only one question, Starcraft 2 on alienware m11x

Starcraft 2 (maybe diablo 3) will be the only game I will be playing on Pc for a long time. I just want to know how Starcraft 2 will work on this. Will I be able to do 30fps on high settings during every kind of match?(2v2 3v3) I want a portable notebook where I can take anywhere, a powerful one which can power up all blizzard games, and after a lot of homework research. I chose to ask this question

Any kind of help would be appreciated. Thanks!

I would think so.

you should get a computer with even more battery life...yarharfiddledee

[QUOTE="yarharfiddledee"]you should get a computer with even more battery life...CellAnimation

I don't think that guy knows much about laptops or computers in general at all...

He said any GPU with a GB of RAM would work fine with the game... No... The "amount" of RAM is only a small part of performance...

He also said the guy would need to overclock his laptop CPU to play the game... Yeah that is a good idea, take an already hot laptop CPU with terrible cooling (when compared to desktop cooling) and make it even hotter... That will end well...

To OP, ignore yarharfiddledee's advice...

He also said the guy would need to overclock his laptop CPU to play the game... Yeah that is a good idea, take an already hot laptop CPU with terrible cooling (when compared to desktop cooling) and make it even hotter... That will end well...Buttons1990

Just remember you'll probably have to overclock when you're playing games, so that'll drain your battery life right quick.yarharfiddledee

[QUOTE="Buttons1990"]He also said the guy would need to overclock his laptop CPU to play the game... Yeah that is a good idea, take an already hot laptop CPU with terrible cooling (when compared to desktop cooling) and make it even hotter... That will end well...CellAnimation

I am not saying he couldn't or shouldn't... Just that it will probably decline the life of the cpu... What are your temps by the way? My friend's m11x runs around ~45c idle and up to ~55-60 under load... And that is right away... If he plays games for an hour or two... He get temps near ~70c... And that is with NO overclock...

[QUOTE="CellAnimation"][QUOTE="Buttons1990"]He also said the guy would need to overclock his laptop CPU to play the game... Yeah that is a good idea, take an already hot laptop CPU with terrible cooling (when compared to desktop cooling) and make it even hotter... That will end well...Buttons1990

I am not saying he couldn't or shouldn't... Just that it will probably decline the life of the cpu... What are your temps by the way? My friend's m11x runs around ~45c idle and up to ~55-60 under load... And that is right away... If he plays games for an hour or two... He get temps near ~70c... And that is with NO overclock...

Assuming the final game will be similarly demanding as the closed beta, I can tell you that you will be able to play the game with everything on High, except Shader, at 1366x768, no AA (not supported in beta) with 30-40 fps and occasional lag spikes.

Of course, this is assuming the game does not become more optimised since the closed beta.

Assuming the final game will be similarly demanding as the closed beta, I can tell you that you will be able to play the game with everything on High, except Shader, at 1366x768, no AA (not supported in beta) with 30-40 fps and occasional lag spikes.

Of course, this is assuming the game does not become more optimised since the closed beta.

[QUOTE="yarharfiddledee"]Just remember you'll probably have to overclock when you're playing games, so that'll drain your battery life right quick.CellAnimation

have fun wasting your money on a over priced alien ware

have fun wasting your money on a over priced alien ware

resevl4rlz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220739 I sugest this 14", Its very portable and it plays SC2 very well on high settings max screen resolution on BETA. However it is 14' unlike 11' from alienware. Thats the only con. after that it has a better Processor and it has disc tray so you can install your games if you want physical games. Personally i dislike alienware because their PC parts are cheap and yet they are very overpriced. Not so sure with laptops though.acasero44

have fun wasting your money on a over priced alien ware

resevl4rlz

m11x is not over-priced at all. Infact, its probably the very best laptop in terms of price-performance. At least out of those I found.

[QUOTE="resevl4rlz"]

have fun wasting your money on a over priced alien ware

argetlam00

m11x is not over-priced at all. Infact, its probably the very best laptop in terms of price-performance. At least out of those I found.

lol ok i take that back, yes you are right thats the cheapest laptop but still over priced

[QUOTE="argetlam00"]

[QUOTE="resevl4rlz"]

have fun wasting your money on a over priced alien ware

m11x is not over-priced at all. Infact, its probably the very best laptop in terms of price-performance. At least out of those I found.

lol ok i take that back, yes you are right thats the cheapest laptop but still over priced

StarCraft II System Requirements PC Requirements PC Minimum System Requirements*: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Updated with the latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c 2.6 GHz Pentium® IV or equivalent AMD Athlon® processor 128 MB PCIe NVIDIA® GeForce® 6600 GT or ATI Radeon® 9800 PRO video card or better 12 GB available HD space 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 users) DVD-ROM drive Broadband Internet connection 1024X720 minimum display resolution PC Recommended Specifications: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 Dual Core 2.4Ghz Processor 2 GB RAM 512 MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800 GTX or ATI Radeon® HD 3870 or better