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22nd May 2008, 12:50

SC2 system requirements released*

The Spanish game magazine Micromania has visited Blizzard and written an article about SC2. That is not interesting in itself, if they hadn't included the system requirements for the game! If you want to figure out whether you need to upgrade your PC or not, keep reading.

Acorrding to Micromania, the system requirements for StarCraft 2 look like this:

 

Minimum System Requirements:

  • Graphics Card: GeForce 7/8 Series or Radeon 1000/2000 with 256 MB RAM
  • CPU: Pentium 4
  • RAM: 1 GB
  • Internet: ADSL 1 Mbit

Recommended System Requirements:

  • Graphics Card: GeForce 8000 or Radeon 2000 Series with 512 MB RAM
  • CPU: Core 2 Duo or Athlon X2
  • RAM: 2 GB
  • Internet: ADSL 3 Mbit

Optimal System Requirements

  • Graphics Card: GeForce 9000's or Radeon 3000's series
  • CPU: Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2
  • RAM: 2GB with DualChannel mode

 

* The German SC2-site starcraft2.4players.de has gotten a hold of Blizzard, who stressed out that the requirements were not official ones, but most likely specifications that Micromania had gotten from interviews with some of the developers


Source: starcraft2.4players.de


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(last year)  #1 darknight240
darknight240
Yeah my computer met the recomended req.
(last year)  #2 DNRandoyX
andoyX
ZOMG, Imba Requirements!
A world w/o walls and fences - who needs Windows and Gates?
(last year)  #3 Unbelievable
 
Ha, I <3 Blizzard xD
Boo!
(last year)  #4 CryMeAReaver
CryMeAReaver
I am fu****
(last year)  #5 MYM|Mercy
Mercy
Time to shop new hardware for lots of people i guess hehe ;)
Knowing my destiny - Is accepting your defeat...
(last year)  #6 BA|frequency-
frequency-
Wow, seems like ill be needing a new computer...
<VisarkA> one night ended with me sleeping in jolies bed
(last year)  #7 Phil
Phil
I'm soooo dead :-(
I'm forever blowing bubbles!
(last year)  #8 An1mA
An1mA
Same, but hopefully this summer a brand new GAME PC ^^
Against All Odds~~
(last year)  #9 vhallee
vhallee
i actually played The Lost Vikings a few months ago (again), and... well, the requirements gap (from potato-powered computers to servers stolen from NASA) is kinda big. im shocked a bit.

but since blizzard is known for creating very non-resource-demanding games, do you know what this means? they will probably release it in about 53456643 years :/

I'll be nicer when you're smarter.
(last year)  #10 An1mA
An1mA
The recommended connection is for a RTS game is imo kinda weird. Since when does game a rts actually need 3Mbit ? Cuz if it was a brand new mmorpg or fps it would be reasonable. But ofcourse now a days everyone has good internet connection and I think all above 3 mbit so no woriries about that. But still odd the connection requirements.
Against All Odds~~
(last year)  #13 Centauri
Centauri
I prefer an honest requirement over the usual 56.6 kbit Electronic Arts "EVERYBODY BUY OUR GAME; YOU CAN PLAY IT" style.
(last year)  #11 myMYM|ZeeMike
ZeeMike
Holy $%##. "Starcraft2 will also run on lower-end systems to let more players have the same experience as original StarCraft gave." they said. Oh, come on, those are NOT lower end :(((
Do not hesitate.
(last year)  #12 vhallee
vhallee
if they release it in 5 years or so, they will be ;p
I'll be nicer when you're smarter.
(last year)  #14 myCAi
myCAi
damn cant catch up with this req.. unless i can work and save for it!! what's with all these imba req...it should run at least 512mb...its not like we needed so much power asap....its too much for not-so-rich-oh-i-wish-i-can-buy-this-requirements people
Last edited by myCAi at 22.05.2008, 15:01

Strength lies not in defense but in attack!
(last year)  #15 manhunter321
manhunter321
omg
you will know and recognise me after somtime
(last year)  #16 proAproAJune91
proAJune91
I need CPU and RAM in req
lol
Last edited by proAJune91 at 22.05.2008, 15:58

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(last year)  #17 Nica-Christian
Nica-Christian
hmm...i need 1 gb on mem and im ok xD
Visit my personal website: http://www.nica-christian.com
(last year)  #18 hellstar
hellstar
Required Computer is big for me $_$
DOTA COLA !!!
(last year)  #19 Arew
Arew
+1GB RAM
(last year)  #20 AnDrEwLeeHoM
AnDrEwLeeHoM
ommmmmmmmmmmmmmg!
Love is the force of nature!
(last year)  #21 STLego-
Lego-
Internet: ADSL 3 Mbit

the 3mbit part is a misinformation most likely, since an rts game simply cannot require such bandwidth, I'm quite sure the blizzard developers didn't lose their touch and a 256 or 512 kbps connection would be perfectly enough; more could be required for hosting custom games
(last year)  #22 lolxxx20349
lolxxx20349
woah..i guess i won't be getting SC2 anytime soon lmao
www.jeffct.com
(last year)  #23 myMYM|bMh
bMh
Earlier they said that we can play on gf 5xxx and now 8800?! o_O
(last year)  #24 MoonFly
MoonFly
wft °:° need new pc for sc2^^^
(last year)  #25 4KFmatthe
matthe
ahahhahaha nooooo.... I need a new pc
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(last year)  #26 cheloman
 
Fake news, sorry.
That SC news was published by MicroMania Spain, and it doesn´t talk in any site about the requirements.

I have that magazine and I did a scan, so you can take a look. (Of course, is in spanish, but requirements should be clear to understand, if it exist)
(last year)  #27 cheloman
 
(last year)  #28 cheloman
 
I found the source and it says literally:
"Blizzard don´t say about the requirements..."... "wont be very exigent".

There is a typo in the box, where it says: 3GB of bandwith lol.

About the CPU: "nothing pointed that it won´t improve with processor better than Core 2 Duo 3 GHz or Athlon X2"

In the minimum, it says: (talking about CPU), "Pentium 4, could handle the battles". ....

Then: "With 1Gb Ram will be great".

"Without ADSL you will be out of the battle"....
(last year)  #32 vhallee
vhallee
thanks for the info! would you mind translating more? or translating complete sentences? thx in advance :)
I'll be nicer when you're smarter.
(last year)  #29 KylinZiviko
Ziviko
Time to upgrade PC
(last year)  #30 Exilek
 
i think this is some kind of joke ;
(last year)  #31 renge
 
I have stolen 1 pentagon PC for this.
(last year)  #33 LucifroN
 
Never trust an Spanish source ^^
(last year)  #34 Inzek
Inzek
minimun requirements i think are reasonable...
(last year)  #35 shininghope
 
T.T omg thats crazy! but i will try my best to fit the Recommended System Requirements before it comes out.
(last year)  #36 Adapt
 
i knew it was gonna be something like this, but i still prayed. everyday. guess ill pray for a new comp now =[
AKA HaiL and TanKnSpanK
(last year)  #37 Ranissir
Ranissir
Yay my computer can handle it :D
(11 months ago)  #38 lost
 
are they kidding?

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