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what do I need to run gta IV on high PC


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I do not currently have a computer, but would like to purchase one for a reasonable price, or build one from scratch that would run gta IV on high, this PC will be for games only.

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Define "reasonable price".

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Look at my pc specs below... it is a little over a thousand dollars, and natively plays GTA: IV at all high settings... if you dont need the second video card or make the video a GTX 680, youll be under a thousand and good to go for GTA: V also

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GTX690 is a bit of a nonsense for GTA4, especially since GeForce Titan's release.

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GTX690 is a bit of a nonsense for GTA4, especially since GeForce Titan's release.

yeah and everyone can afford a $900+ video card

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i have phenom x4 975 with corsair a70 cooler

gtx 480

4gb ddr3

demo windows 7

and am very satisfied with running gta IV vanilla @ 1920x1200

original poster, you did not list your monitor's resolution

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Processor : Intel Core i3 or Intel Core i5

 

RAM : Buy RAM of more than 4 GB (if i were you then i would buy 8 GB)

 

GPU : nVidia Geforce GTX 690 or  AMD Radeon 7000 series

 

 

 

(click on the names for more info)

Sorry, but suggesting to someone a top of the range GPU, like the 690 is a bit stupid.. Especially when a much cheaper GPU can run GTAIV at max settings.

 

@OP:

CPU: NEW! Intel Core i5 3570

£112.20

 

CPU Cooler: NEW! Xigmatek Dark Knight Nighthawk SD1283

£34.99

 

Operating System: Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

£71.19

 

Motherboard: Gigabyte Z77-D3H

£11.80

 

Memory: 8GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)

£25.10

 

Hard Drives: 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s

£13.70

 

Graphics card: NEW! NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB

£178.79

 

Case: Xigmatek Asgard

£13.80

 

PSU: NEW! 550W Corsair VS

£19.50

 

Costs £714.83

 

(Quoted from dinopc)

A customised PC will get you far better specs for a far better price than a already built PC.

If you wish to customise a PC to your needs, then I reccommend dinopc.com (or any others you can find).

 

Since you stated "I do not currently have a computer," does this also mean you have no monitor, mouse, keyboard etc?

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demo windows 7

 

must be fun reformatting all the time... get a real copy of windows man, what your doing is as bad as piracy

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how can it be "as bad as piracy", when Microsoft released it themselves! biggrin.giftounge.gif i didn't say i have windows 7 with current updates or using exploits to make windows behave as already activated. i'm not downloading any of their security updates, the machines ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET, SAVE FOR INSTALLING GTA IV\EFLC

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1. i have to build new low-budget machines constantly to prove how bad your (and the other terminal upgraders) advice is. I don't want to "spend" my licenses just to prove you wrong, when its so easy in the first place

2. rockstar games and other game companies have made games require so many registry hooks and spyware, its foolish to use one of my windows licenses just to run GTA IV - you have to install GFWL\Steam\Origin\RGSC all of which use unnecessary resources and conflict with each other on occasion. and that's not even mentioning Ubisoft\EA policies of requiring constant internet connection (with failing servers) or Securom

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how can it be "as bad as piracy", when Microsoft released it themselves! biggrin.giftounge.gif i didn't say i have windows 7 with current updates or using exploits to make windows behave as already activated. i'm not downloading any of their security updates, the machines ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET, SAVE FOR INSTALLING GTA IV\EFLC

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1. i have to build new low-budget machines constantly to prove how bad your (and the other terminal upgraders) advice is. I don't want to "spend" my licenses just to prove you wrong, when its so easy in the first place

2. rockstar games and other game companies have made games require so many registry hooks and spyware, its foolish to use one of my windows licenses just to run GTA IV - you have to install GFWL\Steam\Origin\RGSC all of which use unnecessary resources and conflict with each other on occasion. and that's not even mentioning Ubisoft\EA policies of requiring constant internet connection (with failing servers) or Securom

nah if you had your way wed be riding horses cause cars are overpriced... we just want to future proof peoples computers. you just want it to just scrape by so people will have to buy more sh*t to play current and upcoming games... but I know you'll suggest they play older games... so you are a fool.

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the title of the topic says "how to run GTA IV on high settings", not "how to run every other game out there with its software hangups on high" and most games in the near future are 360 and ps3 ports anyway.

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volatile_mike
i'm looking for a pc for around $1000

sign up on Overclockers UK forums and post a thread, they will help you out with what you need.

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$225,45 Intel Core i5 3470 Quad Core CPU (3.20GHz - 3.60GHz Turbo, 650MHz GPU) - LGA1155, 5.0 GT/s DMI, 6MB Cache, 22nm, 77W

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/198514/CPU_INT...80637I53470.asp

 

$299,80 Sapphire Radeon HD 7870 - 2GB GDDR5 - (975MHz, 6000MHz)

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/214545/VIDEOCA.../111992041G.asp

 

$85,00 MSI B75A-G43 Motherboard

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/207568/MOTHERB...SI/B75A-G43.asp

 

$81,45 Seagate 1000GB (1TB) 7200rpm SATA-III 6Gbps HDD w. 64MB Cache (ST1000DM003) Barracuda

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/182409/HDD_INT...ST1000DM003.asp

 

$70,50 G.Skill 8GB (2 x 4GB) PC3-12800 1600MHz DDR3 RAM - 8-8-8-24-2N - Ripjaws-X

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/163382/MEMORY_...0CL8D-8GBXM.asp

 

$83,50 Antec 520W Neo 520C Eco Series - ATX 12V, 120mm Fan, 80 PLUS Bronze Certified

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/212809/POWERSU...ECO-520C-BR.asp

 

$25,40 LG GH24NS95 DVD-RW Drive - SATA, OEM

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/212838/DVDROM_...LG/GH24NS95.asp

 

$69,05 CoolerMaster K280 Midi-Tower Case - NO PSU, Black

http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/206949/CASINGS...C-K280-KKN1.asp

 

= $940,15

 

This is what I'd consider buying for about $1000.

 

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