{"id":31015,"date":"2012-01-19T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2012-01-19T08:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=31015"},"modified":"2012-01-19T14:02:14","modified_gmt":"2012-01-19T12:02:14","slug":"mass-effect-3-demo-pc-system-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/31015-mass-effect-3-demo-pc-system-requirements","title":{"rendered":"Mass Effect 3 demo PC system requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Excited] The Mass Effect 3 demo drops on 14 February 2012, so that&#8217;s pretty much the easiest plan for Valentine&#8217;s Day ever.<\/p>\n<p>[Sad] Although elcor females traditionally prefer that their males bring gifts of Dekuunan slugs rolled in sugar and fly larvae, and spend the evening talking about their feelings.<\/p>\n<p>[Hopeful] Still, maybe I can persuade&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>[Sad] No, no I suppose I won&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>[Resigned] For everybody else, though, BioWare has confirmed the minimum and maximum PC system specifications for the demo. It also requires Origin so [optimistically indifferent] maybe I&#8217;m not missing out on much.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Minimum specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS &#8211; Windows XP SP3\/Vista SP1, Win7<\/li>\n<li>CPU &#8211; 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 1GB for XP \/ 2GB RAM for Vista\/Win 7<\/li>\n<li>Disc Drive &#8211; 1x speed<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive &#8211; 15 GB of free space<\/li>\n<li>Video &#8211; 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support)\n<ul>\n<li>Supported chipsets: NVIDIA 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better.\u00a0 Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 9300, 8500, 8400, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD\/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350.\u00a0\u00a0 Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Sound &#8211; DirectX 9.0c compatible<\/li>\n<li>DirectX &#8211; DirectX 9.0c August 2009 (included)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Recommended specifications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OS &#8211; Windows XP SP3\/Vista SP1, Win 7<\/li>\n<li>CPU &#8211; 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (equivalent AMD CPU)<\/li>\n<li>RAM &#8211; 2GB for XP \/ 4GB RAM for Vista\/Win 7<\/li>\n<li>Disc Drive &#8211; 1x speed<\/li>\n<li>Hard Drive &#8211; 15 GB of free space<\/li>\n<li>Video &#8211; AMD\/ATI Radeon HD 4850 512 MB or greater, NVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512 MB or greater<\/li>\n<li>Sound &#8211; DirectX 9.0c compatible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/social.bioware.com\/forum\/1\/topic\/324\/index\/9006820\/1\" target=\"_blank\">BioWare forums<\/a><\/h5>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Related article<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mass Effect 3 demo on Xbox LIVE dated\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/30953-mass-effect-3-demo-on-xbox-live-dated.html\">Mass Effect 3 demo on Xbox LIVE dated<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Play Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo, unlock stuff in Mass Effect 3\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/30643-play-kingdoms-of-amalur-reckoning-demo-unlock-stuff-in-mass-effect-3.html\">Play Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning demo, unlock stuff in Mass Effect 3<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mass Effect 3 PC requires Origin to play\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/30769-mass-effect-3-on-pc-requires-origin-to-play.html\">Mass Effect 3 PC requires Origin to play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mass Effect 3 ending with \u201csophistication\u201d and \u201cvariety\u201d\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/30662-mass-effect-3-ending-with-sophistication-and-variety.html\">Mass Effect 3 ending with \u201csophistication\u201d and \u201cvariety\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mass Effect 3 multiplayer explained\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/news\/15106-mass-effect-3-multiplayer-explained.html\">Mass Effect 3 multiplayer explained<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Mass Effect 3 PC features once-off online activation; no offline co-op\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/15455-mass-effect-3-pc-features-once-off-online-activation-no-offline-co-op.html\">Mass Effect 3 PC features once-off online activation; no offline co-op<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m Commander Shepard and this &#8211; what? It uses Origin? 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