The Minimal system requirements have been released for Star Wars the Old Republic. They are as follows
the minimal system requirements
OSWindows XP, Vista/7 CPUAMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core 4000+ or better · Intel Core 2 Duo Processor 2.0GHz or better
RAMWindows XP: 1.5GB
Windows Vista and Windows 7: 2GB ·
PCs using a built-in graphical chipset, 2GB RAM recommended. VideoATI X1800 or better* · nVidia 7800 or better* · Intel 4100 Integrated Graphics or better*
DVD-ROM8x or better *Minimum of 256MB of on-board RAM and Shader 3.0 or better support.
Not very demanding as most people suspected. This is certainly great news for me as well as many others who haven’t had the means to get a new gaming rig for this game!