GTA IV Performance

[pepsi71ocean]

I don't have it lol I got it at Buy.com remember. I can't get my quad to budge past 2.8ghz with out raising volts.

how is that Xigmatec S1284 ee going? i have the pre ee revision of the cooler and i love it. What temps do you have now?

 

[ShadowFold]

CPU's at 18c-19c, it gets to 30c some times tho.

 

[D007]

i agree. the amount of money and resources it took to code the game out like that must have cost a fortune, and i think gta 5 and 6 will be better then gta 4, but its a progression of time.

D007-
Of course instead of complaining that you wasted your money you should have done your research and then realized that the game wasn't what you were looking for.

keep things on an adult level, the condescending tones don't work for me.

if guns were "illegal" and i could care less if they are or aren't..
then you would be arrested for walking around with one out..
which does not happen..
case in point..
and I saw previews for this game with planes involved that made it seem like you would have acess to more.
and they never mention the shortcomings of game in pre-development..
they let you buy it and find out..
this is common knowledge and has been for years..
maybe you should learn business is business..

but consumers have the right to bitch if they so choose..
or so they do in America..
you live in Russia or something?

Why is it someone always comes along and feels they have to jab a guy with a stick even though he's already urked?
what good can ever come from that?

 

[pepsi71ocean]

you really need to check your tone and keep things on an adult level.

i didn't mean to come off as condescending

if guns were "illegal" and i could care less if they are or aren't..
then you would be arrested for walking around with one out..
which does not happen..
case in point..

I went and asked my brother about the guns issue because he plays the game more then i do.
My brother says guns are illegal because the mayor doesn't want them, thus why guns are not sold through Ammu-nation. instead you have to buy them through the back shop. however it doesn't say anything about the legality of them elsewhere, and sides i doubt the police would want to get into a fight with you unless you shot someone.

and I saw previews for this game with planes involved that made it seem like you would have acess to more.
and they never mention the shortcomings of game in pre-development..
they let you buy it and find out..
this is common knowledge and has been for years..
maybe you should learn business is business..

First i run my own company. And if you aren't sure about the shortcomings to a game then wait until after it is out and ask questions to other people about the game. The advertising practices work because you bought the game. Now if you had waited until after the game came out and then asked someone in this thread like "can you fly airplanes in this game" and i would have said, no only the one type of helicopter" Trust me i know how advertising work, and also repeat business.

but consumers have the right to bitch if they so choose..
or so they do in America..
you live in Russia or something?

lmfao, ino i live in the stix of New Jersey, i drive a Dodge Ram 3500 and i have a shotgun rack, along with a 12ga. Do i sound russian to you? Driving a Dodge is an American thing, and i wear construction boots and jeans, and im proud to be an American. Im not just an American, im a Republican, and proud of it. And besides what i said earlier doesn't even begin to sound communist.

Why is it someone always comes along and feels they have to jab a guy with a stick even though he's already urked?
what good can ever come from that?

Im not sure what you mean by that

enough of the above said, back to GTA IV thread.

 

[thee neonlightning]

I was thinking of picking this up again since I have a GTX 280 on the way and I have a quad core now. Think I could run it maxed and get 60fps?

you will be fine , iam pretty sure even at normal clock , the cpu will eat GTA4

if not reply back to this thread soon as

 

[erocker]

I was thinking of picking this up again since I have a GTX 280 on the way and I have a quad core now. Think I could run it maxed and get 60fps?

No way. I don't know if two of them in SLI would either.

 

[ShadowFold]

Alright I probably won't grab it then

 

[erocker]

It will still be totally playable. Hell, I use a dual core and a GTX260 and play at max settings just fine and at 1920x1200.

 

[spearman914]

Alright I probably won't grab it then

Maybe TRI-SLI 260 216 will get u 60 fps.

 

[ShadowFold]

It will still be totally playable. Hell, I use a dual core and a GTX260 and play at max settings just fine and at 1920x1200.

How many FPS do you get? I am fine with 35-40..

 

[pepsi71ocean]

Alright I probably won't grab it then

I'll let you know. farther back there is a guy who ran GTA IV with a GTX 280, but i though that was around page 11 or so. But if you want i'll let you know how it goes when i get my GTX in. And sides even at 1600x900 for resolution the game looks great to me.

I think what matters more is the 1GB of ram over 512MB. For some reason my hunch is that the extra 512 will make a difference. but testing needs to be done to test that.

How many FPS do you get? I am fine with 35-40..

with a 8800GT i average 35ish, sometime higher up to about 47. I would think a GTX would manhandle your 40+fps

 

[erocker]

Overclocked a bit, you should come close to that.

 

[erocker]

I think what matters more is the 1GB of ram over 512MB. For some reason my hunch is that the extra 512 will make a difference. but testing needs to be done to test that.

It most deffinitely makes a difference.

 

[spearman914]

with a 8800GT i average 35ish, sometime higher up to about 47. I would think a GTX would manhandle your 40+fps

35fps all settings maxed??

 

[pepsi71ocean]

35fps all settings maxed??

1600x900, view distance turned to 37 or 40 idr, textures are at max, everything else maxed out. also using the commandtxt workaround for the memory requirements. It runs like 1200/473 on the warning lable. Game is solid for about 5-8 hours before textures start dissipating. And those frames are with a 3.285Ghz overclock on CPU, Ram 1097@5-4-4-15-2t. Gfx running 760/1030/1884. PCI-Bus@108

Can't go any higher then 1600x900 otherwise game locks up, but that is due to the 512MB of gfx ram.

I'll run the benchmark test and drip a picture after im done rendering a movie for my sisters project.

 

[D007]

i didn't mean to come off as condescending



I went and asked my brother about the guns issue because he plays the game more then i do.
My brother says guns are illegal because the mayor doesn't want them, thus why guns are not sold through Ammu-nation. instead you have to buy them through the back shop. however it doesn't say anything about the legality of them elsewhere, and sides i doubt the police would want to get into a fight with you unless you shot someone.



First i run my own company. And if you aren't sure about the shortcomings to a game then wait until after it is out and ask questions to other people about the game. The advertising practices work because you bought the game. Now if you had waited until after the game came out and then asked someone in this thread like "can you fly airplanes in this game" and i would have said, no only the one type of helicopter" Trust me i know how advertising work, and also repeat business.



lmfao, ino i live in the stix of New Jersey, i drive a Dodge Ram 3500 and i have a shotgun rack, along with a 12ga. Do i sound russian to you? Driving a Dodge is an American thing, and i wear construction boots and jeans, and im proud to be an American. Im not just an American, im a Republican, and proud of it. And besides what i said earlier doesn't even begin to sound communist.


Im not sure what you mean by that

enough of the above said, back to GTA IV thread.

lol.. ok.. moving on..

I also am part owner in my own company ^^..

theres no point in the game where this "mayor" says guns are illegal..
nothing at all that I recall..lol..
there is no time you ever talk to the mayor..
your bro is misunderstanding something I guess.
Or maybe I missed something..
both are possible.
but w/e..

I was born in jersey so I understand the 12 gauge philosophy..

game still sucked though..lol..
as for performance..
hell i run view distance to the absolute minimum.
so I can keep performance where I need it..
in my line of sight.

after the last update though I couldn't play it anymore anyway.. nuked my controller.
I got stuck looking into the sky and whenever I tried to move It hit the escape key..
that was enough to make me give up after all the boring storyline and friendly friend butt kissing contests..

this game felt more like high school social hour than gta.

hey my drug dealing pimping friend..
want to go out and play together?
sure.. lets go play my mass murdering buddy.
we can find some roses and lolipops and gather them in the field..

With all of the sugar in this games tank, I could make coolaid for a year.

I did not pay 50 bucks to play social hour, make everyone happy fun time.
It annoyed the shiz out of me, every 5 seconds, with corny butt hurt phone calls.
they tried to stretch game play with annoying side dates that are just.. weak..

To me, this game was like hello kitty I am GTA4.

 

[johnspack]

Oh, so there IS a storyline heheh, I kind of hadn't noticed, too much fun just running around and grabbing different kinds of cars, and also I discovered, boats! And then trying to outrun the cops, which I do most of the time. Running at 1920x1200 with 16:10 aspect, textures ect at high, and distances quite high, I was hitting lows of 20fps and highs in the 50s. I need to figure out these darn extra settings to stay above 30 min... I do have a gtx280, but only an athlon x2 system, so I'm cpu bottlenecked.... any recommedations for settings?

 

[erocker]

Oh, so there IS a storyline heheh, I kind of hadn't noticed, too much fun just running around and grabbing different kinds of cars, and also I discovered, boats! And then trying to outrun the cops, which I do most of the time. Running at 1920x1200 with 16:10 aspect, textures ect at high, and distances quite high, I was hitting lows of 20fps and highs in the 50s. I need to figure out these darn extra settings to stay above 30 min... I do have a gtx280, but only an athlon x2 system, so I'm cpu bottlenecked.... any recommedations for settings?

Keep the vehicle count low as that really relies on your processor.

 

[pepsi71ocean]

Got the GTX 280 in the computer, and i'll run the game and see how things go. wish me all luck.

 

[D007]

Last FAIL game of this Year.

Lots of great and much anticipated games were released this year, but were FAILS due to graphic settings or gameplay.

STALKER: CS - FAIL due to high graphic demand and not so good as original STALKER and bugs

FARCRY 2 - Probably the biggest FAIL, silly and repetitive gameplay elements. Good looking tho

NFS Undercover - EA , enough said

GTA IV - most anticipated , FAIL, run rockstar social club and games for windows just to run the game ? what kind of DRM sh*t is that. Blame current hardware for bad coding and say that next gen hardware will run the game on full settings. ROFAIL

COD:W@W - WWII , not again ! :shadedshu
Whats up with such a linear gameplay, you can't even climb small hill or cross over small trees on the side. Partial FAIL

exactly..
FAIL...
no game content..
and bad performance..
theres a game I'd rather burn than play again..
and I got to the very end. the wedding..
this game was weak..

 

[erocker]

I just don't understand your "FAIL" opinions on the game. If you set the settings in the game to where your hardware can run it it's just fine, and most likely will still look better than the console versions. I suppose Rockstar should of kept the highest settings out of the game so people with hardware that can't run the game at those settings wouldn't be so dissapointed. It's a fun game.

 

[DrPepper]

Hm after getting my gtx260. I can play this game at 1920 x 1080 at 24fps with vsync on. I don't see why people are complaining.

 

[D3mon_Hunt3r]

People fail at their lives so they need to title other fails so they can have a little self esteem.
Oh and this is the internet.

 

[AsRock]

Hm after getting my gtx260. I can play this game at 1920 x 1080 at 24fps with vsync on. I don't see why people are complaining.

Because most people who are complaining want 99999999FPS....


24FPS+ is just fine for GTA 4.

 

[Mussels]

according to reports from people in this very thread, higher resolutions and settings sometimes give higher FPS.

Being on high with 24FPS and low with 20FPS on the same system, would suck.

Also, most of us PC gamers think 30 is hte minimum FPS for games, and a lot think 60 is.