will gta4 (upcoming) will be able to run on 3850?

[stonecold91]

hey guys i was thinking to get a 3850 and oc it little bit...so my question is can it handle the upcoming GTA (grand theft auto)4?...any guess

 

[SEALBoy]

Probably. It is designed to be released on consoles too, so technologically it should run on your HD 3850. A lot, however, depends on how well the port to PC is, but I think you'll be fine.

 

[stonecold91]

thanks for da reply sealboy....i would be putting this wid a p35-ds3l thats what i m gonna buy and a yorkfeild or a q6600...i have a 19"widescreen by da way but its not a problem as i will run it under 1280x....resolution so, a 256mb graphic card be ok??

 

[tomdrum]

I would say they probly wont make the port much better than the console versions, which from past games dont concentrate on the graphics as much as i would have liked because of the larger environment. I would say a 7800GT and above would be enough (Around the same GPU as the ps3 i beleive)

Thats just my thoughts.

 

[3Ball]

Probably. It is designed to be released on consoles too, so technologically it should run on your HD 3850. A lot, however, depends on how well the port to PC is, but I think you'll be fine.

+1

 

[Angrykirill]

San Andreas ran perfectly with mods (never lag or CTD) on my GF4200ti so I doubt the GTA will break their genre tradition... will probably be DX9 as well judging from the PS3 screenies.

 

[stonecold91]

hmm...but i would be better off with a 3850 because than i could max out at everything. by the way what other graphic card u recommend for it

 

[SEALBoy]

256MB is OK for resolutions of 1280x1024 and less, but it won't be for long. My advice is to save your change and get a 512MB HD 3850 - you won't be dissapointed.

 

[stonecold91]

give me some advice my current system is p4 631 (3.0ghz). and a motherboard with inbuilt graphic card, so what should i replace first i have 175$

 

[vaker5]

stonecold burn your system....

 

[stonecold91]

ahahaha i aint that stupid man jkin...hmm i will be replacing cpu, mobo and gfx card...so i am confused seriously what to buy first

 

[SEALBoy]

You're not going to able to replace a mobo, CPU AND graphics card in $175... you'll need atleast $300 for that.

 

[stonecold91]

yup i knw i will do it step by step...actually my ques was what to take first like cpu or graphic card because if ill take mobo i would need a gfx card too...

 

[SEALBoy]

What mobo do you have... chances are you won't be able to do anything without replacing the mobo.

 

[stonecold91]

i have a pcie mobo it have only 8x bandwidth lines, but i dont care as i will buy another mobo....it would be able to run HD 3850.

 

[SEALBoy]

Wait... can you tell me the exact model you have? There's a chance you might not have to do a complete overhaul, which would save you money.

 

[stonecold91]

its GA-8I945GZME-RH ....its the worst mobo i have ever seen no ocing at all only u change the memory timings

 

[marvelous211]

Is GT4 even coming out for PC? Haven't heard any news.

 

[SEALBoy]

Ok, I think your best bet is a motherboard upgrade before you do anything else. Here is a good one. Unfortunately it doesn't have builtin graphics - few Intel boards do.

 

[stonecold91]

but what about the gfx card ....i would just put on my pc without a gfx card.?. lolz

 

[enewmen]

The 3850/3870 should be more than good enough for GTA IV at 1280x1024. 512+meg for anything higher than 1280x1024.
Or just wait for the 3870-X2/ 9800GTX, then you never need to worry about upgrading until GTA IV - part 3 is finished.
I agree with most, you need a new motherboard/CPU or that will be the bottleneck (not the video card). A low-end C2D will be more than good enough for now. Or a Yorkfield and you won't need to upgrade the CPU for many years to come.
The mobo sealboy suggests is a good one. If you want to overclock, then you should get a more high-end mobo with high-end RAM.
There is no GTA IV for the PC, I will just assume it will get ported like all previous GTA games.

 

[SEALBoy]

but what about the gfx card ....i would just put on my pc without a gfx card.?. lolz

Well, in that case, you basically have two options. You can buy this card with it, and then sell it for $10-15 when you save up to buy a 3850, or you can go with one of these motherboards, which will give you limited upgrade potential (like only 2 RAM slots) in the long run (but will support any new CPU and videocard within your budget).

 

[stonecold91]

ahah these **** gfx will be not available here i live in dubai (u.a.e)...so i was thinking to buy a 3850 and after like 2 months i will buy a ds3l and then a a yorkfeild

 

[SEALBoy]

ok, that seems good enough. Try to get the 512MB version of the 3850 though, it will help in future games.

 

[stemnin]

Is GT4 even coming out for PC? Haven't heard any news.

There's never any news when it comes to the PC versions, but they always do, usually a few months after the console version. So it'll be july to september maybe, don't know why the OP is worried about running a game so ahead on current hardware.