Really bad FPS GTA help please

circularpromise53

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So i just installed all of my steam games on my new gaming rig. I am able to play all of my games max with good fps. Far Cry 3 ultra 2x msaa 40 fps. However GTA 4 i get around 20. Its a horrible port, but 20 fps with a 7950?? at first it wouldnt even recognize that i had 3 gb of vid memory, after i figured out a workaround i was able to bump up the settings. With ICEnhancer installed a get 20 FPS on medium settings. Any help would be appreciated. My build is in my sig
 

circularpromise53

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i have, but the fact that im not even getting stable FPS baffles me. When i had it first installed on my new rig last night, no mods or anything, i couldnt barely get stable 50 fps on max, with view distance, detail, and density lowered. its a really old game. also the fact that my friends alienware laptop, with gpu wei score of 7.2, (mine is 7.9), cpu wei 7.4, (mine 7.3) can get 60 stable with car mods. It just doesnt seem right.. my hd is almost done de-fragmenting and ill see if that fixes the fps at all
 

atomicWAR

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is it a digital version? if steam make sure the download cache is not corrupted. right click on game choose properties then local files and then verify integrity of game cache. if you use a different digital service try re-downloading and re-installing game.