Minimum System Requirements

Operating System:	Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
Processor:	1.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
Memory:	256 MB RAM (Windows 2000) / 512 MB RAM (Windows XP)
Hard Disk Space:	1.7 GB Free
CD-ROM Drive :	4X Speed
Video:	DirectX 9.0c-compatible 64 MB video card with Hardware T&L support ( GeForce 2/Radeon 7500 or better)
Sound:	DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®:	DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher

Recommended System Requirements

Operating System:	Windows® 2000/XP/Vista
Processor:	1.8 GHz Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor or equivalent
Memory:	512 MB RAM
Hard Disk Space:	1.7 GB Free
CD-ROM Drive :	4X Speed
Video:	128 MB Video Card w/ DirectX 8 support (pixel & vertex shaders)
Sound:	DirectX 9.0c-compatible sound card
DirectX®:	DirectX® version 9.0c (included) or higher

Supported Operating Systems

Windows 2000	Service Pack 1 or higher WITH Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
Windows XP	Home or Professional w/ Service Pack 1 or higher
Windows Vista

It is very important that you ensure that you are using the latest drivers and versions of all of your software. While doing this you might encounter some specific conflicts with the minimum specifications for Civ4.

For example, if you have an ATI video card and you are using Windows XP you must (it says recommends but when problems are present and no solutions present themselves it is sometimes necessary to make recommended a requirement) have Service Pack 2 installed to meet the requirements of the ATI driver.

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