Minimum Specs Refresher

Notice some folks having issues, particularly with the video. Thought I'd post this as a reminder of the minimum specs.

**Don't overlook the service pack level of the OS and the Audio and Video DirectX reqiurements.**

MIMIMUM
- Windows 2000/XP with SP1 or higher
- Intel Pentium 4- or AMD Athlon CPU with at least 1.2 GHz
- 256 MB RAM
- 64 MB graphics card with Hardware T&L (GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better)
- DirectX 7 compatible soundcard
- DVD-ROM drive
- 1.7 GB free hard disk space

RECOMMENDED
- Windows XP with SP1 or higher
- Intel Pentium 4- or AMD Athlon CPU with at least 1.8 GHz
- 512 MB RAM
- 128-MB graphics card with DirectX 8 support (pixel- and vertex shaders)
- DirectX 7 compatible soundcard
- DVD-ROM drive
- 1.7 GB free hard disk space

On Edit: It may run below minimum specs - just don't expect it to or to run without issues.

to tell the truth, i have no clue what any of that means, all i need to know is how much memory does it take up?

if you're cutting it close on the RAM side of things you should simply go out and buy more. it isn't that expensive, and it could be one of the best things you do for the performace of your machine.

imho, no machine should have 256mb ram... that's crazy talk.
512 is the new minimum for new machines. 1gb I would say is the stanadrd (or more)