Will an 8500GT run GTA IV?

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 06:13 PM

Questions in the title, if not then what's the cheapest card that would run this?
This is in the UK btw, for a friend, I'll be running it on my 4850.

lucasweir · Dec 16, 2008, 06:21 PM

i doubt it maybe on low settings

erocker · Dec 16, 2008, 06:22 PM

I doubt it will run on low settings.

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 06:24 PM

Any ideas on cards that would then? It's just got to be a cheap card, he doesn't care about manufacturer, I'll post some screenshots of what his 6200le's doing to it later if he uploads them, sound pretty funny.

oli_ramsay · Dec 16, 2008, 06:25 PM

maybe in dx8 mode, lowest settings, lowest resolution.

oli_ramsay · Dec 16, 2008, 06:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazy pyro

Any ideas on cards that would then? It's just got to be a cheap card, he doesn't care about manufacturer, I'll post some screenshots of what his 6200le's doing to it later if he uploads them, sound pretty funny.

how about a 4670, 4830, 3870 or 8800GT?

erocker · Dec 16, 2008, 06:26 PM

If this is for the system with a Pentium D as you mentioned in the other thread, the game most likely will not run. Just think Crysis, but a lot more CPU intensive.

FilipM · Dec 16, 2008, 06:26 PM

9600GSO maybe?

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 06:30 PM

Haha, I'll link him to both threads, only reason I specified an 8500 GT was because you can get them for around £30 and he doesn't want playing the game to become expensive.

erocker · Dec 16, 2008, 06:33 PM

To play with decent frames at "Medium" specs, he's going to need at least a E5200 at 3ghz, and a 512mb video card with GDDR3 and a 256 bit bus.. minimum! A 4830 or 9800GT would be a medium spec card for this game.

oli_ramsay · Dec 16, 2008, 06:34 PM

What erocker said TBH. He wont get it playing with a pentium D even if he bought a GTX280. The game's more CPU bound than anything. It'd probably be cheaper for him to buy an xbox 360 and the game than upgrade his PC to a standard that can play the fecker! lol.

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 06:34 PM

He didn't believe me when I said his 6 Series GPU would get raped by it.
Lol Oli, probably would be but he's bought it now.

lemonadesoda · Dec 16, 2008, 06:37 PM

It will work! You just need to apply the following settings:

1./ 800x640
2./ 8-bit colour
3./ Black and white
4./ Draw distance 0
5./ NPC density 0
6./ FSAA 0 AA 0
7./ vsnyc off
8./ Shadows off
9./ Replace 3D models with bitmap sprites
10./ Use "X" cursor in place of player
11./ HUD off
12./ Water and sky effects off
13./ Textures or plain walls: plain walls
14./ Fog off
15./ Effects off
16./ 3D mode off, "classic mode" graphics: on (a la 2D GTA2)
17./ Keyboard input: off
18./ Mouse control: ignore
19./ Sound: off
20./ VGA/DVI port: unplug
21./ PSU: off

BINGO!

lucasweir · Dec 16, 2008, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemonadesoda

It will work! You just need to apply the following settings:

1./ 800x640
2./ 8-bit colour
3./ Black and white
4./ Draw distance 0
5./ NPC density 0
6./ FSAA 0 AA 0
7./ vsnyc off
8./ Shadows off
9./ Replace 3D models with bitmap sprites
10./ Use "X" cursor in place of player
11./ HUD off
12./ Water and sky effects off
13./ Textures or plain walls: plain walls
14./ Fog off
15./ Effects off
16./ 3D mode off, "classic mode" graphics: on (a la 2D GTA2)
17./ Keyboard input: off
18./ Mouse control: ignore
19./ Sound: off
20./ VGA/DVI port: unplug
21./ PSU: off

BINGO!

lol that should get some decent frame rates

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 06:39 PM

That my good sir is EPIC!
Thankyou.

oli_ramsay · Dec 16, 2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lemonadesoda

It will work! You just need to apply the following settings:

1./ 800x640
2./ 8-bit colour
3./ Black and white
4./ Draw distance 0
5./ NPC density 0
6./ FSAA 0 AA 0
7./ vsnyc off
8./ Shadows off
9./ Replace 3D models with bitmap sprites
10./ Use "X" cursor in place of player
11./ HUD off
12./ Water and sky effects off
13./ Textures or plain walls: plain walls
14./ Fog off
15./ Effects off
16./ 3D mode off, "classic mode" graphics: on (a la 2D GTA2)
17./ Keyboard input: off
18./ Mouse control: ignore
19./ Sound: off
20./ VGA/DVI port: unplug
21./ PSU: off

BINGO!

LOL, it'll probably look something like this with those settings

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 06:45 PM

Nah, that's a bit too 3d for those settings, still a bit optimistic for his card though.

oliverrichard47 · Dec 16, 2008, 06:52 PM

I'm just not willing to believe that this game WON'T run on such new hardware, the computer isn't even that old!!!

erocker · Dec 16, 2008, 07:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliverrichard47

I'm just not willing to believe that this game WON'T run on such new hardware, the computer isn't even that old!!!

Just because hardware is new doesn't make it capable of running some applications. That's why I don't go and buy a Celeron and a mobo with integrated graphics to play Crysis or run Photoshop. You need the proper hardware for the proper applications.

oliverrichard47 · Dec 16, 2008, 07:10 PM

Agreed, I'm just gutted that the hardware grows old so quickly!!! I mean, i have a macbook that's nearly 2 years old, and apart from reduced battery life, it's still good to go!

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 07:11 PM

Then try playing this on it 'ey roliver? Trust me, it WOULD fail.

oliverrichard47 · Dec 16, 2008, 07:24 PM

Right peeps, suggested upgrade paths then??? Haven't got much money at the moment... i think this motherboard supports core2duo though!

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 07:25 PM

Cheapest core 2 duo to be had is an e7300 I think richard, link will be forwarded through MSN when I can arse myself to find it.

oliverrichard47 · Dec 16, 2008, 07:26 PM

hmmm... i need to get away with upgrading as little as possible.... damn windows and its resource hogging!!!!!

crazy pyro · Dec 16, 2008, 07:27 PM

Stop the linux and mac fanboyism, I will have none of it in MY thread!

Dec 16, 2008, 06:13 PM	#1
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Dec 16, 2008, 06:21 PM	#2
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Dec 16, 2008, 06:22 PM	#3
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,958 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,321 Times in 7,832 Posts System Specs	I doubt it will run on low settings.

Dec 16, 2008, 06:24 PM	#4
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.73/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Any ideas on cards that would then? It's just got to be a cheap card, he doesn't care about manufacturer, I'll post some screenshots of what his 6200le's doing to it later if he uploads them, sound pretty funny. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

Dec 16, 2008, 06:25 PM	#5
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Dec 16, 2008, 06:26 PM	#7
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,958 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,321 Times in 7,832 Posts System Specs	If this is for the system with a Pentium D as you mentioned in the other thread, the game most likely will not run. Just think Crysis, but a lot more CPU intensive.

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Dec 16, 2008, 06:30 PM	#9
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Dec 16, 2008, 06:33 PM	#10
erocker Senior Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Milwaukee, WI. Posts: 31,958 (12.77/day) Thanks: 2,793 Thanked 12,321 Times in 7,832 Posts System Specs	To play with decent frames at "Medium" specs, he's going to need at least a E5200 at 3ghz, and a 512mb video card with GDDR3 and a 256 bit bus.. minimum! A 4830 or 9800GT would be a medium spec card for this game.

Dec 16, 2008, 06:34 PM	#11
oli_ramsay Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,679 (1.29/day) Thanks: 577 Thanked 592 Times in 450 Posts System Specs	What erocker said TBH. He wont get it playing with a pentium D even if he bought a GTX280. The game's more CPU bound than anything. It'd probably be cheaper for him to buy an xbox 360 and the game than upgrade his PC to a standard that can play the fecker! lol.

Dec 16, 2008, 06:37 PM	#13
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Dec 16, 2008, 06:39 PM	#15
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.73/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	That my good sir is EPIC! Thankyou. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

Dec 16, 2008, 06:45 PM	#17
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.73/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Nah, that's a bit too 3d for those settings, still a bit optimistic for his card though. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

Dec 16, 2008, 06:52 PM	#18
oliverrichard47 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 (0.01/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I'm just not willing to believe that this game WON'T run on such new hardware, the computer isn't even that old!!!

Dec 16, 2008, 07:10 PM	#20
oliverrichard47 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 (0.01/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Agreed, I'm just gutted that the hardware grows old so quickly!!! I mean, i have a macbook that's nearly 2 years old, and apart from reduced battery life, it's still good to go!

Dec 16, 2008, 07:11 PM	#21
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.73/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Then try playing this on it 'ey roliver? Trust me, it WOULD fail. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

Dec 16, 2008, 07:24 PM	#22
oliverrichard47 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 (0.01/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Right peeps, suggested upgrade paths then??? Haven't got much money at the moment... i think this motherboard supports core2duo though!

Dec 16, 2008, 07:25 PM	#23
crazy pyro Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Newcastle Posts: 1,304 (0.73/day) Thanks: 290 Thanked 137 Times in 121 Posts System Specs	Cheapest core 2 duo to be had is an e7300 I think richard, link will be forwarded through MSN when I can arse myself to find it. __________________ Lappy: AMD athlon/ turion TK-53 2GB Crucial RAM@667 512MB Generic@667 Acer travelmate motherboard, unsure, Liteon laptop Power supply,ATI mobility Radeon, x1250,120GB HD “Testicles and birthday presents yum!” -joinmeindeath417

Dec 16, 2008, 07:26 PM	#24
oliverrichard47 Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 14 (0.01/day) Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	hmmm... i need to get away with upgrading as little as possible.... damn windows and its resource hogging!!!!!

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