Went to gamestop.com and looked up their ordering information for Rome:Total War.
DISCLAIMER: I do NOT vouch for the accuracy of any of this. This is merely what I found on a major retailers website, so it's second-hand at best.
Tech requirements were sparse but here's what they had:
Minimum:
Operating System: English version of Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME/2000/XP
Processor: Pentium® III 1.0GHz (1000MHz) or Athlon™ 1.0GHz (1000MHz) processor or higher
RAM: 256MB RAM
CD-ROM: 8x Speed CD-ROM drive (1200KB/sec sustained transfer rate) and latest drivers
Hard Drive: 2.9GB of uncompressed free hard disk space (plus 500MB for Windows® swap file)
Video Card: 3D hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers*.
Recommended:
Nothing. That portion was blank.
Here's a bit more specific video card info, gleaned from the main description of the game.
* 3D hardware Accelerator Card Required - 100% DirectX® 9.0b compatible 64MB Hardware Accelerated video card and the latest drivers*.
ATI® Radeon 7200
ATI® Radeon 8500
ATI® Radeon 9000
ATI® Radeon 9500
ATI® Radeon 9600
ATI® Radeon 9700
ATI® Radeon 9800
All Nvidia® GeForce 2 and higher
* Important Note: *Some 3D accelerator cards with the chipsets listed here may not be compatible with the 3D acceleration features utilized by Rome: Total War™. Please refer to your hardware manufacturer for 100% DirectX 9.0b compatibility.
* Multiplayer Requirements:
- Internet (TCP/IP) and LAN (TCP/IP) play supported.
- Internet play requires broadband connection and latest drivers.
- LAN play requires network interface card and latest drivers.
