Preorders for Watch Dogs have gone live on Steam, revealing the official recommended system specifications to get it running smoothly on your machine.

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OS: Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.)

Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7 (SP1) or Windows 8 (Please note that we only support 64 bit OSs.) Processor: Eight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz

Eight core - Intel Core i7-3770 @3.5 GHz or AMD FX-8350 X8 @ 4 GHz Memory: 8 GB RAM

8 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850

DirectX 11 graphics card with 2 GB Video RAM - Nvidia Geforce GTX 560 ti or AMD Radeon HD 7850 DirectX: Version 11

Version 11 Hard Drive: 25 GB available space

25 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers

DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers Additional Notes: Broadband connection and service required for multiplayer mode. Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: nVidia GeForce GTX460 or better, GT500, GT600, GT700 series; AMD Radeon HD5850 or better, HD6000, HD7000, R7 and R9 series Intel® Iris™ Pro HD 5200

According to the Steam page , the recommended system specs are as follows:The minimum specs were previously revealed in a tweet by creative director Jonathan Morin.Watch Dogs is due for release on May 27 for PC, as well as current-gen and next-gen consoles. A demo isn't planned , so if you're thinking about buying it, be sure to read up on our hands-on impressions

Katie Williams is a freelance writer and games journalist. She tweets at @desensitisation and hopes that one day, a bird will tweet back.