Should I upgrade my GPU card?

Discussion in 'StarCraft 2 Tech Support' started by gackt13, Aug 8, 2010.

Should I upgrade my GPU card?

Discussion in 'StarCraft 2 Tech Support' started by gackt13, Aug 8, 2010.

  1. gackt13

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    I'm currently using Nvidia Geforce 9400 GT and I know it's a pretty entry level card. SC2 runs fine on medium settings but it looks horrible on a 1360x768 resolution (27" LCD TV). I tried putting some of the settings to high (most importantly the "Texture" setting) and the game looks so much better but the framerate drops considerably.

    I'm actually considering getting a Radeon 5750/5770 hoping that it would improve the game framerates. Would that help a lot? Here is the spec for my PC. I heard that the CPU is also important for SC2 so I'm wondering if it's worth it upgrading to a new GPU card. I'm quite worried the GPU card would be bottlenecked by my CPU's limitations.

    Pentium E5200 dual core (overclocked to 2.8ghz)
    4 gig RAM
    Nvidia GeForce 9400 GT
    Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit
     
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    If its a desktop, yeah, I'd think about upgrading. Your monitor is far to large for that card. lol You need a beast that can push the higher resolutions. I'll leave specific advice on cards up to others.
     
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    the 5770 is definitely far more powerful than your 9400GT... it should handle those resolutions no problem on max settings.
     
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    Thanks for the advice. :)

    My only concern now is that my CPU speed will bottleneck 5770's performance in SC2.

    Would that be an issue?
     
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    Possibly. But if it comes down to it, you can always get the card, see how it works, and replace the CPU at a later time.