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StarCraft 2 System Requirements

Abe Olandres Editor-in-chief July 18, 2010 · 1 min read

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It’s been reported that StarCraft 2 will be available in the Philippines on July 28, 2010. Is your PC ready for the upcoming StarCraft II? Check out the system requirements below to see if your PC made the cut.

StarCraft II Official & Final System Requirements:

Minimum PC System Requirements:

– Windows XP/Vista/7 with DirectX 9.0c
– 2.6 GHz Pentium 4 or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
– 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT or ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card and better
– 12 GB available HD space
– 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista/Windows 7 users)
– DVD-ROM drive
– Broadband Internet
– 1024×720 pixel minimum display resolution

Recommended PC System Requirements:

– Windows Vista/Windows 7
– Dual Core 2.4GHz CPU
– 2GB RAM
– 512MB NVidia GeForce 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon HD 3870 and better

StarCraft 2 Standard Box costs about Php3,500.

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93 Comments

kkk · 15 years ago

@ guys

may problema ba kau sa pag play offline kung meron man email me at ke****@yahoo.com
o kaya idawnload neo nalang ung offline patch nea para malaro ung skirmish mode tnx

Anonymous · 16 years ago

@rufus:

bro, graphics card lang i-upgrade mo sa system mo. go get nvidia fermi cards, ung gtx 460 or 450, or amd 6800 series cards, then your good to go. ultra settings lahat tapos hi-res pa. :-)

rufus · 16 years ago

ahmmm, tanung ko lang.. kasi ang bagal nya sa pc ko pag naka-max settings, kaya ginawa ko na lang low lahat

ito specs ng pc ko

2.8 Ghz core 2 duo
3 gb Ram
1 gb GeForce 9400gt
320gb HD

ang bagal tlga nya, nagtataka lang ako, may ginawa ba akong mali??? :(

www.pinoypads.com · 16 years ago

grabe for how many years.. at last lumabas din ang sc2
game of the year ito ng 2010 1.5 milyon copies kaagad ang sold sa isang araw lang

uroklang · 16 years ago

gusto ko ng maglaro ulit ng SC2 hahaha.. meron bang cd nito?? magkano kaya..?

mark · 16 years ago

you can play SC2 in offline mode (fullversion) ang daming crack google lang kau..hehe

Arvee · 16 years ago

hmmm yes, I agree with desert_punk, syempre iba parin yung fever ng Starcraft dati. Malamang bawas na yun ngayon.

Pero, naman! TO COMPARE IT WITH DOTA? Mga adik lang naman sa DoTA nagagandahan dun. Ngayon, kung ayaw niyo po ng old school, wag niyong purihin ang DoTA. :) Ka-edad na ng PS2 yan eh.

Marg · 16 years ago

lolipown replied on Jul 19th, 2010 at 2:09 pm (21)
@Marg
â€œI boycott blah blah blahâ€
Thatâ€™s alright.. one less whiner to deal with in B.net

Ulv replied on Jul 19th, 2010 at 3:29 pm (22)
@ marg â€“ maglaro ka na Lang ng travian, ragnarok O Kung ano pang jolog games sa lobo ng Mainit na Internet cafe. Halatang di mo maafford nag sc2.

———————————————-
LOLIPOWN: I didn’t whine. It’s a declaration. From an avid Starcraft fan who bought 10 (base + brood war).

ULV: As I’ve said, I’m an avid SC fan. Even way back when Battle.net was referred to as B.net .. Sorry to disappoint you, but my utter disappointment that led to my declaration doesn’t mean that I’m too poor (jologs?) to afford buying.

LonelyBoy · 16 years ago

Well, I just loved the previous game version because it is a complete balanced Real Time Strategy game, wherein you can still win in spite of lower unit number, just a brilliant strategy is all you need… Unlike some new RTS games wherein number of units really predicts the battle results, and some had tricks/Easter eggs.

I hope that the new release will retain this game’s unyielding reputation in RTS world.

Teknisyan · 16 years ago

nice.. pwede pa palang yung 5 year old pC ko.. hehe… this game is well worth it.. considering… almost a decade ago pa na release yung original starcraft. :)

Josh · 16 years ago

Will be running this on my 3 year old laptop – I’m good with the specs, except the 12GB HD req., hahaha.

Pedro Domecq · 16 years ago

Anyone already playing SC2 Beta here? Add me up – pedro.335

kelangan ko ng training partner.. :)

Pedro Domecq · 16 years ago

Anyone already playing SC2 Beta here? Add me up – pedro.335

kelangan ko ng training partner..

Jai-ru · 16 years ago

@Dennis Aquino

You can go here to view the Starcraft 2 MAC requirements.

http://sc2ph.wordpress.com/2010/06/30/can-your-pc-or-mac-handle-starcraft-2/

Igno Rante · 16 years ago

the long wait is over.

Dennis Aquino · 16 years ago

Will the Starcraft II be available in MAC OS version? What will be the minimum specs?

android_fanboi · 16 years ago

nagtataka ako bakit nila inalis yung Zerg -Lurker Unit sa original starcraft – ang ganda pa naman ng sound fx nun pag umaatake

Andre · 16 years ago

Yehey. I am confident that SC2 will work well on my HD4670 iMac. :))
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Winziph · 16 years ago

mabuhay starcraft n_n

Jumbo · 16 years ago

Played the beta already, sm0oth naman ung gameplay sa 2.5ghz c2d kahit 9400gt 512mb hehe

^_^ · 16 years ago

ma try nga.

Iyan Sommerset · 16 years ago

12gb is insane, especially since this is just the Terran campaign. I’m guessing it’s 6-10gb for the campaign-specific files (since the ahem…beta was around 2gb) so we’re looking at around 30gb when the Zerg and Protoss campaigns roll around. Crazy.

W@r_Br@!n · 16 years ago

@desert_punk: I totally disagree. Research first before you make such claims.

desert_punk · 16 years ago

di na papatok ang star craft 2 sa mga kabataan ngaun… old skul pa rin ang dating… dami online games… at mas maganda pa rin dota… ^^

Ulv · 16 years ago

@ marg – maglaro ka na Lang ng travian, ragnarok O Kung ano pang jolog games sa lobo ng Mainit na Internet cafe. Halatang di mo maafford nag sc2.

lolipown · 16 years ago

@Marg
“I boycott blah blah blah”
That’s alright.. one less whiner to deal with in B.net

Jai-ru · 16 years ago

*They*

spelling fail… this is not a good day… haha

Jai-ru · 16 years ago

*I believe Data Blitz will start giving…*

* The removed LAN to curb piracy…*

grammar fail :P

Jai-ru · 16 years ago

@yuga

I believe Data Blitz will be start giving copies to those who pre-ordered on July 27 as displayed on their posters. July 28 is for people who weren’t able to pre-order their copy. :)

@Marg

They removed LAN because to curb piracy. I’ve been playing the Starcraft 2 Beta where the server is located in the US. I have experienced minimal to no lag using a decent broadband connection (pldt 999). Some people are able to play the game even with a 384kbps connection.

scsc · 16 years ago

I only have 256MB video card and 2.4Ghz CPU on vista. SC2 beta runs good, i just need a reliable cooling fan or it will shutdown after 5 mins of playing.

Kamesenin Butan · 16 years ago

@Les replied on Jul 18th, 2010 at 11:39 pm

Meron na kayang PCI Express sa P4 Motherboard dati. PCIe since 2004 pa yan…

deuts · 16 years ago

I think this requirement is dwarfed by the NBA2K10 system requirements.

Marg · 16 years ago

Tingnan n’yo o .. isa sa mga requirements .. kailangan ng broadband internet. Para sa multiplayer option yan.

Marg · 16 years ago

I boycott Starcraft II. Walang LAN multiplayer option! Kailangan mo mag-connect sa Battle.NET ng Blizzard para makapag-multiplayer.

Bulok pa naman mga ISP dito sa atin sa ‘Pinas.

simplynice93 · 16 years ago

Finally! hahaha! sana worth the wait..

geneyus · 16 years ago

I believe what will come out will be a WinMac version, thus there will be only one package for both Win & Mac, just like the previous Starcraft and Warcraft I & II.

Gaze · 16 years ago

Don’t worry about the steep HDD space requirement, its a compensation for the low gpu requirement. Newer games with low system requirements usually needs large hdd space which is good imo for moderate gamers. And these are great games too.

lawrence · 16 years ago

sana same specs requirement for diablo II!!

anyway anyone knows if this would run on nvidia 8200m? sorry for the lame question.. hehe

Jhay · 16 years ago

Woot! My PC is well equipped for SC2. Can’t wait to get the box set. This game would be well worth the money spent.

manaka_junpei · 16 years ago

too bad kailangan mo nang matinding upgrade specs para gawing Gaming PC uli yan, pero baka mabagot ka sa kakalaro, pero sana i-time management ang paglalaro mo, sana i-beta testing din yan sa netbooks

LunaTech · 16 years ago

readying ready na m11x ko… hheheheeheh

neon · 16 years ago

ill wait the version for my MAC.

sylv3rblade · 16 years ago

SC2 is also coming for the Mac

paolo g. · 16 years ago

Nothing to worry about… whew…

Erin · 16 years ago

Pretty sane requirements except for the 12GB HDD requirement. Hard disk storage is cheap but those are pretty steep multimedia file requirements for a single game.

ciao!