GameStop has listed minimum and recommended specs for those who plan on playing Battlefield 3 on PC.

While we cannot confirm these are entirely official, but it should give you an idea of what sorts of innards your PC needs to play the shooter.

We have sent a mail to verify the listing, just in case, especially since XP is not listed in there anywhere.

Minimum

Hard Drive Space: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7

Processor: Core 2 Duo @ 2.0GHzRAM2GB

Video Card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card

Recommended

Hard Drive Space: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version

OS: Windows 7 64-bit

Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPURAM 4GB

Video Card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, GeForce GTX 460, Radeon Radeon HD 6850

BF3 is out in October.

Via GamerZines.