swe_seifer 0 Posted December 30, 2008 Share Posted December 30, 2008 (edited) -availablevidmem 4.0 running on a quad, 4ram, 1gb graphic and the values are stuck... can't move sliders Oooh and play using those options on my quad didn't yielded max fps either... wtf ?! played on a 24" screen btw, is this what ya all call window mode ??? Edited December 30, 2008 by swe_seifer Link to post Share on other sites
How-To-Improve-GTA-IV 0 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Very funny. Link to post Share on other sites
swe_seifer 0 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 LOL, and it all ended in a crash to desktop... out of videomemory =( Did however got back to the drawingboard and here's my results: Setting available videomemory to 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 did show up as 2, 3 and 4GB but never worked in the long run... crash to desktop out of video memory sooo backed down to 1.5 and that was stable, but couldn't max out drawing distance slider (every else slider maxed out) so i ended up figuring how much videomemory was needed using 2.0 and just checked options: 1564MB needed So putting available video memory multiplier as close to that number seemed better... 1.6 (i have 1GB 4870 Powercolor) it gives me 1615MB and yellow varning, but one should ignore varnings =) So i play and play in 1980x1200 resolution on and on, crashing, going fast, wreck havoc in city... no crash =) Also installed Fraps to check fps, whooping 60 indoors... stepping outside gives me a fall to 35... steal a car and ride pending between 25-40 (playable but shows signs of bad optimization) Ingame benchmark gives me 35fps So conclusion then... my rig is Intel Quad 2,85, 4GB RAM and 1GB 4870 running Vista 64 Ultimate SP1 stock, NOT OC whatsoever... apart from being a very lousy port in my eyes and poorly optimized it can be tweaked using only this option in commandline.txt (tried all other too, nomemrestrict, - novblank etc etc... only f*cked up game) and still playable using max on all, looks like a painting with highres for sure This works for me til they step up and fix the remaing bugs and truly optimize it... hope it works for you guys too, but i think quad is needed along with latest videocard though Link to post Share on other sites
swe_seifer 0 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Screens from the above post: Link to post Share on other sites
001master 0 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Can someone tell me how to do this command thing?? m kinda noob lol.. please someone explain in a lil detail.. where to add tht command2.0..?? and how to do it? thanx.. Link to post Share on other sites
x8681150 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 (edited) does not work with the steam version and vista,,have tried everything,any sugestions please???? Edited January 6, 2009 by x8681150 Link to post Share on other sites
nicotin3 0 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I havent tried this (and wont) but i wouldnt try this running a 32 bit OS since the game already uses alot of physical RAM. I would only recomend this to people using 64 bit OS with a minimum of 4 GB of ram... Link to post Share on other sites
bomba 0 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 -availablevidmem 1.65-nomemrestrict-novblank-width 1024-height 768-texturequality 1-renderquality 4 I tried using those in my commandline and doesnt do much really? Maybe im doing it all wrong - whats reccomended for my 256 card using the -availablevidmem System is: Intel Core 2 Duo 6320 8600 GTS 256 4GB Ram Vista x64 I think I might just upgrade my CPU, Card + PS this year and save the hassle Link to post Share on other sites
thales100 0 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 I think I might just upgrade my CPU, Card + PS this year and save the hassle Best possible option. Link to post Share on other sites
bip 0 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 (edited) Hi i'm new here please read this Ok here's my computer ATI Readon x1900 xtx 512 MB Intel Core 2 Duo 1.86 2 cpu 3 Gig RAM Windows vista service pack 1 I juz can't run smooth this game on my pc do u knw why please answer me anybody please advice me which game setting is require for my system.Please temme what FPS is good ?What should i put in commandline.txt i already put -availablevidmem 2.0 didn't increase game performance Edited January 7, 2009 by bip Link to post Share on other sites
x8681150 0 Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 does not work with the steam version and vista,,have tried everything,any sugestions please???? ???? :devil:why it does not work for me!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
meemorize 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 Ok so my system is: Dual Quad Core Intel Xeon 2,8Ghz (8 cores), 16GB DDR2/800 ram, 8800GT 512MB (180.84), plenty of HD space. Hopefully this will make things faster than they are now,.. currently im only getting 20-45fps at Medium/Highest @ 1920x1200 (24" screen). I will report back when I have tried it all out. Does anyone know if creating a RAMDisk for the pagefile will yield an improvement? seeing as I have 16GB RAM, i could easily create a 5GB RAMdisk. Is there a way to save texture files into that RAM memory to be loaded from it instead of from the harddrive? Laters, M. Link to post Share on other sites
TruXter 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 can we use -availablevidmem 1.5 ? will that turn my 512 vid mem into 700+ ? Link to post Share on other sites
TruXter 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) System usage leveled out pretty good using 1.5 before Statistics Average FPS: 29.05 Duration: 37.25 sec CPU Usage: 88% System memory usage: 44% Video memory usage: 81% after Statistics Average FPS: 30.24 Duration: 37.20 sec CPU Usage: 84% System memory usage: 51% Video memory usage: 55% will tweak around, and mess with the decimal more, see if it's just 0 and .5 or better .2111 Ok I stepped in and did it at 2 Statistics Average FPS: 29.20 Duration: 37.26 sec CPU Usage: 86% System memory usage: 46% Video memory usage: 40% And 2.5 Statistics Average FPS: 32.04 Duration: 37.20 sec CPU Usage: 91% System memory usage: 43% Video memory usage: 29% After a few minutes on the 2.5 setting, I started getting poppins like crazy. it was weird, artifacts like if I overclocked poorly. so I dropped it down to 1.5 again. Since I have 4 gigs pc memory, I hope that is enough. one thing I am scared of though, is we might not be using mobo ram, just fooling the game . Now, how do we take weight off of the processor ? Edited January 11, 2009 by TruXter Link to post Share on other sites
Flaii 0 Posted January 11, 2009 Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Tried with 2.0, worked perfectly for around 5 minutes, then more and more lag until it crashes, I'll try with 1.5 now. Tried Warlords method with 4.0, crashed instantly after loading my save. (I got 4 GB RAM vista64) Edited January 11, 2009 by Flaii Link to post Share on other sites
dannyshin3 0 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Hy,where do I apply the command? My total avaible memory is 1407 MB but gta sees just 301 MB:( Link to post Share on other sites
luceberg 0 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtop...entry1058959070 GTA 4 only sees dedicated ram. To add system ram, use, say, -availablevidmem 2.0 commandline. Link to post Share on other sites
shreybm26 0 Posted November 5, 2020 Share Posted November 5, 2020 On 12/22/2008 at 4:09 AM, psx2p said: this comes from the ultimate guide that's stuck to the forums, i noticed that if you double you multiplier the game will use ll the on board ram on your GPU as well as system ram, don't use this if your already maxing out your system ram and your Vram. (i have 4 gigs system RAM and 512mb VRAM gta does not use all my system ram, so i use the left over system ram for Vram) the code for the command is: -availablevidmem (multiplier) if you were to put: -availablevidmem 2.0 that would double you VRAM for example lets say i have a 512mb card, i want to make gta think i have 1024Mb i would use the code: -availablevidmem 2.0 the multiplier 2.0 will double the ram, 3.0 will triple it and so on and so forth. doing this also thrashes your HD's like crazy, as you have taken away system ram so it doubles up on caching my friend has done this and he is able to play high textures at 1440 x 900 this beats using the no restrictions command because this actually allows more VRAM, ONE last quick tip: i found that setting the GTA4 process in task manager to high priority seems to make the game run a bit smoother, not any FPS gain but more constant. O and also overclocking. that makes a difference, my CPU is OC'd to 3.4Ghz and i gain average of 5-7FPS i figure any advice is helpfull. HERE ar my PC SPECS: SYSTEM SPECS CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 6000+ @ 3.1Ghz / OverClocked to 3.4Ghz Motherboard: Foxconn M6 OC eddition RAM: 4 gigs transcend @ 800mhz GPU: ASUS HD 3650, 512MB OC'd GPU speeds: Core @ 830Mhz, MEM @ 920Mhz (max 950) effective. OS: vista ultimate 64 bit EDIT:heres the Poll to this thread http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=386954 THANKS: i would like to thank thales100 for all the support being provided to other users, im not on alot to answer questions, so thank you. Where do I have to write this code? Pls help ASAP !! Link to post Share on other sites
