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Splinter Cell: Blacklist minimum and recommended PC requirements released

Splinter Cell: Blacklist minimum and recommended PC requirements have been released by Ubisoft. See if your system will run it below.

As Bluesnews notes, the difference between Ubisoft's list and the one on Steam, is minimum specs for the processor: it's 2.13GHz, not 2.53GHz.

Minimum

  • OS: Windows XP (SP3) / Windows Vista (SP2) / Windows 7 (SP1) / Windows 8
  • Processor: 2.13 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 or 2.80 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 5600+ or better
  • Memory: 2 GB RAM
  • Graphics: 512 MB DirectX 10–compliant with Shader Model 4.0 or higher
  • DirectX: 9
  • Hard Drive: 25 GB HD space
  • Sound: DirectX 10–compliant DirectX 9.0c–compliant
  • Additional Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

Recommended

  • OS: Windows 8
  • Processor: 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 or 3.00 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 940 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • DirectX: 11
  • Hard Drive: 25 GB HD space
  • Sound: 5.1 surround sound
  • Other Requirements: Broadband Internet connection
  • Additional Peripherals Supported: Windows-compatible keyboard, mouse, headset, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

Splinter Cell: Blacklist has gone gold and releases in North America on August 20, and in Europe on August 23. It’s coming to PC, PS3, Wii U and Xbox 360.

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