System Requirements
This page describes the hardware required to play Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast. Both AMD K6 and K6-2 computers will work. P120, P133 or P150 machines can run the game although some jerkiness is likely. 1 MB video cards can be used but expect video problems like mouse trails. Baldur's Gate shipped on 5 CDs while Tales of the Sword Coast covers 1 CD. DVD versions of Baldur's Gate with or without the expansion are also available.
| Required |
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| Processor |
Pentium 166 MHz |
| Operating System |
Win95 with DirectX 6.0 (WinXP is not supported) |
| RAM |
16 MB |
| CD-ROM Drive |
4x |
| Sound Card |
DirectX-certified |
| Hard Disk |
320-400 MB |
| Video Card |
DirectX-certified, 2 MB video RAM |
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| Recommended |
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| Processor |
Pentium 200 MHz |
| RAM |
32 MB |
| CD-ROM Drive |
8x |
| Hard Disk |
600+ MB |
| Video Card |
DirectX-certified, 4+ MB video RAM |
Products
The following are the products currently available for Baldur's Gate. A Macintosh version is also available. Dreamcast and PlayStation versions were planned but have not materialized.
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Baldur's Gate
5 CD-ROMs or 1 DVD-ROM
Windows PC
December 1998 (CD), June 1999 (DVD) |
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BG: Tales of the Sword Coast
1 CD-ROM
Windows PC
May 1999 |
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Baldur's Gate: Chapters 1 & 2
(Cheaper introductory version)
1 CD-ROM
Windows PC
June 1999 |
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Baldur's Gate Collection
(BG and Tales of the Sword Coast)
6 CD-ROMs
Windows PC
November 1999 |
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Baldur's Gate: The Original Saga
(BG and Tales of the Sword Coast)
4 CD-ROMs
Windows PC
November 2001
This fully-patched version has been compressed onto fewer CDs. |
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