GTA IV for PC (official)

[s1k3sT]

Q6600 isn't really that much anymore is it?

But its so overclockable, People clock it to over 4GHz

=)

newegg link

190 for q6600

-60 for e6300

130 total for my upgrade

[danisflying527]

But it's free shipping ;)

[Saymaad Mansoor]

Planning to purchase a new PCI-Express, any suggestions between nVidia 9600 GT & ATI Radion 3870HDx2 that gives best result with GTA IV???

@Mystnight: little off topic but 13 GB wasted :o how did you managed to download it in 3 days? what tracker and connection were you using???

[SIE]

Planning to purchase a new PCI-Express, any suggestions between nVidia 9600 GT & ATI Radion 3870HDx2 that gives best result with GTA IV???

@Mystnight: little off topic but 13 GB wasted :o how did you managed to download it in 3 days? what tracker and connection were you using???

What tracker? lol, your too funny.

And people wonder why devs can't be arsed spending time to optimize games for the PC.

[shadowless911]

so its causing my low fps?

I have an E4300 1.8 Ghz 2MB cache btw :D

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

so its causing my low fps?

I'd say no, since I have that exact same processor and I'm getting 20fps with the settings on medium high.

[StealMySoda]

As said. There is no consistency with performance. If you can warrant the upgrade for something OTHER than GTA as well, the upgrade, but if it's just for GTA there's no guarantee that it will increase performance.

[Elliot B.]

As said. There is no consistency with performance. If you can warrant the upgrade for something OTHER than GTA as well, the upgrade, but if it's just for GTA there's no guarantee that it will increase performance.

I wouldn't say that personally. The more power, the better the average frame rate (to a certain limit - other factors of course some into it), even in a same as inconsistant as GTA IV.

[Inklin]

Dear God!

i was really shocked when my friend told me the minimum/recommended requirements for this game.

his GTA IV arrived today, says its taking ages to install.

sounds like a really power hungry but excellent looking game!

[StealMySoda]

I wouldn't say that personally. The more power, the better the average frame rate (to a certain limit - other factors of course some into it), even in a same as inconsistant as GTA IV.

True. But, a lot of people are not getting the performance increase they would like from upgrading.

One person with a q6660 and a 8800GTX+ may get 40 fps, while another could be getting 20 with the exact same settings and set up. Sadly it is just a terrible port hence the inconsistency. Hell the game doesn't even detect most CPU's correctly, nor does it use the 4th core of a quad core.

[The_Decryptor Veteran]

Dear God!

i was really shocked when my friend told me the minimum/recommended requirements for this game.

his GTA IV arrived today, says its taking ages to install.

sounds like a really power hungry but excellent looking game!

It doesn't look that good, it's got some really bad texture flickering, and the shadows are terrible.

[Typhon]

Yes it is a crap looking game I uninstalled it last week.

[macf13nd]

Planning to purchase a new PCI-Express, any suggestions between nVidia 9600 GT & ATI Radion 3870HDx2 that gives best result with GTA IV???

@Mystnight: little off topic but 13 GB wasted :o how did you managed to download it in 3 days? what tracker and connection were you using???

I downloaded it in 3hrs 15 minutes. Steam my friend! :)

[WAR-DOG]

Ok, i finished the story, what now? I drive around kill people and then reload again... When I call someone, he is either busy or i get the machine answered.

That's it? I got 500k money and can't spend it?

[mclaren05]

Did Rockstar release a patch for the game?

[alphaomegainfinity]

Last I heard, it was available through Windows Live.

[Elliot B.]

Did Rockstar release a patch for the game?

On 13 December 2008, a patch for GTA IV was released to mixed opinions. Some users reported an improved experience, while the majority of users reported little to no difference. In some cases the patch introduced new problems.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTA_IV#Critical_reception

[Saymaad Mansoor]

What tracker? lol, your too funny.

And people wonder why devs can't be arsed spending time to optimize games for the PC.

Was just asking for fun not that I will go and download that insane amount of data on by 512kbps :(

I downloaded it in 3hrs 15 minutes. Steam my friend! :)

Thanx for the info about steam, let me check if I can register ;)

[StealMySoda]

Was just asking for fun not that I will go and download that insane amount of data on by 512kbps :(

Thanx for the info about steam, let me check if I can register ;)

You know you will have to pay for the game right?

[Unimatrix Xero]

Yaarr there be a Pirate with us

[Sethos]

Just received my Intel i7 today, had to reinstall Vista and currently downloading the game - Can't wait to see the performance figures (Y)

[Sethos]

Ran a quick benchmark;

Average FPS: 60.27

CPU Usage: 35%

System Memory Usage: 47%

Video Memory Usage: 93%

Video Mode: 1920 x 1200

Texture Quality: High

Render Quality: Very High

View Distance: 32

Detail Distance: 100

Will have to toy around with it, see if I can do something about my GPU bottleneck

[Yusuf M. Veteran]

^ I don't know about everyone else but that looks quite impressive to me. I'd love to get 60fps at 1680x1050, let alone 1920x1200.

[alphaomegainfinity]

Ran a quick benchmark;

Average FPS: 60.27

CPU Usage: 35%

System Memory Usage: 47%

Video Memory Usage: 93%

Video Mode: 1920 x 1200

Texture Quality: High

Render Quality: Very High

View Distance: 32

Detail Distance: 100

Will have to toy around with it, see if I can do something about my GPU bottleneck

That is a marvellous performance dude. Which GPU have you got?

[Shasoosh]

The fantasy GPU :shiftyninja:

;)