Mafia 2's system requirements aren't that fearsome

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By Tim Edwards
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Want to play Mafia 2? According to the official site, you'll need a... not that powerful PC to run it. They are nowhere near as high-spec as you might expect. The Mafia 2 site lists the minimum specs as...

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7

  • Processor: Pentium D 3Ghz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+ (Dual core) or higher

  • RAM: 1.5 GB

  • Video Card: nVidia GeForce 8600 / ATI HD2600 Pro or better

  • Hard Disc Space: 8 GB

  • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

  • Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or Windows compatible gamepad

while the recommended system requirements are...

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7

  • Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor

  • RAM: 2 GB

  • Video Card: nVidia GeForce 9800 GTX / ATI Radeon HD 3870 or better

  • Hard Disc: 10 GB

  • Sound Card: 100% DirectX 9.0c compliant card

  • Peripherals: Keyboard and mouse or Windows compatible gamepad

To use the PhysX tech, you'll need

  • Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP (SP2 or later) / Windows Vista / Windows 7 Minimum Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core processor

  • Recommended Processor: 2.66 GHz Core i7-920 RAM: 2 GB

  • Minimum: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (or better) for Graphics and a dedicated NVIDIA 9800GTX (or better) for PhysX

  • Recommended: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 (or better)

  • NVIDIA PhysX driver: 10.04.02_9.10.0522. Included and automatically installed with the game.

EDIT: Added PhysX requirements.

That seems well within the reach of most of our readers. Can you run it? And will you be playing it?

Tim Edwards
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