Age of Empires: Minimum System Requirements (174850)


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  • Microsoft Age of Empires
This article was previously published under Q174850

SUMMARY

This article describes the minimum system requirements to run Microsoft Age of Empires.

MORE INFORMATION

The minimum system requirements to run Age of Empires are:
  • A multimedia PC with a Pentium 90 or faster processor.

  • Microsoft Windows 95 operating system or later, or Windows NT Workstation 4.0 with Service Pack 3 or later.

  • 16 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM) for Windows 95, or 24 MB of RAM for Windows NT (or for an 8-player multiplayer game in Windows 95/98).

  • 80 MB of available hard disk space.

  • 50 MB of available disk space for swap file.

  • A local Bus SVGA video adapter with 1 MB of Video RAM and a color SVGA monitor.

  • A keyboard and Microsoft Mouse or compatible pointing device.

  • A double-speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive for gameplay, or a quad-speed CD-ROM drive for cinematics.

  • A Windows-compatible sound card with speakers or headphones to hear sound playback.

  • A 28.8 kilobytes per second (KBPS) or faster modem for head-to-head or Internet play.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/16/2005
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