Mass Effect 3 PC Requirements And Demo Information Revealed
If you’ve been wondering what specs your computer will need to have to run Mass Effect 3, your question has been answered! Chris Priestly of BioWare announced on the official forums the technical specs of the game, along with other information about what the demo will include.
The demo will be released on February 14th, though there will be some restrictions. The multiplayer demo will only be available at that time for people who own Battlefield 3 and have activated BF3’s Online Pass, but starting on the 17th it will be available for everyone else. The demo includes both the single player and multiplayer in one download, and will be available for the Xbox 360, PS3, and the PC.
Luckily, if you have an older and slower computer, you’ll be in luck for playing this game as the requirements do not appear to be too steep. So, if you were able to play the previous games in the series with no problems, you should have no problem playing Mass Effect 3! Though these requirements are for the demo, it’s hard to imagine that the full game will be any different, except when it comes to how much hard drive space you need. Here are the specs, as taken from the forum post:
Minimum Spec:
- OS – Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
- Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350.
- CPU – 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
- RAM – 1GB for XP / 2GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
- Disc Drive – 1x speed
- Hard Drive – 2.5 GB of free space
- Video – 256 MB* (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)
- Sound – DirectX 9.0c compatible
- DirectX – DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)
Recommended Spec:
- OS – Windows XP SP3/Vista SP1, Win 7
- CPU – 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)
- RAM – 2GB for XP / 4GB RAM for Vista/Win 7
- Disc Drive – 1x speed
- Hard Drive – 2.5 GB of free space
- Video – AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater
- Sound – DirectX 9.0c compatible
