Final StarCraft II system requirements

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Blizzard has revealed the system requirements for StarCraft II, confirming what most of us already knew: it’ll run on all but the most ancient of rigs.

Minimum specifications

PC: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 (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

Mac: Mac OS X 10.5.8, 10.6.2 or newer

Intel Processor

NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT or ATI Radeon X1600 or better

PC/Mac: 12 GB available HD space

1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista/Windows 7 users, 2 GB for Mac users)

DVD-ROM drive

Broadband Internet connection

1024X720 minimum display resolution

Due to potential programming changes, the Minimum System Requirements for this game may change over time.

Recommended specifications

PC: 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

Mac: Intel Core 2 Duo processor

4 GB system RAM

NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT or ATI Radeon HD 4670 or better

The game’s available to pre-load now, but you won’t be able to play until July 27.

Via Big Download

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StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty

  • Platform(s): macOS, PC
  • Genre(s): Real-time, Strategy
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