I'm playing SC2 on a very old system. Pentium 4 2.4 ghz 1GB of memory 256MB ATI Radeon Pro 9800 Stuck on AGP too so my selection of decent graphics cards are limited. I'm looking to upgrade a couple parts since I can afford a new computer right now. What I was wondering is, if I were put another gig of ram and upgrade my video card to an ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB, how much better would SC2 run?
How much money do you have to spend? You'd be surprised how awesome of a machine you can build with very little. I am moving this topic to Computers and Tech where it belongs.
Honestly, I have under 1g to my name at the moment, so I'm trying to get this computer to run as good as it can.
Well, I'll be honest to you, you prob won't want to bother upgrading it. What might be better, is to find a "transmission" system. A newer motherboard with RAM, and a new PCIe card that can still use your P4 for now. Then when you have money, pop in a Core 2 or something else socket 775 to get you up to speed. Then again, that depends on whether your working at have the patience. AGP anything is a huge money whole right now. I'm sure there are better AGP cards then a 3 series ATI card though, but there is no point in all that GPU power when your CPU won't be able to push it. There is a guide in the sub forum for building a full machine for $650 to play StarCraft II. Also, if budget is a problem, the other thing to keep in mind is the long term savings of having a newer machine. P4's are crap on your electric bill, and getting a power energy effect machine may produce some awesome long term savings on your electric bill. Stuff to keep in mind.
