GTA IV absolutely unplayable on a very expensive PC.

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Last response: June 26, 2012 1:57 PM in Video Games

June 26, 2012 12:45:41 AM

Right, I know I'm probably the 8.343x10^5-th person to post this, but GTA IV is unplayable on my PC. I simply can't understand why it is so bad. My specs are:

Intel i5 2500K @4.6Ghz
AMD Radeon 7970
8GB 1333mhz RAM

The rest are irrelevant in gaming, I would imagine. In any case, this is a very fast PC, but GTA IV runs at about, oh, 8fps. With constant stuttering. On 800x600 on the lowest settings possible. What?

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jaguarskx

June 26, 2012 2:06:44 AM

Did you patch the game?

I played the game last year on my rig below without any problems. I forgot which version it was patched up to though.

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bystander

June 26, 2012 4:02:45 AM

Try playing at stock speeds and see if it improves. You may have issues due to lack of PSU power or unstable clocks.

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sunnyhj

June 26, 2012 4:28:24 AM

U need to install patch 1.0.4.0 or 1.0.7.0 which will give u advanced Graphics setting in the option..u can tweak that to make d game playable.. v 1.0 reders the whole map which is quite big causing unplayable gameplay. Install patches.. It will help a lot..

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Koenigsegg

June 26, 2012 5:28:08 AM

The first version is so buggy thats the problem.I'm using the 1.0.2.0 version and it doesn't contains much bugs except for some little mission bugs

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RoflCopter4

June 26, 2012 5:29:01 AM

Patches you say? By god I'm an idiot.

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sunnyhj

June 26, 2012 7:47:10 AM

Here's d latest patch..install it..with this u won't need that Rockstar social club crap..

http://games.softpedia.com/get/Patch/Grand-Theft-Auto-I...

http://grandtheftauto.filefront.com/file/GTA_IV_Patch_1...;114377

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FlintIronStagg

June 26, 2012 8:15:22 AM

Also listing full system specs is helpful as your psu.

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RyQril

June 26, 2012 9:57:44 AM

+1 for wt sunnyhj said, your rig can also run the game with enhanced graphics mods with no problem, like iCEnhancer that mod recommends 1.0.4.0 patch for the best graphical results.

happy gaming

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AntiZig

June 26, 2012 1:57:51 PM

I'd also recommend cranking up the resolution

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