while not paying as much.
 
Newegg.com - Phenom II 955 + XFX 5870
Newegg.com - Corsair VX-450 + Seagate 500GB 7200.12
Newegg.com - Asus M4A785TD-V EVO + 4GB OCZ Gold DDR3-1600 @ 8-8-8-24
Newegg.com - COOLER MASTER Elite 330 Case
Newegg.com - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Newegg.com - Open Box: LG Black 24X DVD Burner

this build costs $1007.73

Or if you wanted, you could get an X2 555 (dual core) with the same video card, and spend even less.
Newegg.com - Phenom II X2 555 + XFX 5870

Then you could try unlocking it to a quad. Not guaranteed, but you save money.

Either way, with this build you get a better video card while not paying as much.

This is a great suggestion, but with that 450w Corsair PSU you wouldn't have very much overclocking headroom.
That PSU would get torn to shreds if you overclocked very much. (Figuratively speaking.)

Not to mention the 450w only has a single 6 pin connector while the 5870 needs two.
 
That PSU would get torn to shreds if you overclocked very much.
A typical "450W" PSU would, but not this one.

Also, the 5870 has really good performance per watt. It will use 188W under full load, and less than 30W idle.
The system in total (including CPU) will probably use about 350W total under full load (CPU + GPU)

Well below the PSU's ability to continuously supply at least 450W

A crap PSU rated at 450W might only achieve 450W peak under ideal conditions (i.e. not the conditions you'd use a gaming PC in), so one of those might have problems with this build using about 350W. The corsair VX-450 is miles ahead of a crap 450W PSU.
 
well, it seems you have decided against it, but I like the i7 build. The only thing with that one is the psu in it isn't good enough for crossfire in the future if you wanted to do that.
 
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