What does it take to play The Burning Crusade?

So you’ve been wanting to visit the Outland (on a more regular basis), or you want to try out being a sexy Horde member (read: female Blood Elf) for a change, or you’re thinking about riding to the danger zone on a flying mount. The only question you need to ask now is, can my computer take all of that (and a bag of chips you’re bound to be munching on in the process, eh, Cartman)?

Well, Blizzard has recently announced, through its FAQ pages, exactly what Outland, sexy female Horde members, flying mounts, and everything else packed into The Burning Crusade expansion will take. So check what you’ve got under that casing of yours, and see if it can grind to the following stats:

For Windows-based PCs:

• OS: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4); Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
• Processor: Intel Pentium3 800MHz or AMD Duron 800MHz
• Memory:
  • 512 MB RAM,
  • 1GB RAM is recommended
• Video:
  
  • Minimum: 32MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above.
  • Recommended: 64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above.
• Sound: DirectX compatible sound card

For Macs:

• OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer required
• Processor:
  • 933MHz G4/G5 processor,
  • 1.8GHz G5/Intel or better recommended
• RAM:
  • 512MB RAM,
  • 1GB DDR RAM is recommended
• Video:
  • NVIDIA or ATI graphics processor with 32MB VRAM,
  • 64MB VRAM recommended
• Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported

Blizzard expects to release The Burning Crusade late this year in Europe, Korea, and North America, with their regions quickly following suit. Further details will be released by the company in the months ahead. No word on whether the Sword of a Thousand Truths will be included in the final release package.

So you’ve been wanting to visit the Outland (on a more regular basis), or you want to try out being a sexy Horde member (read: female Blood Elf) for a change, or you’re thinking about riding to the danger zone on a flying mount. The only question you need to ask now is, can my computer take all of that (and a bag of chips you’re bound to be munching on in the process, eh, Cartman)?

Well, Blizzard has recently announced, through its FAQ pages, exactly what Outland, sexy female Horde members, flying mounts, and everything else packed into The Burning Crusade expansion will take. So check what you’ve got under that casing of yours, and see if it can grind to the following stats:

For Windows-based PCs:

• OS: Windows 2000 (Service Pack 4); Windows XP (Service Pack 2)
• Processor: Intel Pentium3 800MHz or AMD Duron 800MHz
• Memory:
  • 512 MB RAM,
  • 1GB RAM is recommended
• Video:
  
  • Minimum: 32MB 3D graphics processor with Hardware Transform and Lighting, such as an NVIDIA GeForce 2 class card or above.
  • Recommended: 64MB VRAM 3D graphics processor with Vertex and Pixel Shader capability, such as an NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 class card or above.
• Sound: DirectX compatible sound card

For Macs:

• OS: Mac OS X 10.3.9 or newer required
• Processor:
  • 933MHz G4/G5 processor,
  • 1.8GHz G5/Intel or better recommended
• RAM:
  • 512MB RAM,
  • 1GB DDR RAM is recommended
• Video:
  • NVIDIA or ATI graphics processor with 32MB VRAM,
  • 64MB VRAM recommended
• Controls: A keyboard and mouse are required. Input devices other than a mouse and keyboard are not supported

Blizzard expects to release The Burning Crusade late this year in Europe, Korea, and North America, with their regions quickly following suit. Further details will be released by the company in the months ahead. No word on whether the Sword of a Thousand Truths will be included in the final release package.