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Old 06-08-2010, 01:25   #1
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Default Civ V System Requirements Announced

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Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® XP SP3/ Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: Dual Core CPU
Memory: 2GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 256 MB ATI HD2600 XT or better, 256 MB nVidia 7900 GS or better, or Core i3 or better integrated graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 9.0c

Recommended System Requirements
Operating System: Windows® Vista SP2/ Windows® 7
Processor: 1.8 GHz Quad Core CPU
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space: 8 GB Free
DVD-ROM Drive: Required for disc-based installation
Video: 512 MB ATI 4800 series or better, 512 MB nVidia 9800 series or better
Sound: DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®: DirectX® version 11

Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time Internet connection for Steam authentication; software installations required (included with the game) include Steam Client, Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries and Microsoft DirectX.

Internet Connection and acceptance of Steam™ Subscriber Agreement required for activation. See www.steampowered.com/agreement for details

Software license terms available in game manual and at www.take2games.com/eula. Non-transferable access to special features such as exclusive, unlockable, downloadable or online content, services or functions may require single-use serial code, additional fee and/or online account registration (13+). Access to special features may require internet connection, may not be available to all users, and may, upon 30 days notice, be terminated, modified or offered under different terms.
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Old 06-08-2010, 10:57   #2
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That's not a heavy machine for the minimum system requirements. But "dual core" means next to nothing, unfortunately. I'm also wondering if recommended requirements will let you play huge maps on high settings. One thing strikes me as odd: the recommended quad core. A lot of games don't make use of quad cores properly, even using two cores optimally is quite a feature. You might want to read up on that if you're considering buying a new game PC.
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Old 06-08-2010, 11:03   #3
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"Dual core" is not even what I have... I have less RAM than Minimum...so I probably need to wait until I can play Civ5...
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Huh, how can you even run XP properly with less than 2 GB... You can buy the parts for such a computer for less than 100 euro's, with the only major investment going in the memory cards and the hard drive.
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I doubt that it will run on my laptop with integrated Intel graphics. The new desktop will be fine though.
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Huh, how can you even run XP properly with less than 2 GB... You can buy the parts for such a computer for less than 100 euro's, with the only major investment going in the memory cards and the hard drive.
I used to run Windows XP on my PC which had 256 MB of RAM, and it was OK. In 2002 it was, and so it was in early 2009.
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Same here. Well, my Duron 850MHz had 384 MB RAM. But WinXP ran fine!

Don't forget how damn old that OS is, Shabba.
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