It’s obvious that Warhammer 40K: Space Marine looks amazing and has some of the most crisp and detailed visuals for a third-person shooter this year. Well, those crispy, detailed visuals come at a price and the system requirements for Space Marine are a bit steeper than you might have expected.

The following requirements are for both normal play via DVD or digital download via Steam. Regardless, you’re going to need a fairly hefty PC if you plan to play the game beyond the absolute bare minimum requirements.

You can look for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine to hit store shelves for the Xbox 360, PS3 and PC beginning in August or you can pre-order the game right now from the Official Website. The requirements for the game are below.

Minimum System Requirements:
• OS - Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7
• Processor - 2.0Ghz Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or AMD X2 or better)
• RAM - 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
• Hard Drive - 20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
• Video Card - 256MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 & DirectX 9.0 or better (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 3850 or NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT) • Online Steam account

Recommended System Requirements:
• OS - Windows 7
• Processor - Any Quad-core AMD or Intel Processor
• RAM - 1GB (XP), 2GB (Vista), 2GB (Windows 7)
• Hard Drive - 20 GB space free (10 GB free after install)
• Video Card - 512MB Video Card using Shader Model 3 & DirectX 9.0 or better (Performance equivalent to an AMD Radeon 5750 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260)
• Online Steam account