This page describes the hardware required to play Baldur's Gate and Tales of the Sword Coast. Both AMD K6 and K6-2 computers will work. P120, P133 or P150 machines can run the game although some jerkiness is likely. 1 MB video cards can be used but expect video problems like mouse trails. Baldur's Gate shipped on 5 CDs while Tales of the Sword Coast covers 1 CD. DVD versions of Baldur's Gate with or without the expansion are also available.

Required
Processor	Pentium 166
Operating System	Win95 with DirectX 6.0
RAM	16 MB
CD-ROM Drive	4x
Sound Card	DirectX-certified
Hard Disk	320-400 MB
Video Card	DirectX-certified, 2 MB video RAM
Recommended
Processor	Pentium 200 MHz
RAM	32 MB
CD-ROM Drive	8x
Hard Disk	600+ MB
Video Card	DirectX-certified, 4+ MB video RAM