[SOLVED] GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING

weedmanas · 12-05-2008, 01:12 PM

Hi every1, i just got a new PC, and i installed GTA IV. I thought i will play this game like on MEDIUM graphics. BUT when i runned my GTA IV, IT LAGS very ON LOWEST GRAPHICS. Is there any fix 4 this?

MY PC: WINDOWS XP SP3
AMD ATHLON 64 X2 DUAL CORE 4800+
2.51 ghz. 3.00 GB RAM.
NVIDIA 8500GT 512 vram. ddr2.
HELP!

iceICE · 12-05-2008, 01:40 PM

hm.. you're above minimum system requirements.. but not above the recommended. I think it must be your NVIDIA 8500GT.. OR try take a look at task manager, see if theres anything using alot of cpu while playing..

**RockmasteR** · 12-05-2008, 03:42 PM

The Geforce 8500GT will run it just fine, try and search for an AMD Dual Fix, and try to upgrade ur video driver and the directX to the latest version

**Aus_Karlos** · 12-05-2008, 11:35 PM

Hi weedmanas and welcome to TSF.

The 8500GT is at the bottom end of the 8 series cards. A 7900GT might outperform this card. I would suggest upgrading.
GTA IV still has a lot of issues, most PC's will not be able to play this game smoothly untill Rockstar fix some of these performance issue. Rockstar is already creating a patch to address some of the more major issues.
Many poeple that are using 8800GT's and 9 series cards are having poor performance.

weedmanas · 12-06-2008, 03:31 AM

well, i said i just bought a new PC, and i don't have a lot of money to instant upgrade it. ;( well, my friend PC is on 2 GB ram, GeForce 8600GT and he runs this on medium with a little bit of lag in rain, etc.
IS there any fix, or when R* gonna create the patch. ;( i really waited 4 this game, and i want to play it smoothly on lowest graphics..
PLease help.

**Aus_Karlos** · 12-06-2008, 06:44 AM

They are working on one currently you can expect it sometime late December or early January. Steam users might get incremental updates in a few weeks.

weedmanas · 12-06-2008, 11:09 AM

thanks for info Aus_Karlos. I'll wait for it. But if some1 know how to fix it a little bit, please write. ;D

**Aus_Karlos** · 12-09-2008, 04:01 AM

Have you downloaded and installed the AMD Dual Core optimizer.
http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont.../DCO_1.1.4.zip

weedmanas · 12-29-2008, 01:11 PM

Thank you Aus_Karlos again, but i don't need it anymore, i got XBOX 360, and playgin this game smoothly on teh best.

ANYWAYS, TECH SUPPORT ROX!

12-05-2008, 01:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
weedmanas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: Vista SP1 Ultimate.	[SOLVED] GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING Hi every1, i just got a new PC, and i installed GTA IV. I thought i will play this game like on MEDIUM graphics. BUT when i runned my GTA IV, IT LAGS very ON LOWEST GRAPHICS. Is there any fix 4 this? MY PC: WINDOWS XP SP3 AMD ATHLON 64 X2 DUAL CORE 4800+ 2.51 ghz. 3.00 GB RAM. NVIDIA 8500GT 512 vram. ddr2. HELP!

12-05-2008, 01:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
iceICE Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 17 OS: Vista Ultimate 64-bit sp1	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING hm.. you're above minimum system requirements.. but not above the recommended. I think it must be your NVIDIA 8500GT.. OR try take a look at task manager, see if theres anything using alot of cpu while playing..

12-05-2008, 03:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,211 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING The Geforce 8500GT will run it just fine, try and search for an AMD Dual Fix, and try to upgrade ur video driver and the directX to the latest version

12-05-2008, 11:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING Hi weedmanas and welcome to TSF. The 8500GT is at the bottom end of the 8 series cards. A 7900GT might outperform this card. I would suggest upgrading. GTA IV still has a lot of issues, most PC's will not be able to play this game smoothly untill Rockstar fix some of these performance issue. Rockstar is already creating a patch to address some of the more major issues. Many poeple that are using 8800GT's and 9 series cards are having poor performance. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

12-06-2008, 03:31 AM	#5 (permalink)
weedmanas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: Vista SP1 Ultimate.	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING well, i said i just bought a new PC, and i don't have a lot of money to instant upgrade it. ;( well, my friend PC is on 2 GB ram, GeForce 8600GT and he runs this on medium with a little bit of lag in rain, etc. IS there any fix, or when R* gonna create the patch. ;( i really waited 4 this game, and i want to play it smoothly on lowest graphics.. PLease help.

12-06-2008, 06:44 AM	#6 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING They are working on one currently you can expect it sometime late December or early January. Steam users might get incremental updates in a few weeks. __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

12-06-2008, 11:09 AM	#7 (permalink)
weedmanas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: Vista SP1 Ultimate.	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING thanks for info Aus_Karlos. I'll wait for it. But if some1 know how to fix it a little bit, please write. ;D

12-09-2008, 04:01 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aus_Karlos Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Australia Posts: 3,469 OS: Vista Ultimate x64, Windows XP 32-bit/64-bit, Ubuntu x64, Windows 7 x64 Beta My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING Have you downloaded and installed the AMD Dual Core optimizer. http://www.amd.com/us-en/assets/cont.../DCO_1.1.4.zip __________________ MemTest86 / Nvidia Drivers / ATI Drivers / DirectX 9.0c / Sys Requirements / Everest Folding@Home

12-29-2008, 01:11 PM	#9 (permalink)
weedmanas Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 12 OS: Vista SP1 Ultimate.	Re: GTA IV on new PC on LOW LAGGING Thank you Aus_Karlos again, but i don't need it anymore, i got XBOX 360, and playgin this game smoothly on teh best. ANYWAYS, TECH SUPPORT ROX!