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    StarCraft 2 question

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ncaswell14, Dec 14, 2010.

  1. ncaswell14

    ncaswell14 Newbie

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    I'm looking into buying a new lap top but everything in my budget has a Integrated Intel® HD video card. Would this be compatible with StartCraft 2 or would it overheat very badly?

    Here's the link for the game specs I'm not very good with comps though so i don't really understand it.
    Blizzard Support
     
    ncaswell14, Dec 14, 2010
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  2. Baka

    Baka (・ω・)

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    Integrated HD Video cards don't overheat. They just lag :p
     
    Baka, Dec 14, 2010
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  3. Pitabred

    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    It just wouldn't work. Unfortunately you're probably going to have to raise your budget if you want a gaming-capable laptop. SC2 may scale pretty well, but you'd have to run it at lowest resolution with everything turned off pretty much to be able to run it on an integrated card.
     
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    GizmoSlip Notebook Deity

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    Yeah, I've ran it on the integrated Intel HD graphics on low at native resolution, and it actually runs pretty flawlessly.

    If you just want the experience, it works fine. If you want the eye candy too, then you'd need to upgrade. There might be way to mix low-medium settings to improve it a bit, but the biggest graphic upgrade is the terrain textures, and those pretty much chug on intel HD.
     
    GizmoSlip, Dec 14, 2010
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    HTWingNut Potato

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    If you can OC your FSB and Memory that will be an automatic OC for your GPU performance as well since they rely on both of those like the CPU does.
     
    HTWingNut, Dec 14, 2010
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  6. ncaswell14

    ncaswell14 Newbie

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    Would this be better ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD550v, 64-Bit, 1GB, DDR3 with this I still only pay 600$ and then I believe that would run it better.
     
    ncaswell14, Dec 15, 2010
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    Yes much better.
     
    Cakefish, Dec 15, 2010
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    ncaswell14, Dec 15, 2010
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  10. ncaswell14

    ncaswell14 Newbie

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    Yea i had a topic there and was referred here about the question on the video card with the game my budget is somewhere between 600 and 650 dollars.
     
    ncaswell14, Dec 15, 2010
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    sprtnbsblplya Notebook Deity

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    These two laptops are at $650 and have decent i3 processors (on par with the C2Ds, which were great processors). Both run low/mid range Radeon's (5470 and 550v) that will unquestionably be better than integrated.

    Dell, has bigger HD and slightly faster CPU.
    Newegg.com - DELL Inspiron 15R (i15R-1990MRB) NoteBook Intel Core i3 370M(2.40GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1333 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v

    Acer Aspire, Newegg.com - Acer Aspire AS5741G-5608 NoteBook Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory DDR3 1066 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
     
    sprtnbsblplya, Dec 15, 2010
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