One of the main questions asked when a new release comes out is what are the system requirements to run thesoftware, it is always a good idea before installing any software on yourmachine to make sure that your computer meets at least meets the minimum system requirements, but you’ll have better results if you gowith what Autodesk recommends and not just the minimum requirements to run the product. If your system does not meet these requirements, problems canoccur or product will not function as designed. You’ll also want to verify you have a certified graphics card and the driver that Autodesk recommends to run the software. You can check to see if you do by using the link below.
http://www.autodesk.com/hardware
Below is a list of hardware and software requirements Autodesk is recommending to run AutoCAD Civil 3D 2013.
32-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating systems
32-bit versions of the following:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Edition (SP3 or later)
Microsoft Windows Vista® including the following editions (SP2 or later):
• Enterprise
• Business
• Ultimate
Microsoft Windows 7 including the following editions:
• Enterprise
• Ultimate
• Professional
Microsoft Windows 7 is recommended.
Browser
Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
CPU type
Windows XP: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon™ Dual Core processor, 1.6 GHZ or higher with SSE2 technology
Windows Vista or Windows 7: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon Dual Core, 3.0 GHz or Higher with SSE2 technology
Memory
2 GB minimum
4 GB recommended
Display resolution
1280 x 1024 with True Color (minimum)
1600 x 1200 with True Color (recommended)
Multiple monitors are supported
Hard disk
12 GB for installation
7 GB for extraction of the installer if you are using electronic download
2 GB available after installation
Pointing device
MS-Mouse compliant
.NET
.NET Framework Version 4.0
Additional Requirements for 3D Modeling
• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon processor, 3.0 GHz or greater; or Intel or AMD Dual Core processor, 2.0 GHz or higher
• 4 GB RAM (with 3GB switch enabled) recommended
• 2 GB free hard disk space available not including installation requirements
• 1280 x 1024 True Color video display adapter (1,600 x 1,200 recommended) 128 MB or greater
• Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
• Direct 3D® - capable, workstation-class graphics card
64-bit Hardware and Software Requirements
Operating systems
64-bit versions of the following:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2
Microsoft Windows Vista® including the following editions (SP2 or later):
• Enterprise
• Business
• Ultimate
Microsoft Windows 7 including the following editions:
• Enterprise
• Ultimate
• Professional
Microsoft Windows 7 is recommended.
Browser
Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
CPU type
AMD Athlon ™ 64 with SSE2 technology
AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology
Intel Xeon® with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
Intel Pentium® 4 with Intel EM64T support and SSE2 technology
Memory
4 GB minimum
8 GB recommended
Display resolution
1280 x 1024 with True Color (minimum)
1600 x 1200 with True Color (recommended)
Multiple monitors are supported
Hard disk
12 GB for installation
7 GB for extraction of the installer if you are using electronic download
2 GB available after installation
Pointing device
MS-Mouse compliant
.NET
.NET Framework Version 4.0
3D Modeling Additional Requirements
• 8 GB RAM or more
• 2 GB free hard disk space available not including installation requirements
• 1280 x 1024 True Color video display adapter (1,600 x 1,200 recommended) 128 MB or greater
• Pixel Shader 3.0 or greater
• Direct 3D® - capable, workstation-class graphics card
Also Adobe Flash Player is not installed by default. If you don’t have the newest version of Flash installed on your system, a message will display requesting that you install it. Flash
Player can be installed from the product media or Adobe’s website - http://www.adobe.com.