Can I run GTA V? (Intel Xeon DP 5050 @3GHz)

[Flannery Moore]

I have a "Dell Precision Workstation 490" that I've added a Nvidia GTX 660 Ti to, and I'm wondering if it is capable of running GTA V in maximum graphics settings at 60fps. My current specs are listed below. Please keep in mind that I have a "server" Motherboard, with both CPU slots in use; both are Intel Xeon 5050's.

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  Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 64-Bit.
  Two Intel Xeon DP 5050 @3GHz (Ark Intel Link)
  16GB of FB-DDR2 RAM @333MHz (Speccy says 166MHz on the summary.. and then 333MHz in the fine details. So I'm unsure about that.)
  2GB Nvidia GTX 660 Ti on two Monitors; 1680x1050, and 1600x900.

Speccy image for proof:

I know that the "recommended" system requirements state that I should be using an i5, but I'm unsure of how two Xeon 5050's hold up against an i5. I've googled around for a long while, and I cannot seem to find a benchmark, or "comparison" website that compares Dual CPUs against a single CPU. And on top of that, the Xeon 5050 seems to be a highly uncommon model. Most sites that I have come across list the original Xeon, and then jump to a Xeon 5100+, completely skipping the Xeon 5050.

In short, I've just had a lot of difficulty finding proper, and concrete information regarding Dual Xeon 5050's, and their performance in gaming vs standard CPUs.


I am well aware that my CPUs are horribly archaic, and need to be updated, so please don't rant at me to get new hardware. I am also aware that Xeons are not made for gaming - yet I've used this rig for exactly that. If I could afford something "standard", or "nice" like an i3, or an i5, I would have built such a rig a long time ago. As it is; my above listed system is the absolute best I'll have access to for some years to come. So again, please just try to help me, rather than berating me for using old hardware.

 

[JobCreator]

If you'll excuse me, I have to go put some water in Pitbull's mama's dish. *HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE*

On a serious note, you'll be fine. You're not going to get the best graphics possible, but you have plenty of processing power. Not sure about your RAM, though.

DDR2-333? Something is off about that. Or, I'm not interpreting that correctly. Someone can probably chime in on that. That's the only real problem area I'm seeing. Most RAM these days is 1600MHz and above, so... If that's dual channel at 166MHz (very weird even to type that), you're going to lack SIGNIFICANTLY there. Could be unplayable at that rate.

 

[atomicWAR]

yeah it should run i don't think you will be maxing anything out with a gtx 660Ti but it should run. While your CPU's are old they have a decent clock and its basically a quad core...the old core 2 series quads were two dual cores on a single chip using the FSB to pass along information to the set of cores. Not the most efficient set-up but it works well enough. I think the GPU requirements to max GTA V will be very high if not multi-card so your gtx 660Ti will be the bigger issue.

 

[Flannery Moore]

If you'll excuse me, I have to go put some water in Pitbull's mama's dish. *HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE*

On a serious note, you'll be fine. You're not going to get the best graphics possible, but you have plenty of processing power. Not sure about your RAM, though.

DDR2-333? Something is off about that. Or, I'm not interpreting that correctly. Someone can probably chime in on that. That's the only real problem area I'm seeing. Most RAM these days is 1600MHz and above, so... If that's dual channel at 166MHz (very weird even to type that), you're going to lack SIGNIFICANTLY there. Could be unplayable at that rate.

Okay.. well, on the Ram part, I did mention that Speccy is inconsistent with it's information. On the above image, you can see that it says 166MHz, but in the RAM category, if I look at each RAM stick individually, they're each listed as 333MHz, as you can see here:

And yes, I know that DDR3 Ram is clocked at 10 times the speed as my Ram, but it doesn't seem to make a noticeable difference in performance.

 

[Flannery Moore]

yeah it should run i don't think you will be maxing anything out with a gtx 660Ti but it should run. While your CPU's are old they have a decent clock and its basically a quad core...the old core 2 series quads were two dual cores on a single chip using the FSB to pass along information to the set of cores. Not the most efficient set-up but it works well enough. I think the GPU requirements to max GTA V will be very high if not multi-card so your gtx 660Ti will be the bigger issue.

Um. The GTX 660 Ti is the "recommended" requirement for GTA V, according to Rockstar Games, and PC Gamer:

http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-system-requirements-announced/



Recommended Specs

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  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

And in regards to the CPU stuff, thank you.

 

[atomicWAR]

If you'll excuse me, I have to go put some water in Pitbull's mama's dish. *HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE*

On a serious note, you'll be fine. You're not going to get the best graphics possible, but you have plenty of processing power. Not sure about your RAM, though.

DDR2-333? Something is off about that. Or, I'm not interpreting that correctly. Someone can probably chime in on that. That's the only real problem area I'm seeing. Most RAM these days is 1600MHz and above, so... If that's dual channel at 166MHz (very weird even to type that), you're going to lack SIGNIFICANTLY there. Could be unplayable at that rate.

I a looking into the ram now. i'll get back to you on that but my guess is we are missing a multiplier in here and its faster than than 333mhz. If not it could be an issue as well.

 

[atomicWAR]

yeah it should run i don't think you will be maxing anything out with a gtx 660Ti but it should run. While your CPU's are old they have a decent clock and its basically a quad core...the old core 2 series quads were two dual cores on a single chip using the FSB to pass along information to the set of cores. Not the most efficient set-up but it works well enough. I think the GPU requirements to max GTA V will be very high if not multi-card so your gtx 660Ti will be the bigger issue.

Um. The GTX 660 Ti is the "recommended" requirement for GTA V, according to Rockstar Games, and PC Gamer:

http://www.pcgamer.com/gta-5-system-requirements-announced/



Recommended Specs

• 
  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

And in regards to the CPU stuff, thank you.

I personally find the recommended and what is required to actually max a game out, especially if any filtering is involved, are two different things. Recommended usually means in my experience it will play a game at medium to high setting with little to no filtering. That's not max and thus my rationale. Your absolutely correct on the game spec requirements, not arguing that. I guess it depends on how you want to play the game and consider it being maxed out.

 

[atomicWAR]

Saw earlier post delete

 

[Flannery Moore]

On a serious note, you'll be fine. You're not going to get the best graphics possible, but you have plenty of processing power. Not sure about your RAM, though.

Well, you pretty much answered my question here. I was concerned about my Xeons, not my Graphics card, and not my RAM. Thank you for the input though.