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Mass Effect 2 System Requirements

Raheej Ahmed — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:03:23 +0000

BioWare games, despite often being somewhat tailored for console gamers as well, feel and look best on the PC. Now that Dragon Age is here, the next big BioWare title is Mass Effect 2, which will be hitting stores late January.

Of course, to best run Mass Effect 2 on PC, you’ll want to have a decent computer. BioWare revealed today what sort of rig you’ll need to run this next space epic.

PC MINIMUM System Requirements
OS = 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 = 15 GB
DVD ROM = 1x Speed
Sound Card = DirectX 9.0c compatible
Direct X = 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. Please note that NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 8100, 8200, 8300, 8400, and 9300; ATI Radeon HD3200, and HD4350 are below minimum system requirements. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.

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

NOTES: For the best results, make sure you have the latest drivers for your video and audio cards. Laptop or mobile versions of the above supported video cards have not had extensive testing and may have driver or other performance issues. As such, they are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2. Intel and S3 video cards are not officially supported in Mass Effect 2.

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HW Monitor – Monitor Fan Speed, CPU Temperature And Voltage Of Gaming PC

Raheej Ahmed — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:09:32 +0000

HW Monitor by CPUID is a small and powerful Utility for monitoring the Fan speed of fans, sensing the temperatures of CPU / GPU / HDD / Motherboard etc.

This utility is specially useful for Gamers and Designers who run powerful Games or other CAD software which hog on CPU and Graphics card increasing the temperatures of almost all of these components of computer. Consequently fans will also run fast to keep the computer cool.

If you have over-clocked your PC, or you are running CPU and Graphics Intensive applications, this utility will help you keep a check on the temperatures and will help you decide whether or not you need a better computer casing or additional fans to cool your Gaming PC.

HW Monitor also tells you about the various current and voltage levels which can help you in detecting if your power supply (also called SMPS) is enough to supply power to the graphics card and other USB and related devices that you connect to your Computer.

So If you are a gamer or a professional like me who needs to run CPU intensive applications on your computer, you will find this utility helpful.

[Download HWMonitor From CPUID]

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FIFA Series (Openings) [VIDEO]

Raheej Ahmed — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 05:38:00 +0000

Okay.. So I was just surfing the net when I saw a picture taken from Fifa 2000, which brought back so many memories and all those awesome songs they put in their soundtracks. I still remember all the openings of all the Fifa Games. Thats why I decided to make a list of the best songs from every Fifa game (from ‘98 to ‘08).

1998 – Song 2 by Blur
1999 – Rude Boy Rock by Lion Rock
2000 – Stop the Rock by Apollo 440
2001 – Bodyrock by Moby
2002 – 19-2000 (Fifa 2002 Remix) by Gorillaz
2003 – To Get Down (Fatboy Slim Mix) by Timo Maas
2004 – Red Morning light by Kings of Leon
2005 – Irish Blood, English Heart by Morissey
2006 – Helicopter by Bloc Party
2007 – Can’t Get Enough by Infadels
2008 – Fa-Fa-Fa by Datarock

Here’s the best opening songs from Fifa games (according to me).

Fifa 98 (Road to World Cup)

Fifa 2000

Fifa 2001

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