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Core 2 Duo, 1GB RAM, 2 dilithium crystals.

Cryptic has revealed the minimum and recommended system requirements for its space-faring MMO Star Trek Online, which launches in February.

You'll find them at the official site, and below.

System requirements:

OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
Memory: 1GB RAM
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
DirectX: Version 9.0c or higher
HDD: 8GB free disk space
Network: Broadband required
Disc: 6x DVD-ROM

Recommended system configuration:

OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
Memory: 2GB RAM or better
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
Sound: DirectXcCompatible soundcard
DirectX: Version 9.0c or higher
HDD: 8GB free disk space
Network: Broadband required
Disc: 6x DVD-ROM

Not too steep, although prospective starship captains should note that these are very slightly higher than the system specifications for Cryptic's last game, Champions Online, which uses the same engine. We found Champions Online's performance wasn't particularly great on a machine with more or less the recommended spec. Hopefully Cryptic has been able to do some optimisation work since then.

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George-Roper #1 2 years ago

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Means nothing.

When I worked in game software development, the criteria for 'minimum' was would the game install and then load to the ingame menu. I'd be very surprised if this wasn't the minimum legal requirement.

Recommended are typically not far above minimum.

As a PC gamer, look at recommended and then add a hardware generation on top if you want it to be a good gaming experience.
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RumpyStumpy #2 2 years ago

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These specs are logical captain... Set RAM to 2 Gb and phasers to stun
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Widge #3 2 years ago

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Shitting hell, my CPU needs updating.
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ZuluHero #4 2 years ago

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/holds PC down

She canna take mooch more of this captain!
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rascoj64 #5 2 years ago

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I caaneee run it capt'n! I neeed more powerr!
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Cyclone #6 2 years ago

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Maybe it's just me having not bought too many PC games recently but the minimum specs seem a little on the high side for an MMO. Having a 3Ghz Core 2 Duo as the recommended processor seems high, even with the release of the i5 and i7.
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mcmonkeyplc #7 2 years ago

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Warp drive standing by captain. Maximum power available.
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cairbre1977 #8 2 years ago

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I thought they were slightly on the high side too its really my CPU that needs updating I suppose to the i5 because the i7 is too expensive
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SG #9 2 years ago

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Loving the title.
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TruSmiles #10 2 years ago

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Can the dilithium crystals be slotted into USB?
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ZuluHero #11 2 years ago

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with a single dilithium crystal you wouldn't have to plug your PC into the mains. Let alone 2!
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telboy007 #12 2 years ago

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Make it so number one!
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Genome #13 2 years ago

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Specs are irrelevant. Resistance is futile. We will add your technological software to our PCs. Your game will adapt to service our settings.
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Bravestinsane #14 2 years ago

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Seems quite low compared to some MMO's i have been playing, however the screenies still look very good so im thinking that unlike other MMO's with STO you will actually see a difference between settings i know i see very little difference if any.
Still looking forward to it though
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sneetch #15 2 years ago

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Remember all those highly explosive computer terminals they have in Star Trek; you get hit by one torpedo and your PC could asplode! The EU won't be happy with that.
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Felwyn #16 2 years ago

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but can we seks the aliens like William Shatner?
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poopmonster #17 2 years ago

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Double that for the average joe then.

Specs are only half the story, it's all about good components and drivers.
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malloc #18 2 years ago

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That's no moon. Oh... right, nevermind.
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zootle #19 2 years ago

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The problem is Cryptic can't write a 3D engine to save their lives. I have a pretty top spec machine, high end Intel chip, top of the range nVidia card, 6 gig memory, Vista 64 bit, blah blah blah, and Champions Online still has a piss-poor frame rate compared to absolutely anything else I run. City of Villains had a similar problem back when it first came out (of course I had an entirely different (but still top spec for the time) PC then).

Point being, the system specs are irrelevant as it will likely run like a dead dog with all its legs amputated regardless of whether you're running it on a Sinclair Spectrum or God.
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ZuluHero #20 2 years ago

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What about CoX? Although i don't know how much NCsoft has optimized it. And a Sinclair Spectrum or God? Some would argue they are the same
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bebox2010 #21 2 years ago

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These specifications are never right, I downloaded STO onto a computer with a Intel Celeron D 2.4Ghz CPU, 512MB DDR RAM, ATI Radeon 9550 256MB Graphics Card, and standard on board motherboard sound card. According to Cryptic this computer should never be able to run STO, yet I successfully installed the game, created a character and started to play the game. I'm not saying it was perfect, but the game still played although it was a little choppy. This computer with these specifications is also running Windows Vista Ultimate with absolutely no problems and good performance. Either I have a magical computer or these specifications don't mean a thing.

Here are some links to screenshots of the DXDIAG file showing CPU and STO login screens, I would have added screens of STO minimized with the DXDIAG alongside but that seems to be the breaking point, running the game and desktop alongside each other.

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These images show the login screens ingame menus.

Anyone else been able to run games on systems that shouldnt be able to run them?

Edited by 1 at 16/01/10 @ 18:12
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