Cryptic Studios has just released the minimum and recommended system requirements for their upcoming MMORPG, Star Trek Online. The game is set for release in February, and whether you are a Star Trek fan or not, this MMO looks like it’s worth trying.

Beam me up Scotty! I’m ready for the technical bits.

System requirements:

OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz or AMD Athlon X2 3800+
Memory: 1GB RAM
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 7950 / ATI Radeon X1800 / Intel HD Graphics
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
DirectX: Version 9.0c or higher
HDD: 8GB free disk space
Network: Broadband required
Disc: 6x DVD-ROM

Recommended system configuration:

OS: Windows XP SP2 / Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 or 64-bit)
CPU: Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 5600+
Memory: 2GB RAM or better
Video: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 / ATI Radeon HD 3850+
Sound: DirectXcCompatible soundcard
DirectX: Version 9.0c or higher
HDD: 8GB free disk space
Network: Broadband required
Disc: 6x DVD-ROM

In my experience, you want to ensure you have more than the minimum requirements, or suffer the dread of hiccups and visual tearing, especially in a MMO. The specs required for Star Trek are slightly higher than Cryptic’s previous title Champions Online, despite running on the same engine. Alternatively, this could be a good thing, as Cryptic may have optimized the engines potential since then.

For more information, check out their official website.