DICE talks PC requirements

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With the upcoming release of both Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield Bad Company 2 coming from DICE fairly close together for the PC platform, the biggest question that has been on the mind of many is how much PC power will be necessary in order to run these two titles which are powered by the company’s new Frostbite engine? These titles represent the first titles that use DICE's new engine on the PC platform.

While the game will run on computers that are still using Windows XP, only DirectX 9 will, of course, be supported. In order to enjoy both Battlefield 1943 and Battlefield Bad Company 2 with DirectX 10 or 11 support you will need to be running Windows Vista or Windows 7 and have a graphics card that supports DirectX 10 or 11. None of this was really a surprise.

As for Windows XP systems, DICE is recommending at least a Core2Duo processor running at 2GHz with 2GB of memory and a GeForce 7800 or ATI X1900 with 256MB of RAM. You will need 15GB of hard drive space for the digital download version of Bad Company 2, or 10GB of hard drive space if your opt for the retail DVD version of the game. As for Battlefield 1943, which will be available only via digital download, you will need 4GB of hard drive space.

If you are running Windows Vista or Windows 7, DICE suggests at least a Quadcore processor running with 2GB of memory and a GeForce GTX260 with 512MB of RAM. You will need 15GB of hard drive space for the digital download version of Bad Company 2, or 10GB of hard drive space if your opt for the retail DVD version of the game. As for Battlefield 1943, which will be available only via digital download, you will need 4GB of hard drive space.

While DICE is saying that these are the minimum specs that will be necessary, strangely enough, no mention was made of what resolution you will be able to run these titles at and still achieve an acceptable frame rate. Our sources suggest that it is likely that with high resolution displays it will be necessary to have a more powerful graphics card with more memory in order to make the game really playable with the majority of the eye candy turned on. We suspect that in the case of those running Windows Vista or Windows 7, you will also likely benefit from a faster Quadcore processor and more memory, as well.

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I'm glad they'll be utilizing more than 2gb memory in Vista and Win7, from the sounds of it, and I hope they truly do support multi-core cpus. We'll, of course, have to wait and see but I really am looking forward to this title coming out. I love 2142, but it's graphics engine is dated and it just seems kind of stale lately when I consider it's limitations.
 
so what game are we jumping on here? bfbc2 or 1943? santa is coming with money and a new pc build :D
 
BFbc2 last I heard. I don't want to go so backwards in time that we're using Dapper Dan, men's pomade.
 
If 1943 comes out before BC2, I'm more likely to get it than if it comes out after...

I probably won't get BC2 on release either, unless I find a good deal.
 
Um, I don't even know if they'll be distributing on Steam... and even if they are, I don't know if there will be a "4 pack" or even a discount for pre-ordering.

This is not Valve...
 
Heatsurge your such a tightwad...I couldn't pull a penny out of your ass with a 4 x 4....LOL
 
It's all going to change if I get a job... maybe :-D

But then I'll be saving up for a car, etc...
 
lol you can pull coins out of heatsurg's ass, just tap it a couple of times or if you want to hit the jackpot! LOL

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