The official specs are out for what you need to run the upcoming Space Marine title for PC. Being a console gamer I do forget how troublesome this can be at times, but it seems games don’t have the steep requirements that used to warrant purchasing a complete new rig. So hop past the break for the breakdown for recommended and minimum specifications.
Minimum Configuration
* OS – Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
* Processor – 2.0Ghz Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better)
* RAM – 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
* Hard Drive – 20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
* Video Card – 256MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 & DirectX 9.0 or better (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 3850 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT)
* Online Steam account
Recommended Configuration
* OS – Windows 7
* Processor – Any Quad-core AMD or Intel Processor
* RAM – 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
* Hard Drive – 20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
* Video Card – 512MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 & DirectX 9.0 or better (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 5750 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260)
* Online Steam account
Even my two year old PC can almost run this on recommended settings, just missing that quad-core goodness. Look for the game September 9th in Europe and September 6th in North America.