The following are the official minimum system requirements for C&C 3: Tiberium Wars.
OS:
- Windows XP, or
- Windows Vista (32-bit; 64-bit versions of Vista are not supported)
For Windows XP:
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(Single Core) Intel P4 2.0 GHz / AMD Athlon 2000+
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RAM: 512 MB +
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DirectX 9.0c, NVIDIA GeForce 4+ / ATI Radeon 8500+ video card
(Note: ATI Radeon 9200 and 9250 PCI, NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX cards are not supported.)
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DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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Disk Drive: 8X or faster DVD-ROM drive
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Hard Drive: 6 GB of free hard drive space
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For Multiplayer games: 2 to 8 players with optional voice support, network or Internet connection required (Cable, DSL, or faster connection)
For Windows Vista: (64-bit version of Vista is not supported)
- Intel P4 2.2 GHz / AMD Athlon 2200+
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RAM: 1 GB +
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NVIDIA GeForce 6100+ / ATI Radeon 9500+ video card
(Note: At the time of release, Windows Vista is not compatible with ATI-based video cards with Radeon 9250 chipsets and below, in addition to NVIDIA-based video cards with GeForce 5000 series chipsets and below. ATI Radeon 9200 and 9250 PCI and NVIDIA GeForce 4 MX cards not supported. By extension, the game is not compatible with these chipsets on Windows Vista machines.)
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DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
(Note: For Creative Sound Blaster Audigy cards running under Windows Vista, Intel P4 2.6 GHz CPU or equivalent, or multi-core CPU, required)
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Disk Drive: 8X or faster DVD-ROM drive
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Hard Drive: 6 GB of free hard drive space
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For Multiplayer games: 2 to 8 players with optional voice support, network or Internet connection required (Cable, DSL, or faster connection)
Additionally, we recommend a 256MB card, if possible. An above average graphics card with an average processor will yield better results than the other way around.
