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    What are the chances I can run Starcraft II and Crysis on medium?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by bmnotpls, Aug 27, 2007.

  1. bmnotpls

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    Core 2 Duo 2.00ghz SANTA ROSA
    256mb Nvidia 8600M GT (ddr2)
    2 GB Ram
    7200rpm HD
    1680x1050 15.4" (but i can lower the resolution)
     
    bmnotpls, Aug 27, 2007
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    Pretty good. Not at 1680x1050 but 1280x800 for sure.
     
    admlam, Aug 27, 2007
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    Should be fine on medium, though on Starcraft, we won't know yet. Blizzard tends to make very scalable games, so the requirements shouldn't be very high.
     
    coriolis, Aug 27, 2007
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    Yeah, that's what i'm hoping. Running Starcraft II is more important, but Crysis would be nice, if on medium.
     
    bmnotpls, Aug 27, 2007
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    Blizzards deal is online gaming. So its in their best interest to develop games that can be played on machines with wildly varying performance specs.
     
    Eugenics, Aug 27, 2007
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    what about a fx1600m can that run both games on medium?
     
    tianh, Aug 27, 2007
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    YOu can run it on medium for sure, maybe not on those resolutions though. Maybe on a 1024x768?
     
    Sneaky_Chopsticks, Aug 27, 2007
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    Good, I hope so.
     
    bmnotpls, Aug 27, 2007
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    Crysis demo will be out soon. :D
     
    Age of wind, Aug 28, 2007
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    O rly?

    Source would be nice. I can't wait.
     
    iph03n1xi, Aug 28, 2007
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    I think you can get away with a 1440.900 screen, I plan on running crysis ok and starcraft 2. Just need to turn off some eye candy like shadows etc.
     
    Xelloss, Aug 28, 2007
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    Little to none... kidding..
    I would say u could run sc2 at high and crysis on medium all without aa and af.
     
    lunateck, Aug 28, 2007
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    You can definitely run SC2 on almost highest if not highest. You can probably run Crysis on medium.
     
    AmazingGracePlayer, Aug 28, 2007
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