s1k3sT Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Q6600 isn't really that much anymore is it?But its so overclockable, People clock it to over 4GHz =) newegg link 190 for q6600 -60 for e6300 130 total for my upgrade Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590364798 Share on other sites More sharing options...
danisflying527 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 But it's free shipping ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590364802 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saymaad Mansoor Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Planning to purchase a new PCI-Express, any suggestions between nVidia 9600 GT & ATI Radion 3870HDx2 that gives best result with GTA IV??? @Mystnight: little off topic but 13 GB wasted :o how did you managed to download it in 3 days? what tracker and connection were you using??? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590365042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIE Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 Planning to purchase a new PCI-Express, any suggestions between nVidia 9600 GT & ATI Radion 3870HDx2 that gives best result with GTA IV???@Mystnight: little off topic but 13 GB wasted :o how did you managed to download it in 3 days? what tracker and connection were you using??? What tracker? lol, your too funny. And people wonder why devs can't be arsed spending time to optimize games for the PC. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590365062 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowless911 Posted January 5, 2009 Share Posted January 5, 2009 so its causing my low fps? I have an E4300 1.8 Ghz 2MB cache btw :D Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590367900 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted January 6, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2009 so its causing my low fps? I'd say no, since I have that exact same processor and I'm getting 20fps with the settings on medium high. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590369430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealMySoda Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 As said. There is no consistency with performance. If you can warrant the upgrade for something OTHER than GTA as well, the upgrade, but if it's just for GTA there's no guarantee that it will increase performance. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590370732 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 As said. There is no consistency with performance. If you can warrant the upgrade for something OTHER than GTA as well, the upgrade, but if it's just for GTA there's no guarantee that it will increase performance. I wouldn't say that personally. The more power, the better the average frame rate (to a certain limit - other factors of course some into it), even in a same as inconsistant as GTA IV. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590370740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inklin Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Dear God! i was really shocked when my friend told me the minimum/recommended requirements for this game. his GTA IV arrived today, says its taking ages to install. sounds like a really power hungry but excellent looking game! Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590370776 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealMySoda Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 I wouldn't say that personally. The more power, the better the average frame rate (to a certain limit - other factors of course some into it), even in a same as inconsistant as GTA IV. True. But, a lot of people are not getting the performance increase they would like from upgrading. One person with a q6660 and a 8800GTX+ may get 40 fps, while another could be getting 20 with the exact same settings and set up. Sadly it is just a terrible port hence the inconsistency. Hell the game doesn't even detect most CPU's correctly, nor does it use the 4th core of a quad core. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590370778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Decryptor Veteran Posted January 6, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 6, 2009 Dear God!i was really shocked when my friend told me the minimum/recommended requirements for this game. his GTA IV arrived today, says its taking ages to install. sounds like a really power hungry but excellent looking game! It doesn't look that good, it's got some really bad texture flickering, and the shadows are terrible. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590371124 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhon Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Yes it is a crap looking game I uninstalled it last week. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590371140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macf13nd Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Planning to purchase a new PCI-Express, any suggestions between nVidia 9600 GT & ATI Radion 3870HDx2 that gives best result with GTA IV???@Mystnight: little off topic but 13 GB wasted :o how did you managed to download it in 3 days? what tracker and connection were you using??? I downloaded it in 3hrs 15 minutes. Steam my friend! :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590373784 Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAR-DOG Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Ok, i finished the story, what now? I drive around kill people and then reload again... When I call someone, he is either busy or i get the machine answered. That's it? I got 500k money and can't spend it? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590373842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mclaren05 Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Did Rockstar release a patch for the game? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590374098 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaomegainfinity Posted January 7, 2009 Author Share Posted January 7, 2009 Last I heard, it was available through Windows Live. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590376500 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elliot B. Posted January 7, 2009 Share Posted January 7, 2009 Did Rockstar release a patch for the game? On 13 December 2008, a patch for GTA IV was released to mixed opinions. Some users reported an improved experience, while the majority of users reported little to no difference. In some cases the patch introduced new problems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTA_IV#Critical_reception Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590376788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saymaad Mansoor Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 What tracker? lol, your too funny.And people wonder why devs can't be arsed spending time to optimize games for the PC. Was just asking for fun not that I will go and download that insane amount of data on by 512kbps :( I downloaded it in 3hrs 15 minutes. Steam my friend! :) Thanx for the info about steam, let me check if I can register ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590387670 Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealMySoda Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Was just asking for fun not that I will go and download that insane amount of data on by 512kbps :(Thanx for the info about steam, let me check if I can register ;) You know you will have to pay for the game right? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590391050 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unimatrix Xero Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Yaarr there be a Pirate with us Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590392740 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Just received my Intel i7 today, had to reinstall Vista and currently downloading the game - Can't wait to see the performance figures (Y) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590396218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Ran a quick benchmark; Average FPS: 60.27 CPU Usage: 35% System Memory Usage: 47% Video Memory Usage: 93% Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 Texture Quality: High Render Quality: Very High View Distance: 32 Detail Distance: 100 Will have to toy around with it, see if I can do something about my GPU bottleneck Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590398792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted January 12, 2009 Veteran Share Posted January 12, 2009 ^ I don't know about everyone else but that looks quite impressive to me. I'd love to get 60fps at 1680x1050, let alone 1920x1200. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590407910 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaomegainfinity Posted January 12, 2009 Author Share Posted January 12, 2009 Ran a quick benchmark;Average FPS: 60.27 CPU Usage: 35% System Memory Usage: 47% Video Memory Usage: 93% Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 Texture Quality: High Render Quality: Very High View Distance: 32 Detail Distance: 100 Will have to toy around with it, see if I can do something about my GPU bottleneck That is a marvellous performance dude. Which GPU have you got? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590410562 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shasoosh Posted January 12, 2009 Share Posted January 12, 2009 The fantasy GPU :shiftyninja: ;) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/690176-gta-iv-for-pc-official/page/31/#findComment-590410610 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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