nexess Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I just got GTA: San Andreas, installed it up and i'm very disappointed. The quality of the graphics is horrible, and it really affects the gameplay. Characters are missing polygons looks like, as well as characters completely disappearing. The aliasing is horrible as well as the picture quality. AMD Athlon XP1800+, 256MB RAM, Radeon 8500 64MB. Loads a lot faster than Vice City (with same configs), though not as smooth as Vice City. I think there are a lot of glitches they need to iron out which will hopefully come in as a patch sometime soon. There are also audio anomalies like not being able to hear your car/people randomly. Also, the handling of cars is like a hearse :( Btw, running at 1024x760 with everything HIGH, Widescreen OFF and Antialiasing OFF (I dont think AA could work on my poor card) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SittingBull Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Well, no offence intended, your computer system isn't the best out there. Can you run everything on max? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 AMD Athlon XP1800+, 256MB RAM, Radeon 8500 64MB <----- Is that really within the rec specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theyarecomingforyou Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 That system isn't going to get much out of the game - 256MB RAM is ridiculous for playing games. :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexess Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 (edited) at 1280x1024 I can run it, but it lags... Yeah it really isnt within recommended specs, but I really dont care--Apparently the graphics arent all that uber compared to Vice City, i think RockStar just f'ed up. Seriously, atleast the sound should work fine or atleast the characters should be drawn--if it lags and skips, ok, fine maybe my computer is a POS--but it doesnt even display stuff randomly and sounds keeps getting cut off on the conversations as well as car noises. Hows that got anything to do with a PC? :rolleyes: Edited June 8, 2005 by snigma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dud Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Apparently the graphics arent all that uber compared to Vice City, i think RockStar just f'ed up. 586036051[/snapback] I'm running at max specs on my machine (a 9800 Pro, A64 3400+, 1GB RAM), and I can confirm that your statement is very true. I am truly disappointed with the small textures and low polycount models. Rockstar had been hyping it to be so much better on the PC; it looks exactly the same with some pixel shaders on the cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNay Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I played it and I must say the gfx are crap compared to Vice City for PC. I personally love GTA games but the gfx are laggin compared to most the games out there today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshpo Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Gamespot commented on some audio problems with their test systems. I'm interested in picking this up and I'd like to hear from some more people with different configs before pulling the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am_I_Evil Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 its a PS2 game.....wtf did you expect? (yes i know your talking about the PC version, but its just a port of a PS2 game....at least it looks better than it did on PS2...well it can if you have the right hardware....does it look great....of course not....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexess Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 Also, for more information. ATI Catalyst 5.5 I thought 5.6 was supposed to be released yesterday or something like that--and there's some hype about increasing performance, so maybe it applies to GTASA hopefully. Also, using Audigy Platinum with the KXProject Drivers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolix Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Don't say Rockstar "f'ed up" just because your system can't be up to the recommended requirements, don't expect the best gaming experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 at 1280x1024 I can run it, but it lags...Yeah it really isnt within recommended specs, but I really dont care--Apparently the graphics arent all that uber compared to Vice City, i think RockStar just f'ed up. Seriously, atleast the sound should work fine or atleast the characters should be drawn--if it lags and skips, ok, fine maybe my computer is a POS--but it doesnt even display stuff randomly and sounds keeps getting cut off on the conversations as well as car noises. Hows that got anything to do with a PC? :rolleyes: 586036051[/snapback] Your RAM and video card barely fall within the 'minimum' specs needed, and you're trynig to run the game at 1280x1024? Seriously. If your system isn't at or above the 'recommended' specs, you have no right complaining about any issues you run into trying to play the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaramonga Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 the only person to blame here is you...your GFX Card sucks. There really is NO NEED for that tone! :crazy: ........uncalled for! Anywayz...... There are a few having probs with the game yes........mainly sound issues tho m8....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dud Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Everyone is so caustic in flaming the original poster as if GTA: SA were their own grandmother or something. He's just calling it for what it is. :huh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wahoo24jc Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I have an HP zd7000 notebook with the following specs: 3.06 GHz P4 with HT 1024MB Crucial RAM 60GB 7200 RPM hard drive 128MB nVidia 5600 17" 1440x900 This notebook ran Vice City flawlessly at 1440x900 with everything on max settings. I am still messing around with the settings in San Andreas. I, too, am disappointed in the graphics as I can not get it to look/perform very good. I am also having a problem with the sound as it stutters frequently. This notebook is a year and a half old, so I guess I shouldn't complain too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 It's true what they are saying, a 8500 is no way to play any new game. And 256MB of RAM is just a no-go. Don't blame the game, it's your computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicedreams Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 At least get more RAM. How do you expect to play any game at any potential with the specs you have. You need at least 512mb to game nicely since Windows eats up the first 128mb of RAM on boot. I bet you have a lot of programs running in the background too. Get more RAM and look into a better card, but I bet RAM is your problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackwanders Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Yeah, if a mod could clean up irrelevant comments, that would be nice. Because apparently if you dont have the right specs, or you have better things to spend your money on besides building uber computers to duke it out on a internet forum. Anyone who wishes to diss my system, just send me some money this way, and i'll upgrade it, so I can sit here and duke it out with you :sleep: 586036128[/snapback] It's not that people are dissing your system, it's just that if your system isn't up to par with the recommended specs for the system, what can you expect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sachleen Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 I want the game, but now I am getting discouraged. :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoLojik Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 AMD Athlon64 3500+ 1Gb RAM nVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra Audigy 2 ZS Windows XP SP2 Resolution: 1600x1200 - all settings Maxed The graphics are worse than Vice City, by far. Characters look very low poly, sounds randomly cut out (voices or cars). The weights in the gym glow an orangy-pink (what's with that?) and the game seems to randomly drop to the desktop for no reason. I'm somewhat disappointed, the game was so hyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiGdUsTy Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 SA runs about the same as Vice City does on my box. I'm running it at 1024x768x32 with the frame limiter off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihchiun Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Can you (or someone else) provide a screenshot or picture of how bad these graphics are? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YBG Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 OK, most of you guys seem to not be reading this entire thread. Before you try to jump in with your +1 post, read Unwonted's post, which says (Yes too lazy to use quote tags) "I'm running at max specs on my machine (a 9800 Pro, A64 3400+, 1GB RAM), and I can confirm that your statement is very true. I am truly disappointed with the small textures and low polycount models. Rockstar had been hyping it to be so much better on the PC; it looks exactly the same with some pixel shaders on the cars." Apparently it's not all on his system, so quit making the same redundant posts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nexess Posted June 8, 2005 Author Share Posted June 8, 2005 OK, most of you guys seem to not be reading this entire thread. Before you try to jump in with your +1 post, read Unwonted's post, which says (Yes too lazy to use quote tags)"I'm running at max specs on my machine (a 9800 Pro, A64 3400+, 1GB RAM), and I can confirm that your statement is very true. I am truly disappointed with the small textures and low polycount models. Rockstar had been hyping it to be so much better on the PC; it looks exactly the same with some pixel shaders on the cars." Apparently it's not all on his system, so quit making the same redundant posts. 586036221[/snapback] Well said. Because I dont know at which point in time the kind of hardware you have affects Quality. As far as I know, the computer I have can add 2+2 just as correctly as a 286 or your 64Bit machine. It maybe slower at adding that, but that will show in the game--it wont show by missing characters or sound dropping everywhere :no: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie_webbuk Posted June 8, 2005 Share Posted June 8, 2005 Apparently it's not all on his system, so quit making the same redundant posts. 586036221[/snapback] What? Like this one? :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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