GTA IV on PC
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Kshitiz_Indian
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Depends on the resolution. If you're talking 1680x1050 and above, there are hardly any. Any lower and you might do with a GTX 280. Above that there's the GTX 295 but I don't know about any SLI issues with GTA IV.
MasterBlaster76
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Any sign of a PC patch yet?
IloveGilly
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Apparently nothing will run it perfectly above 24" or so. 4870x2, can't exactly imagine any problems with that.
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Kshitiz_Indian
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Technically not, since they both only have 1GB framebuffers each. What we need is a shared framebuffer of 2GB for GTA IV. 
Technically not, since they both only have 1GB framebuffers each. What we need is a shared framebuffer of 2GB for GTA IV.
Urgh, that's a bit of a con then.
shan111
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Guys, get the 1.0.2 patch ASAP. It really boosted the FPS about 4-5 frames more. Also the guys at R* have added scalability options for shadow, reflection, water etc. So customizing these, people with average systems should be able to play the game at reasonable FPS. Previously, the shadow, water detail, reflections etc were linked to the resolution the game being played on and have to do a lot in bringing down the FPS. Hopefully now, as its customizable, the game can be optimized more freely.
gudduthemaster
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look like gta iv patch 1.0.2.0 is released:happy
MasterBlaster76
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So it's actually worth grabbing for the PC now, even with my current specs? I haven't got my new ATI card yet...
shan111
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I dont think its is, yet. For playing GTA IV smoothly, you need a quad core CPU and a decent GPU. In fact, the CPU is more important than GPU in GTA IV. It probably uses 3 threads (heard it somewhere) and so quad core is a must for GTA IV.
If you can afford you can go for the new i7 940 & i7 920 CPU... it runs the game real good.
gudduthemaster
International Cricketer
i dont think so even with my c2d e7300 @ 2.66ghz
and a crap 9400 gt it give quite good preformance
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Statistics
Average FPS: 20.42
Duration: 37.16 sec
CPU Usage: 74%
System memory usage: 89%
Video memory usage: 78%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1024 x 768 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Render Quality: High
Reflection Resolution: Medium
Water Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Medium
View Distance: 43
Detail Distance: 100
Definition: Off
VSync: Off
Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
Video Driver version: 177.79
Audio Adapter: Realtek HD Audio output
Intel Pentium III Xeon processor
File ID: Benchmark.clishan111
Associate Captain
Average of 20 FPS is'nt really smooth gameplay... a lot of times it may suddenly drop to a unplyable resolution of 17-18 FPS as it used to happen with my 8800GTS GPU. For a smooth gameplay, one need to have an average FPS of atleast 27 and up. Here's my benchmark:
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MasterBlaster76
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Why don't R* release a demo, so we can gauge for ourselves?? If GTA IV needs quad core then stuff it for now, I have no plans to upgrade my CPU right now. New GPU + PSU will probably cost the best part of ?180 as it is...
shan111
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How many of you guys play GTA IV in multiplayer? I've been playing multi for some time. I really liked it; especially the multiplayer. But I guess they could've implemented some punkbuster or other anti-cheat solutions. There's quite a few known cheaters/hackers in the top level of this multiplayer. But aside that, it's great.
