The PC versions of the Need for Speed series have very rarely been anything beyond mediocre, if they even managed to reach that lofty position, hence why it is such a big deal that EA has opted to extend an olive branch with a potentially great PC version of the game.

The latest addition to the Need for Speed franchise will arrive on the PC with improved graphics, no frame cap, support for all sorts of wheels, gamepads and peripherals as well as the much requested manual transmission feature. Here's the trailer and the system requirements:

As for the system requirements you'll find them below alongside what sort of settings are optimal for that hardware configuration:

Minimum Requirements for 720p 30fps at low settings:

- OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later

- Processor: Intel Core i3-4130 or equivalent with 4 hardware threads

- Memory: 6GB RAM

- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB, AMD Radeon HD 7850 2GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 2GB of memory

- Hard Drive: 30 GB free space

Recommended Requirements for 1080p 60fps at high settings:

- OS: 64-bit Windows 7 or later

- Processor: Intel Core i5-4690 or equivalent with 4 hardware threads

- Memory: 8GB RAM

- Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 4GB, AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB, or equivalent DX11 compatible GPU with 4GB of memory

- Hard Drive: 30 GB free space

And if you were wondering which peripherals (besides standard gamepads) will be supported here's the list of supported game wheels:

- Logitech G27

- Logitech G29

- Logitech G920

- Thrustmaster TX

- Thrustmaster T150

- Thrustmaster T300

- Thrustmaster T500

- Fanatec CSR

Need For Speed will be making its way to the PC on March 15th and if you own Origin Access you will be able to demo it for free starting on March 10th.