To run Effect3D Studio your system is required to meet or better the requirements listed below:

Operating System
Windows 98/98se/Me/2000/XP (English version)

Hardware
Pentium II 300 MHz (Pentium III 600MHz recommended)
128 MB RAM (256 MB or higher recommended)
200 MB disk space
3D Accelerator with 4MB memory (8MB recommended)
DirectX 7.0 or above
Keyboard / Mouse / Speakers

3D Accelerator
Effect3D Studio requires a 3D accelerator (3D graphics card/integrated chipset) and DirectX 7.0 (or above) to be capable of completing the 3D rendering.

You should ensure you have the latest version of drivers installed for you graphic card or chipset. The drivers provided by the CD-ROM bundled with you graphic card may not be the most recent. You should therefore check the manufacturer web sites for the most current.

To assist the following tables below list the most common 3D acceleration cards and chipsets that are supported by Effect3D Studio:

3D Graphics Cards

3D chipsets