NVIDIA Beta Driver for GTA IV
There has been a lot of negativity surrounding the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV. Most notable is the incredibly poor performance on many PCs as Tom’s Hardware reported on earlier this week. NVIDIA this week quietly released ForceWare 180. 84 beta which
On the other side of the playing field, some users had drops in performance and others had problems to even run the game; receiving the infamous "RESC10 - Out of video memory" error which didn’t occur for them using older drivers.
The ForeceWare 180. 84 drivers unfortunately did not help in fixing texture and shadow problems that have also plagued the game, and do not allow anti-aliasing to be forced on through the driver control panel.
It appears that the driver should be avoided for now, as it's still in beta.
If I wasn't a fool by rushing out and getting it and instead waited I certainly wouldn't have bought the game now. I wouldn't even accept it for free at its current state.
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Q9450 @ 3.85GHZ
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4870 1GB @ 850 / 925 8.11 Drivers and CCC
Hopefully Rockstar sorts things out in a patch. It's not like they're hurting for money. The console version of GTA4 made $180M in the first 3 days.
funny how u describe the game as "playable" when u have a high-end overclocked system. u should be getting 60fps+ since this game doesnt have crysis-type visuals. but hey, if u want to bend over for Rockstar thats fine. just dont tell others to bend over too. they did that for Rockstar's Bully, but this one is just unforgivable until they fix the game.
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the fact that they're not hurting for money is exactly what worries people. they dont have to patch this game (just look at bully) because they already made so much money. if they desperately needed cash, u bet ur ass they would have fixed it by now. instead, they rush-released it in a buggy state just in time for the holidays without worrying that it would break their bank.
Q6600 @ 3.5ghz
8gb DDR2
8800GT
Vista Ultimate x64 SP1
worked even with the older drivers etc - no problems wether it be performance or crashing.
Hey, we have the same setup except instead of Q6600 and 8800GT, I have E6400 and 9800GT. I hope this means I can play the same without issues.
Isn't there a no return policy on console games as well? Of course, and its the same with PC games, if the products faulty then you can return it...
Exactly. Some people buy a game, have an issue with it and return it. The next time they go to purchase a game, they get scared and just DL a hacked version instead. The non-return policy on retail is likely a direct reason people started pirating in the first place.
If a CD and a little packaging is under a buck, why can't they accept returns on $50-60 games? I would think that some company out there ought to start sticking a "returnable!" sticker on their games. If a game is good, I'll keep it. Being able to send in a scratched disc for a replacement is a nice service thing too.
If a game company is willing to "put themselves out there" for the consumer, they may just find that people warm up to them and respect them by not pirating their games. Respect has to start somewhere. I'm waiting for a game developer to stand up and say "we're willing to take risks, we will make original games and polish them before release, we won't use DRM and we're willing to trust you if you will honor us by not pirating our games."
Of course, there will always be a lot of low-grade people who have no morals and see piracy as a right. But there are a lot of older gamers who actually do desire to return things to the way they once were.
Of course I am going to overclock it to around 3.2~3.4 if I am playing a demanding game.
What I meant was that we have the same basic system setup; 8GB RAM, 8800/9800GT, Vista x64 SP1 that if you can play without driver/memory leak issue, I should be to do the same.
More reason to pick up a Q9550/9650 after the price drop.