GTA IV Recommended Requirements Revealed

[Gareth]

I came across this, looks like we shouldn't have much problems running GTA IV

• OS: Windows XP SP2
• Processor: Dual core processor (Intel Pentium D or better)
• RAM: 2GB
• Hard Drive: 18GB free hard disk space
• Video Card: 512MB Direct3D 10 compatible video card or Direct3D 9 card compatible with Shader
• Drive: DVD-ROM dual-layer drive

I got the source from here

 

[Vizy]

oh hell yea. 18GB of hdd... unless i install on external...i need to buy a new hdd!

 

[ThatGuy16]

wow 18GB....

 

[epidemik]

Saw it earlier but yeah...my jaw dropped when i saw 18gb.

 

[Twist86]

good god I haven't seen a space requirement like that since Vanguard: Saga of Heroes which is about 17gbs on install with about 5-6gbs worth of patches.

Thank god my 320gb HD is getting here Tuesday.

 

[Gareth]

Indeed, 18GB is a lot for a game, but its o.k for most people

 

[Vizy]

Yes, hdd's are getting cheaper, and most people here are accustomed to having a separate hdd for gaming only, (the lucky ones), so it's really no biggie. But is vista mandatory or what?

 

[Gareth]

Vista is dynamic, it can be installed easily on a 20GB HDD and only use 7GB, where as when its on a 250GB drive, it uses about 15GB.

 

[gamerman4]

Damnit, my RAID drive for games is only 160GB....i guess I'll uninstall Spore to make room, it sucks anyways.

 

[Vizy]

So...vista is needed or what?

 

[Ramodkk]

Wow, that's pretty demanding for a game. Considering GTA is a "gameplay" game, where gameplay matters the most, they should really optimize it to run on lower settings.

 

[lubo4444]

What does it matter if is Vista or not it will run anyways...

 

[alexyu]

What do you think about my specs? How will they handle it?
AMD Athlon x2 5000+
ATI HD 3650 512 mb OC Edition
2 GB RAM 800 Mhz
Windows Vista Ultimate

Maybe medium... or high @25 fps?

 

[Gareth]

It will run on Vista. The Radeon HD3650 should be o.k to run it, considering these are recommended requirements, and not minimum requirements.

 

[alexyu]

It will run on Vista. The Radeon HD3650 should be o.k to run it, considering these are recommended requirements, and not minimum requirements.

Right thanks.
Althrough I am a bit worried about this:

(in that article, they say it's been announed on the official site; this is the official site)

 

[Gareth]

Yeah, they probably posted it, and then told to take it off or something?

 

[scooter]

Man, I hope I can run it on low settings..

 

[gamerman4]

Considering it runs on the Xbox 360 and PS3, the minimums won't be spectacular. I would say if your comp can run Crysis on low then it should run this on low.

 

[scooter]

Considering it runs on the Xbox 360 and PS3, the minimums won't be spectacular. I would say if your comp can run Crysis on low then it should run this on low.

I can run Crysis on high...

 

[gamerman4]

I can run Crysis on high...

I kinda figured that after reading your sig, I was mainly just making a general statement about the game requirements that was just sparked by your comment.