I don't have a PC capable of running this game at this moment. I'll probably buy a laptop in some months, I'll then jump from XP to 7 and probably will get a core i? processor. Gaming for me is secondary in a PC, but it is something that I may like to do if that doesn't put too much stress to my PC.
 
A patch in SC allowed it to use less than 100% of the processor, which is a very nice thing for such an old game that needs so little resources when compared with current chips.
 
I would like to know several things, some should probably be better asked somewhere else, so you can skip those if you want
 

I'm gonna go with:
 
Buy an Alienware
 
for all answer's, problem solved.

Minimum
• 2.2 Ghz Pentium IV or equivalent AMD Athlon processor
• 1 GB system RAM/1.5 GB for Vista and Windows 7
• 128 MB NVidia GeForce 6600 GT/ATI Radeon 9800 PRO video card
• 1024x768 minimum display resolution
• 4 GB free hard space (Beta)
• Broadband connection
 
But I have heard you can run SC2 smoothly with a 1.8GHz processer if you just play 1v1.
 
An average-high computer bought now will surprase these requirements by quite a bit.

They haven't released any requirements yet, but any mid range machine bought in the past 2 years will be able to play it, the game scales really well. There's no need to go to an Alienware level of PC to play this game at decent settings.

My machine is probably not technically on par with minimum requirements, but I can play 1v1 with minimal lag. I built this computer over three years ago, so that should give you a decent benchmark.

I'm guessing they'll attempt to keep settings as low as possible, since it's core base doesn't sit at the bleeding edge of PC gaming technology. I'm referring to Korea, where StarCraft has it's own TV channels, and PC gaming is incredibly popular. It's a country where, if Blizzard were to release a high requirement replacement to StarCraft, they would just keep playing the original. If Blizzard wants a quick shift from its old game to the new one, it will need pretty much anyone with a PC to have the ability to make the switch to StarCraft 2. Can't wait.

" I'm gonna go with:  Buy an Alienware  for all answer's, problem solved. "

The minimum requirements for SC2 are on the extreme low end. I had a computer back in 2004 that had a 9800 pro and similar specs in comparison to the minimum requirements for SC2. That computer became obsolete sometime in 2006 or early 2007. I was actually surprised that the minimum requirements were that low when blizzard posted them. Almost everyone will be able to run SC2 as long as they don't have onboard video. If that's the case, I suggest upgrading.

Great, that you for your answers, if someone is interested I also found a way to limit the cpu usage, it is for windows 2000 and XP but I hope I'll find a similar way with windows 7.
 
I also don't know what's the power consumption of the graphics card when playing a game like this, I would like to keep my PC cool so that it will keep working for years, it would be good if blizzard managed the power consumption to keep it low, specially considering they managed to do so with the original starcraft.

I suppose that at this point in time we can only hope :-)
 
Again, thank you all.

"Will an average to high laptop computer bought in a few months surpass those requirements by a wide margin?"

Thanks, as I said, gaming is secondary, so I think I'll only play at home, and I already have a cooling system, despite of that I may avoid playing at summer at all, and I'll try to find a way to limit the processor usage as I hope it will be enough with a fraction of it.

" @Phaseshift said:

" I'm gonna go with:  Buy an Alienware  for all answer's, problem solved. "

Thats the worst advice you can give someone, way too expensive. "

Mine's a desktop, and if you were to buy a desktop then you could fit it with additional cooling, if you were so inclined. If you're looking for a laptop then you're going to have to find some reviews that address that aspect specifically.
 
I never thought I'd say this, but maybe a MacBook Pro would be the the way to go? I hear there will be a StarCraft 2 version for the Mac, and on the Apple website they state the actual max temperatures you would expect (around 100 degrees fahrenheit).