To be released May 28 by EA, the system requirements for the PC edition of Mass Effect have been released. Bioware's Derek French says the config program "will automatically adjust your settings on first run, to attempt to give you an optimal play experience."

Minimum System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC

Operating System:
Windows XP or Vista

Processor:
2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD

Memory:
1 Gigabyte Ram (XP)
2 Gigabyte Ram (Vista)

Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series(6800GT or better)
ATI 1300XT or better (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)

Hard Drive Space:
12 Gigabytes

Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers
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Recommended System Requirements for Mass Effect on the PC

Operating System:
Windows XP or Vista

Processor:
2.6+GHZ Intel or 2.4+GHZ AMD

Memory:
2 Gigabyte Ram

Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or higher.
ATI X1800 XL series or higher

Hard Drive Space:
12 Gigabytes

Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers – 5.1 sound card recommended
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  • 0
    iLLmatic Apr 16, 08
    Not bad at all. Thought it would require more.
  • 0
    jmac353 Apr 16, 08
    I'm interested to play this game. It better be as good as everyone says. My rig will man handle these reqs.
  • -1
    Donnelly Apr 16, 08
    Anyone with a capable PC or 360 should get this game.

    It's nothing short of a masterpiece.
  • 0
    Nath Apr 16, 08
    I'm looking forward to getting this when it's out, I've heard it's a good game. Looks like I can play it fine.
  • 0
    Euphoric Apr 16, 08
    Awesome. I should be able to run this on decent settings with minimal problems I was considering getting an XBOX 360 instead of a PS3 but now that the 360 games I wanted are coming out on PC and I can run all of them, I don't need to worry anymore!
  • 0
    Jaw7765 Apr 19, 08
    Computer and 360 = greatest combo ever made!

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