xThe 0ther Guyx Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 I have a very nice rig that exceeds the system requirements of GTA IV by a large margin but i cannot seem to get the game to run properly The reccomended system requirements call for an Nvidia Geforce 8700 I own a Nvidia Geforce 9500 Surely this should be enough to run GTA on decent settings but instead on lowest and i mean LOWEST settings i am able to pull 30 fps And please dont tell me I need to upgrade my rig because I can run MW2,CoD4,Borderlands,Fallout 3,Fallout:NV on max settings and still get 30-45 fps Please tell me if there is anything i can do to make this game run on higher settings than currently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exxon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 A GeForce 9500GT is a very weak card, it's normal that you can only play IV on very low settings. Sorry for saying, but you actually should upgrade your rig. It's not enough for today's standards. As for the other games, they aren't very graphical intense But what are your full specs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xThe 0ther Guyx Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Thanks for Fast Reply Here are my Specs Graphics Card: Nvidia Geforce 9800 GT (sorry typing error in original post) Processor: Intel Pentium D CPU 3.00GHz (2 CPUs) OS:Windows XP Professional Memory:3070 RAM DAC Type: Integrated RAMDAC Current Resolution: 1360 x 768 Approx Total Memory 1024.0 MB Is this decent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exxon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 No, sorry. You're CPU is very outdated, you must be lucky to get IV running on that. Many people don't get it to run on such pc's. And no, there's not much you can do about it By the way, a 9800GT is much better then the 9500GT, but neither is good for real gaming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xThe 0ther Guyx Posted November 28, 2011 Author Share Posted November 28, 2011 Oh well, guess ill just have to stick with the First Person Sooters on PC and save the RPGs and free roam games (excluding Fallout) for console I have learned my lesson On the other hand, if GTA IV is more demanding than other games why are the requirements advertized as only needing an Nvidia Geforce 8700 GT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exxon Posted November 28, 2011 Share Posted November 28, 2011 The minimum is even lower: GeForce 7900GT. The recommended: GeForce 8600GT. But, the minimum means absolute lowest settings and ~20 fps. The recommended means low/medium at ~30 fps. IV is just very badly ported, that's why it's such a heavy game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 But, the minimum means absolute lowest settings and ~20 fps. Just curious, but I thought the minimum requirements were supposed to be the equivalant(spelling?) to the console versions? On topic, According to this site here, that card(the 9800) is equivelent to the 8800. Also the Pentium D is NOT a supported processor for the game, as the Minimum processor for Intel is the Core2Duo. You have a processor that has not been made since 2006(which is before the game was released).-As seen here on this site. So, that goes to show you have a weaker processor than the Core2Duo, which is the minimum for Intel processors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exxon Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 But, the minimum means absolute lowest settings and ~20 fps. Just curious, but I thought the minimum requirements were supposed to be the equivalant(spelling?) to the console versions? This is what I've been told here once. Besides, the console settings are way to high for the minimum requirements, if you'd ask me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unc13bud Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 (edited) Also the Pentium D is NOT a supported processor for the game, as the Minimum processor for Intel is the Core2Duo. You have a processor that has not been made since 2006(which is before the game was released).-As seen here on this site. So, that goes to show you have a weaker processor than the Core2Duo, which is the minimum for Intel processors. no no no no. the game was coded for the tri core power pc chip in the xbox 360. http://www.anandtech.com/show/1865 that is why the recommended settings are for tri-cores and quad cores. gta rendering pays attention to cores and clock speed. that pentium d isn't as efficient as the core 2 duo that replaced it, but i haven't seen GTA care one bit. i have a 380 optiplex dell that i just swapped a pentium d 940 into, rockstar games and microsoft's installation limits are the only thing that is keeping me from installing the game on it to prove these other people in this thread wrong. if i ever catch GTA IV on a good sub $10 sale somewhere for the disc version, heads are going to roll original poster, your main problem is that you are running the game at too high of a resolution for a dual core GTA machine. reduce it, reduce both detail settings to 10, turn vehicles down to one i can play fine with x2 3800+/x2 4400+ and 8800gt (previous version of 9800gt) @ 30fps with everything turned down, but i am playing at 1024x768. if you haven't left the forum in disgust and can see this post, please try my suggestions. good luck edit - PS: my x2 3800+ came out in 2001, according to the engraving stamp on the chip... Edited November 29, 2011 by unc13bud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted November 29, 2011 Share Posted November 29, 2011 rockstar games and microsoft's installation limits are the only thing that is keeping me from installing the game on it to prove these other people in this thread wrong. What install limits?-There are "Unlimited installations" from Rockstar Games, the ONLY one that is limited is the Windows Live-and that is what 30 installs on that? -it is virtually impossible to use up that many installs, unless you have tons of PC's OR you mess up on modding A LOT OR your HD fails that many times(which that is a little extreme if your HD fails that much OR if you reformat that many times, it is your fault, as there is NO need to reformat-unless you are upgrading OS's, from a 32-bit to 64-bit as if you have the same type OS(ie. 64-bit previously), you can upgrade to a new OS(64-bit) without losing anything.) Also, there is a program to bypass Windows Live-it is called Xliveless, so there should be no need to use a Live activation. Even if by chance you do max. out(and I don't see how that's possible? ) your Live activations, all you have to do is e-mail/call Microsoft to get the activations reinstated(may take 10 minutes at most over the phone-and there is a toll free 800 number you can call to so it is a free call). Just curious on that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unc13bud Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 i must have missed this! anyway, i can use them up trying to show people how to optimize their machines. i paid for the game, and should be able to install it however many times i want to, as i have the disc in the drive to launch the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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