Assassin's Creed minimum PC specs

death · #1 07-02-2008, 07:21

You're going to need a kick-ass PC boosted by a flux capacitor to get a decent frame rate in Assassin's Creed on PC if spec requirements published on the 'net are accurate.
"In order to play this game properly, your PC MUST meet or exceed these minimum requirements", a post on Ubisoft Solution Centre, before dropping the almighty bombshellAnd make sure you're sitting down before you read this. Having a stiff drink to hand probably wouldn't go amiss eitherho)...
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)

*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release:
ATI RADEON X1300-1950 / HD 2000 / 3000 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6600-6800 / 7 / 8 / 9 series

To put this into some kind of perspective, here are the official minimum spec requirements for Crysis that were published:

Minimum for both XP and Vista:

CPU - 2.8GHz for XP, 3.2GHz for Vista
RAM - 1.0GB for XP, 1.5GB for Vista
GPU - 256MB, DirectX 9.0c compliant. Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required
Sound Card - DirectX 9.0c compatible
HDD - 12GB
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The PC version of Assassin's Creed features four missions not appearing in the PS3 and Xbox 360 editions.

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As such, the PC edition of the game is going under the name Assassin's Creed: Director's Cut. Ubisoft has confirmed it'll release in March.

It's neglected to drop any information bombs regarding the new content, so we'll just have to wait and be surprised.

By now you'll probably now all about the plot, but just in case you don't we'll only say the game's set during the Third Crusade and drops you in the boots of a super-athletic assassin called Altair who is working both sides of the fence to stop the war.

And don't be surprised if Ubisoft releases the new content for consoles down the line. Oh, and you're going to need a damn hefty PC to play it .

k3vst3r · #2 08-02-2008, 11:57

My poor computer bring it on

death · #3 08-02-2008, 18:54

looks like it could be pritty cool game and we get more than the consoles so should be dam good

death · #4 11-02-2008, 05:50

New content for PC version

Ubisoft has announced that Assassin's Creed for PC, which got a popular Assassin's Creed: Director's cut edition title, will be released in March.

The Director's cut will feature four brand new types of investigations, which weren't available on the console versions. Despite the recent ridiculous minimal/recommended hardware requirements announcement this game is surely one of the highly anticipated titles of this year, and one of the greatest console titles that were released last year.

So, we just need to wait for a bit longer to see how good the PC version looks, and whether the main character, Altair, looks better when rendered on the PC.

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