Assassin's Creed PC minimum requirements (2GB RAM!)

[brawndolicious]

http://www.beyond3d.com/content/news/570

minimum requirements:
Supported OS: Windows XP / Vista (only)
Processor: Dual core processor 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.2 GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ or better recommended)
RAM: 2 GB (3 GB recommended)
Video Card: 256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher (512 MB video card recommended) (see supported list)*
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 compliant sound card (5.1 sound card recommended)
DirectX Version: DirectX 10.0 libraries (included on disc)
DVD-ROM: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive
Hard Drive Space: 12 GB
Peripherals Supported: Keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

I understand that if you built a PC today, you could get up to 4 GB without spending a lot of money.  But a year ago, even if you wanted a PC that could supposedly handle Crysis well, you would probably only have 2 GB of RAM.  Now considering this is a console port, why is it so high??  I'm guessing they just dump the whole city/kingdom into the RAM.  I doubt there'll even be a noticeable improvement in textures.  Still, it has double the recommended requirements of RAM then Crysis.

[Joe Molotov]

Crappy PC port would be my guess.

[AdmiralViscen]

I love how a 360 controller is among the recommendations. This is going to be a great port.

[demi]

woo yay pc gaming

[brawndolicious]

yeah I know it's a crappy PC port when your minimum requirements are an X1300 and 2 GB or RAM.

[Van Cruncheon]

upgrade, pussies

jesus, i have LAPTOPS faster than some of yer so-called pcs

[Smooth Groove]

Seriously though, those with lesser PCs need not worry.  Many PC gamers have been saying that Ubi often exaggerates the recommended specs.  3gbs don't even make any sense since most high end systems won't be able to detect 3gb in XP. 

[brawndolicious]

The MINIMUM requirement of RAM (so you can not even run the game without this much RAM) is 2 GB.  It's just a fast port. I'm guessing the game doesn't stream anything.  I hope GTA4 runs better than this cause I'm a poor and I prefer GTA with a mouse/keyboard.

[demi]

i beat it already. i just saved you a ton of money by telling you to avoid this game. thank me later.

[brawndolicious]

get a 360 and play it.  or else you'll have to upgrade you x1200.  and ram.

[Mupepe]

i beat it already. i just saved you a ton of money by telling you to avoid this game. thank me later.

what?  avoid?  fuck you, demi.  goty 2007

[T234]

upgrade, pussies

jesus, i have LAPTOPS faster than some of yer so-called pcs

There ain't much I can do to upgrade the Shuttle Sexbox 6200 other than put a 3.0E P4 and a 3850 AGP in it.

[Phoenix Dark]

no wonder pc gaming is dead

[Powerslave]

yeah pc gaming sucks ass

[Phoenix Dark]

360 is the future

[Powerslave]

future of failing hardware

[disgruntled_jojo]

3gbs don't even make any sense since most high end systems won't be able to detect 3gb in XP. 

It's 4gb that you're thinking.   You can end up with it detecting less than that however as it considers the RAM on your video card as addressable space.  But unless you had a video card with > 1gb of RAM on it, 3gb would not be an issue.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa366778.aspx

[AdmiralViscen]

i beat it already. i just saved you a ton of money by telling you to avoid this game. thank me later.

what?  avoid?  fuck you, demi.  goty 2007

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