Origin is now offering the chance to preload the Battlefield Hardline beta in advance of it getting underway tomorrow. There is also a new post revealing the PC system specification for the police-themed shooter accompanied by a new trailer where the lead multiplayer designer Thaddeus Sasser explains what will make the PC edition of the game "so awesome." Here are the specs and the clip:

Check out the following system requirements, which are same for both the beta and the final release of the game:

Recommended:
OS: WINDOWS 8 64-BIT (with KB971512 Update)
CPU: INTEL QUAD-CORE CPU, AMD SIX-CORE CPU
MEMORY: 8 GB RAM
GRAPHICS CARD: AMD Radeon R9 290, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
GRAPHICS MEMORY: 3 GB
HARD DRIVE: 60 GB
DIRECTX 11

Minimum:
OS: WINDOWS VISTA SP2 64-BIT (with KB971512 Update)
PROCESSOR: Athlon II/Phenom II 2.8 GHz, Intel Core i3/i5 2.4GHz
MEMORY: 4 GB RAM
GRAPHICS CARD: ATI Radeon HD 5770 (1 GB), NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB)
HARD DRIVE: 60 GB
DIRECTX 11

Please note: Machines with 4GB of RAM or less may experience issues in the Battlefield Hardline open beta, as gameplay performance for lower-end PCs is still being optimized. We suggest you close all other applications while playing the game.

One of the many joys of being a PC gamer is having complete control over how a game looks and runs on your machine – Battlefield Hardline is no exception. In fact, the developers over at Visceral Games are so eager for you to see for yourself what Battlefield Hardline has to offer that they sat down with us to talk about their commitment to making the PC version of the game the best it can be. Check it out here: