Dragon Age system requirements

[kalniel]

While we're still waiting for that Hexus interview/Q&A to be published...

Windows XP Minimum Specifications
OS: Windows XP with SP3
CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.4Ghz or greater
AMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 1.8Ghz or greater
RAM: 1GB or more
Video: ATI Radeon X850 128MB or greater
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT 128MB or greater
DVD ROM (Physical copy)
20 GB HD space

Windows Vista Minimum Specifications
OS: Windows Vista with SP1
CPU: Intel Core 2 (or equivalent) running at 1.6Ghz or greater
AMD X2 (or equivalent) running at 2.2GHZ or greater
RAM: 1.5 GB or more
Video: ATI Radeon X1550 256MB or greater
NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT 256MB or greater
DVD ROM (Physical copy)
20 GB HD space

Recommended Specifications
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz Processor or equivalent
AMD Phenom II X3 Triple-Core 2.8 GHz or greater
RAM: 4 GB (Vista) or 2 GB (XP)
Video: ATI 3850 512 MB or greater
NVIDIA 8800GTS 512 MB or greater
DVD ROM (Physical copy)
20 GB HD space

[Yosh]

Lets hope it runs well at the lower end of the spectrum, otherwise it will be GTA4 complaints all over again. That said my system will more than handle it and judging by the video previews i can't wait

[Terbinator]

LOL @ the guy who bemoaned quads usefulness in that other thread.

[CaseyV9]

Offically?

Have not checked their website in a few weeks and I cannot get to my PC until later. Those specs are good news. I will buy this game the day it is released.

Looking forward to the HEXUS article

[kalniel]

Offically?

Yes:

http://daforums.bioware.com/viewtopi...2449&forum=135

[roorooroo]

Interesting that the recommended CPU is a Quad.

[kalniel]

Interesting that the recommended CPU is a Quad.

Given the engine was designed for X360, PS3 and PC it's not really a surprise that they've multi-threaded it so the more cores the better. Intel Quads are also darned fast in general - be interesting to see how much difference there is between a phenom quad and triple.

Graphics recommendations are very low however - they've done their homework on PCs out there, most of which have fast CPUs but poor graphics. Plenty of hard disk usage suggests to me a fair amount of pre-rendered stuff

[kalniel]

They've added Phenom to the recommended. Quad lovers weep ;p

[CaseyV9]

You know what is great about these multi platform games?
My PC will be able to run it.

[Terbinator]

They've added Phenom to the recommended. Quad lovers weep ;p

Phenom II surely?

[kalniel]

Phenom II surely?

Yes, that's what it says.

[Terbinator]

I clciked the link and was greeted with a blank screen so i couldnt see the details in all their glory

[kalniel]

I clciked the link and was greeted with a blank screen so i couldnt see the details in all their glory

Well spotted - it's behind an age gate. If you visit the dragon age forums:

http://daforums.bioware.com/

And verify your age then the link should work.

[kalniel]

Little snippet:

Especially concerning CPU and system memory, you guys shouldn't be worrying as much about meeting the recommended system requirements for playing this game. I run the game fine on my 2 gig vista/2.13 GHz Core 2 Duo machine at home, and I'd be suprised if someone experienced significant performance gains when running Dragon Age on a quad core CPU, compared to an otherwise identical setup with a dual core CPU.

The video card will probably affect your experience more. Even though you'll get the full game experience on the minimum required graphics cards, having a recommended or better video card will make a difference in the visual quality of the game. That said, it very much depends on what kind of gamer you are and how much attention you pay to graphics. I personally enjoyed the game just as much on my laptop playthrough using the lowest visual quality setting.

[Virtual Monkey]

Woop, I am looking forward to this, hopefully it'll scale well.