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System Requirements

In this section we will talk about the machinery to run DCS: Black Shark. First, let’s look at the minimum and recommended system specifications from Eagle Dynamics, then what SimHQ used for our testing.

DCS: Black Shark System Requirements

Minimum
CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.0 GHz / AMD XP 2200+
RAM: 1GB
Video: 256 MB DirectX® 9.0
Video Card: Compatible NVIDIA GeForce™ 6800 or ATI Radeon® X800
HDD: 5GB free space
Keyboard, mouse
Microsoft® Windows® XP (Service Pack 2), Direct X9.0C
Direct X9.0C

Recommended
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 / AMD 64 X2 4200+
RAM: 2GB
Video: 512 MB Direct X9.0
Video Card: Compatible NVIDIA GeForce™ 8800 or ATI Radeon® X2800
HDD: 5GB free space
Sound card
Keyboard, mouse, joystick
Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2) or Microsoft Windows Vista
Direct X9.0C
Cable or xDSL connecting with low latency for multiplayer

SimHQ tested DCS: Black Shark on two systems

Computer 1
AMD Athlon™ 64-bit 3000+
MSI K8T Neo-FIS2R motherboard
1GB DDR RAM
Antec TruePower Trio 430w power supply
NVIDIA GeForce™ 6800 GT video card
Maxtor 500GB PATA hard drive
Windows XP Pro with SP2
Spectre 19″ 1280×1024 LCD
Direct X9.0C
Controllers: CH Products FighterStick, ProThrottle, Throttle Quad, Pro Pedals,
Multi Function Panel and XKeys Pro USB

Computer 2
Intel E8200 Core™2 Duo
Asus P5E motherboard
4GB DDR2 RAM
PC Power & Cooling 850w power supply
Diamond ATI 3870 X2 video card
Western Digital 150GB Raptor hard drive
Windows XP Pro with SP3
22″ LG widescreen LCD monitor
Direct X9.0C
Controllers: CH Products 568 CombatStick USB, ProThrottle, Pro Pedals
Microsoft Sidewinder
NaturalPoint TrackIR 4:PRO™

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