With Fallout 3 (PC, PS3, 360) now complete and in the manufacturing stages, developer Bethesda has released the minimum and suggested system requirements for the PC version of the post-apocalyptic role-playing game, which arrives October 28.

Minimum System Requirements:
• Windows XP/Vista

• 1GB System RAM (XP) / 2GB System RAM (Vista)

• 2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor

• Direct X 9.0c compliant videocard with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better / ATI X850 or better)

Recommended System Requirements:

• Intel Core 2 Duo processor

• 2 GB System RAM

• Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM (NVIDIA 8800 series, ATI 3800 series)

• Supported Video Card Chipsets:
  • NVIDIA GeForce 200 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 9800 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 9600 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 8800 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 8600 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 8500 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 8400 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 7900 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 7800 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 7600 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 7300 series

  • NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series

  • ATI HD 4800 series

  • ATI HD 4600 series

  • ATI HD 3800 series

  • ATI HD 3600 series

  • ATI HD 3400 series

  • ATI HD 2900 series

  • ATI HD 2600 series

  • ATI HD 2400 series

  • ATI X1900 series

  • ATI X1800 series

  • ATI X1600 series

  • ATI X1300 series

  • ATI X850 series
Chris Faylor

Chris Faylor was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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