Interesting. I was under the impression that everyone thought a gfx card was essential for gaming. You're correct about casual gamers wanting to play this game, but surely even they must know that graphics integrated with the motherboard yields horrible performance? I am not trying to pick on you, I'm simply asking because I think our views on casual gamers differs quite a bit.
...So, how did you come up with that nickname of yours?
I'm casual in the sense that I grew up with warcraft 1-3 and diablo 1 and loved playing those games. I was about 12 and didn't know a thing about computers. Years down the road i hear blizzard is going to release the next of the warcraft series so i purchase on day 1 and become addicted for 2 years not even knowing was an mmo was at the time. I used my computer that i had bought for college which was mediocre when i got it a year and a half earlier. It suited my needs for the duration.
I bought a new computer six months ago and i'm realizing new, does not equal, "i don't even have to look at the games requirements" like it used to for me.
I'm a very casual pc gamer but i will do whatever it takes to play diablo 3 at release. All of my friends play console games but also have store bought, less than 2 year old computers. Convincing them to buy and try out the game would be easy but their computers won't cut it.
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If their computers are less than two years old they should be able to run D3, unless their store bought computers use very outdated hardware/were super cheap...
I wasn't saying its an odd res or a hard res to achieve playable framrates on, I have a 6970 this thing will make SC2 at 1080p 0 lag until a 400v400 battle comes. But i find it weird that they have a higher than HD resolution for MINIMUM. Some people really don't have HD displays, now you want them to go slightly past 720p? It just doesn't make alot of sense to me. Maybe this will be lowered for the actual game, but still it's odd they have min beta specs at 1024x768
1024*768 is standard for.. I think old 15" screens. The days when widescreen screens were scarce and everything was in 4:3. It being "over 720p" isn't really true. 720p is 1280×720 and gl finding a screens that runs that resolution :).
Also here are some stats pulled from wikipedia on resolution usage (on the internet):
Resolution % of Internet Users
Higher than 1024×768 85.1%
Less than or equal to 1280×1024 77.7+%
1280×1024 14.8%
1024×768 13.8%
800×600 0.6%
Lower than 800×600 0%
Please note that these system requirements are only for the Diablo III Beta, and are likely to change (reducing the requirements) before the retail release.
PC
OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
Processor: Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 4400+
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.6.8 or newer | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
All Platforms
HD Space: 12 GB available HD space | Memory: 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/
Windows® 7 users, 2 GB for Mac® users) | Drive: DVD-ROM drive | Internet: Broadband Internet
connection | Display: 1024x768 minimum display resolution
(Note: Be advised that some wireless connections do not meet the minimums required to be a true Broadband Internet connecton. Wireless results may vary.)
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
PC
OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better
Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.7 or newer | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo | Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better
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If their computers are less than two years old they should be able to run D3, unless their store bought computers use very outdated hardware/were super cheap...
1024*768 is standard for.. I think old 15" screens. The days when widescreen screens were scarce and everything was in 4:3. It being "over 720p" isn't really true. 720p is 1280×720 and gl finding a screens that runs that resolution :).
Also here are some stats pulled from wikipedia on resolution usage (on the internet):
Resolution % of Internet Users
Higher than 1024×768 85.1%
Less than or equal to 1280×1024 77.7+%
1280×1024 14.8%
1024×768 13.8%
800×600 0.6%
Lower than 800×600 0%
Please note that these system requirements are only for the Diablo III Beta, and are likely to change (reducing the requirements) before the retail release.
"Can my system run it?" Read the FAQ first!
MINIMUM SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
PC
OS: Windows® XP/Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) with DirectX® 9.0c
Processor: Intel Pentium® D 2.8 GHz or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 4400+
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 7800 GT or ATI Radeon™ X1950 Pro or better
Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.6.8 or newer | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT or ATI Radeon™ HD 2600 or better
All Platforms
HD Space: 12 GB available HD space | Memory: 1 GB RAM (1.5 GB required for Windows Vista®/
Windows® 7 users, 2 GB for Mac® users) | Drive: DVD-ROM drive | Internet: Broadband Internet
connection | Display: 1024x768 minimum display resolution
(Note: Be advised that some wireless connections do not meet the minimums required to be a true Broadband Internet connecton. Wireless results may vary.)
RECOMMENDED SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
PC
OS: Windows Vista®/Windows® 7 (Latest Service Packs) | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz
or AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 5600+ 2.8 GHz | Memory: 2 GB RAM | Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® 260 or
ATI Radeon™ HD 4870 or better
Mac
OS: Mac® OS X 10.7 or newer | Processor: Intel® Core 2 Duo | Memory: 2 GB RAM
Video: NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M or ATI Radeon™ HD 4670 or better