CJ_Vercetti Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 What the h***? It's going to crush our systems just as Crysis did... But I was able to play Crysis on dx10 very high on 1024x768 and Crysis Warhead on 1366x768 without crashes and occasional fps hiccups... (C2D [email protected], 3GB RAM, 8800GT 512MB) As for Clear Sky, it lagged when I set everything to the max... I don't care if I can't play GTA4 maxed, I just want to play it for gameplay sake...anyways it's not better looking than Crysis so why bother, just enjoy playing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I would not worry too much, Nvidia and ATi will optimize their drivers to work better with GTA 4. They've done it with all the previous releases, anyways. For example, look at the latest 180.48 driver release: * Up to 10% performance increase in 3DMark Vantage (performance preset) * Up to 13% performance increase in Assassin's Creed * Up to 13% performance increase in BioShock * Up to 15% performance increase in Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts * Up to 10% performance increase in Crysis Warhead * Up to 25% performance increase in Devil May Cry 4 * Up to 38% performance increase in Far Cry 2 * Up to 18% performance increase in Race Driver: GRID * Up to 80% performance increase in Lost Planet: Colonies * Up to 18% performance increase in World of Conflict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomern11 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Maybe the ATI & GF 7 support problem is the reason for the delay and it's solved already... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan87 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 What the h***? It's going to crush our systems just as Crysis did... But I was able to play Crysis on dx10 very high on 1024x768 and Crysis Warhead on 1366x768 without crashes and occasional fps hiccups... (C2D [email protected], 3GB RAM, 8800GT 512MB) As for Clear Sky, it lagged when I set everything to the max... I don't care if I can't play GTA4 maxed, I just want to play it for gameplay sake...anyways it's not better looking than Crysis so why bother, just enjoy playing it... I hate to say it, but it looks like this game will be even sh*ttier optimized than crysis.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Crysis was not meant to be run at maximum settings with maximum AA. Crytek wanted to make the game future proof. Perhaps Rockstar wants to do the same thing Crytek did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PestilenceJM Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'm kinda worried, I know my Q6600 and 4gb ram will do fine I guess, but what about my 8800gt 512, could I play the game at medium-high at [email protected]Someone tell me, thanks Well, looks like your graphicscard is the "bottleneck" ("Flaschenhals") in your computer, i would suggest you give around 160 € and buy an ATI Radeon HD 4850. Its the best card you can get for the money atm. Its what i got, and i can play farcry 2 and fallout 3 on high/veryhigh with good framerates (~35-45). And ive only got an intel core 2 duo E6600 and 2 gb ram. However, im looking forward to play GTA 4 with good settings and good framerates. Tho im sure you will be able to play with the 8800gt aswell. I wouldnt worry. Just check it out, if it doesnt work fine, then go for the ATI graphicscard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomern11 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 How could it be? According to the specs, i'm supposed to run it on high... Q660 2.4 GHz 3 GB RAM ATI Radeon HD 3870 512 MB so i'll run it on med? i don't get it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aidan87 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Crysis was not meant to be run at maximum settings with maximum AA. Crytek wanted to make the game future proof. Perhaps Rockstar wants to do the same thing Crytek did. Are you kidding me, Crysis is 10 times more advanced than GTA 4 (graphically and everything). So how can a 7900 run GTA at LOW (according to OP) while the same GPU can run Crysis on high? The problem here seems to be that our GTA 4 is HORRIBLY optimized on PC, not that it is an advanced high-end game. -You said that Crysis was not meant to be run at max with max AA, well my good sir you are certainly wrong. Why? Because I could do that (with 4X AA, my frames never drop below 30FPS). I'm just worried about 2 things. First, because it is said in the review that ATI cards have problems with GTA 4. The other thing is that my 4870X2 is just a little faster than the GTX 280, which makes me wonder, will I play this game with frame drops? will I even be able to max it w/AA at all?? God knows. Edited November 25, 2008 by aidan87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vasil Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Crysis was not meant to be run at maximum settings with maximum AA. Crytek wanted to make the game future proof. Perhaps Rockstar wants to do the same thing Crytek did. Definitely not. There are a lot of pc games that looks way better than this GTA, and run ok maxed out on pcs bellow the minimum gta IV requirements. Which would be the point in making this game future proof, besides starting a Rockstar flaming fest?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Crysis was not meant to be run at maximum settings with maximum AA. Crytek wanted to make the game future proof. Perhaps Rockstar wants to do the same thing Crytek did. Are you kidding me, Crysis is 10 times more advanced than GTA 4 (graphically and everything). So how can a 7900 run GTA at LOW (according to OP) while the same GPU can run Crysis on high? The problem here seems to be that our GTA 4 is HORRIBLY optimized on PC, not that it is an advanced high-end game. -You said that Crysis was not meant to be run at max with max AA, well my good sir you are certainly wrong. Why? Because I could do that (with 4X AA, my frames never drop below 30FPS). I'm just worried about 2 things. First, because it is said in the review that ATI cards have problems with GTA 4. The other thing is that my 4870X2 is just a little faster than the GTX 280, which makes me wonder, will I play this game with frame drops? will I even be able to max it w/AA at all?? God knows. Yes, sure, it's more advanced, it is a lot more advanced, but there are a couple reasons I can think of that Crysis may run better on a PC than GTA4: 1) GTA4's world is constantly loaded, no loading screens besides the first initial one. The Crysis world is loaded in segments. They are two different games. Comparing them is unfair IMO. 2) There have been many patches (by both Nvidia and Crytek), to improve performance significantly. The same will be done with GTA4, especially with new Nvidia/ATi driver releases. Also, I misphrased that, you can not expect to run Crysis on maximum settings and AA on today's hardware (mainstream at least). And sure, you can also run Crysis on a 7900 with maximum settings, but you will get 10FPS (trust me, I've tried). Don't get me wrong though, I'll be upset if I can not run GTA 4 at maximum settings with my Q6600 @ 3GHz, 4GB RAM and 9800GTX+. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.F. Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Clam down guys. They didn't even play the final version! These bugs are most likely the reason the game was delayed. I was just about to say that, good point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboturd Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 On older cards the game crashes!! and on pentium d's and pentium 4's too! Pentium D's carnt run it wtf?!?!?!?!?! smells fishy to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFL2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 Maybe on your Pentium D it wil run because it has 4,09 Ghz, its overclocked right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboturd Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Maybe on your Pentium D it wil run because it has 4,09 Ghz, its overclocked right? yea from 3.40Ghz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFL2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) im gonna read now the magazine again to see what you need as minimum! because its lower than the requirements say!: Edit: You need atleast for the lowest graphics settings: 3,8 Ghz Intel Pentium D or an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1 Gb Ram 14,9 Gb HDD Space A Geforce 7300-7800(not on the requirements but it will run the game on lower settings then 1024x786)(for 640x480 or 800x600) or a 7900 GTX for (1024x768)(You will also run it on a Geforce 6800 but only on 640x480 on low graphics and without trafic or it will lagg) For medium graphics settings with resolution 1280x1024 Core 2 Duo E4400 or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2 Gigs of Ram 14,9 GB HDD Space An Geforce 8800 For High graphics settings with resolution 1680x1050 An Core 2 Duo E8600 or AMD Phenom 9650 4 Gigs Ram 14,9 Gigs HDD Space Geforce GTX 200 Edited November 25, 2008 by ROFL2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ_Vercetti Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 im gonna read now the magazine again to see what you need as minimum!because its lower than the requirements say!: Edit: You need atleast for the lowest graphics settings: 3,8 Ghz Intel Pentium D or an AMD Athlon 64 3700+ 1 Gb Ram 14,9 Gb HDD Space A Geforce 7300-7800(not on the requirements but it will run the game on lower settings then 1024x786)(for 640x480 or 800x600) or a 7900 GTX for (1024x768)(You will also run it on a Geforce 6800 but only on 640x480 on low graphics and without trafic or it will lagg) For medium graphics settings you need: Core 2 Duo E4400 or an AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ 2 Gigs of Ram 14,9 GB HDD Space An Geforce 8800 For High graphics settings you need: An Core 2 Duo E8600 or AMD Phenom 9650 4 Gigs Ram 14,9 Gigs HDD Space Geforce GTX 200 And these medium and high settings, for which resolution do you need this hardware? Is it 1280x1024 or 1920x1200, cause it means a LOT to us who play at lower resolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFL2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) Here you can see the difference between Low and Maximum Graphics: PS: Look at the Floor! Edited November 25, 2008 by ROFL2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ_Vercetti Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Man this is high, I mean, I really expected to be able to play it maxed at 1440x900 with my 8800GT, after all it's a lot stronger than 3870 or 8600GTS that are in recommended configuration... but, I won't lose hope and I'll start it maxed out, and only if I see that I can't play it normally, then I'll downgrade the settings (God forbid) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gta-evo4 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 I'm kinda worried, I know my Q6600 and 4gb ram will do fine I guess, but what about my 8800gt 512, could I play the game at medium-high at [email protected]Someone tell me, thanks Well, looks like your graphicscard is the "bottleneck" ("Flaschenhals") in your computer, i would suggest you give around 160 € and buy an ATI Radeon HD 4850. Its the best card you can get for the money atm. Its what i got, and i can play farcry 2 and fallout 3 on high/veryhigh with good framerates (~35-45). And ive only got an intel core 2 duo E6600 and 2 gb ram. However, im looking forward to play GTA 4 with good settings and good framerates. Tho im sure you will be able to play with the 8800gt aswell. I wouldnt worry. Just check it out, if it doesnt work fine, then go for the ATI graphicscard. Thanks for the advice, I'll keep that in mind, but it better runs good cuz I'm short on money at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTxC Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Running IV on 640x480 wouldn't be a pleasant experience, I guess... GTA IV, all settings low, lowest resolution, choppy gameplay, framerate... just like GTA3 in the old days. We just have to wait. Seven more days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFL2008 Posted November 25, 2008 Author Share Posted November 25, 2008 This Graphic Settings you can change: Resolution from 640x480 to 2560x1600 Aspect Ratio: 4:3 to 16:10 Texture Quality from Low to High Render Quality from Low to High Draw Distance from 0 to 100 Detail Distance from 0 to 100 Traffic Distance from 0 to 100 Shadow Distance from 0 to 10 Automatic Configuration and a Benchmark Test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camdean Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Can someone put the requirments into ATI format .. I dont have a clue what compares to nvidia cards these days, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstwo Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Something is fishy compared to the reqs from R*. Maybe when gamestar played the game it was a year ago and now the game works on the reqs from R* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mashine Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 Something is fishy compared to the reqs from R*. Maybe when gamestar played the game it was a year ago and now the game works on the reqs from R* It is possible. They probably optimized it better till now. Don't be scared. I think if you have recommended rig you will be able to play it on max with nice res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nomad91 Posted November 25, 2008 Share Posted November 25, 2008 (edited) I think the new 8800GT I am getting will push medium/high graphics settings. About the tested requirements... Was it tested on Vista or XP, that could make a huge difference. Edited November 25, 2008 by Nomad91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowstwo Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 Was it tested on Vista or XP, that could make a huge difference. I also want to know that! Somewhere on the scans at the checklist says something about directx 9c wich means prolly XP, but don't know for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okei Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 i'll be lucky if i can play it on low god i hope they actually optimise it for ati cars unlike a lot of other games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROFL2008 Posted November 26, 2008 Author Share Posted November 26, 2008 It was tested with Windows Vista 64 Bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamesguru Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 What about FPS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longboardskier Posted November 26, 2008 Share Posted November 26, 2008 I sent you a PM ROFL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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