System Requirements

[KiLLJOi]

Will anyone else be upgrading their machines?

I know Blizzard announced that the game will be playable on a variety of computers, but a game release this big is enough for me to want high end settings when I finally get my hands on a copy:thumbup:

[Arkansaw]

It all depends on the other games and things that have to be done on the machine.
If the system requirements are what is considered market standards by that time (most of other games also demand similar requirements), probably yes. Upgrading a machine just to play one game? It better be damn good (and no I don't think Mass Effect quite counts)

[Fallen_62]

I plan on building a new computer sometime after I graduate from college in December, and it will be able to handle a lot of games. So, not really upgrading because I will still use my laptop, just getting a desktop that kicks butt ;)

[KiLLJOi]

I plan on building a new computer sometime after I graduate from college in December, and it will be able to handle a lot of games. So, not really upgrading because I will still use my laptop, just getting a desktop that kicks butt ;)

Exactly what i'm doing, I have an Alienware laptop at the moment but its a few years old and I miss the feel of a tower

[Fallen_62]

Exactly what i'm doing, I have an Alienware laptop at the moment but its a few years old and I miss the feel of a tower
I just have a gateway, but it runs things better than my old desktop did (I'm a college student and didn't have the money to upgrade it fully, so I just bought a laptop :P ). I have my wish list shared on newegg (http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=5050489) if you want to see what I'm looking at building (were I to buy it today).

[JEDubz]

I know for a fact that my personal laptop will not run this game, but I'm hoping that my work laptop that my company gives me in the fall will be capable. If not, I'm going to start building myself a desktop. Here's the thing --

Obviously Blizzard has running copies of a beta version, obviously they have an idea of what range of computers COULD run this. If I'm an avid Diablo fan, willing to go out and BUY a computer just for this game, why can't Blizzard (like the guys at Flagship) at least give me a HINT as to what I'll need. Even if they say "This is by no means the final requirements." I don't want to miss out on a good computer deal between now and when they release the requirements simply b/c Blizzard has sticks up their bums.

What do you guys think- based on the graphics you've seen and the other similar Blizzard releases in the past- the minimum requirements for this game will be?

[ThulRasha]

What do you guys think- based on the graphics you've seen and the other similar Blizzard releases in the past- the minimum requirements for this game will be?

Minimum Requirements:
GFX: GeForce 6600/7600/8600 Series
CPU: Pentium 4
RAM: 1 GB
Internet: ADSL 1 Mbit
Custom build computers of 4 years old already match this (geforce 6600 GT is 4 years old :p, and already supports pixelshader 3.0) Of course, you could add in that graphics card later.
Memory can also be increased if you still have one with only 512Mb or lower.
If you do not have this, or have a laptop with a graphics chip instead of a grapics card, then you did not make a reasonable purchase, or your laptop was never meant for games.

Of course, games never run well on minimum requirements. I for one would not even call it playable.

[Manifested]

I currently have a 2 year old Alienware Area-51m laptop built for gaming and I recently upgraded to 4gb of RAM. I have a feeling I will be able to run this game reasonably well. This machine took WoW like a pro and I have never had issues with any other game. The one thing that I am worried about is that it has only a 60GB Hard drive with only 25GB free space, Age of Conan (haven't played) takes up 25Gb, I believe, so I might need to look into a larger hard drive.

[Gamekk]

I bought a Vista notepad a year ago and I've been screaming in anger since one year.

I am definitly getting a table Mac for DIII...

[yugular]

I am moving to Mac user and switching my PC to iMac during this month. D3 is going to be playable with mac too I quess? The biggest guestion is whether I take my iMac with:
# ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO w/256MB GDDR3 or
# NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS w/512MB GDDR3

What do you think. Will D3 be playable with ATI or should I pay the 120euro extra for NVIDIA?

[ThulRasha]

Are you sure it's a 8800 GS? Because that should not even cost 120 euro, let alone 120 euro extra.

Is it perhaps an 8800 GTS?

[hypper]

You can find 8800GS for $85 dollars. If you want to play todays games with nice quality and performance, you shouldnt buy it. Since D3 will be out in 2-3 years, you should buy at least 8800gt or ATI HD 4850... they are both excelent cards with a good price, and you can play all games at nice framerate.

[yugular]

The thing is I am buying iMac since my wife needs is starting up her own business and iMac suits it well. However I would like to play D3 with the Mac. Only options for graphics for 24" iMac are:
-ATI Radeon HD 2600 PRO with 256MB
-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS with 512MB

and replacing ATI with NVIDIA costs 120euros. Those two are the only options and I am just curious if I can play D3 with either of them. I don't need to play at best quality but the game should run smoothly with decent graphics settings.

Prices and specs are from applestore: http://store.apple.com/fi/browse/home/shop_mac/family/imac?mco=MjI4NDk4

[ThulRasha]

I see, thats a bit pricy of Mac.

But to answer your question: I don't think the Radeon 2600 will run it smooth at decent graphic settings. But that is just my guess.
I base this guess by comparing the card to what I have in my laptop, wich barely runs WoW smooth.

So I would advice you to go for the 8800 GS instead. Even if you don't play much.

[yugular]

I see, thats a bit pricy of Mac.

But to answer your question: I don't think the Radeon 2600 will run it smooth at decent graphic settings. But that is just my guess.
I base this guess by comparing the card to what I have in my laptop, wich barely runs WoW smooth.

So I would advice you to go for the 8800 GS instead. Even if you don't play much.

Thanks. Thats what I thought but its nice to get convinced :) since im not so familiar with the specs etc. + Its my first Mac. I will buy the NVIDIA.

[DerekJCEX]

edit: nevermind

[visom]

haha fallen isn't that 950watt PSU a bit excessive for that 8800GTS?

Anyways, I'm upgrading my Pentium4 3.1ghz into a C2D e8400 3.0ghz.
My INTEGRATED CHIPSET!!!!! to an evga 9800gtx+ (HUGE upgrade)
My 250watt PSU to a 530watt
My microtower HP pavilion case into a NZXT apollo, or any case that comes with a 100% rebate (my friends say on frys they sometimes sell certain cases with a 100% rebate, so its practically free once you get your rebate back)

[captain]

Me too. I just bought a hp lap top. COuld have waited a put the money towards building a desk top.

I would like it if blizz gave a hint on requirements. I want this game to run at max with no problems.

Who has a good site to get parts?

[Robwiks]

Since D3 will be out in 2-3 years


Do you have a Source?

[porkozone]

Any thoughts if Diablo 3 will run at all on the new macbooks that were announced Tuesday, with the newly introduced NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor (with 256MB+ of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory)? It's shared memory with the motherboard, and uses what it needs beyond the initial 256mb...I'd probably have 4gb of main RAM in the system. They had graphics showing the new card's performance improvement in WoW vs the earlier version, so I know it should play WoW decently, if that makes a difference for comparison.

I currently have the previous gen Black Macbook, which I have a feeling won't cut it for D3. I am considering trading up to these new ones, but one consideration for doing so would be with the hopes that the improved video card would still be enough to run D3 when it comes out...even if not in "full sparkly mode", but enough to at least play it.

[ThulRasha]

Any thoughts if Diablo 3 will run at all on the new macbooks that were announced Tuesday, with the newly introduced NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor (with 256MB+ of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory)? It's shared memory with the motherboard, and uses what it needs beyond the initial 256mb...I'd probably have 4gb of main RAM in the system. They had graphics showing the new card's performance improvement in WoW vs the earlier version, so I know it should play WoW decently, if that makes a difference for comparison.

I currently have the previous gen Black Macbook, which I have a feeling won't cut it for D3. I am considering trading up to these new ones, but one consideration for doing so would be with the hopes that the improved video card would still be enough to run D3 when it comes out...even if not in "full sparkly mode", but enough to at least play it.

Run at all? I'm certain it will. It will run it decently, just like it runs WoW decently.

However, just like with WoW, when in Azeroth you have 50 fps, you will have only 10 fps in Outlands, and probably only 5 fps in Northrend.
So it's hard to say what it means exactly, but it's a good thing to compare to if you have nothing else to compare it with.

That said, the video processor speed indicator is a 4. 9400.
If you plan to purchase a desktop or laptop for games, you should be looking at speed indicator 6 or higher.
The 9400 card for example is quite a bit slower than the two year older 7600 as can be seen here: http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=578&card2=385

[NKlint]

Diablo III doesn't look like it is going to require a top end system to play, just like many other Blizzard titles they target the Low to Mid-end systems when designing their games so they meet the requirements to play.

That being said I don't expect the computer that some of you folks bought to play Diablo II back in the day when it was first released to be able to play Diablo III without a few Upgrades.

[Morathi]

Hey guys, i am looking to buy a new laptop relatively soon but i am a complete noob as far as knowing what the specs mean.

Here is the specs and a few details on the laptop:

HEWLETT-PACKARD: DV5-1056TX - C2D 2.8GHZ/15.4"/4GB
p/n: FU649PA
320GB/BluR+DVDRW/WiFi/GF 9600 512MB
TV Tuner/BT/Webcam/Vista Ultimate


PROC : Intel Core 2 Duo T9600 2.8 GHz, 1066MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache
TECH : Intel Centrino Proc Technology
CHIPSET : Intel PM45
MEM : 4096MB DDR2 Mem, 2 DIMM's (max upto 8GB)
HDD : 320GB 5,400 rpm hard disk drive
OPTICAL : Blu-Ray ROM with SuperMulti DVDR/RW Double Layer
PANEL : 15.4" WXGA High-Definition Brightview Infinity Display
(Flush Glass)
POWER : 6-cell Li-ion battery
AUDIO : Altec Lansing speakers
GRAPHICS : NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT with 512MB Dedicated
NTWK : Intel Wi-Fi Link 5100 & BT, Intg 10/100/1000 Gigabit E'net LAN
COMMS : 56k high speed modem
PORTS : 4 USB 2.0 (4th shared with eSATA port), eSATA Combo, VGA, HDMI
IEEE 1394, RJ-11, RJ-45, 2 Stereo Headphone jacks, 1 Mic jack,
Consumer IR, AC Adaptor
EXP SLOTS : ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
MEDIA : Intg 5-in-1 Digital Media Reader (Secure Digital cards,
MultiMedia cards, Mem Stick, Mem Stick Pro or xD Picture card)
WEBCAM : HP Pavilion Webcam with Intg Digital Mic
REMOTE : HP Mobile Remote Control
OS : Windows Vista Ultimate
DIM : 357 x 259 x 34.9 - 41.9 mm
WEIGHT : 2.65 kg with 6 cell Battery

From what my friends are telling me this is a good laptop but i am not sure if it will run D3 perfectly (i.e no lag)?

Can anyone, more experience in this field than me, tell me what you think?

[ThulRasha]

That will run it very good. No interface lag.

As you might expect from a $2000-$2500 laptop. :p

[Mackan]

Any thoughts if Diablo 3 will run at all on the new macbooks that were announced Tuesday, with the newly introduced NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics processor (with 256MB+ of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory)? It's shared memory with the motherboard, and uses what it needs beyond the initial 256mb...I'd probably have 4gb of main RAM in the system. They had graphics showing the new card's performance improvement in WoW vs the earlier version, so I know it should play WoW decently, if that makes a difference for comparison.

I currently have the previous gen Black Macbook, which I have a feeling won't cut it for D3. I am considering trading up to these new ones, but one consideration for doing so would be with the hopes that the improved video card would still be enough to run D3 when it comes out...even if not in "full sparkly mode", but enough to at least play it.

There are more reports now (check youtube as well) saying that the 9400M is a quite capable card after all. People seem to be able to play most games out there with good results. Even new games like Fallout 3 and Red Alert 3 seem to run fine on low/medium settings.

Looking at Diablo 3 I don't get the feeling it is too demanding. They developed the engine a long time ago, and I think when it is released in 2010 or so, the 9400M should still be able to run it fine on low/medium settings. I think these new 9400Ms on the Mac platform make for an excellent lower end target for Blizzard.

I am also in the dilemma of not knowing if I should get the new MacBook or not. It fits perfectly for everything I am going to do, but I still want to play Diablo 3 on it when it comes out. I think I will go for it though, logical reasoning tells me the 9400M should be fine.

If anyone else wants to say something regarding this matter, please do so. :)

[In the name of Zod]

My computer will run it, I'll sell it for $650 AUS. That's like $350 US. Bargin!
Athlon 64 3200+
2 Gig ram
8800gt
sata II (160 gig, 250 gig hdd)
DVD+- Ultra
600W PSU
Mobo Abit Fata1ity with Guru
PCI Ex 1 soundcard
I promise it will run the game just fine. PM me and make me an offer I can't refuse and its yours.

[Damnatorius]

If you want to buy a computer specifically to run Diablo III, it would be cheapest to wait for it to be released, since similar computers will be much cheaper by then :)

At least that's what I'll be doing.

[ThulRasha]

If anyone else wants to say something regarding this matter, please do so. :)

It really depends on what your expectations are.
If you are planning to buy a computer/laptop for games, and are not satisfied with playing on lower settings, then I would advice against it to choose a computer with an integrated graphics chip (even good ones such as the 9400M).

On the other hand, if you have a computer/laptop anyway for other reasons (such as work maybe?) and you also want to play a game now and then, that changes things a bit. Then the 9400 would be a good choice.

In my case it would be a complete waste to buy an expensive computer and choose a slow component for the graphics, since I will be using that part the most.