That_Guy28 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Of the three operating systems which is better for playing GTA IV on; Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7? Also, is the 32bit version or the 64bit version better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewie Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 XP would probably be the best because it doesn't have so much errors like Vista does. Actually, all of the operating systems should run GTA IV the same. I would say that it depends on what ever hard ware you have. Ram, video card and the type of processor. Also, is the 32bit version or the 64bit version better? The 32bit version should be worse because it's lower. The 64bit version would be a lot better because it's a lot higher. What do others think, am I wrong? I don't know so much about operating systems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixxio Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Based from my experience, go with Win7 64 bit. Unless you want to try each OS one by one because GTA4's performance is so random you'll never know what will perform better on whatever system you throw it at, different drivers, etc etc. But most of the time it just depends on the hardware you have, like stated by the previous poster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syrdax Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 What system specs? Depends on that for 32 or 64. From my experience, I changed from XP32 to Vista32 and didn't had any change at all, went back to XP and then went to Vista64 and that changed everything, finally I play the game without any loss of FPS and I play at like 30FPS constantly, before, I could play from 9 to 25, being around 9 most of the time. Didn't try 7 yet, I'm waiting for a copy these days so I'll give it at try soon enough, and of course, I'll never go back to 32 bits. ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abderian Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) Based from my experience, go with Win7 64 bit. As this user said, Win 7 64 bit. XP is getting old and there are some exploits for it nowadays, and Vista is buggy. Win 7 fixes these problems. If you have more than 4 gig of ram and a 64 bit processor go with 64 bit, but for GTA 4 it shouldn't make much difference. E: the box of GTA says it is "64 bit enhanced" but according to some techie friends that's either BS or the program is a hybrid. Edited November 4, 2009 by Abderian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchyK Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Vista 64 for me, Had some compatibility problems with win7, so haven't got back to that yet, but going form xp32 to vista64 i saw a jump in fps from high 30's to mid 50's. That some jump. and no more stuttering. But as has been said, it's different for everyone because of their hardware/drivers etc. MitchyK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oc student Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Windows 7 64 bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skelet0n Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 (edited) IMHO, Seven Ultimate (32-bits) is the best! Edited November 4, 2009 by Skelet0n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorbachev Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Windows 7 64 bit +1 it's the best performing right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruscris2 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Go with Windows 7 64-bit ! My computer have this OS and runs gta iv with 26 fps in interior and 20 fps outside ! I have: AMD Althon Dual-Core 4000+ @ 2.11 Ghz 1 GB Ram DDR2 @ 667 Mhz Geforce 7300 GT 256 MB And no commandlines ! OfCourse All settings are down (shadows medium) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermortalhuman Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 For me, it is XP 64 bit. I have a minimum spec processor and 2 gb ram. You need to just think about your hardware and xp is definitely going to use the least of your hardware. If you have fast enough hardware, you can use any of the OS's, but if you're not sure about your hardware being "top pf the line", you can't go wrong with windows XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viometrix Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 if you have 4 gb ram, any dual core processor.... go with win 7 x64. if your hardware is older and you are not planning to upgrade, win 7 32 bit. support for xp is dying, and hey why live in the past for 1 game, vista is well vista.... win 7 is just so smooth at everything it does. as for whomever complained they had a driver issue or something with 7, it was still beta, try it again.... unless it is some obscure piece of hardware your having issues with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlingShotUK Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 As usual it's never as simple as it could be. Technically Windows 7 is the best bet for anything you want to do on your computer, including GTA 4. However, as I found out last night, if you have certain Nvidia graphics card (like my 8800GTX) the latest Windows 7 x64 driver is rubbish compared to 181.24 on Vista x64. I'm hoping I can downgrade to the nearest Windows 7 driver to 181.24 but have to see if that's possible. 181.24 on Vista is superb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDragon Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Windows 7 x86 for me..you can't even tell the difference. I did some tests..same thing so it doesn't really matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StoOopiD Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 PS3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermortalhuman Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Name fits the out of topic response I'm going to give 7 a try soon, I keep hearing people talk about it and it is cheaper than I thought. When I throw another 2 gb in, I'm going for 7 x64. After I research my hardware with it in mind xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilly1987 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 PS3 be honest 360 versions better in every aspect but both look ugly compared to pc version at a decent res ive tried xp 64 and 7 64bit both have similar max fps but for me personally windows 7 has less of a drop off of fps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 All right console fanboys, you have your section here http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showforum=120 so go there and procreate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Guy28 Posted November 4, 2009 Author Share Posted November 4, 2009 What system specs? Depends on that for 32 or 64. 3GB RAM 2.6GHz Intel Dual Core (or somthing like that) ATI Radeon 3450 HD 256MB From what you guys have been saying, I think I will go with Windows 7 x64. I hate Vista... It's ONLY good for GTA IV. if you have 4 gb ram, any dual core processor.... go with win 7 x64. if your hardware is older and you are not planning to upgrade, win 7 32 bit. support for xp is dying, and hey why live in the past for 1 game, vista is well vista.... win 7 is just so smooth at everything it does. as for whomever complained they had a driver issue or something with 7, it was still beta, try it again.... unless it is some obscure piece of hardware your having issues with. I've been using Windows XP pro x86 since it first came out. I bought a new computer with Windows 7 x64 on it and the specs I listed above. Should I upgrade from 3GB to 4GB RAM, dual boot Windows XP or just install the game and see what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilly1987 Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 All right console fanboys, you have your section here http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showforum=120 so go there and procreate. please tell me you wasnt calling me a fanboy i dont even own one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viometrix Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 What system specs? Depends on that for 32 or 64. 3GB RAM 2.6GHz Intel Dual Core (or somthing like that) ATI Radeon 3450 HD 256MB From what you guys have been saying, I think I will go with Windows 7 x64. I hate Vista... It's ONLY good for GTA IV. if you have 4 gb ram, any dual core processor.... go with win 7 x64. if your hardware is older and you are not planning to upgrade, win 7 32 bit. support for xp is dying, and hey why live in the past for 1 game, vista is well vista.... win 7 is just so smooth at everything it does. as for whomever complained they had a driver issue or something with 7, it was still beta, try it again.... unless it is some obscure piece of hardware your having issues with. I've been using Windows XP pro x86 since it first came out. I bought a new computer with Windows 7 x64 on it and the specs I listed above. Should I upgrade from 3GB to 4GB RAM, dual boot Windows XP or just install the game and see what happens? you seem to have triple channel memory...so upgrade to 6 gb and youll be happy and good to go for a while Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needrogue Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 (edited) i gonna intall win 7 64 bit I have 3GB of ram though. Is that enough?! if not im sad btw my rig: Pentium D 2.99 GHz nVidia Geforce 9400 GT with 1GB 3GB ram ddr2. Will i have any increase?Can i upgrade to win 7? Cuz the upgrade advisor says i need 3GB of ram for 64bit. Edited November 5, 2009 by needrogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigglyass Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Just get windows 2000 for f*ck sakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
needrogue Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Just get windows 2000 for f*ck sakes. WTF? why 2000 O_________________________________O Cuz my comp sux? yeh,but still win7 is optimized for slow comps too from what i heard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigglyass Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Just get windows 2000 for f*ck sakes. WTF? why 2000 O_________________________________O Cuz my comp sux? yeh,but still win7 is optimized for slow comps too from what i heard Windows 2000 is fine, dont be fooled by what others say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReVolut1on7 Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 Installed Windows 7 home premium 64-bit yesterday. I have only tried GTA so far but it certainly runs much smoother than in vista64. Gotta try some benchmarking today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHILLI Posted November 5, 2009 Share Posted November 5, 2009 dont worry about your memory dude. I have been running games with only 2GB for years! havent really got a problem with it. the biggest issue for me right now is getting a new video card since the two last used ones were: NVIDIA 8600 GT 512mb, I think it gets too hot and then games run like crap. it has a heatsink (I think that's the name) the memory works fine, but the performance dies quickly. I can run GTA IV for about 10-15 minutes then it starts lagging quite a bit. NVIDIA 9600 GT 512mb, has really good performance and never overheats. I changed back to the 8600 recently because the memory was starting to die on it. it was a bit faulty from the start anyway. didnt get it replaced since it already was a replacement for another card that got burnt before the warranty went lol. anyway back on track: I say Win7 64bit for sure. I had the candidate of it, it ran just fine and didnt get lock-ups like XP gets at times. but since it was just a test version some of my software, like sound drivers, were messing up so my the soundcard seemed like it was broken, even though it was perfectly fine still. then I got so tired of it playing with my microhpone settings and other things so I went back to XP, and all drivers worked perfectly again. I want to get Win7, but since the prices are so high here I dont think that will happen too soon. Swedish currency = smells ripoff compared to... say.. the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
That_Guy28 Posted November 5, 2009 Author Share Posted November 5, 2009 Windows 2000 is fine, dont be fooled by what others say. WTF? You can't even play GTA IV on Windows 2000! If you can prove that GTA IV will run on Windows 2000, I will dual boot it with my current operating system. I haven't decided if Windows 7 is better than Windows XP yet. I guess it just depends on whether you are playing GTA IV or not. GTA IV IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jigglyass Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Windows 2000 is fine, dont be fooled by what others say. WTF? You can't even play GTA IV on Windows 2000! If you can prove that GTA IV will run on Windows 2000, I will dual boot it with my current operating system. I haven't decided if Windows 7 is better than Windows XP yet. I guess it just depends on whether you are playing GTA IV or not. GTA IV IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I honestly do not care if you believe me or not. Im not going to try to prove that it runs better as im not the one missing out on a 20+ FPS. Installation is possible with a hack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostDragon Posted November 6, 2009 Share Posted November 6, 2009 Windows 2000 is fine, dont be fooled by what others say. WTF? You can't even play GTA IV on Windows 2000! If you can prove that GTA IV will run on Windows 2000, I will dual boot it with my current operating system. I haven't decided if Windows 7 is better than Windows XP yet. I guess it just depends on whether you are playing GTA IV or not. GTA IV IS THE BEST GAME EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It is time for you to realize that Windows 7 beats the crap outta XP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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