hello, just thought id start this topic for people to get a consensus for a laptop and desktop..what hardware would provide the level of gameplay mentioned in the title....
i realize that toms hardware bench is out but i was mainly referring to complete systems to possibly give people a hand with real retail systems...but the most basic requirement is graphics as every modern cpu should be sufficiently adequate
Once you get above a certain basline of memory (4GB) and processing power (dual core 2 GHz), the GPU is the only thing that affects your ability to move to higher detail levels.
Listing complete systems would be useless; there are thousands of possibilities. 99% of the time, a computer's Diablo 3 capability is tied to the GPU and nothing else. And any GPU $150 or more should be capable of high detail up to 1080p.
My estimations, assuming 1366x768 resolution and 30 FPS as the goal:
Intel HD 3000 = Low
Intel HD 4000 = Medium
Any AMD or NVIDIA graphics: High
That's entirely misleading. Nvidia and Intel are practically a coop, which is why their products paired have a higher performance coefficiency than AMD's do when paired with ATI. The outdated and lowest-end Nvidia and AMD graphics both are going to be handling the game on low. You might think they're out to get each-other due to the lawsuits and such, but Intel and Nv do collaborate on R&D.
Once you get above a certain basline of memory (4GB) and processing power (dual core 2 GHz), the GPU is the only thing that affects your ability to move to higher detail levels.
Listing complete systems would be useless; there are thousands of possibilities. 99% of the time, a computer's Diablo 3 capability is tied to the GPU and nothing else. And any GPU $150 or more should be capable of high detail up to 1080p.
I would shoot for 2.8 with older processors. That's a lot of physics and pathing. Even with CUDA utilized my E6850 can struggle at times to push SCII out at ultra with my GTX460 and 6+ players because the amount of pathing calculations is nuts. I also have a huge bottleneck at my mobo and 800mhz ram though, so those old components aren't helping.
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Intel HD 3000 = Low
Intel HD 4000 = Medium
Any AMD or NVIDIA graphics: High
Listing complete systems would be useless; there are thousands of possibilities. 99% of the time, a computer's Diablo 3 capability is tied to the GPU and nothing else. And any GPU $150 or more should be capable of high detail up to 1080p.
That's entirely misleading. Nvidia and Intel are practically a coop, which is why their products paired have a higher performance coefficiency than AMD's do when paired with ATI. The outdated and lowest-end Nvidia and AMD graphics both are going to be handling the game on low. You might think they're out to get each-other due to the lawsuits and such, but Intel and Nv do collaborate on R&D.
I would shoot for 2.8 with older processors. That's a lot of physics and pathing. Even with CUDA utilized my E6850 can struggle at times to push SCII out at ultra with my GTX460 and 6+ players because the amount of pathing calculations is nuts. I also have a huge bottleneck at my mobo and 800mhz ram though, so those old components aren't helping.