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[SSV Enterprise]

I just thought to post this for reference.  The official system requirements for Mass Effect 3 as stated by the by EA are as follows:

OS – Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7

CPU – 1.8 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU

RAM – 1 GB for Windows XP / 2 GB for Vista or Windows 7

Disc Drive – 1x speed

Hard Drive: at least 15 GB of free space

Internet connection is required to play

GPU – 256 MB with Pixel Shader 3.0 support
Supported chipsets: Nvidia 7900 or better; ATI X1800 or better. Please note that Nvidia GeForce 9300, 8500, and 8300 are below minimum system requirements, as are AMD/ATI Radeon HD3200, HD3300, and HD4350.

Sound – DirectX 9.0c compatible

DirectX – DirectX 9.0c

Please note that if using an AMD Dual Core CPU, we recommend utilizng the AMD Dual Core Optimizer, available for free download by AMD.

The recommended system requirements are as follows:

OS – Windows XP SP3 / Vista SP1 / Windows 7

CPU – 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU

RAM – 2 GB for Windows XP / 4 GB for Vista or Windows 7

Disc Drive – 1x speed

Hard Drive: at least 15 GB of free space

Internet connection is required to play

Video – AMD/ATI Radeon HD4850 512 MB or greater / Nvidia GeForce 9800GT 512 MB or greater

Sound – DirectX 9.0c compatible

Please note that if using an AMD Dual Core CPU, we recommend utilizng the AMD Dual Core Optimizer, available for free download by AMD.

Now, if you're not familiar with PC hardware, this can be hard to understand, so let me break it down.  There are several components to a PC, the processor (CPU), graphics card (GPU), system memory (RAM), hard drive, etc.  The minimum requirements are what your computer needs in order to play Mass Effect 3.  You must have a dual-core processor, at least 1 GB of RAM (2 GB if your computer uses Windows Vista/Windows 7), and a relatively decent graphics card (around the cost of $50 right now).  If your computer does not meet these specifications, you cannot play Mass Effect 3.  If you try playing it, the game will be a stuttering, unplayable mess and may not even start up at all.  You would be much better off playing the console versions.

Past being able to play the game at all, the recommended specifications are what is needed to bump Mass Effect 3's settings up to maximum.  If you plan on playing Mass Effect 3 at HD resolutions with higher resolution textures (more detail), more lighting effects, antialiasing (edge smoothing), etc., than your computer will need to meet these specifications or exceed them.

How do you find out the system specifications of your own PC?  Every Windows PC has an application called the DirectX Diagnostic Tool, called dxdiag for short.  To run it, run dxdiag.exe in the Run prompt on Windows XP or type dxdiag.exe into the search part of the Start Menu on Windows Vista/7.  A window will pop up with several tabs.  The most relevant tabs are the "System" tab, which contains information on your CPU and RAM, and the "Display" tab, which contains information about your graphics card.

A word about Intel:  Intel makes great CPUs, but their graphics products leave much to be desired.  If on the "Display" tab of dxdiag you see something like "Intel Express Chipset" or "Intel HD Graphics", stop right there.  Do not pass "Go".  Mass Effect 3 will most likely not run on a PC with an Intel graphics chip.  You at the very least want a graphics card designed by either AMD (formerly known as ATI) or Nvidia, the two cutting-edge graphics chip designers of today.

What if your computer doesn't meet the specifications?  Depending on your computer, you should be able to upgrade.  Except for laptops.  The vast majority of laptops can't have their hardware upgraded except for the RAM.  Desktop PCs, on the other hand, usually can have their graphics cards easily upgraded.  Just buy a new one from a computer hardware store like Microcenter or an online retailer like Newegg.com (I personally would not recommend stores like Best Buy, their prices are way too high).

Here are a couple examples of inexpensive graphics cards that should be able to run Mass Effect 3 smoothly at a resolution around 720p:

AMD Radeon HD 6570, $60

Nvidia Geforce GT 430, $55

And here are a couple examples of graphics cards that should run Mass Effect 3 smoothly at 1080p:

Radeon Hd 6770, $110

Geforce GTS 450, $110

There are other things that can factor in, so I will try to answer any more specific questions about graphics cards and computer hardware in general.  Keep in mind that I'm no professional or anything, just a computer hardware enthusiast who also happens to love Mass Effect.

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 12 juillet 2012 - 09:00 .

[PSUHammer]

Great post, man. PC novices should be able to gain some basic insight into PC specs needed to run this (and any) game. I will add that, generally, laptops make poor gaming machines unless specifically purchased with dedicated graphics processors incorporated.

[SSV Enterprise]

Laptops can be just as game-capable as desktops, but the problem is that they usually cost a few hundred dollars more than a desktop with the same power. It costs money to shrink all that computer hardware down and make it run on a battery! And as I said, laptops are usually not upgradeable with either the CPU or the graphics card, while a desktop's lifespan can be lengthened with such upgrades. If you're getting a PC for gaming, a desktop is generally the best idea, unless you absolutely need the mobility or are just rich with more cash than you can handle.

Very nice PC specs btw.  Better than mine.

(I added a couple paragraphs about finding your computer specifications through Dxdiag and some words about Intel graphics chips to the OP).

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 14 février 2012 - 03:30 .

[allyon]

I have been saving my $$$$ for this game. Saved up over 300$ and got a XFX Radeon 6870 graphics card. Subtracting the 80$ from the 300$ for the collectors edition. I'm sitting with my fingers crossed tried to run the Kingdoms of Amalur demo and it wold not work for me.

[LisuPL]

How do you think my 3 year old lappy will run Mass Effect 3?

It's a ASUS with:
T5800 2Ghz C2D
4GB of DDR2 ram
9650m GT 1 GB
Win 7 64-bit

Mass Effect 2 ran at very playable settings for me, with all the shadows turned on, but Mass Effect 3 seems to have improved textures and more advanced shading what concerns me a bit...

[SSV Enterprise]

LisuPL, your laptop should meet the minimum requirements for the game. It falls a good deal short of the recommended specs, but if you play Mass Effect 2 just fine than ME3 should work fine as well. The game may have been changed up a bit, but the recommended specs are really no different than what ME2's were. The improvements are still within the abilities of an Xbox 360 or PS3. Honestly, Mass Effect 3 should not at all be a taxing game, like Battlefield 3 or The Witcher 2 were. Heck, it probably won't push systems as much as Dragon Age II did, with the apparent lack of DirectX 11 features.

allyon, that Radeon HD 6870 should blitz through Mass Effect 3 no problem. Don't worry about the Kingdoms of Amalur demo; it has a Radeon-specific bug. If you have the game's "post processing" graphics setting enabled on a Radeon graphics card, the game "runs" but it gives you a black screen when you try actually playing. It did this to me on my Radeon HD 5770. Turning off post processing allows you to play. It shouldn't affect Mass Effect 3 at all.

Modifié par SSV Enterprise, 14 février 2012 - 06:21 .

[Mobius 1]

are the demo recomanded system spec. the same for the complete game?

[Selene Moonsong]

 I suspect that the specs for the beta will be similar to the specs for the full game, but could be adjusted dow or up slightly.

Also, I always treat the "Recommended" specs as the "minimum requirements for a good gaming experience", because meeting the recommended requirements does not mean you will be able to set all graphics settings to max.

My own system specs are as follows:

Processor: Intel Core i7-960 3.20GHz (64 bit Quad-Core)
Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate (x64)
RAM: 6GB DDR3 1333MHz (DDR3 1333)
Hard Drive: 2TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 7200RPM
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 6770 (1 GB DDR3)
Sound Card: Realtek HD Audio
CD ROM: ATAPI iHAS124 B ATA Device (Generic DVD-R/W CD-R/W)
Display: Samsung SynchMaster 2233 (21.5" Wide Screen)
Default Resolution: 1920x1080  
PSU: Extreme Gear 700W

Modifié par Selene Moonsong, 14 février 2012 - 10:24 .

[Wulfram]

http://www.tomshardw...iew,3107-7.html

is a pretty good resource for working out how your card compares to the recommended specs

(and if you think you need an upgrade, the previous pages might help you buy the right one)

[vejn]

Does it requires SSE2 processor as Dragon age 2 demo ?
Mass effect 2 demo can run on Athlon SSE processors so I'm wondering if anybody did try it.

[PSUHammer]

allyon wrote...

I have been saving my $$$$ for this game. Saved up over 300$ and got a XFX Radeon 6870 graphics card. Subtracting the 80$ from the 300$ for the collectors edition. I'm sitting with my fingers crossed tried to run the Kingdoms of Amalur demo and it wold not work for me.

Keep in mind that newer laptops have a unique way of handling dedicated GPUs.  My new Hp dv7 Pavilion (not bought for gaming) came with a discrete ATI 7470 but also has the Intel HD3000 chip onboard.  The system dynamically switches between the two depending on processes running.  It created a lot of issues until I realized what was happening and disabled the Intel GPU.

Modifié par Hammer6767, 14 février 2012 - 01:56 .

[eshrafel]

vejn wrote...

Does it requires SSE2 processor as Dragon age 2 demo ?
Mass effect 2 demo can run on Athlon SSE processors so I'm wondering if anybody did try it.

It is unlikely to mandate SSE2 in the engine internals because X360 and the likes use a different instruction set, though that does not necessarily mean the PC version isn't compiled differently with the SSE2 flags on.

That said, the Athlon processor that implemented SSE2 was the Athlon 64, which is not dual core. That said, any processor that does not support SSE2 is *below* the minimum requirements, and hence it *may* not run, and if it does, you will probably not receive any official support for it.

[vejn]

eshrafel wrote...

That said, the Athlon processor that implemented SSE2 was the Athlon 64, which is not dual core. That said, any processor that does not support SSE2 is *below* the minimum requirements, and hence it *may* not run, and if it does, you will probably not receive any official support for it.

To whom can we write for using the same compiler  as ME2 demo has ?

Also on http://udn.epicgames...E3MinSpecs.html says that for UE3 games min sys req are

Windows XP SP3

2.0+ GHz processor

2 GB system RAM

A graphics card with shader model 3.0 support.



So I just have that ATHLON XP 2800 socket A (ancient tech).

If ME3 was made in this UDK, then is possible that even this ancient rig could run it.

Modifié par vejn, 14 février 2012 - 05:45 .

[Counterpoint]

I'd like to play ME3 in 2560*1440, so I guess I need a stronger config than the recommended.
Is this suitable to run it?: Phenom II X4 965, 8Gb DDR3, Radeon HD5850, Win 7 Prof. (64 bit)

[artgeek25]

Counterpoint wrote...

I'd like to play ME3 in 2560*1440, so I guess I need a stronger config than the recommended.
Is this suitable to run it?: Phenom II X4 965, 8Gb DDR3, Radeon HD5850, Win 7 Prof. (64 bit)

you should be fine on medium to high settings. if not just lower the resolution slightly until you get the perfromance you like, is my suggestion.

[Phosfor]

Hello all of you. Thanks for the information. May I assume that if it runs the demo at the reccomended specs, it can run the game the same way, or is that subject to change?

[Counterpoint]

artgeek25 wrote...

you should be fine on medium to high settings. if not just lower the resolution slightly until you get the perfromance you like, is my suggestion.

Thanks for the help, I'm reassured

[artgeek25]

Counterpoint wrote...

artgeek25 wrote...

you should be fine on medium to high settings. if not just lower the resolution slightly until you get the perfromance you like, is my suggestion.

Thanks for the help, I'm reassured

no problem.

[Zurdiv]

I have a laptop...
ACER Aspire 5750G
Processor: Intel Core i3-2310M
Operating System: Windows 7 Home (x64)
RAM: 4GB (633MHz?)
GPU: NVIDIA GT 520M

The demo of Mass Effect 3 is... (/drums) UNPLAYABLE!
The lowest details, resolution 1280/720
At the cutscenes fps rate is about: 20-40 (!)
And when I'm finally able to move, also have to shoot to someone, the fps rate becomes:
5-20.
I don't know why there is such a big bounces between fps rates.
Now I have a problem. So.. I have saves from ME1 and ME2, and I can't play ME3 joyfully on PC... However I still have the PS3... It's really hard to choose between hard-earned saves and clearly new start ME3 story on PS3. ~~sorry about my english

[SSV Enterprise]

A Geforce GT 520 is borderline on the minimum requirements. You definitely need to turn down the settings. Past that, it may just be a graphics driver issue.

[Etragorn]

I have an i5 M450 (2.4 GHz), Radeon 5870M (1680x1050), forced Anisotropic 16x, Super-Sample forced Antialiasing x4 (Box), & Mipmap Detail set to High Quality. With all the graphics settings in the demo set to max it ran flawlessly.

[jirkamarsik]

I'll just chip in my two cents since I don't see much love for the Intel HD 3000 GPU around here.

I have a laptop, ThinkPad T420i
Processor: Intel Core i3-2310M
RAM: 6GB
GPU: Intel HD Graphics 3000

Running on 1280x720, AA and Dynamic Shadows on and the demo runs more than fine (not max FPS but definitely good enough for me and I get really iffy about slow framerates).

For the record I am using the deprecated .2361 drivers for the Intel GPU (see here http://communities.i...om/thread/27079), as the game insists on constantly crashing with newer ones. The only crashes I get now are the ones described here http://social.biowar...index/1239953/1 (yep, the same crash from ME2 is still present in ME3).

It's a shame that BioWare or Intel don't fix this driver issue, as newer drivers give me better performance in games like Far Cry 2. But it's nice of them to release a demo for ME3 so Intel HD users do not have to shop blind. However, ME3 has shown to perform just as well as ME2 on the Intel HD 3000 GPU.

[AlanC9]

I'm actually getting good results from my x1650 Pro. A bit of artifacting and an occasional brief framerate drop, but playable.

[TheLostGenius]

I'm having some FPS stuttering and high fan activity with my lap top at max. Though fan activity is not an issue, its only running warm. (Turbine fans in the back of my lappy lol)

core i7 quad core 3.06 HT
8gb DDR3
Nvidia GTX 460m 1.5gb DDR5

Specifically during combat or explosions the frame rate stutters significantly. It feels lke it should run at max at 1080p without issue. Is their any optimization issues that have yet to be worked out? Please let me know if I am expecting too much from my config, thanks!

[onchristieroad]

Hey guys, I'm having a problem getting the demo to run. I can hear it running, but the monitor goes to "input not supported". I've run it at multiple refresh rates and resolutions, but it hasn't made a difference. My standard is 85Hz 1280x1024 running on an 8800GTX (the specifics of the rest I can't remember as I'm not currently at my home computer, but if you want to know I could find out). My computer ran Witcher 2 (just about) and ME2 well, so I can't imagine it's that. Any help greatly appreciated.