{"id":16488,"date":"2021-05-26T18:17:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T18:17:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/?p=16488"},"modified":"2024-02-11T16:51:31","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T16:51:31","slug":"what-are-starcraft-2-system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/what-are-starcraft-2-system-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are StarCraft 2 System Requirements?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since the performance of Starcraft 2 is based on the specification of your gaming PC, the very first job is to determine what computer hardware it contains. If you require assistance, please see our step-by-step instructions below.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When you know what specs your gaming PC has, you can equate them to Blizzard&#8217;s official minimum and suggested requirements to play Starcraft 2. We&#8217;ve included a list of them below for your convenience. If any component falls short, you might need to make modifications of the weakest part, but considering the game&#8217;s age, you&#8217;re probably good to carry on. It can also be a great fun to use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/thetechnicalmaster.com\/starcraft-2-cheats-best-cheat-codes-and-easter-eggs\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StarCraft 2 cheats<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> codes in single-player campaigns to complete the missions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">StarCraft 2 Details<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Release Date: July 27th, 2010<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genre: RTS (Real-time Strategy Game)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">System Requirements: Low<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Developer: Blizzard Entertainment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Publisher: Blizzard Entertainment<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starcraft 2 is the follow-up to the real-time strategy famous Starcraft, and it takes the venerable series into the 21st century with a required visual and gameplay overhaul, and also a new plot along with a few new features.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The single-player mode in Starcraft 2 is exciting, and it takes place 4 years after the events of the Starcraft expansion Brood War. Players take on the part of Jim Raynor yet again as he battles the nefarious Terran Dominion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starcraft 2 stands tall, though, when we talk about playing competitive multiplayer mode, the same as its ancestor. Players take on the roles of humanoid Terrans, psionic Protoss or alien Zerg, each with their own technological advancements firearms. Heart of the Swarm, Legacy of the Void, and Nova Cover Opts are three large additions for Starcraft 2 that add hundreds of new single-player missions, all dedicated to a particular species.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other than its era, Starcraft 2 is still a popular eSports game with a large following of supporters and frequent players who help to fuel a thriving multiplayer environment where players will have no trouble finding willing opponents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Minimum System Requirements of Starcraft 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CPU: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ | Intel Core 2 Duo<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>GPU:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT | Intel HD Graphics 3000 or better | ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>OS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Windows 7, 8, 10 (64-bit)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>RAM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 2GB of RAM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>HDD:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 30 GB available space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Screen Resolution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1024X768 or better<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Network:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Broadband Internet connection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended System Requirements of StarCraft 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CPU:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intel Core i5 | AMD FX Series Processor or higher<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>GPU: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AMD Radeon HD 7790 | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>OS:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Windows 10 64-bit\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>RAM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 4GB of RAM<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>HDD:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 30 GB available space<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Screen Resolution:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 1024X768 or better<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Network:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Broadband Internet connection<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suggestions For The Better Hardware <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For Starcraft 2<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it&#8217;s more than a decade out of date and belongs to the moderately challenging RTS category, Starcraft 2 is fairly tolerant on new hardware, and expectations are that your system can easily exceed the minimum requirements. In the unlikely chance that this isn&#8217;t the case, the minimum requirements will still provide a solid 30+ FPS at 1920&#215;1200 with medium settings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the recommended specs, at 2560\u00d71600 with extreme settings, you can get above 60 FPS, while turning it down to high will significantly increase the FPS rate. In several situations, lower resolutions on ultra positively surge through 60 FPS, so bear that in mind too.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As previously mentioned, Starcraft 2 could work smoothly on any modern computer, so there&#8217;s not much I can say in terms of practical advice or drawbacks to prevent.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recommended Gaming PC<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techsicon.com\/nvidia-control-panel-missing-how-to-fix-missing-nvidia-control-panel\/\">Nvidia Control Panel Missing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The suggested requirements are a perfect one to begin and hint at the better Starcraft II possible experience. If I had to guess, I&#8217;d suggest the following system to get the most from the game:<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>CPU:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Intel Core i5<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>RAM:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 8 GB<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>GPU:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In terms of actual setups, I recommend builds just around $300 and $400, but then again, you&#8217;ll have more processing power than you&#8217;ll need for Starcraft II. In the end, I must say that a PC suitable for Starcraft II can be purchased or built for a reasonable price. A low-cost gaming computer would also serve.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since the performance of Starcraft 2 is based on the specification of your gaming PC,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16489,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[285],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-games-toys"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16488"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29622,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16488\/revisions\/29622"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aikdesigns.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}