Mass Effect PC requires 'processor,' 'memory' and 'video card'

While scouring the Mass Effect forums for a guide on how to place our girl, Beyoncé, into BioWare's space epic (found one!), we stumbled across the "system requirements" of the PC version. Not only will you require a PC, but one filled with the following rams, gigabytes and geforces:

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
Processor: 2.4+GHZ Intel or 2.0+GHZ AMD
Memory: 1 Gigabyte Ram (XP); 2 Gigabytes 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

Recommended Real System Requirements

Operating System: Windows XP or Vista
Processor: 2.6+GHZ Intel or 2.4+GHZ AMD
Memory: 2 Gigabytes 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

Mass Effect PC is out on May 28th.

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Reader Comments (87)

Damn, a Geforce 7900 GTX is the recommended required card? My PC is outfitted with an overclocked 7800 GT, which I don't think is gonna cut it. Good thing I already own this game on the 360. Still, I hope this requirement doesn't become a growing trend, I may have to upgrade sooner than I wanted to.

Also, that struck out recommended replaced with real made me laugh. I do that all the time when discussing system requirements and it is always met with stunned amazement and/or a few laughs. It's something every PC gamer knows is true.

you do know that you can get 2 gigs of ram for 50 dollars and an 8800 gts for 114 dollars, right?

Okay B!

Most modern computers should have no problems running the game as long as they meet the minimum requirements. I won't have any problems running this game maxed out with my current setup.

Optimize Man...

seems that I need to upgrade my TI-82

6 gigglebytes per lesbian

Well it was nice knowing pc gaming...

j/k my pc kicks ass :P

One Geth LOL! Damn Ludwig, you, good sir, are a clever one!

A lot of this stuff comes standard now adays but my machine doesn't meet any of those requirements ;(

You don't have XP or Vista?

Ludwig, that pun literally made me poke both my eyes out.

It just says 2.6+ GHz Intel is recommended, but what about 2.4 GHz Intel Quad core? Does that make a difference at all?

Probably a P4 @ 2.6ghz. a Quad Core @ 2.4GHz is more than enough.

If you have a quad core processor, you don't have anything to worry about.

Slayer: Does it natively support a quad core?

One Geth, har har har har har

Well its good to know that even my last computer that I built in 04 (upgraded video in 06) could run this game, means my new rig can play it with max settings no problem.

Lot of you on 'stiq always complain about PC games' hardware requirements, are you all still running 386 or something? You don't have to spend all that much to build a decent box, and if you plan it right it'll last you long time with only having to upgrade bits and pieces every now and then.

I run Assassin's Creed on a Commodore 64, I don't know what these people are complaining about.

$600 or less will give you more than enough to run this game. You can even splurge on a 640GB two platter HD. My AMD's are laughing at the Intel req.

Thats the old processors, the new Core 2 stuff stomps AMD's meager offering ins the ground.

Why is everyone complaining about the requirements? They're lower than what I expected.

They're about what I expected. Unreal Tech 3 games seem to require minimum C2D 2.2GHz.

Man these comments are so surprising on a site like joystiq. I mean it has such a even distribution between PC and console gaming who would of thought this flamebait post would cause this response.

After i got a new card for Christmas (8800 GTS 512 (92)) i have been looking forward to games that really actually USE the thing i spent money on. I love how crysis and COD4 look, ...and i dont mind 12 gigs of HDD space...

IMO... the more the games require the better...

"The more the games require the better"

No offence, but I think I hate you now.

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

That doesn't even make f***ing sense. As the X1550, X1600 are both faster than the X1300XT.

Not to mention the HD2400 is practically the same thing with DX10.

WTF?

I laughed so hard at that throwaway joke in the image.

PS - eh...Not real torn up about not being able to handle this on my PC because I didn't even really like it on my 360.

I take it this "Mass Effect" they are talking about is a deluge of people logging into NewEgg?

Holy sh*t (said in a UT announcer voice)

Those specs are nuts, I can't even game on my MacBook Pro thats a year old (x1600 mobile...)

If you're willing to overclock, you can. Just 15MHz more on the core clock and it'll meet the minimum.

I'm going to do the same if the game plays well.

Whoops, that should be 30MHz.

cummfeee coouches 4 da winarrrrrrrrrrrr!!!1!

My lowly PC has no hopes of running it. I have no 360 thanks to Microsofts ultra-relible gaming system. So no ME for me. *tear*

dose my system:
# Operating System: Windows XP
# Processor: 2.8 GHZ Intel
# Memory: 1 Gigabytes Ram
# Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 Gs
# Hard Drive Space: more than enough
# Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
can run it ( not on Max obviously)?

"dose??? my system:
# Operating System: Windows XP
# Processor: 2.8 GHZ Intel
# Memory: 1 Gigabytes Ram
# Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 Gs
# Hard Drive Space: more than enough
# Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
can!!! run it ( not on Max obviously)?"
sorry about the mistakes. that's what I get for posting while reading something else.

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