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Brink PC system requirements

Steamworks features named, too.

News by Robert Purchese Associate Editor

Updated on 12 Apr 2011

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You'll need a nippy processor to power the PC version of Brink: the very least you'll get away with is a dual core.

A GeForce 8800 GS or ATI Radeon HD 2900 Pro are the oldest graphics cards acceptable.

Full system requirements are below. Note that you'll obviously need an internet connection to play this, an online shooter.

The Steamworks tools used by Brink are Achievements, VOIP, Challenge Leaderboards, Valve's Anti-Cheat, Dedicated Servers (hooray), Friends Support and the Steam Cloud.

Minimum system requirements

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz
2GB RAM
NVIDIA 8800GS / AMD Radeon HD 2900 Pro
Windows XP (SP3)/Vista/Windows 7
8GB free HDD space

Recommended system requirements

Intel Quad Core i5
3GB RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 / AMD Radeon HD 5850
Windows XP (SP3)/Vista/Windows 7
8GB free HDD space

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