Is this an good PC for gta IV

[AlfieWilRus]

Ok, I've been mostly a PS3 and PS2 gamer for gta but I have been playing on PC a lot but I have never been a PC know it all. I want to get a PC that can handle gta Iv and its expansion packs and will this pc meet its requirements: http://cgi.ebay.com/AMD-Phenom-II-3-2Ghz-Q...s#ht_2272wt_907

 

I also learned that you need a graphics card for the PCs but it didn't say anything about a graphics card. Do I have to buy it seperately and then put it in the desktop? Sorry for these stupid questions, as I've said I was never a PC dude and I'm in a hurry anyway.

[Gilly1987]

no

onboard gpu are not made for gaming

 

 

 

i always find it funny how people go way over the top when they selling pc's on ebay

" This system also comes equipped with 4GB of DDR2 800Mhz Memory. Most systems only have 667Mhz memory which is slower, but this system has full speed 800Mhz memory." omgz wowza

 

or the common thing you get on ebay

if somones selling a quad core pc

omg 12 ghz cpu

[AlfieWilRus]

no

onboard gpu are not made for gaming

 

 

 

i always find it funny how people go way over the top when they selling pc's on ebay

" This system also comes equipped with 4GB of DDR2 800Mhz Memory. Most systems only have 667Mhz memory which is slower, but this system has full speed 800Mhz memory." omgz wowza

 

or the common thing you get on ebay

if somones selling a quad core pc

omg 12 ghz cpu

Ok then can you find the link of one on ebay of a good PC. or should I just get a new PS3? Nah, I really want a PC.

[Gilly1987]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

[AlfieWilRus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

[danjodan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

It will run it on complete maximum of GTA IV and all modern games.

It also has DX10,the latest direct x

[AlfieWilRus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

It will run it on complete maximum of GTA IV and all modern games.

It also has DX10,the latest direct x

Ok, I'll get this with the approvel of 5 other people. I still don't understand doesn't it need a graphics card? Sorry for these extremely stupid PC questions.

[danjodan]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

It will run it on complete maximum of GTA IV and all modern games.

It also has DX10,the latest direct x

Ok, I'll get this with the approvel of 5 other people. I still don't understand doesn't it need a graphics card? Sorry for these extremely stupid PC questions.

The RADEON HD 5770 is a graphics card,dear.

[AlfieWilRus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

It will run it on complete maximum of GTA IV and all modern games.

It also has DX10,the latest direct x

Ok, I'll get this with the approvel of 5 other people. I still don't understand doesn't it need a graphics card? Sorry for these extremely stupid PC questions.

The RADEON HD 5770 is a graphics card,dear.

Oh, well that was retarded. Ah, I love this, making a fool of myself.

[NCONiall]

You've got my approval, it's a bargain for that price, over here you have to spend £1000 to get a good PC

 

And the the HD5770 is DX11 compatible so you get the most up-to-date DX it should run GTA IV maxed out(depending on that limiter that R* implemented).

[AlfieWilRus]

You've got my approval, it's a bargain for that price, over here you have to spend £1000 to get a good PC

 

And the the HD5770 is DX11 compatible so you get the most up-to-date DX it should run GTA IV maxed out(depending on that limiter that R* implemented).

So I should definately get that PC. Besides I had $1,500 dollars ready to spend on a PC and didn't know it was only half the of what I had ready. Also what is DX10? Another PC noob question. (not noob actually but PC not knowing anything noob)

[NCONiall]

 

You've got my approval, it's a bargain for that price, over here you have to spend £1000 to get a good PC 

 

And the the HD5770 is DX11 compatible so you get the most up-to-date DX it should run GTA IV maxed out(depending on that limiter that R* implemented).

So I should definately get that PC. Besides I had $1,500 dollars ready to spend on a PC and didn't know it was only half the of what I had ready. Also what is DX10? Another PC noob question. (not noob actually but PC not knowing anything noob)

To tell you the truth I don't really know what DX11 is lol, I heard it adds something called "Tessellation" which improves graphics quality, not entirely sure.

 

Yeah it's a good PC maybe wait for some other peoples opinions if you are going to buy it you should know it doesn't come with an OS, I reccomend Windows 7 because that's the only OS that supports DX11 afaik.

[AlfieWilRus]

You've got my approval, it's a bargain for that price, over here you have to spend £1000 to get a good PC 

 

And the the HD5770 is DX11 compatible so you get the most up-to-date DX it should run GTA IV maxed out(depending on that limiter that R* implemented).

So I should definately get that PC. Besides I had $1,500 dollars ready to spend on a PC and didn't know it was only half the of what I had ready. Also what is DX10? Another PC noob question. (not noob actually but PC not knowing anything noob)

To tell you the truth I don't really know what DX11 is lol, I heard it adds something called "Tessellation" which improves graphics quality, not entirely sure.

 

Yeah it's a good PC maybe wait for some other peoples opinions if you are going to buy it you should know it doesn't come with an OS, I reccomend Windows 7 because that's the only OS that supports DX11 afaik.

I thought it came in the DX10? Also will IV and EFLC play smoothly on 7? What 7 do you recommend getting though? Should I get Home, Pro or Ultimate.

[NCONiall]

You've got my approval, it's a bargain for that price, over here you have to spend £1000 to get a good PC 

 

And the the HD5770 is DX11 compatible so you get the most up-to-date DX it should run GTA IV maxed out(depending on that limiter that R* implemented).

So I should definately get that PC. Besides I had $1,500 dollars ready to spend on a PC and didn't know it was only half the of what I had ready. Also what is DX10? Another PC noob question. (not noob actually but PC not knowing anything noob)

To tell you the truth I don't really know what DX11 is lol, I heard it adds something called "Tessellation" which improves graphics quality, not entirely sure.

 

Yeah it's a good PC maybe wait for some other peoples opinions if you are going to buy it you should know it doesn't come with an OS, I reccomend Windows 7 because that's the only OS that supports DX11 afaik.

I thought it came in the DX10? Also will IV and EFLC play smoothly on 7? What 7 do you recommend getting though? Should I get Home, Pro or Ultimate.

All ATI 5XXX series are DX11 afaik DX11>DX10 so your all good and I use Windows 7 home premium for games if you like though you can get Ultimate if you have the money .

[mike752]

DirectX (DX) 11 is the latest DirectX. GTA IV uses DirectX 10, so it doesn't matter (graphics cards with DirectX 11 are backwards compatible with DirectX 10). More information here:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

[anus]

Investing in DX11 is good because it would help with games which utilize DX11. Unless the OP is going to be running only IV forever, getting a card with DX11 is a good futureproofing measure.

 

@AlfieWilRus, Your best option is to buy the parts and put it together yourself or get someone you know/a local PC store to put it together for you. Much cheaper than buying prebuilt PCs and you can get a much better PC as well.

 

Or you could use a site that lets you choose the parts and they assemble it and send it to you. The seller of the PC Gilly posted has a service like that. If you can post up your budget, I could tell you the parts you need .

[NCONiall]

^ Yeah but don't get to close to Alienware, they'll charge twice as much the computer's worth :S.

[IVSA_Guy]

DirectX (DX) 11 is the latest DirectX. GTA IV uses DirectX 10, so it doesn't matter (graphics cards with DirectX 11 are backwards compatible with DirectX 10). More information here:

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX

What the hell did you smoked yesterday?

Acid?

GTA4 nowhere uses DX10.

If GTA4 had DX10, we had AA.

But since the game was designed for XApe360 with old GPU,

R* doesnt see a point of rewriting the engine for DX10 support or higher.

So they left GTA4 with it is now:

a game that supports only DX 9 and not higher.

[LuKeltic]

It's worth finding out how much RAM it has too, but judging by those specs I'd say probably 4GB. Make sure the OS you get is 64-bit so that you can take full advantage of the system, and I'd recommend Windows 7 Ultimate.

 

That seems a really good buy though, I'd go for it.

[AlfieWilRus]

You've got my approval, it's a bargain for that price, over here you have to spend £1000 to get a good PC 

 

And the the HD5770 is DX11 compatible so you get the most up-to-date DX it should run GTA IV maxed out(depending on that limiter that R* implemented).

So I should definately get that PC. Besides I had $1,500 dollars ready to spend on a PC and didn't know it was only half the of what I had ready. Also what is DX10? Another PC noob question. (not noob actually but PC not knowing anything noob)

To tell you the truth I don't really know what DX11 is lol, I heard it adds something called "Tessellation" which improves graphics quality, not entirely sure.

 

Yeah it's a good PC maybe wait for some other peoples opinions if you are going to buy it you should know it doesn't come with an OS, I reccomend Windows 7 because that's the only OS that supports DX11 afaik.

I thought it came in the DX10? Also will IV and EFLC play smoothly on 7? What 7 do you recommend getting though? Should I get Home, Pro or Ultimate.

All ATI 5XXX series are DX11 afaik DX11>DX10 so your all good and I use Windows 7 home premium for games if you like though you can get Ultimate if you have the money .

Ok, so if I get this computer and install Win 7 Ultimate all I have to do is just install IV and I'm good to go?

[AlfieWilRus]

It's worth finding out how much RAM it has too, but judging by those specs I'd say probably 4GB. Make sure the OS you get is 64-bit so that you can take full advantage of the system, and I'd recommend Windows 7 Ultimate.

 

That seems a really good buy though, I'd go for it.

So you are certain with every inch of your intestines that all I have to do is get the computer with Win 7 ultimate and then just install IV and i'll be good to play?

[mkey82]

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

It will run it on complete maximum of GTA IV and all modern games.

It also has DX10,the latest direct x

Maxed out GTAIV on a 5770? What the f*ck are you talking about?

 

 

So you are certain with every inch of your intestines that all I have to do is get the computer with Win 7 ultimate and then just install IV and i'll be good to play?

No, there is absolutely no guarantee.

[AlfieWilRus]

http://cgi.ebay.com/Barebones-PC-AMD-Pheno...s#ht_6984wt_981

So should this run GTA IV smoothly? And all I have to do is when I get it is to just hook it up and install an OS?

It will run it on complete maximum of GTA IV and all modern games.

It also has DX10,the latest direct x

Maxed out GTAIV on a 5770? What the f*ck are you talking about?

 

 

So you are certain with every inch of your intestines that all I have to do is get the computer with Win 7 ultimate and then just install IV and i'll be good to play?

No, there is absolutely no guarantee.

Ah jeeze. What PC do you have then?

[AlfieWilRus]

Investing in DX11 is good because it would help with games which utilize DX11. Unless the OP is going to be running only IV forever, getting a card with DX11 is a good futureproofing measure.

 

@AlfieWilRus, Your best option is to buy the parts and put it together yourself or get someone you know/a local PC store to put it together for you. Much cheaper than buying prebuilt PCs and you can get a much better PC as well.

 

Or you could use a site that lets you choose the parts and they assemble it and send it to you. The seller of the PC Gilly posted has a service like that. If you can post up your budget, I could tell you the parts you need .

Well, I have plenty of cash, money is no problem. I'm just not a PC guy and now I'm still thinking heavily on buying the PC that was recommended before with the DirectX11 and Ati 5770 or whatever it is (i'm not a computer know it all). I'll just buy a made PC from ebay. But do you think I should get that PC that was recommended?

[02134]

I believe you would need to install the drivers for the PC components.

 

It also wouldn't be a bad idea to install Direct X 9c for certain other games.

[anus]

Investing in DX11 is good because it would help with games which utilize DX11. Unless the OP is going to be running only IV forever, getting a card with DX11 is a good futureproofing measure.

 

@AlfieWilRus, Your best option is to buy the parts and put it together yourself or get someone you know/a local PC store to put it together for you. Much cheaper than buying prebuilt PCs and you can get a much better PC as well.

 

Or you could use a site that lets you choose the parts and they assemble it and send it to you. The seller of the PC Gilly posted has a service like that. If you can post up your budget, I could tell you the parts you need .

Well, I have plenty of cash, money is no problem. I'm just not a PC guy and now I'm still thinking heavily on buying the PC that was recommended before with the DirectX11 and Ati 5770 or whatever it is (i'm not a computer know it all). I'll just buy a made PC from ebay. But do you think I should get that PC that was recommended?

Nah man. Listen. Go to the PC Gilly posted PC Gilly posted. Then scroll to the bottom and you'll find a place where you can customise the PC with the parts you want. It's right after 'Why buy from us?'.

 

Oh and if money is no issue I can recommend a system that's tens of thousands of dollars even. So do you have some sort of budget? Or is it truly unlimited? A budget would help a lot.

 

 

[AlfieWilRus]

 

Investing in DX11 is good because it would help with games which utilize DX11. Unless the OP is going to be running only IV forever, getting a card with DX11 is a good futureproofing measure.

 

@AlfieWilRus, Your best option is to buy the parts and put it together yourself or get someone you know/a local PC store to put it together for you. Much cheaper than buying prebuilt PCs and you can get a much better PC as well.

 

Or you could use a site that lets you choose the parts and they assemble it and send it to you. The seller of the PC Gilly posted has a service like that. If you can post up your budget, I could tell you the parts you need .

Well, I have plenty of cash, money is no problem. I'm just not a PC guy and now I'm still thinking heavily on buying the PC that was recommended before with the DirectX11 and Ati 5770 or whatever it is (i'm not a computer know it all). I'll just buy a made PC from ebay. But do you think I should get that PC that was recommended?

Nah man. Listen. Go to the PC Gilly posted PC Gilly posted. Then scroll to the bottom and you'll find a place where you can customise the PC with the parts you want. It's right after 'Why buy from us?'.

 

Oh and if money is no issue I can recommend a system that's tens of thousands of dollars even. So do you have some sort of budget? Or is it truly unlimited? A budget would help a lot.

The money is close to unlimited, but not unlimited. I'm still very certain on getting that PC though. I dont really want to go through the hassle of getting the parts and ordered. Yeah, I will get that PC. I have 36k in the bank. I'm willing to spen $1,500 on a PC but I just feel that the one that Gilly recommended would be a good enough. But it will run IV smoothly right?

Edited August 10, 2010 by AlfieWilRus

[Rachpoil]

If you want to play GTA IV maxed out from a branded PC (already built), you should expect to pay $2,000 as a minimum. If you know how to build PCs and look for parts deals, you MAY get away with it for $1,400. I heard that to play GTA IV maxed out you need a very fast quad core CPU and a fast graphic card with 2GB of memory. For the graphic card, make sure the graphic memory is not spited between multiple GPU even if it is on a single card (2GB dedicated to one GPU). Hope this help and enjoy your new machine!

[mkey82]

1500$ is not an unlimited budget, for one. When I said there are no guarantees, that's what I meant. Nobody can vouch that the game will run like it maybe should on any configuration. There are all sorts of various issues that can surprise you behind the corner.

 

From what I have seen from people coming here, for GTAIV the best would be

* an i7 above 3GHz clock speed - GTAIV loves i7s

* 4GB RAM and a 64bit OS, presumably 7

* GTX460 is a good value for the money right now, even though I don't know how well does GTAIV on it

[joshuazh]

Would ddr3 and ddr2 ram make a difference?

If you have 1500 to spend, scroll down the page and make the cpu better for 94$, then select a better graphics card.

I can run it low to medium with 8 gb ram and a weaker graphics card than 5770 at 1600*1050 but if you want a good experience customize that computer on ebay yourself.

Also, i cant find the amount of ram on that ebay computer? Am i just stupid or do they not say it?

 

EDIT: Oh, and you might want to get some better fans if you're going to overclock.

 

EDIT2: check this out i customized it for you

the link might not work right tho... PC

Edited August 10, 2010 by joshuazh