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Resident Evil 7 PC requirements revealed

Master of unlocking a steady framerate.

Despite being another four months away, Capcom has already revealed Resident Evil 7's PC system requirements.

As listed on Steam, they are as follows:

MINIMUM:

  • OS: WINDOWS 7,8,8.1,10 64-BIT
  • Processor: Intel Core i5-4460, 2.70GHz or AMD FX-6300 or better
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760 or AMD Radeon R7 260
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Additional Notes: 1080P CPU/GPU at 30FPS Players will have to either lowertexture or set streaming textures to OFF in order to optimize performance.

RECOMMENDED:

    OS: WINDOWS 7,8,8.1,10 64-BIT
  • Processor: Intel Core i7 3770 3.4GHz or AMD or better
  • Memory:8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or AMD Radeon R9 280X or better
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Additional Notes: "1080P CPU/GPU at 60FPS.

In the fine print Capcom noted that "The game is still undergoing development, so all PC requirements are subject to change." Still, this should give prospective PC players a pretty good idea of what they'll need to embark on Capcom's upcoming first-person horrorshow.

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For more on Resident Evil 7, you can read our guide to its recently updated demo.

Resident Evil 7 is due on 24th January for PS4, Xbox One and PC. It will support PlayStation VR at launch.

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