Will my computer be able to run Diablo 3?

[Risingred]

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Spoeaking of new comps and things, I was browsing Dell's website and messing with the options on customizing an XPS. They have a 12Gig option. If I remember right the price tag on that memory alone was an extra $2K. I'll stick to 6G for an extra hundred or two.

What kind of system? An i7?

If you're willing to do a little bit of work I can help you build a pretty killer system at a highly reduced price.

I know I stated this elsewhere, maybe this thread, but a lot of the pre-built machines are expensive and come with kind of shoddy parts, such as the motherboard, capacitors, heatsink and RAM, HDDs...you get the point.
Convenient? Yes. A good deal? Nah.

 

[Gorny]

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It was one of the new options of the XPS 730.

Actually, I have most of my system set up. I won't buy until I move house.

 

[Starving_Poet]

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Basically, if you have the will to set aside $20 a week for a new computer, by the time Diablo 3 comes out you'll have $10-$20 thousand to spend on a shiny new rig

 

[Gorny]

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Basically, if you have the will to set aside $20 a week for a new computer, by the time Diablo 3 comes out you'll have $10-$20 thousand to spend on a shiny new rig

Meh, I'm ahead there.

Money From CD and BLossom account + the change from my pocket piling up in a 5 gallon water container.

But the $20 a week thing won't work in reality... not with owning a house and needing a new car sooner rather than later.

 

[Starving_Poet]

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But the $20 a week thing won't work in reality... not with owning a house and needing a new car sooner rather than later.

Well, the number is all a matter of perspective, but it's the concept. If you can't afford to put aside any money every week, then you really can't afford to buy a new computer! :scratchchin:

 

[Dahmer]

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That would be going from a dual core to a new-gen quad core. Those boards require high PSU wattage and DDR3 RAM. It's not cheap.

High PSU wattage? Sorry but that's bull****. I'm using a 620W Corsair on mine while it could do with 500W or a bit less and I mainly went with the 620 version because that one was modular.

Wait until the game launches...And do not switch to nvidia or intel...!

AMD / Ati = good performance for low price
nvidia / intel = higher performance for higher price
value/performance you're better off with AMD / Ati, if you got $$$$$ to spend, go nvidia/intel (that's what I did)

my system now :
Intel i7 920 D0 overclocked to 4 GHz (default 2.66)
EVGA GTX 260 c 216 Superclocked version overclocked a bit more to 710 / 1420 / 1150 (default 626 / 1350 / 1053 )
6 GB DDR3 @ 1600 MHz
Gigabyte UD5 mainboard
Corsair 620HX supply to provide the juice

Blizzard games never have high requirements, the OP will be able to run D3 just fine. Also, recommending nVidia video cards just because you like the name and your last five cards were nVidia is misleading. ATI video cards rock. Additionally, processor power is becoming less and less important nowadays, buying an i7 is waste when an E8500 is all you need.

Very true, Blizzard tries to reach a public as big as possible and they do so by making settings highly adaptable / scalable.
I don't quite agree with the i7 vs E8500 part.... if you don't want to spend money on an i7 system buying an E8500 is a bad idea, get a Phenom II instead.

@Gorny :
Dell? Ugh....build your own system!
Omg those are so overpriced :|

Really hope you're not buying that...throwing away money basically =s
I just spent some time and selected some components on site where I bought my parts and the difference in price is rather big.
Comparing to the XPS 730X with an i7 940 that costs bit over € 3000 I made a few changes :
- i7 950 instead of i7 940
- 1000 GB spinpoint F1 instead of that 750gb hd
- 6GB 1600MHz triple channel kit from corsair
- Antec Nine Hundred Two as a case (can obviously go for something cheaper or something you think looks better)
- Corsair 620HX as supply (great psu & modular)
- gigabyte UD5 as motherboard for stability and overclocking options

Whole system with parts I picked comes down to € 1715.
Now there's a €1300 euro difference in price and in parts...the only thing that XPS has is watercooling, you're basically spending over €1300 on cooling and brand name. ****ed up part is they don't even list what parts they used for the liquid cooling system.

 

[Silverfang]

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Basically, if you have the will to set aside $20 a week for a new computer, by the time Diablo 3 comes out you'll have $10-$20 thousand to spend on a shiny new rig

20 Bucks a week? (Ok, for me it's €, but...) That's what I got for living a week!
Such tips won't work...

Still hoping D3 will run on a PIV-3Ghz with a Gforce 7300GT. That's all I got here and no funds on the horizon to get my system upgraded...

 

[blikst]

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20 Bucks a week? (Ok, for me it's €, but...) That's what I got for living a week!
Such tips won't work...

Still hoping D3 will run on a PIV-3Ghz with a Gforce 7300GT. That's all I got here and no funds on the horizon to get my system upgraded...

I don't mean to be rude, but how do you manage to live on $20 (or euro) a week? Here in sweden, you earn that in an hour or two working. Heck, only my rent is about $150/week.

Edit: It just occured to me that you might not be old enough to get a decent job. In that case I appologise.

 

[Leord]

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While I am nowhere near good enough with hardware to make predictions, we have an absolute genius over at StarcraftWire.net called Kalos, and while he don't have time for in-depth analyses over here right now (and the game is still pretty far away), you will get pretty far by comparing what is known about SC2, which is surprisingly much, considering no official system specs have been released...

I am fairly certain some of this will help a big bunch.


General Analysis (a year ago)

Confirmed he was right from leaked AMD/Blizz documents

Hardware Purchase Guide - The final result

Electronic Sports League Machines used for SC2



Additional Hardware Info:


The Graphics Engine, Havok

Multicore processing & SC2

Shaders & DX10 - SC2 will be DX9 native.

 

[Dahmer]

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Well that was an interesting read, thank you for the links Leord

 

[Risingred]

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High PSU wattage? Sorry but that's bull****.

I don't think so. I consider 620W to be high wattage. What sounds suspect is someone overclocking a 920 to 4ghz and actually being able to use it for some kind of function.

 

[SlechtWeerBeer]

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I don't think so. I consider 620W to be high wattage. What sounds suspect is someone overclocking a 920 to 4ghz and actually being able to use it for some kind of function.

I've a 900W supply in my current setup. At the moment, I'm not using it all, but I'm planning to (CrossfireX setup).
620W is not that high, really, if you have a modern setup.

 

[Risingred]

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I've a 900W supply in my current setup. At the moment, I'm not using it all, but I'm planning to (CrossfireX setup).
620W is not that high, really, if you have a modern setup.

I still kind of think it is. I was running on a dual-rail 350W on my dualcore setup. Never peaked on it.
I picked up a 750W (which I'm currently using) in case I ever plan on doing something strenuous but I probably won't.

 

[Usufruct]

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It's not just as simple as looking at the maximum rated PSU wattage and saying that's either good enough or not good enough for a given setup. There are many other factors that should be taken into consideration when selecting a power supply.

 

[Risingred]

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It's not just as simple as looking at the maximum rated PSU wattage and saying that's either good enough or not good enough for a given setup. There are many other factors that should be taken into consideration when selecting a power supply.

Exactly.
Admittedly, though. PSUs have never really been my area. I just kind of go with what I'm told on those.

 

[Usufruct]

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my system now :
Intel i7 920 D0 overclocked to 4 GHz (default 2.66)
EVGA GTX 260 c 216 Superclocked version overclocked a bit more

Why would you bother overclocking your i7 so much, do you do a lot of video encoding or something?

 

[Risingred]

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we have an absolute genius over at StarcraftWire.net called Kalos

Y'know I never made an account to comment on his articles but I read and enjoyed all of them. He did a great job, and the graphics you set up for it were very nice as well.

 

[Silverfang]

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I don't mean to be rude, but how do you manage to live on $20 (or euro) a week? Here in sweden, you earn that in an hour or two working. Heck, only my rent is about $150/week.

Edit: It just occured to me that you might not be old enough to get a decent job. In that case I appologise.

Nope, I'm old enough for a job but ain't gettin' any.
Long-term-jobless is what they call me...
Rent is paid by officials, but not electricity, nor heating, nor telephone/internet, nor anything else.
To be correct: It's more around 150€ per month, thus near double the 20 bucks a week. But still too slim for more than sustain one's existence. (Not using the term "more than living" was intentionally )

 

[Starving_Poet]

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Nope, I'm old enough for a job but ain't gettin' any.
Long-term-jobless is what they call me...
Rent is paid by officials, but not electricity, nor heating, nor telephone/internet, nor anything else.
To be correct: It's more around 150€ per month, thus near double the 20 bucks a week. But still too slim for more than sustain one's existence. (Not using the term "more than living" was intentionally )

I know what I want to say will get me in trouble. But the $20 is just an arbitrary number. It's a simple slush fund concept. One hour's worth of income a week just budgeted to your a new computer fund is typically enough to keep up with the trends without breaking the bank. But you've proven your point and of course there exceptions to the rule.

 

[blikst]

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Nope, I'm old enough for a job but ain't gettin' any.
Long-term-jobless is what they call me...
Rent is paid by officials, but not electricity, nor heating, nor telephone/internet, nor anything else.
To be correct: It's more around 150€ per month, thus near double the 20 bucks a week. But still too slim for more than sustain one's existence. (Not using the term "more than living" was intentionally )

Ah, I see. I've been in that situation before, needing a new computer and not having the income to buy one. It sucks (as well as the long term jobless thing of course ). But I'm pretty sure you will be able to run the game with the specs you mentioned, so I wouldn't worry to much about that if I where you. At least if you are like me and don't have to play a game on max settings to enjoy it.