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Full system requirements for DOTA 2 reported on Aug-18-2011
DOTA 2 or Defence of the Ancients 2 to use its full title is being backed by Valve to make it more accessible to new players. DOTA was a very popular mod years ago with a very serious fan base which made it very hard for new comers to enter into the complex game and have any chance.
Lets take a look at the new DOTA 2 system requirements...
DOTA 2 Minimum System Requirements
OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
CPU: Pentium 4 3.0GHz
RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
GFX: DirectX 9 compatible video card with 128 MB, Shader model 2.0. ATI X800, NVidia 6600 or better
HDD: At least 2.5 GB of free space
AUDIO: DirectX 9.0c sound cards
DOTA 2 Recommended System Requirements
OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.4GHz/ AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 5600+
RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
GFX: NVidia 7600 / ATI X1600 or better
GFX Notes: DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0
It has been said that if you can play Alien Swarm then you will be able to run DOTA 2 as they share very similar requirements