Help with Grand theft Auto IV PC

[Captain Hemorrhoid]

I got a good deal on ATI 4870 1GB, so I swapped my old 4850 512 meg in the hopes it would resolve my issues with the game.

 

No such luck, I get a RESC10 error, even if game settings are around 700 megs memory used. Disgusting, is what it is...

[anus]

Yep that's your problem. Your card only supports DirectX 9.0B whereas IV requires a video card with full DirectX 9.0C support.

Do i need to get a new card or is there a way arround this?

You can try bipasing it but doubt it's going to work, look on Google

How would i bypass it? This dd3d50 error seems to bug alot of guys on the forum.Have anyone manage to solve the problem in this area

You can't really bypass it as the game can only use DirectX 9.0C and your card just can't give the game support.

 

A new card is the only way I'm afraid.

[truehighroller]

 

I got a good deal on ATI 4870 1GB, so I swapped my old 4850 512 meg in the hopes it would resolve my issues with the game.

 

No such luck, I get a RESC10 error, even if game settings are around 700 megs memory used. Disgusting, is what it is...

The issue has been there since the POS came out.. Turn off Clip Capture while in game play, then restart the game and it doesn't happen nearly as fast as it does with the POS option turned on.

[Captain Hemorrhoid]

I got a good deal on ATI 4870 1GB, so I swapped my old 4850 512 meg in the hopes it would resolve my issues with the game.

 

No such luck, I get a RESC10 error, even if game settings are around 700 megs memory used. Disgusting, is what it is...

The issue has been there since the POS came out.. Turn off Clip Capture while in game play, then restart the game and it doesn't happen nearly as fast as it does with the POS option turned on.

At least in my case that doesn't help, clip capture has been off the whole time.

[truehighroller]

I got a good deal on ATI 4870 1GB, so I swapped my old 4850 512 meg in the hopes it would resolve my issues with the game.

 

No such luck, I get a RESC10 error, even if game settings are around 700 megs memory used. Disgusting, is what it is...

The issue has been there since the POS came out.. Turn off Clip Capture while in game play, then restart the game and it doesn't happen nearly as fast as it does with the POS option turned on.

At least in my case that doesn't help, clip capture has been off the whole time.

Man I keep hearing that from everyone I tell to switch it off but, yet it helps my setup.... That is just odd. Well what driver are you using if it is 9.1 go back to 8.12 hotfix and make sure the clip capture is still turned off to be safe after switching. The 9.1 was crashing my game after five minutes switched back and issue went away.

[Captain Hemorrhoid]

 

I got a good deal on ATI 4870 1GB, so I swapped my old 4850 512 meg in the hopes it would resolve my issues with the game.

 

No such luck, I get a RESC10 error, even if game settings are around 700 megs memory used. Disgusting, is what it is...

The issue has been there since the POS came out.. Turn off Clip Capture while in game play, then restart the game and it doesn't happen nearly as fast as it does with the POS option turned on.

At least in my case that doesn't help, clip capture has been off the whole time.

Man I keep hearing that from everyone I tell to switch it off but, yet it helps my setup.... That is just odd. Well what driver are you using if it is 9.1 go back to 8.12 hotfix and make sure the clip capture is still turned off to be safe after switching. The 9.1 was crashing my game after five minutes switched back and issue went away.

Ok thanks, will have to try those. My drivers are 9.1.

 

EDIT: Nope, didn't help. In fact the game crashed even earlier, right after I loaded a game and got out of the house to the street. It doesn't seem to matter if I use as little as 400 / 1000 of memory, a resc 10 or black screen ensues.

 

I will try to re-install the whole game again, and see what that does. And maybe try some of the memory related tweaks out there, but I am getting a strong feeling this game just won't work with my PC no matter what I do.

Edited February 12, 2009 by Captain Hemorrhoid

[Voodooman]

Guys, no Voodoo magic will not help anyone with GTA 4, since this game absolutely have no good resource\memory managment, this game really should use less than 512 mb of VRAM on maximum settings, there are not so many resources that cost cuch a lot of MB of VRAM.

On medium settings (identical to XBXO 360 version) in 720p it should not "Eat" more than 256 mb of VRAM but it require x1.5 more RAM than it should.

 

Toronto just have bad programming skills, engine in current stage is MEMORY TRASHER - SYSTEM HOG, game not removing unused data from RAM, wasting a lot of RAM and VRAM on really unnecessary sh*t, thats why memory leak happening, thats why game requirements higher that CRYSIS have.

 

The only way to make game smooth and not such a resource hungry and to get rid of all these errors - is to f*cking force R* Toronto to rewrite a lot of engine`s sourcecode lines and fcukin optimise god damn game.

[truehighroller]

 

I got a good deal on ATI 4870 1GB, so I swapped my old 4850 512 meg in the hopes it would resolve my issues with the game.

 

No such luck, I get a RESC10 error, even if game settings are around 700 megs memory used. Disgusting, is what it is...

The issue has been there since the POS came out.. Turn off Clip Capture while in game play, then restart the game and it doesn't happen nearly as fast as it does with the POS option turned on.

At least in my case that doesn't help, clip capture has been off the whole time.

Man I keep hearing that from everyone I tell to switch it off but, yet it helps my setup.... That is just odd. Well what driver are you using if it is 9.1 go back to 8.12 hotfix and make sure the clip capture is still turned off to be safe after switching. The 9.1 was crashing my game after five minutes switched back and issue went away.

Ok thanks, will have to try those. My drivers are 9.1.

 

EDIT: Nope, didn't help. In fact the game crashed even earlier, right after I loaded a game and got out of the house to the street. It doesn't seem to matter if I use as little as 400 / 1000 of memory, a resc 10 or black screen ensues.

 

I will try to re-install the whole game again, and see what that does. And maybe try some of the memory related tweaks out there, but I am getting a strong feeling this game just won't work with my PC no matter what I do.

That is really f*cked up. I am guessing you have done all windows updates including service pack(s) "can't remember what OS you are using sorry", Flash Player most recent release, Direct X updates, I would install all this after installing the game as that is what I did.. I figured if you install the game after updating this stuff it will just write right over top of the newer code with the older code example, Direct X.. That is about all I have knowledge of, counting the things I just mentioned to you.. You have drained me dry man. I would seriously try the direct x thingy though, that might be your issue as well. If I remember correctly, I think I had way less issues after doing the direct x updates.

Edited February 13, 2009 by truehighroller

[Freezer89]

Hello guys,

i actually have a really crazy problem.

 

Since the Upgrade to Windows 7 64bit Beta my GTA IV just run lower (outdoor: 10-25 fps on the streets, in water or in the sky until 40 fps) than earlier with XP SP3 (outdoor: 18-30 fps)

And there comes the mysteriously problem: Between the highest resolution (1680x1050) and the lowwest there only is a difference with maximum 5 fps. The same with the Drawdistance, detail, vehicle density, etc.. (all on 1 or all on 50 or so: just a few fps difference)

 

I am using the new 182.06 driver (earlier I used the 185.20).

 

My system is showed in my signature

 

Please help

I would be glad..

 

 

 

(and sorry for my bad english)

[truehighroller]

I wonder if this time around they will actually test their patch before they release it. Ahh hell who am I kidding of course they won't.

[JCV]

I wonder if this time around they will actually test their patch before they release it. Ahh hell who am I kidding of course they won't.

LOL, dont be so negative! I think they are trying to fix this bad-coded game. At least, they are trying!

[truehighroller]

I wonder if this time around they will actually test their patch before they release it. Ahh hell who am I kidding of course they won't.

LOL, dont be so negative! I think they are trying to fix this bad-coded game. At least, they are trying!

Well CCC 9.2 is out now. I wonder how this game acts with those drivers.. I am at work so, I can't test it right now..

[LiBertyB]

hi, i have just upgraded from vista HP 32 bit to 64 bit, from 4 GB ram to 8GB and my nvidia 9800GT to a radeon hd4870 X2.

 

Can some one plz tell me why i am now getting less Frame rates!!!???

 

it seems to be ok indoors but when i go out side its worse than my privious set up, i have tried the 8.12 catalyst drivers and the new 9.2 but still to no avail. i havnt got the graphics maxed either, view distance is about 40, detail distance 70, shadow density 10 and traffic density to 35, the rest of the settings are on High.

 

Can any help me out here Plz? This is NOT Funny!!!

[iTRiP]

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Edited August 18, 2012 by iTRiP

[MuonDecay]

Hello guys,

i actually have a really crazy problem.

 

Since the Upgrade to Windows 7 64bit Beta my GTA IV just run lower (outdoor: 10-25 fps on the streets, in water or in the sky until 40 fps) than earlier with XP SP3 (outdoor: 18-30 fps)

And there comes the mysteriously problem: Between the highest resolution (1680x1050) and the lowwest there only is a difference with maximum 5 fps. The same with the Drawdistance, detail, vehicle density, etc.. (all on 1 or all on 50 or so: just a few fps difference)

 

I am using the new 182.06 driver (earlier I used the 185.20).

 

My system is showed in my signature

 

Please help

I would be glad..

 

 

 

(and sorry for my bad english)

I've seen some people posting things which might suggest that GTA IV's 64-bit support is either nominal or downright poor.

 

I can't confirm it myself, since I'm on a 32-bit system.

[truehighroller]

Hello guys,

i actually have a really crazy problem.

 

Since the Upgrade to Windows 7 64bit Beta my GTA IV just run lower (outdoor: 10-25 fps on the streets, in water or in the sky until 40 fps) than earlier with XP SP3 (outdoor: 18-30 fps)

And there comes the mysteriously problem: Between the highest resolution (1680x1050) and the lowwest there only is a difference with maximum 5 fps. The same with the Drawdistance, detail, vehicle density, etc.. (all on 1 or all on 50 or so: just a few fps difference)

 

I am using the new 182.06 driver (earlier I used the 185.20).

 

My system is showed in my signature

 

Please help   

I would be glad..

 

 

 

(and sorry for my bad english)

I've seen some people posting things which might suggest that GTA IV's 64-bit support is either nominal or downright poor.

 

I can't confirm it myself, since I'm on a 32-bit system.

I am on the new 9.2 driver and here is my benchie. I am still playing now but, I haven't noticed any obvious sh*tyness about these drivers so far which is way different from the 9.1s that I tried. Man those were sh*ty..

 

Statistics

Average FPS: 61.00

Duration: 37.38 sec

CPU Usage: 64%

System memory usage: 62%

Video memory usage: 81%

 

Graphics Settings

Video Mode: 1920 x 1080 (59 Hz)

Texture Quality: High

Render Quality: Very High

Reflection Resolution: High

Water Quality: High

Shadow Quality: High

View Distance: 41

Detail Distance: 71

Definition: Off

VSync: Off

 

Hardware

Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate

Service Pack 1

Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series

Video Driver version: 7.14.10.643

Audio Adapter: Speakers (SoundMAX Integrated Digital HD Audio)

Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q9450 @ 2.66GHz

 

File ID: benchmark.cli

[LiBertyB]

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

[truehighroller]

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

Because these dual GPU cards are still in reality crossfired or slied.

[LiBertyB]

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

Because these dual GPU cards are still in reality crossfired or slied.

So what do u mean by that? The games not reconising that i have 2 cards essentialy? that its only picking up one Gpu?

 

i noticed on my windows settings for the graphics adapter that i only have 1024 Mb of video dedicated ram and 2555 Mb Shared memory, could this be of any significance??

 

sorry for sounding so noobish

[truehighroller]

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

Because these dual GPU cards are still in reality crossfired or slied.

So what do u mean by that? The games not reconising that i have 2 cards essentialy? that its only picking up one Gpu?

 

i noticed on my windows settings for the graphics adapter that i only have 1024 Mb of video dedicated ram and 2555 Mb Shared memory, could this be of any significance??

 

sorry for sounding so noobish

Your'e ok, it is kinda hard to explain why it doesn't really pick up the whole 2GBs. I will tell you this though, it is normal. I thought the same thing when I first got my two cards crossfired, I was like why isn't it showing the whole 2GBs? It is normal. Even like I said if you have a dual GPU card, it is still essentilly crossfired or slied and thus you wil still only see 1GB showing up.

[funkefloh]

ok hey guys i got a problem:

I have Asi-loader (latest) and FileCheckFix, both from Alexander I also got Alice.

None of the mods I downloaded worked. i followed the instructions and I searched on the internet for a solution, like a hole day ...

 

So this is pretty annoying , i have also a picture of gta IV directory, but i dunno how to upload this, ... maybe some1 can tell me. i got it here on the desktop.

Yesterday I found out something: all the files I put in the gta IV main directory didnt crash the game, dsound.dll does.

 

This is what i put in the main dir:

 

-> Alice

-> FileCheckFix.asi

-> lualib.dll

-> lua.dll

-> Alice.asi

 

if I put DSOUND.DLL there, too - the game wont start. I do have tried starting the game with admin rights etc., i made a backup of the gta IV main dir. folder i really dont know what to do, spark IV does work, i can have a look at the .wdr and .wtd files and all that stuff, but if i replace sth, the game crashes after a few seconds.

I have got vista 32 bit version gta 4 worked properly everything all right, but when i started trying to add mods, this happens... SO HOW CAN I ADD MODS WITHOUT CRASHING THE GAME .... thanxx 4 help i really need some.

[red717]

hey guys!!!

 

anyway, haha um... i have gta 4 for pc and i have a games for windows live account and a social club account and everything but even for the pc version do you need a xbox live account in order to play multiplayer? cause i put in my original xbox live account and it didn't work. (thats what i mean by original account is that i have xbox live for the original xbox). anyway, any help would be great!!!

[truehighroller]

What mem restrict number should I use? My video cards are two 4870 1GB cards in crossfire and I have 4GB of memory on a 64 bit vista install if that matters. Thanks to whom ever answers me.

[The_Cheese_Man]

What mem restrict number should I use? My video cards are two 4870 1GB cards in crossfire and I have 4GB of memory on a 64 bit vista install if that matters. Thanks to whom ever answers me.

http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=384614

 

 

[LiBertyB]

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

Because these dual GPU cards are still in reality crossfired or slied.

So what do u mean by that? The games not reconising that i have 2 cards essentialy? that its only picking up one Gpu?

 

i noticed on my windows settings for the graphics adapter that i only have 1024 Mb of video dedicated ram and 2555 Mb Shared memory, could this be of any significance??

 

sorry for sounding so noobish

Your'e ok, it is kinda hard to explain why it doesn't really pick up the whole 2GBs. I will tell you this though, it is normal. I thought the same thing when I first got my two cards crossfired, I was like why isn't it showing the whole 2GBs? It is normal. Even like I said if you have a dual GPU card, it is still essentilly crossfired or slied and thus you wil still only see 1GB showing up.

Cheers Truehighroller for the reply, you've put my mind and rest lol! was getting woried there

[truehighroller]

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

Because these dual GPU cards are still in reality crossfired or slied.

So what do u mean by that? The games not reconising that i have 2 cards essentialy? that its only picking up one Gpu?

 

i noticed on my windows settings for the graphics adapter that i only have 1024 Mb of video dedicated ram and 2555 Mb Shared memory, could this be of any significance??

 

sorry for sounding so noobish

Your'e ok, it is kinda hard to explain why it doesn't really pick up the whole 2GBs. I will tell you this though, it is normal. I thought the same thing when I first got my two cards crossfired, I was like why isn't it showing the whole 2GBs? It is normal. Even like I said if you have a dual GPU card, it is still essentilly crossfired or slied and thus you wil still only see 1GB showing up.

Cheers Truehighroller for the reply, you've put my mind and rest lol! was getting woried there

You are very welcome.

 

 

 

On a side note though. Well I just did the whole memrestrict spiel and I noticed something. Now instead of it eating into my memory for my system, it just runs out and keeps running out and refreshing that little bit of memory that it frees up when it runs into the restriction wall.

 

 

You can actually see it is running out and clearing a little and so on. The buildings and what not, take like 5 seconds to load when looking around in circles. I bet the people that are able to run the game fine actually have this little feature working on theirs and thus why there are people that say, "I can run the game without a leak but, my buildings and what not take thirty seconds.. to load".

 

 

I think I am on to something here..

[LiBertyB]

 

Hi, me again, sorry.

 

I have just noticed something else, in my graphics options in game, i currently see that 1024MB is available for graphics but the card has 2 GB!

 

anyone know why im only being allocated 1 GB in stead of 2GB for graphics options??

Because these dual GPU cards are still in reality crossfired or slied.

So what do u mean by that? The games not reconising that i have 2 cards essentialy? that its only picking up one Gpu?

 

i noticed on my windows settings for the graphics adapter that i only have 1024 Mb of video dedicated ram and 2555 Mb Shared memory, could this be of any significance??

 

sorry for sounding so noobish

Your'e ok, it is kinda hard to explain why it doesn't really pick up the whole 2GBs. I will tell you this though, it is normal. I thought the same thing when I first got my two cards crossfired, I was like why isn't it showing the whole 2GBs? It is normal. Even like I said if you have a dual GPU card, it is still essentilly crossfired or slied and thus you wil still only see 1GB showing up.

Cheers Truehighroller for the reply, you've put my mind and rest lol! was getting woried there

You are very welcome.

 

 

 

On a side note though. Well I just did the whole memrestrict spiel and I noticed something. Now instead of it eating into my memory for my system, it just runs out and keeps running out and refreshing that little bit of memory that it frees up when it runs into the restriction wall.

 

 

You can actually see it is running out and clearing a little and so on. The buildings and what not, take like 5 seconds to load when looking around in circles. I bet the people that are able to run the game fine actually have this little feature working on theirs and thus why there are people that say, "I can run the game without a leak but, my buildings and what not take thirty seconds.. to load".

 

 

I think I am on to something here..

I hope so, i have the same stuttering and graphics load times too, but the memory leak fix i tried did nothing apart from i think what u mentioned THR.

 

My displayed memory in the graphics options is now down to 1011 from 1024

 

Anyword of an up and coming patch? Its starting to get desprate...

Edited February 26, 2009 by LiBertyB

[truehighroller]

@ Liberty,

 

 

Nope but, this is getting very old and now that I see the full issue and understand it a little better, I can't believe how bad they really did screw this thing up..

[funkefloh]

hm

[Kisa1990]

Hello! I need help with mission "out of comission" in revenge branch. When I jump onto helicopter, I tap space repeatedly, but Nico falls into the river. What did I do wrong? maybe someone can tell me?