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?
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