Final PC System Requirements

[TruXter]

I am quite sure you people with single core, 1 gig ram, and less than nvidia 8

will be able to play the game.

 

Sorry it will be like the average computer was when gtaiii came out.

It will lag, you will see lag when you pass under items, when it rains, when you are in a hail bulletts

 

 

We survived that.. funny thing is. It was that way for a long time. Tons of people said they where running the game fine, they stated their parts and all that, but years later with a dual cor 2.9 gig amd(5600+ am2) a 9500 gt and two gigs ddr2 I still see a twitch when I pass under the train in hepburn heights. But no "Murky Pools" as I drive past the airport in island three just as I cross the bridge. Remember those days?

 

So I understand MrKlorox. But I also get what CC is saying.

 

I am hoping that he is right. That we are in a different generation of game engines and processors.

The competition is changed now. and it will be totally different than what we experienced before.

 

I swear though, if I see big blue pools of (hmm I have no idea what to call it) glitchieness, I will be very upset.

Then again, I might enjoy the whole overclocking till I break it and upgrade it again thing I did in the past.

 

And no it does not cost 1100 to upgrade your computer to a decent level. it cost me 300 to get here from mobo up. Minus o/s.

parts are cheap these days, you just have to know what you are doing.

 

1100 sounds like you bought from dell. that hardly qualifies as a gaming machine... here's a tip, google "decrapifier" Thank me later.

Edited October 31, 2008 by TruXter

[Jackmackg]

dang it what ever happen to games that would work on any normal pc specs. All these fancy gizmos and physics just slow the game down. all i whant to do is shoot down some cow poke. Looks like i need to get off my winder 95 and move away from my doom.

[Smiler-Online]

And no it does not cost 1100 to upgrade your computer to a decent level.

it depends on what currency your using, here in the UK the GBP (£) you could (almost litterally) just look at the US price and half that and you would know how much that it would cost in GBP

[DeeperRed]

Pfft. Won't break a sweat on my gaming pc. Bring it on!

I hope they have SLi working though, even if I don't need it (8800 Ultra's SLi)

 

Also let me just point out an E8000 will still be able to run it!

 

Gaming computers WERE expensive, Mine cost £3000 when I built it

I am upgrading it for a mere £500 to a to of the range model.

You could build an awesome top range pc for £1000 these days (As long as you can avoid the vat, if not its about 1300)

[CharmingCharlie]

You know as well as I do that minimum does not mean minimum. It means "this will boot the game" however, playability still varies from game to game and system to system. Hell, even the recommended specs for some games are too low for smooth playability.

 

Please, continue to argue for the sake of argument. Continue to reply on other subjects than the one I speak. I know there's no conversing with you. This is my final reply to this thread. Flame away.

You are nothing but a blatant troll, you spent all the time trolling the PC thread when it was up and you carry on doing the same thing here.

 

If the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case. I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

I equally know there is no point continuing to show how you are wrong, you are perhaps one of the worst fanboys on this site.

[BAMJ6]

You know as well as I do that minimum does not mean minimum. It means "this will boot the game" however, playability still varies from game to game and system to system. Hell, even the recommended specs for some games are too low for smooth playability.

 

Please, continue to argue for the sake of argument. Continue to reply on other subjects than the one I speak. I know there's no conversing with you. This is my final reply to this thread. Flame away.

You are nothing but a blatant troll, you spent all the time trolling the PC thread when it was up and you carry on doing the same thing here.

 

If the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case. I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

I equally know there is no point continuing to show how you are wrong, you are perhaps one of the worst fanboys on this site.

According to gamespot's hands on they said that the game will run okay on 3 year old systems

 

My processor is single core

the rest of my components can stand up to the game

[CharmingCharlie]

Well this is what gamesrader had to say on the subject :-

 

 

It’s good to keep in mind that the PC version will allow you to adjust sliders for all kinds of visual settings to improve performance and frame rates. Rockstar let us turn down all the settings to give us an idea of what GTA IV might like on a less-than-stellar rig. Even with all the details, traffic levels, and effects turn down, the game still looked decent. And with that in mind, we present you the minimum and recommended system requirements for the PC version of GTA IV.

source

Basically I see that as "all sliders set to low to run on the minimum spec and it still looks pretty damn decent".

Edited October 31, 2008 by CharmingCharlie

[DeeperRed]

Why does it require a Core2Quad though, Ive got one and not even Crysis Warhead utilizes all 4 of my cores. Why does GTA need to ?

[DexX]

bwahahahaha, finally, a proper use for my quadcore cpu and 6gb of ram

[CharmingCharlie]

 

Why does it require a Core2Quad though, Ive got one and not even Crysis Warhead utilizes all 4 of my cores. Why does GTA need to ?

Crysis was indeed a beautiful game and that is the clue, there wasn't actually an awful lot going on world wise. Which is why Crysis isn't cpu intensive it is gpu intensive. Now with GTA 4 it is actually the reverse you have dozens of cars, you have dozens of pedestrians and tons of other crap going on, this is all cpu intensive. In Crysis you would at most be lucky if you had 3 or 4 enemies on screen all at once.

 

Let me put it this way in the console version I never recall seeing more than 10 cars at once at any given time. In the PC version they are talking about 30 car traffic jams the extra horsepower to run that has to come from somewhere and is probably one of the reasons why the quad2core is recommended.

[Smiler-Online]

 

Why does it require a Core2Quad though, Ive got one and not even Crysis Warhead utilizes all 4 of my cores. Why does GTA need to ?

look at how poor that Crysis Warhead performs though...

 

then if you look at GTAIV's requirements, it looks like Crytek should have said that crysis required the same!

 

if you have a rig with GTAIV's minimum, I can almost garuntee that your system still cant run Crysis at a *stable* frame rate though :S

Edited October 31, 2008 by smiler_16

[YoungGun]

I think people are reading the specs the wrong way. The minimum spec is the PC you will NEED to run GTA 4 at a comparable quality that the consoles ran the game at, ie 1280 x 720 etc etc.

 

The recommended specs are for those that probably want to run the game at a higher resolution and max out all the graphics on the PC version (ie having 30 car traffic jams that kind of thing)..

 

Now if you have a PC that doesn't meet the minimum settings does not mean it won't run, it just means it will not run as well as the console version.

+1 to that.

 

Just have to face it, more of todays games are requiring more hardware. One of things of being a PC gamer I guess. Its cheap to get a Core2 Duo with all the quads out now.

 

 

[DeeperRed]

Why does it require a Core2Quad though, Ive got one and not even Crysis Warhead utilizes all 4 of my cores. Why does GTA need to ?

look at how poor that Crysis Warhead performs though...

 

then if you look at GTAIV's requirements, it looks like Crytek should have said that crysis required the same!

 

if you have a rig with GTAIV's minimum, I can almost garuntee that your system still cant run Crysis at a *stable* frame rate!

Warhead is ahell of alot more optoimised then then the original Crysis.

 

Im running it on MAX no AA at 1920X1080 and it stays between 40-60FPS

[Smiler-Online]

Why does it require a Core2Quad though, Ive got one and not even Crysis Warhead utilizes all 4 of my cores. Why does GTA need to ?

look at how poor that Crysis Warhead performs though...

 

then if you look at GTAIV's requirements, it looks like Crytek should have said that crysis required the same!

 

if you have a rig with GTAIV's minimum, I can almost garuntee that your system still cant run Crysis at a *stable* frame rate!

Warhead is ahell of alot more optoimised then then the original Crysis.

 

Im running it on MAX no AA at 1920X1080 and it stays between 40-60FPS

Then why are you moaning about GTAIV??

[ayushisrocking]

the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case. I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

 

Yes,as CC said;the minimum requirements are to play the game @ 30-35FPS i suppose.The recommended requirements are for displaying the game @ its' highest resolution.

 

 

YAY,i'm gonna maxx this game out!!woohoo~~but my laptop will lag...do you guyz think i will run it on my laptop?

 

Intel Core2Duo T5500 @ 1.7GHz

1GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

nVidia GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB Memory

320GB HDD

--

 

[DeeperRed]

Why does it require a Core2Quad though, Ive got one and not even Crysis Warhead utilizes all 4 of my cores. Why does GTA need to ?

look at how poor that Crysis Warhead performs though...

 

then if you look at GTAIV's requirements, it looks like Crytek should have said that crysis required the same!

 

if you have a rig with GTAIV's minimum, I can almost garuntee that your system still cant run Crysis at a *stable* frame rate!

Warhead is ahell of alot more optoimised then then the original Crysis.

 

Im running it on MAX no AA at 1920X1080 and it stays between 40-60FPS

Then why are you moaning about GTAIV??

Im not, I was asking weather it was really going to utilize all 4 cores

[sanalishhh]

i will be able to play it on maximum settings..and xp sevice pack 3 is available via Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update .....luckily i have vista sp1....i think these specs are a bit high for majority of gamers....but one cant resist gta 4 for anything

[Smiler-Online]

i will be able to play it on maximum settings..and xp sevice pack 3 is available via Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update .....luckily i have vista sp1....i think these specs are a bit high for majority of gamers....but one cant resist gta 4 for anything

One thing that I am mostly hyped up for GTAIV for is to see its full modding potential under the new engine!

[sanalishhh]

the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case.  I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

 

Yes,as CC said;the minimum requirements are to play the game @ 30-35FPS i suppose.The recommended requirements are for displaying the game @ its' highest resolution.

 

 

YAY,i'm gonna maxx this game out!!woohoo~~but my laptop will lag...do you guyz think i will run it on my laptop?

 

Intel Core2Duo T5500 @ 1.7GHz

1GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

nVidia GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB Memory

320GB HDD

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upgrade your ram.....because if you want to max it out gta 4 requires 2.5gb ram....also if you have original vista then upgrade it to service pack 1 like i did.....other things look alright...you will be near max

[DeeperRed]

i will be able to play it on maximum settings..and xp sevice pack 3 is available via  Microsoft Download Center and Windows Update .....luckily i have vista sp1....i think these specs are a bit high for majority of gamers....but one cant resist gta 4 for anything

One thing that I am mostly hyped up for GTAIV for is to see its full modding potential under the new engine!

So am I but I would give it a year before any real TC start coming in.

 

Also if this better support LAN!!

[ayushisrocking]

the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case.  I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

 

Yes,as CC said;the minimum requirements are to play the game @ 30-35FPS i suppose.The recommended requirements are for displaying the game @ its' highest resolution.

 

 

YAY,i'm gonna maxx this game out!!woohoo~~but my laptop will lag...do you guyz think i will run it on my laptop?

 

Intel Core2Duo T5500 @ 1.7GHz

1GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

nVidia GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB Memory

320GB HDD

--

upgrade your ram.....because if you want to max it out gta 4 requires 2.5gb ram....also if you have original vista then upgrade it to service pack 1 like i did.....other things look alright...you will be near max

well...i was saying that my DESKTOP would maxx the game...my desktop specs are in my signature..BTW,i don't wanna upgrade my RAM in my laptop posted in my previous post...will i run the game @minimum with 30-35 FPS?

[GTA3Freak-2001]

The other thing we need to remember, GTA IV is using RAGE an engine designed by Rockstar for their games and whatever systems they intend to put them on. Meaning its flexible, that is obvious with for the first time an actual console limitation is fixed in the PC version and touted as a feature. Gone are the days of Renderware a very console aimed game engine. The changes to the PC versions of the Renderware powered GTA's were very small and cosmetic, a few better textures and that's about it! Yet here we are being told a game engine based thing like the number and density of traffic is increased and can be scaled!

[sanalishhh]

 

the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case.  I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

 

Yes,as CC said;the minimum requirements are to play the game @ 30-35FPS i suppose.The recommended requirements are for displaying the game @ its' highest resolution.

 

 

YAY,i'm gonna maxx this game out!!woohoo~~but my laptop will lag...do you guyz think i will run it on my laptop?

 

Intel Core2Duo T5500 @ 1.7GHz

1GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

nVidia GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB Memory

320GB HDD

--

upgrade your ram.....because if you want to max it out gta 4 requires 2.5gb ram....also if you have original vista then upgrade it to service pack 1 like i did.....other things look alright...you will be near max

well...i was saying that my DESKTOP would maxx the game...my desktop specs are in my signature..BTW,i don't wanna upgrade my RAM in my laptop posted in my previous post...will i run the game @minimum with 30-35 FPS?

i m confused btw your laptop and desktop...only thing i can tell is to upgrade your system to whatever is asked in minimum or recommended requirements

[Smiler-Online]

The other thing we need to remember, GTA IV is using RAGE an engine designed by Rockstar for their games and whatever systems they intend to put them on. Meaning its flexible, that is obvious with for the first time an actual console limitation is fixed in the PC version and touted as a feature

And since the limitation has been removed, maybe we'll see what the team behind the PC version had always wanted!

 

 

 

 

*NOW*I'm starting to get hyped up for GTAIV-PC!

[ayushisrocking]

the minimum specs are just for "starting" the game then yeah it can be classed as a bad port but I don't believe that is the case.  I believe the minimum specs are for running the game at console quality level.

 

 

Yes,as CC said;the minimum requirements are to play the game @ 30-35FPS i suppose.The recommended requirements are for displaying the game @ its' highest resolution.

 

 

YAY,i'm gonna maxx this game out!!woohoo~~but my laptop will lag...do you guyz think i will run it on my laptop?

 

Intel Core2Duo T5500 @ 1.7GHz

1GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

nVidia GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB Memory

320GB HDD

--

upgrade your ram.....because if you want to max it out gta 4 requires 2.5gb ram....also if you have original vista then upgrade it to service pack 1 like i did.....other things look alright...you will be near max

well...i was saying that my DESKTOP would maxx the game...my desktop specs are in my signature..BTW,i don't wanna upgrade my RAM in my laptop posted in my previous post...will i run the game @minimum with 30-35 FPS?

i m confused btw your laptop and desktop...only thing i can tell is to upgrade your system to whatever is asked in minimum or recommended requirements

oh well,

here is my DESKTOP:

Dell

Intel Core2 Extreme QX9770(4 cores;@3.2GHz)

4GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 with 2GB memory(dx10.1,24x AA)

350GB HDD

BLU-RAY,DVD+RW(combo)

^^i will maxx the game !

 

mY LAPTOP:

Intel Core2Duo T5500(2 cores;@1.7GHz)

1GB RAM

Windows Vista Home Premium

nVidia GeForce 8600M GT with 256MB Memory

320GB HDD(Hard Disk Drive)

DVD+RW Dual layer drive.

^^will i get LOW settings or medium settings

 

(I WILL NOT UPGRADE!!ALREADY I SPENT SOOOOO MUCH MONEY FOR MY DESKTOP!;i won't upgrade my desktop for another 5 yrs

[sanalishhh]

okk you will max it out on desktop surely...for laptop you will be able to play on low settings !!! but why do you need to play on laptop when you have such a desktop ??

[DUDECYRIL]

Oh no i will have to buy a new processor and upgrade my graphics card. Any sugestions on processor.

[Smiler-Online]

Oh no i will have to buy a new processor and upgrade my graphics card. Any sugestions on processor.

Q6600

 

or Phenom 9850

[i_speel_good]

This is bullsh*t. Gamespot said the game can run perfectly on 3 year old machines.

[Smiler-Online]

This is bullsh*t. Gamespot said the game can run perfectly on 3 year old machines.

That is if your OK with running on (Close to) Console Graphics...