reem28 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) I played GTA 4 on WinVISTA 32bit and it only had averaged of 15 fps. Today I reinstalled my operating system. Now I use WinXP 32 bit and the game is running smooth. I have an average of 30 fps. My settings: 1680x1050 view distance: 26 shadow density: 2 details: 31 vehicles: 28 Edited December 20, 2008 by reem28 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
reem28 Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 (edited) Specs: E8400; 8800GT; 4GB RAM; RAID 0; Gigabyte 965P-DS3 I did no overclocking. Edited December 20, 2008 by reem28 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789645 Share on other sites More sharing options...
numazawa Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 This is only helpful if you post your specs. edit: beat me to it Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
reem28 Posted December 20, 2008 Author Share Posted December 20, 2008 That proofs that Rockstar´s testing period was very short. Maybe there will be another patch which will fix the problems the game has with many configurations. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789663 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lancaster77 Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 I played GTA 4 on WinVISTA 32bit and it only had averaged of 15 fps. Today I reinstalled my operating system. Now I use WinXP 32 bit and the game is running smooth. I have an average of 30 fps. My settings: 1680x1050 view distance: 26 shadow density: 2 details: 31 vehicles: 28 Only difference between my system and yours is your cpu, I have a e6600 dual core 2.4ghz, everything else the same. I tried overclocking this cpu with the gigabyte 965p-ds3 rev 3 and it couldnt handle it, I got it to 3.0ghz and o/c the 800mhz ramm to 830 and upped the voltage to 1.45 and it was to unstable. This was a time when an dual core was my powerful than quad. Those days are over now with all the updates. Quad kick ass. Wish I had you cpu Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789748 Share on other sites More sharing options...
..'Ant'.. Posted December 20, 2008 Share Posted December 20, 2008 Should of got Vista x64 so much better. Running the game fine at 30fps. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789815 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldkilla Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How ironic, switching from XP 32bit to Vista made mine finally work! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789943 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrk Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 How ironic, switching from XP 32bit to Vista made mine finally work! Whats ironic about that? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058789966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00d Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Its widely accepted that you'll get a better gaming experience in XP rather than Vista. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790054 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeZzy Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Its widely accepted that you'll get a better gaming experience in XP rather than Vista. Well...the differences in Vista64 and XP are marginal if you have a decent computer and at least 4GB of memory. You will have to upgrade to Windows 7 (Vista+) when DirectX11 rolls around...assuming it has better coding than DX10. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790074 Share on other sites More sharing options...
d00d Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Yeah, but most people don't have a "decent computer" with atleast 4GB of RAM. I personally think Vista is a nice OS, after a Service Pack. But I just use XP because of compatibility with some workbench programs I use for university work. In any case, XP does use less resources for games than Vista. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790096 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tolosa Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 40 ftp e6750 9600gt 2gb de ram winxp 32bit Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790209 Share on other sites More sharing options...
swickle09 Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Its widely accepted that you'll get a better gaming experience in XP rather than Vista. Well...the differences in Vista64 and XP are marginal if you have a decent computer and at least 4GB of memory. You will have to upgrade to Windows 7 (Vista+) when DirectX11 rolls around...assuming it has better coding than DX10. I have Windows 7 and the game wont even install due to compatibily let alone play. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chevyboy Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 Its widely accepted that you'll get a better gaming experience in XP rather than Vista. No, no its not. Sorry the days of Vista pre SP1 are long over. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790277 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattymac Posted December 21, 2008 Share Posted December 21, 2008 I would upgrade to XP if my laptop would allow it, i guess Micro$ is trying to milk everything they can from vista. Windows Vista is the worst software Ive ever encountered. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/386116-gta-4-finally-working-for-me-after-changing-to-xp/#findComment-1058790425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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