Here Are the Mass Effect 2 System Requirements
Is your PC power massive enough to be effective?
BioWare games, despite often being somewhat tailored for console gamers as well, feel and look best on the PC. Now that Dragon Age is here, the next big BioWare title is Mass Effect 2, which will be hitting stores late January.
Of course, to best run Mass Effect 2 on PC, you'll want to have a decent computer. BioWare revealed today what sort of rig you'll need to run this next space epic.
PC MINIMUM System Requirements
OS = Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
Processor = 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
Memory = 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
Hard Drive = 15 GB
DVD ROM = 1x Speed
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
Input = Keyboard / Mouse
Video Card = 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.
PC RECOMMENDED System Requirements
Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
2 GB RAM
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended
100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
DirectX August 2008
NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.
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Where can I get one of these 2.6GHz cure 2 duos?
@dopeydog
Yeah man, u beat me to it, I want a CURE 2 duo too!
Tom's fix the typo please.
Nah, I want a CURE i9!
or just by an Xbox! ;o)
Thanks, prefer the premium, high quality gaming experience of the PC
will my amiga 500+ be able to run it?
Mass Effect 2 is going to be so very good, nuts to the crapfest which was MW2, I wants more space robots.
or just by an Xbox! ;o)
*cough* shittygraphics
@ etern4l
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I do to mate, but my Mrs and my bank manager prefer the cost of the xbox.
dang..... i got a Core I5, shud have got this cure 2 duo instead...
Sound be interesting seeing this run on a 3.6ghz Q6600 (overclocked)
Sound be interesting seeing this run on a 3.6ghz Q6600 (overclocked)
Why?
I am disappointed... Cannot you play it on a mac?
But why? Steve said there will be games on a mac!
Sorry guys - couldn't resist
Games on the Mac? Don't make me laugh. Modern Warfare 2. Probably the biggest game of 2009. Released on PC, Xbox and PS3. 'nuff said.
P.S. using bootcamp and running MW2 under Windows on your £2000 Mac doesn't count. You can do the same thing for £500 on a real PC.
Sound be interesting seeing this run on a 3.6ghz Q6600 (overclocked)
You can't really overclock a Q6600 to 3.6 ghz unless you are watercooled. Even then it would be maxing it out. Also, what does this have to do with sound?
Let's just hope that they did a better port than they did with mass effect 1. Why the hell doesn't that engine support proper AA? - Oh, year because the consoles it was developed for suck a$$. Loved the game though.
It also had shitty resolutions if I remember correctly, but they cant do worse then ModernWarfail2 at least.