NFS: The Run Gets PC System Requirements, Video and Screenshots

Electronic Arts has posted even more goodies for fans of its Need for Speed racing franchise, including PC system requirements for the upcoming Need for Speed: The Run title, as well as a new trailer, called On the Edge, and a batch of screenshots from that video.

Need for Speed: The Run is set to be one of the most anticipated racing games of the year, as EA and its Black Box studio have tried to deliver a high quality, story-based experience using the all-new Frostbite 2 engine, courtesy of Battlefield 3 developer DICE.

Now, after hearing that a demo for The Run will be out on October 18, even more information and goodies about the game have been released.

First up, there are the minimum and recommended PC system requirements which owners of the platform need to fulfill in order to play The Run as it's intended.

Is your computer capable of The Run? Check out the system specifications below.

Minimum System Requirements (PC)

OS: Windows Vista SP2 32-bit

DirectX: DirectX 10

CPU: 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or equal AMD 

Memory: 3 GB

HDD: 18 GB

Graphics (AMD): 512 MB RAM ATI Radeon 4870 or better

Graphics (NVIDIA): 512 MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GT or better

Sound: DirectX compatible

Input: Keyboard, Gamepad or Wheel

DVD Rom 

Online: 512 KBPS Internet connection or better

Recommended System Requirements (PC)

OS: Windows 7 SP1 64-bit

DirectX: DirectX 11

CPU: 3.0 GHz Intel Core 2 Quad or equal AMD

Memory: 4 GB

HDD: 18 GB

Graphics (AMD): 1024 MB RAM ATI Radeon 6950

Graphics (NVIDIA): 1024 MB RAM NVIDIA GeForce GTX560

Sound: DirectX compatible

Input: Keyboard, Gamepad or Wheel

DVD Rom 

Online: 512 KBPS Internet connection or better

After you're done seeing if your computer can handle the new NFS game, check out the glorious On The Edge trailer below, as well as the screenshots from the footage, depicting two beautiful supercars, the McLaren MP4-12C and the Pagani Huayra, racing on the Million Dollar Highway.

Need for Speed: The Run is out on November 15, in North America, and November 18, in Europe, for the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 as well as the Nintendo Wii and 3DS.

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