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Hello im looking for a graphic setting with a good balance between visual and performance,

im using Nvidia 8600 GT

 

My other hardwares are

AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz

6.00GB RAM

64-bit Vista Operating System

 

also im using Vista DX9, should i upgrade to DX10? what better features does it bring?

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start with lowest settings possible.

and just adjust your way up till unstable, then adjust back a bit.

post your settings when you get back.

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I recommend what Truxter suggested. The recommended settings didn't make my game smooth. After I put shadow density to 0, shadow resolution to low and water resolution to medium, I got a fairly smooth fps (my laptop CPU is kinda sucky)

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what do you think about DirectX? which one should i get

Useless, GTA4 doesnt use DX10.

Only DX9

DX10 is already integrated to vista.

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LaBan' date='Feb 8 2009, 12:05']
what do you think about DirectX? which one should i get

Useless, GTA4 doesnt use DX10.

Only DX9

DX10 is already integrated to vista.

Yeah, exactley.

I dont know what he have drunked or smoked but you'r right tounge.gif

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I was able to run IV at 1280X1024 with all settings maxed except for view distance and detail distance and I got ~25FPS wink.gif.

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Hello im looking for a graphic setting with a good balance between visual and performance,

im using Nvidia 8600 GT

 

My other hardwares are

AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.00 GHz

6.00GB RAM

64-bit Vista Operating System

 

also im using Vista DX9, should i upgrade to DX10? what better features does it bring?

DX10 will work fine with dx9 programs.

Vista is a great o/s as you have seen and experienced for yourself.

So enjoy. the drivers for it are amazing.

Sad thing to tell you is an 8600, is not an amazing card.

So cranking everything to full blast is not going to help you.

You will need to set as low as you can and work your way up.

Until it all works.

 

 

 

 

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I can say this on mine I can put it about medium on mine

I have a amd athlon 64 x2 dual core @2.01ghz

2gb ram

and a XFX Nvidia GeForce 8600GT

I get about 20fps

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