DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) first of all, forgive my grammar because English isnt really my country's language forte. my PC spec is Video Card - ATI Sapphire HD5750 1gig CPU - AMD Phenom II x4 BSS Processor Memory - 4.00 GB (32.5 GB usable) OS - windows 7 (32bit) 1600x1200 resolution Now here is the problem. After i Install GTA4, then play it. On first cut scenes, all the details of the game is all moving (jaggering) as if there is an earthquake. The posters on the wall, the logo of the cars, the lights, the edges of walls, the head of characters are all shaking like everything about to fall off. And i have this tremendous lag that leaves the game unplayable. And after a while, my PC Shuts down after around 5-10 min of playing. Then i downloaded the latest patch 1.0.7.0. After the patch, i played it again, the largeness of the games had vanished. But the jiggering detail is still there. And my PC still shuts down. I tried using an old patch. 1.0.5.0. and its still the same... pls, i dont know how to fix this. I hope it isn't my vcrd coz i costed me a fortune just to play GTA4. (On the record i already reinstalled the game for atelast 9x already!!!) Im really desperate here!!! Edited October 24, 2010 by DarkEmblem Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 hey, how much vid-mem do you have?? and yeah, the flickering and texture popping are usually cured with a driver update of your video card. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 get the latest drivers for your video card, it may help.. usually it does.. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172568 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Hey, thanks for the quick reply, been waiting here desperatley. Heres my Details PC specs OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Version 6.1.7600 Build 7600 System Manufacturer BIOSTAR Group System Model A785GE System Type X86-based PC Processor AMD Phenom II X4 B55 Processor, 3200 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s) BIOS Version/Date American Megatrends Inc. 080015, 4/20/2010 SMBIOS Version 2.6 Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 4.00 GB Total Physical Memory 3.25 GB Available Physical Memory 2.19 GB Total Virtual Memory 6.50 GB Available Virtual Memory 5.17 GB ----------------------------------------------------- Well, i sure hope that can fix my problem. It really didnt cross my mind, coz ive ben playing mafia 2 recently with all high setting and Starcraft 2 (all high also) on 1600x1200 resolution. It didnt cross my mind to update my vcrd driver coz those 2 games are all latest. And i thought... my vcrd doesnt need an update coz gta 4 is alrady old compare to my video card. (well, thats what i thought) Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172574 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 hey, how much vid-mem do you have?? and yeah, the flickering and texture popping are usually cured with a driver update of your video card. sorry, didnt see 1gig there Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172579 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 no doubt the game is old, but the patch is new... dude i seriously think that on your PC GTA IV will perform more than great.. it should in fact, but unfortunately R* didnt optimize it well Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172591 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 tell me about it man, my electric bill on this fridge is one hell of a headache already just to fix this thing up! Im currently DL for the latest driver of my vcrd. I hope it does work. Coz if it doesnt... i have no clue what to do next. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172602 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 no doubt the game is old, but the patch is new... dude i seriously think that on your PC GTA IV will perform more than great.. it should in fact, but unfortunately R* didnt optimize it well after I installed the game on my first try, without any patches... and using my vcrd. My vcrd was realeasd around late 2010 with its bundle drivers. Doesnt it suppose to play that GTA4(withoutpatch) properly with my lates vcrd? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172617 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 let it download, i am pretty sure it'll help.. i had the same problem.. it helps in 95% cases.. if it wont, dont worry.. gtaforums is the best place for troubleshooting.. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 no doubt the game is old, but the patch is new... dude i seriously think that on your PC GTA IV will perform more than great.. it should in fact, but unfortunately R* didnt optimize it well after I installed the game on my first try, without any patches... and using my vcrd. My vcrd was realeasd around late 2010 with its bundle drivers. Doesnt it suppose to play that GTA4(withoutpatch) properly with my lates vcrd? in some cases, the latest drivers wont work... yeah its true. you may have to google a lot and find a specific version.. but its just some cases, not all though Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172641 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 uhmm .. o yeah, almost forgot to ask. Have you also had a "shuttingdownpcafter5010min" problem? coz i do!!!! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172642 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 uhmm .. o yeah, almost forgot to ask.Have you also had a "shuttingdownpcafter5010min" problem? coz i do!!!! if the shutdowns occur at any time, not during IV.. then its definitely your PC which is causing it.. like i said, in some cases, wrong drivers will end your gameplay with a blue screen a.k.a BSOD Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172649 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 uhmm .. o yeah, almost forgot to ask.Have you also had a "shuttingdownpcafter5010min" problem? coz i do!!!! if the shutdowns occur at any time, not during IV.. then its definitely your PC which is causing it.. like i said, in some cases, wrong drivers will end your gameplay with a blue screen a.k.a BSOD well... it only shuts down on GTA4. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172651 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 i know that your problem in the end is definitely gonna be solved, but i have a greater problem than yours.... i have reached to a point in a game where all my loading screens freeze...! the game loads, loads, loads, loads................ $hit never end.. and so far i havent been able to find a solution on the internet. every time after a cutscene, the game starts a never ending loading screen.. and the worst part,.. i have an original copy of the game.! completed 72 missions, but now i cant start any mission i.e i cant complete the game Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172664 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 uhmm .. o yeah, almost forgot to ask.Have you also had a "shuttingdownpcafter5010min" problem? coz i do!!!! if the shutdowns occur at any time, not during IV.. then its definitely your PC which is causing it.. like i said, in some cases, wrong drivers will end your gameplay with a blue screen a.k.a BSOD well... it only shuts down on GTA4. driver.. definitely. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172675 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 i finished installing the the latest driver. Its still the same man. The walls are still blinking (moving). But i can feel the laggeness has been dramatically removed. The only problem now is the detalis are all moving. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172684 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 i finished installing the the latest driver.Its still the same man. The walls are still blinking (moving). But i can feel the laggeness has been dramatically removed. The only problem now is the detalis are all moving. if you use a commandline, let me know what kind is it?? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172686 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 (edited) BTW, you didnt say anything about the gameplay.. after skipping the cutscene... does game lag while playing, and do textures always popup and stuff?? DONT FORGET TO CLICK PAGE 2 ON THE FORUMS.. if the posts go above 20.. its in bottom of the page Edited October 22, 2010 by JiM-4a2c Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172693 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 i know that your problem in the end is definitely gonna be solved, but i have a greater problem than yours....i have reached to a point in a game where all my loading screens freeze...! the game loads, loads, loads, loads................ $hit never end.. and so far i havent been able to find a solution on the internet. every time after a cutscene, the game starts a never ending loading screen.. and the worst part,.. i have an original copy of the game.! completed 72 missions, but now i cant start any mission i.e i cant complete the game probably a glitch??? well. maybe you can DL some saved games around. well., good thing for you, you got to experience playing Niko Belic, aside from me who still cant fix this rig just to play GTA4. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 command line???? ----------------- the game play is already playable, no lag at all, good FPS. the big problem really is those details on every corner of the game. The walls are all shaking, as if its like its liberty city is having an earth quake. Also, when yr indoors, the mugs, posters, bench, chairs, beds, are also shaking. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 so you'r just gonna start playing GTA IV.. good for you, its actually kind addictive in my opinion... you dont know what commandline is?? i'll explain it to you Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172706 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 command line is an awesome feature in GTA IV.. first of all, go to the GTA IV directory and create a text file, name it 'commandline' with out the quotes.. now you can put the following command in the file and the game will read them before starting: Tools -benchmark: Runs the benchmark tool and immediately exits game. -help: Display list of all command line options Graphics -renderquality: Set the render quality of the game. (0-4) -shadowdensity: Set the shadow density of the game. (0-16) -texturequality: Set the texture quality of the game. (0-2) -viewdistance: Set the view distance of the game (0-99) -detailquality: Set the detail quality of the game. (0-99) -novblank: Disable wait for vblank (No Vsync) -norestrictions: Do not limit graphics settings -width: Set width of main render window (default is 800) -height: Set height of main render window (default is 600) -safemode: Run the graphics in the lowest setting possible -frameLimit: Limit frame to interval of refresh rate (ex If refreshrate is 60HZ –frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ) -refreshrate: Set the refresh rate of main render window – Warning - Monitor must support (ex. –refreshrate 60) -fullscreen: Force fullscreen mode -windowed: Force windowed mode -availablevidmem: Set amount of physical Video Memory(ex. –availablevidmem 0.9) -percentvidmem: Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA Audio -fullspecaudio: Force high-end CPU audio footprint -minspecaudio: Force low-end CPU audio footprint System -noprecache: Disable precache of resources -nomemrestrict: Disable memory restrictions -memrestrict 188743680 LOW TEXTURES (256M Video Cards) -memrestrict 209715200 -memrestrict 230686720 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172713 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 an example of the command line file... open the file first and add this.. -norestrictions -memrestrict 230686720 save the file.. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172723 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 ok, im fixing it now. i hope it does work!!! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172733 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 an example of the command line file...open the file first and add this.. -norestrictions -memrestrict 230686720 save the file.. i already created the notepad named commandline. what should i put it inside? this??? ======================== Tools -benchmark: Runs the benchmark tool and immediately exits game. -help: Display list of all command line options Graphics -renderquality: Set the render quality of the game. (0-4) -shadowdensity: Set the shadow density of the game. (0-16) -texturequality: Set the texture quality of the game. (0-2) -viewdistance: Set the view distance of the game (0-99) -detailquality: Set the detail quality of the game. (0-99) -novblank: Disable wait for vblank (No Vsync) -norestrictions: Do not limit graphics settings -width: Set width of main render window (default is 800) -height: Set height of main render window (default is 600) -safemode: Run the graphics in the lowest setting possible -frameLimit: Limit frame to interval of refresh rate (ex If refreshrate is 60HZ –frameLimit 1 = Locks down to 60HZ) -refreshrate: Set the refresh rate of main render window – Warning - Monitor must support (ex. –refreshrate 60) -fullscreen: Force fullscreen mode -windowed: Force windowed mode -availablevidmem: Set amount of physical Video Memory(ex. –availablevidmem 0.9) -percentvidmem: Percentage of video memory to make available to GTA Audio -fullspecaudio: Force high-end CPU audio footprint -minspecaudio: Force low-end CPU audio footprint System -noprecache: Disable precache of resources -nomemrestrict: Disable memory restrictions -norestrictions -memrestrict 230686720 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172735 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 sorry if i seemed kinda noobish when it comes to this. Hehehe! Programming isnt really my worlds most favorite asset. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172739 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dex507 Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 Hey, the lag problem is caused by a program called Windows Event Logger, it's because Windows 7, it helped me. Google it on how to turn it off, im kinda in a rush. Hope it helps Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172744 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiM-4a2c Posted October 22, 2010 Share Posted October 22, 2010 not this, these are switches actually used with launchgtaiv.exe.. thats another story, but right now... i'll give an example.. add this in file -norestrictions -novblank -renderquality 2 -shadowdensity 15 -texturequality 2 -frameLimit save the file then Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172745 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 Hey, the lag problem is caused by a program called Windows Event Logger, it's because Windows 7, it helped me.Google it on how to turn it off, im kinda in a rush. Hope it helps well, tha lagness is fix already, thnks for the driver updates and patches, the only problem now is the shaking walls, oobjects, etc. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172752 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkEmblem Posted October 22, 2010 Author Share Posted October 22, 2010 its still the same man,... pasted this on my commandline --------------------- -nomemrestrict -norestrictions -novblank -percentvidmem 100 -DX9 /high -renderquality 2 -shadowdensity 15 -texturequality 2 -frameLimit ---------------------------- and the gameplay kinda lagged, yet still to no avail, the shaking objects are still there. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/461549-graphic-poblems-that-has-no-fix-or-does-it/#findComment-1060172760 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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