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PC Demo for H.A.W.X out along with system requirements and flight stick compatibility

by: Dan -
More On: Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X.
The folks over at UBISoft have been busy lately with all kinds of goodies as it relates to the PC release of Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. First up is word that the demo version for PC is now available from one of 15 different download sites. These include FilePlanet, GameZone and Filefront to name a few. Secondly, the system requirements for the game have been released, and they can be found in the official H.A.W.X forums or after the jump. And lastly, UBISoft has put together a great compatibility page on their website showing which third-party flight stick and peripherals will work with H.A.W.X
HAWX PC: System Requirements
Supported OS: Windows® XP (with Service Pack 3) or Windows Vista® (with Service Pack 1)(only)

Processor: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.0 GHz, or AMD Athlon XP 2000+ or higher (Intel Core 2 Duo 6320 / AMD Athlon X2 4000+ or higher recommended)

RAM: 1 GB (Windows XP) (2 GB recommended), 2 GB Windows Vista

Video Card: 128 MB DirectX®–compliant, Shader 2.0–enabled video card (256 MB DirectX 10.0–compliant video card or DirectX 9.0–compliant card with Shader Model 3.0 or higher recommended)
(see supported list*)

Sound Card: DirectX 9.0–compliant sound card

DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 or 10.0 libraries (included on disc)

DVD-ROM: 4x DVD-ROM, dual-layer drive

Hard Drive Space: 7 GB

Peripherals Supported: Windows-compliant keyboard, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360® Controller for Windows recommended)

Multiplayer: Broadband connection with 128 kbps upstream or faster / LAN connection

* Supported Video Cards at the Time of Release
Shader Model 2.0:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 59xx
ATI® RADEON® X8xx / 9800
Shader Model 3.0 / 4.0:
NVIDIA® GeForce® 6/7/8/9 series
ATI® RADEON® X1300XT / X1650-1950/HD 2000/3000/4000 series
ATI® Crossfire
NVIDIA SLI

Sound Cards Supported:
Creative Audigy I, II, and IV series, Creative X-FI series, Realtek HD Audio compatible, Realtek AC97 Audio compatible, Hercules Series

Game Pad Supported:
Gembird Dual Force GamePad, Logitech Dual Action, Logitech Extreme 3D, LOGITECH EXTREME 3D PRO, LOGITECH FREEDOM 2.4 CORDLESS JOYSTICK, Logitech Rumblepad 2, Mad Catz,SAITEK AVIATOR, SAITEK CYBORG EVO, SAITEK CYBORG EVO FORCE, SAITEK CYBORG ST, 90 JOYSTICK, Saitek FPS, Saitek P2600 Rumble, Saitek P880, Saitek X52 Flight Control System, Sony Analog Controller (with Dual PSX-USB Adaptor), THRUSTMASTER AFTERBURNER II, Thrustmaster Dual Trigger, Thrustmaster Dual Trigger Force, Thrustmaster FireStorm Dual Analog 3, Thrustmaster FireStorm Dual Power 3 Gamepad, Thrustmaster HOTAS Cougar Joystick, Thrustmaster Run’N’ Drive, Thrustmaster Run’N’ Drive 3-in-1 Rumble Force, Thrustmaster T.Flight Stick X, Thrustmaster T-Mini, THRUSTMASTER TOP GUN FOX 2 PRO, TRUST PREDATOR, TRUST QZ 501 PREDATOR, Xbox360 Controller.

Other controllers may work but functionality may vary.

Laptop versions of these cards may work but are NOT supported.

These chipsets are the only ones that will run this game. For the most up-to-date minimum requirement listings, please visit the FAQ for this game on our support website at:

http://support.ubi.com

NVIDIA® nForce™ or other motherboards/soundcards containing the Dolby® Digital Interactive