gta 4 lags after getting into a car

GTAdude · May 16, 2013

hey guyz i hope any of you can help me whenever i enter a car in gta 4 it starts lagging t've tried many things but the lag is still there

bigcyco1 · May 16, 2013

I've heard that this game is poorly optimized not sure you can fix it but wait for more replies.

Shpati · May 16, 2013

GTAdude :

Have you tried patching the game? Rockstar has patched this game to 1.0.7, and in their patch notes, it says that the memory management has been improved.

Does this problem still exist when you play on the lowest settings?

Don't feel too bad. Not many people can play this game smoothly without stutters and annoyances. I have a decent laptop made in 09-10, and I can hardly run this game.

bigcyco1 :

:lol: This is probably the most poorly optimized game I have ever played. Supposedly, it is essentially the 360 version on PC; so, it only uses a maximum of 3 cores. And if you have an Intel with HT Technology, the HT cores count towards that 3 core maximum.

GTAdude · May 16, 2013

bigcyco1 :

Shpati :

okay i'll try and thanks for your reply

GTAdude · May 16, 2013

bigcyco1 :

thanks for your reply i'm new here

GTAdude · May 16, 2013

Shpati :

GTAdude :

Have you tried patching the game? Rockstar has patched this game to 1.0.7, and in their patch notes, it says that the memory management has been improved.

Does this problem still exist when you play on the lowest settings?

Don't feel too bad. Not many people can play this game smoothly without stutters and annoyances. I have a decent laptop made in 09-10, and I can hardly run this game.

bigcyco1 :

:lol: This is probably the most poorly optimized game I have ever played. Supposedly, it is essentially the 360 version on PC; so, it only uses a maximum of 3 cores. And if you have an Intel with HT Technology, the HT cores count towards that 3 core maximum.

no i have gainward nvidia 2 gb ddr3

GTAdude · May 16, 2013

thanks for the replies i have a nvidia gainward 2gb ddr3 i also get the lag at lowest settings
and patching also isn't helping me
& now the problem is worse now its even lagging on foot

Shpati · May 16, 2013

I'm really not sure, to be honest. Post your entire system specs (Processor, Graphics Card, and Ram at least), and maybe a more experienced person can help you out.

GTAdude · May 17, 2013

here are my specs:
CPU-Intel Core i3 3.07 GHz
GPU-Nvidia Gainward GT 610 2 GB DDR3
RAM-2 GB
OS-Windows 7 Ultimate (64-bit)

Shpati · May 18, 2013

I'm no expert, and I am sorry if I offend you, but I just think your system is not strong enough. Even though GTA4 is a few years old, you have to have a good build for it.

I did some research, and people online were saying your GPU is not that great. I would try to buy more RAM. You need at least 4GB of RAM to play GTA4. The processor seems decent for GTA.

GTAdude · May 18, 2013

no i can run gta 4 with no problem gta lags in car only not on foot its super smooth on foot and todya when i was playing it it was only lagging because of the radio

Supernova1138 · May 18, 2013

It lags in car because you are moving through the game world faster, so the game has to pull more data from RAM. GTA IV can easily use 2GB of RAM just on its own. Since you only have 2GB, about 1GB is being used for OS functions, leaving only 1GB at most for GTA IV. At the very least, move up to 4GB of RAM if you want to play this game. I would also recommend a stronger graphics card, but lack of RAM is probably holding you back a bit more at this point.

GTAdude · May 19, 2013

thnks supernova1138 but can you tell me one thing i can play this game on windowed mode without any lag and i want to play in fullscreen but it lags on fullscreen can you help me

Shpati · May 19, 2013

GTAdude :

What resolution is the Window Mode? And what resolution is the Full Screen mode?

Also, I would do what supernova1138 said and get extra RAM. It would also be useful for much more than GTA4.

GTAdude · May 19, 2013

both full screen and windowed are 800X600 res.

Shpati · May 19, 2013

GTAdude :

hmmmm, that's really weird.

I would still suggest getting 4GB of RAM.

And I would say try giving GTA4 a fresh reinstall. And do not use any addons or mods.

GTAdude · May 20, 2013

hey SHPATI i want to ask you 2 questions 1) where are you from? 2)Can i run battlefield 3 in my pc at low graphics settings?????

Shpati · May 20, 2013

GTAdude :

I'm from the USA. But I'm full-bloodied Albanian.

You should be able to run Battlefield 3 on the lowest settings. You might be able to run it higher.

Here are the games requirements:

http://bf3blog.com/battlefield-3-system-requirements/

From what I heard, Battlefield 3 is better optimized than GTA4.

GTAdude · May 21, 2013

thanks shpati can you send me friend request on face book and i want to tell you that i'm an indian

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