Grand Theft Auto 5 will be released on the PC a week from today, on April 14. Preloading has already begun if you pre-ordered a digital copy of GTA V from Steam or the Rockstar Warehouse, so don't forget to get your download started. This is particularly good news since these digital copies have revealed the file size to be 65 GB. That's quite a chunk of space.
Meanwhile, don't forget to check out the minimum and recommended specs for GTA V to make sure your PC can run it:
Minimum: OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1, Windows Vista 64 Bit Service Pack 2* (*NVIDIA video card recommended if running Vista OS) Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 CPUs) / AMD Phenom 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs) @ 2.5GHz Memory: 4GB Video Card: NVIDIA 9800 GT 1GB / AMD HD 4870 1GB (DX 10, 10.1, 11) Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible HDD Space: 65GB DVD Drive
Recommended: OS: Windows 8.1 64 Bit, Windows 8 64 Bit, Windows 7 64 Bit Service Pack 1 Processor: Intel Core i5 3470 @ 3.2GHZ (4 CPUs) / AMD X8 FX-8350 @ 4GHZ (8 CPUs) Memory: 8GB Video Card: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB / AMD HD7870 2GB Sound Card: 100% DirectX 10 compatible HDD Space: 65GB DVD Drive
If your current computer isn't quite ready for GTA V, here are some recommended PC builds you might consider upgrading to. Planning to get GTA V on either your current PC or a new build? Let us know in the comments!
