The following are minimum requirements for downloading the product:+ L3 j+ d6 ^6 t6 H4 S" u
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- 1.7 GHz Intel Celeron D/Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP/Sempron Processor
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3 _: _( W1 n) ?; }3 |* H - DirectX 9.0c compatible video card (128 MB memory and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5700 or ATI Radeon 8500 chip set)3 P5 D' V d2 O) {2 D
- DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
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5 P/ b+ z; ?4 ] T | How EA Downloader Works
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( `% e; i7 O8 u) @8 v7 E- Make your purchase. Terms of Sale3 R- A! c8 \" X9 ~' y5 f
- Download EA downloader to your computer. (EA downloader is only 8MB, as small as a music file.) More Info" l7 v& t! U4 H" p! t3 I5 u3 R
- Install EA downloader. Your purchased games will be displayed when you open EA downloader.
A/ b! U1 ^. B% b0 @1 u$ f) ]( g - Download your game by selecting "download now" button.
4 _6 R8 |* Z- o - Install your game on release day to begin playing. A system tray reminder will indicate when game is ready for installation.5 _: X; a V1 t5 d. @
- You must leave the EA Downloader installed on your computer and maintain a continued connection to the internet in order to validate the license for certain products acquired through the use of the EA Downloader.* _* N. f; @; @0 }% x% y7 M( H
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- T1: 6 hours
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