Counter-Strike: Source System Requirements

Provided that you have at least an NVIDIA GeForce 510 graphics card you can play the game. To play Counter-Strike: Source you will need a minimum CPU equivalent to an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400. The minimum memory requirement for Counter-Strike: Source is 4 GB of RAM installed in your computer.

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Counter-Strike: Source will run on PC system with and upwards. Additionally it has a Linux version.

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