PC requirements

Cold Fear System Requirements

Cold Fear needs at least 1 GHz processor minimum, (2 GHz recommended), 256MB RAM minimum, (512MB recommended) and DirectX® 9 compliant 64MB (128MB recommended). see supported list* graphics.

Verified Sources: Steam store listing
Cold Fear minimum and recommended PC specifications
Component Minimum
Operating system Windows® 2000/XP only
Processor 1 GHz processor minimum, (2 GHz recommended)
Memory 256MB RAM minimum, (512MB recommended)
Graphics DirectX® 9 compliant 64MB (128MB recommended). see supported list*
Storage 2.2 GB
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Other platforms

Cold Fear is also available on these systems, where hardware is fixed and no per-PC check is needed:

Quick answers

Running Cold Fear on PC

Can my PC run Cold Fear?
Compare your CPU, GPU and RAM against the minimum column below. If your parts match or beat every minimum row, the game will launch — though you may need to lower settings. Matching the recommended column is what gets you 60fps at 1080p.
How much storage does Cold Fear need?
2.2 GB