g-card specs question

I might get SC2 as Ch. gift.

My concern is:
1. graphics card: NVidia 8600GT (1GB) is a bit oldish.
Will it be enough, or should I rather "wish for" something else, as it will not go comfy on my pc
2. also my op.sys is 64 bit - can that be a problem?

Rest of specs seems to be OK;
4 x 2.24
8GB ram

 

lol easily on ultra settings


I've 1/5th of your pc and play quite smoothly

Dunno about the 64 bit, but hell you've got 8GB ram, lol, that's a hard counter to 64bit

 

You're fine to play it.

I'm pretty sure it'll run on Ultra. If not, High.

I've got a 512 card and 4gb of RAM, 4x2.4, and I run Ultra. I've got a newer card, but that's the only plus.

 

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz
8GB DDR3 SDRAM
1GB Nvidia GeForce GT 230M - For i7 Processors
Genuine Windows 7 Ultimate Edition (64-bit)


I haven't tried Ultra, but on a mix of high and ultra, I run SotIS at ~18 fps. -.-

 

That's a bit of a slap in the face, isn't it? I will never, no matter how good specs it has, use a laptop to play games. Their performance seems erratic.

 

My gf's laptop plays sc2 better than my desktop >.<

 

Lol my friend has a MacBook Pro 15 inch i7 Model and runs on high settings so smoothly
What I get is 10 FPS on lowest settings i play in that kind of situation
beat that

 

@Stirlitz
You have a gf that PLAYS STARCRAFT.
You lucky son of a http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****ing,_Austria

 

No she doesn't, I just installed it on her laptop to play while she's at work

 

Yay.