THQ's Metro 2033 Page now offers system specifications for the upcoming post-apocalyptic shooter, offering three sets of specs: minimum, recommended, and optimal, as well as a set of specs to support NVIDIA's 3D Vision. They also say: "We also recommend the biggest and best monitor you can afford, and a home cinema kit or surround sound headphones!" CPU specs range from any Core 2 Duo or better to a Core i7 and video card specs go from DirectX 9, Shader Model 3 compliant graphics cards to a DirectX 11 compliant graphics card. On a related note, there's a Metro 2033 interview on Eurogamer focusing on technical aspects of the game and its engine and there's also an interview on VG247 that concentrates more on gameplay. The full specs follow.

Minimum:
     • Dual core CPU (any Core 2 Duo or better will do)
     • DirectX 9, Shader Model 3 compliant graphics cards (GeForce 8800, GeForce GT220 and above)
     • 1GB RAM

Recommended:
     • Any Quad Core or 3.0+ GHz Dual Core CPU
     • DirectX 10 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 260 and above)
     • 2GB RAM

Optimum:
     • Core i7 CPU
     • NVIDIA DirectX 11 compliant graphics card (GeForce GTX 480 and 470)
     • As much RAM as possible (8GB+)
     • Fast HDD or SSD

Enabling 3D Vision
     • Metro 2033 utilizes NVIDIA 3D Vision with compatible cards and hardware. To play in 3D you will require:
     • NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 and above recommended
     • A 120Hz (or above) monitor
     • NVIDIA 3D Vision kit
     • Microsoft Windows Vista or Windows 7