Before you go invading Skira, you'd better make sure your computer is battle-ready. Earlier today Codemaster announced the recommended and minimum system requirements for their military shooter Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising.

Minimum requirements

• Operating system: Windows XP SP2 or later
• GPU: DirectX 9.0c GPU: Shader 3.0 (GeForce 7900 GT / 256 MB VRAM or higher)
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
• Memory: 1 GB
• Hard disk: 8 GB
• Dual Core CPU 2 x 2.4 GHz
• DVD-ROM DVD drive: Dual Layer DVD-ROM

Recommended System

• Operating system: Windows XP SP2 or later
• GPU: Shader 3.0 (GeForce 8800 GT / 512 MB VRAM or higher), DirectX 9.0c
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible
• Memory: 2 GB
• Hard disk: 8 GB
• CPU: Quad Core CPU
• DVD drive: Dual Layer DVD-ROM

Dragon Rising will arrive on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC on October 6th in North America and October 9th in Europe. A demo will be made available before release so you'll be able to make sure it runs on your rig.