Minimum System Requirements

    Operating System: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
    Processor: 1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equivalent AMD CPU
    Memory: 1 GB RAM for Windows XP / 2 GB RAM for Windows Vista and Windows 7
    Hard Drive Space: 15 GB DVD ROM: 1x Speed
    Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible
    DirectX: DirectX 9.0c August 2008 (included)
    Input: Keyboard / Mouse
    Video Card: 256 MB (with Pixel Shader 3.0 support). Supported Chipsets - NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or greater; ATI Radeon X1600 Pro or greater.

  
    Recommended System Requirements

    Operating System: Windows XP SP3 / Windows Vista SP1 / Windows 7
    Processor: 2.6+ GHz Cure 2 Duo Intel or equivalent AMD CPU
    Memory: 2 GB RAM
    Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible sound card and drivers
    DirectX: DirectX August 2008
    Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT, or better recommended

    Digital Rights Management (DRM)

    The boxed/retail PC version of Mass Effect 2 will use only a basic disk check and it will not require online authentication. This is the same method as Dragon Age: Origins. Digital versions will use the retailers protection system.