Academic Computing Technologies (UACT) The American University in Cairo
Second Life Minimum Requirements
In order for an efficient use of Second Life viewer, you PC must meet the following minimum requirements:
Windows Minimum Requirements Recommended Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL Cable or DSL Operating System: XP, Vista, or Windows 7 XP, Vista, or Windows 7 CPU with SSE2 support, including Intel 1.5 GHz (XP), 2-GHz (Vista) 32-bit (x86) Computer Processor: Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core or Atom, or better AMD Athlon 64 or later. Computer Memory: 512 MB or more 1 GB or more Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels 1024x768 pixels or higher
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better NVIDIA Graphics cards OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250 or 9000 Series: better 9600, 9800 OR Intel 945 chipset 200 Series: 275 GTX, 295 GTX Graphics Card for XP**: ATI Graphics Cards 4000 Series: 4850, 4870, 4890 5000 Series: 5850, 5870, 5970
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 or better NVIDIA Graphics cards OR ATI Radeon 9500 or better 9000 Series: OR Intel 945 chipset 9600, 9800 200 Series: Graphics Card for Vista 275 GTX, 295 GTX or Windows 7 ATI Graphics Cards (requires latest drivers)**: 4000 Series: 4850, 4870, 4890 5000 Series: 5850, 5870, 5970 Mac OS X Minimum Requirements Recommended Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL Cable or DSL Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 or better Mac OS X 10.5.4 or better Computer Processor: 1.5 GHz Intel based Mac 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or above Computer Memory: 512 MB or more 1 GB or more Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels 1024x768 pixels or higher
ATI Radeon 9200 and above ATI: 4850, 4870 OR NVIDIA GeForce 2, OR NVIDIA: 9800 Graphics Card**: GeForce 4 Linux Minimum Requirements Recommended
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Academic Computing Technologies (UACT) The American University in Cairo
Linux Minimum Requirements Recommended Internet Connection*: Cable or DSL Cable or DSL A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux A reasonably modern 32-bit Linux environment is required. If you are environment is required. If you are Operating System: running a 64-bit Linux distribution then running a 64-bit Linux distribution then you will need its 32-bit compatibility you will need its 32-bit compatibility environment installed. environment installed. 800 MHz Pentium III or Athlon, or 1.5 GHz or better Computer Processor: better Computer Memory: 512MB or more 1 GB or more Screen Resolution: 1024x768 pixels 1024x768 pixels or higher
NVIDIA GeForce 6600, or ATI: 4850, 4870 better OR NVIDIA: 9600, 9800 Graphics Card: OR ATI Radeon 8500, 9250, or better
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