So on May 28th, right when I graduate and need to do productive things like join the workforce, Mass Effect is coming out for PC. And unlike Assassin's Creed which made no effort to streamline for PC, it looks like it will actually run on most of our computers

according to Mass Effect PC System Requirements Released - Shacknews - PC Games, PlayStation, Xbox 360 and Wii video game news, previews and downloads

The full minimum and recommended specs are as follows:

Minimum System Requirements

Operating System:
Windows XP or Vista

Processor:
2.4+GHz Intel or 2.0+GHz AMD

Memory:
1 Gigabyte RAM (XP)
2 Gigabyte RAM (Vista)

Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 6 series(6800GT or better)
ATI 1300XT or better (X1550, X1600 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements)

Hard Drive Space:
12 Gigabytes

Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers

Recommended System Requirements

Operating System:
Windows XP or Vista

Processor:
2.6+GHz Intel or 2.4+GHz AMD

Memory:
2 Gigabyte RAM

Video Card:
NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX or higher
ATI X1800 XL series or higher

Hard Drive Space:
12 Gigabytes

Sound Card:
DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card and drivers, 5.1 sound card


So it looks like my patience paid off