split/second system requirements race for the picket line!

Minimum System Requirements:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3
Processor: 3.0 GHz Intel Pentium D processor (Windows 7 / Vista) / 2.6 GHz Intel Pentium D processor (Windows XP) or 2.0 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 or equivalent processor
Memory: 2.5 GB RAM (Windows 7 / Vista) / 2.0 GB RAM (Windows XP)
Hard Drive: 6.5 GB uncompressed hard drive space
Video Card (graphics): 256 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible, 3D video card supporting Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7600 or better, ATI Radeon X1600 or better) -- NOTE: Onboard (built-in) integrated chipsets are not supported
Sound Card: 16-bit DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (included)
8x DVD-ROM drive

Recommended Requirements

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista SP2 / XP SP3

Processor: 3.0 GHz Intel Core2 Duo processor or 2.4 GHz AMD Athlon 64 X2 or equivalent processor
Memory: 2.5 GB RAM (Windows 7 / Vista) / 2.0 GB RAM (Windows XP)
Hard Drive: 6.5 GB uncompressed hard drive space
Video Card (graphics): 512 MB DirectX 9.0c-compatible, 3D video card supporting Shaders 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or better, ATI Radeon HD3870 or better)
Sound Card: 16-bit DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX: DirectX 9.0c (included)
8x DVD-ROM drive

source:

http://www.game-debate.com/news/?news=335&game=Split%20Second&title=Split%20Second%20Full%20system%20Requirements

Meh, minimum and recommended settings as suggested by the developers are always subjective. That could mean minimum getting 5-10 fps on rock bottom lowest settings possible and the recommended set up getting crap fps with anything cranked up.

No problem meeting the requirements here but the thing that bugs me about releasing requirements is the vagueness of them. We always get Minimum and Recommended right erm yeah but Recommended to play at what settings ? I really think it is time the specification ritual was updated for it to actually be of some use. At least tell us what settings we can expect at low specs, what to expect at recommended specs and tell the damn truth about what is needed to run the game maxxed out.

Anyway sorry for the rant not too sure about split second it looks a bit too arcadey for my tastes.

No problem meeting the requirements here but the thing that bugs me about releasing requirements is the vagueness of them. We always get Minimum and Recommended right erm yeah but Recommended to play at what settings ? I really think it is time the specification ritual was updated for it to actually be of some use. At least tell us what settings we can expect at low specs, what to expect at recommended specs and tell the damn truth about what is needed to run the game maxxed out.

Anyway sorry for the rant not too sure about split second it looks a bit too arcadey for my tastes.

charmingcharlie

it usually medium settings and optimum system requirements are what it takes to max out (with 30+ fps @ 1680 x 1024 resolution)