Warhammer 40K: Space Marine system requirements

THQ and Relic have released the system requirements for the PC version of upcoming third-person shooter Warhammer 40K: Space Marine.

Among the requirements is confirmation that Space Marine will use Valve's Steamworks protection, meaning that users will need Steam to run the game.

Check the specs below.

Minimum Specs:
OS – Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
Processor – 2.0Ghz Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better)
RAM – 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
Hard Drive – 20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
Video Card – 256MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 3850 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT)
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Recommended Specs:
OS – Windows 7
Processor – Any Quad-core AMD or Intel Processor
RAM – 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
Hard Drive – 20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
Video Card – 512MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 5750 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260)
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Space Marine is due for release on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on 9th September 2011. Check out the trailer below for a look out how the game is turning out, then let us know your thoughts in the forums.