GTA IV Gameplay 6000+, HD4850, 3Gb

[MASTERCOLLERGAMES]

You can install the last Update For gta iv and, the fps is going UP

[Zestence]

@MASTERCOLLERGAMES Yes, this video is three years old. I think we all know this.

[HeathBlythe]

im buying a hd 5570 but i dont know if i should upgrade the ram memory only have 2gb and intel core 2 quad and windows 7 ultimate is that true, that u can run gta smoother when not recording with fraps?

[Zestence]

@HeathBlythe Yes, yes it is true.

FRAPS is a giant frame whore and I could run the game just fine without it when I made this video.

Also remember that this video is three years old and the game has been updated a lot since and performs hugely better than the buggy release version you see here.

And yes, do upgrade your RAM. 3Gb (imo) is the minimum for modern gaming, but I would recommend 4Gb.

[vietboiwond3r]

nice i have the same system

[ZouTube0101]

how good can i run gta iv? lag?

2gb ram

AMD Athlon II X2 220 Processor 2CPUs 2,8GHz

Radeon HD 5570 1gb

Windows XP MCE SP3

[Zestence]

@ZouTube0101 Most likely can run on good settings, most likely will not lag too badly.

Important thing is, you can run it. What graphics settings? I can't say, experiment, you should be able to enjoy the game thought.

[ZouTube0101]

@Zestence ok i install gta iv when i find the discs :D

[skyloo5849]

hi guys plz help

i hav 2gb ram

if i get 3gb

will gta4 run smoother

i would buy 4gb but my motherboard cant get over 4gbs

[GamePlayUpload]

@skyloo5849

First what graphics card and processor do you have and yes 3GB should run a lot smother, just a side note in case remember about 32-bit only supporting up to 3GB memory

[metaframe2k]

Nvidia 9800GT 512Ram Going faster in this configuration.

[pavelmdify]

how high can i get the graphics with this

dual core 3ghz

3gb ram

geforce gt220 1gb gddr3

[Zestence]

@pavelmdify You can run it. Pop the game in and experiment.

[larosco]

speak for yourself crashing cars has been fun since gta3 for me :D

[thepker221]

hi, plz tell me if i can play this game and ru nthis gaame on these specs: windows 7 and 2GB ram?!

[Zestence]

@thepker221

Those are not specs, I would need more information like CPU speed and GPU model.

[thepker221]

@Zestence ok then: windows 7 , 2GB ram , AMD athlon (tm) 64 processor, 3000+ , 2.00 GHz and PAE.

[Gurungedition]

sick song.....heaven n hell

[ProBasketball19]

The video recorder make the game slowly?

[mihaelmartinovic]

yes

[nlofreak]

Lol guys I have Nvidia 960 GSO 2.8 hgz and ,I had 1 GB of RAM aln it runed okay 20-30 fps without Fraps

[SweSportDudes]

I had this cpu before i bought a 965Be 125W and watercooling. It runs at 40-60fps at highest settings I can get with a 1gb 4850. You can overclock the 965 like hell if you want to, got mine to 4.1Ghz stable, but runns it at stock 3.4 because my videocard is a bottleneck anyway :P

[goldenboy44444]

Same graphics, different everything else :P I have a AMD Phenom 9600 (2.3 GHz) and 4gb of RAM (2 x 2gb)

[Zestence]

I'll be upgrading to Phenom II X4 early next year, or something similiar :P

[russianspetsnaz191]

same here? do you know anyway on how to get the fps more stable because it drops during gameplay and goes back up and down ive overclocked mine to 3.3ghz, and am using the same gfx card and settings as you but 4GB of DDR2 800 Ram..

but i have view,detail,vehicle density all to 8? and shadow off.. i get 16-25 fps average but at less intensive areas i get 30-50..

is yours stable?

[Zestence]

@russianspetsnaz191

Patch the game, update your drivers, not much else you can do. It's very stable for me and pretty smooth aswell. Other than that you might have to start tuning settings (view/detail distance at first, keep high textures and turn everything else slightly down so the game will still look good).

[routyy94]

hi, could this run gta 4 max without lag?

amd dual core 3.0ghz

4gb ram (2x2gb ddr2) 800mhz

gigabite mo bo

xfx 5770 xxx 1gb ddr5

thanks =)

[Zestence]

@routyy94

Yeah, no need to ask stupid questions.

[routyy94]

well its just that some people say its not going to play them @ max and others are. and its my first build so i want to make sure because im only 15 and this is going to cost £485 which is alot so i want to make sure i am making the right decision.

also other people say i should buy quad core. which i have found 2.6 ghz amd quad core but for £20 more which will push the cost up to £500+

is it worth it to get 2.6ghz quad or should i stay with 3.0 ghz dual? is quad core alot better?

[Zestence]

@routyy94

Quad will get you some performance boost depending on the game. Some support quad, some don't. GTAIV has support as far as I know. With the GPU I'm not entirely sure about getting a 1Gb VRAM card, it might end up holding too much data for 3.0GHz dual to handle.

[keffje007]

for gta 4 quad is best, for other games doesn't really matter but i would go for quad.

[propaguything]

dude! im allmost exactly like you lol im making my firstbuild and im 14 :) i recommend the CPU to be a AMD Phenom II 550 BE (black edition) as its got great review and there a chance you coul unlock cores!! (eg cheaper quad core) its worth a look honestly good luck with the build. :)

[Trian1993]

@routyy94 i don't think, but intel core i7

[Zefirion]

Try with AMD Fusion program

[drytaffin]

Do you think your 3rd Go of ram make you gain more FPS ?

I' the same Computer as you exept I'm on XP32 and with 2Go of ram but my game is not so smoother with the same settings !

[AlbyTheMovieCreator]

i've ballad of gay tony ahahahahahah you no

[Zestence]

i've got mods, hahahaha you don't

[AlbyTheMovieCreator]

and 2+2=324

[Zestence]

Wut?

[diego750il]

hahahha mods are better.

[SuperFunnier]

@Zestence i have mods too haha

[Zestence]

um, cool? It's not like they're hard to install or anything.

[SuperFunnier]

@AlbyTheMovieCreator you are so lucky

[tazss159]

awesome cpu better then my core 2 duo

[TheRealAcc]

You overclocked the Graphic card? Because i have the exact same one. Did you do it trough the program that followed and how hot is it ? any extra fans ?

[Zestence]

It's the OC, it comes with factory overclock and a larger fan.

[TheRealAcc]

ahh k thanks

[Trennel1988]

your graphic card is a pretty good one .. will handle it like nothing .. but your cpu slows it all down ... i've had the 6000+ and a hd4670 .. i lagged like hell ! then i bought a phenom II x4 955 and guess what ... it runns faster than a kid after his ball ! now i have the Asus eha4850 matrix .. i tell you what .. everything maxed out and no lagg anymore ! .. trust me save your money and go buy a phenom II .. you wont be disappointet !!!

[Zestence]

I know my CPU is old-ish, but it hardly matters because the game runs just fine on near max settings. It's only lagging in this video because of....*dun dun duuuun*......FRAPS.

Remember, this video was recorded shortly after launch on unpatched 1.0.0 which was extremely buggy and had memory leaks and whatever. It's running nice and smooth nowadays. I really gotta make that cam vid to show how it runs without recording programs slowing it down.

[Johny40Se7en]

I thought the HD4850 was suppose to be better than the GeForce 9800GT in alot of games? This is lagging quite badly even though your components are good, check out my vids if you want to see an example...

[Zestence]

It's only lagging because of FRAPS, how many times do I have to state this, I can run the game maxed out on very playable fps (excluding dynamic shadows) with the latest patch. I'd make another video if I had a proper camera (and webcams don't count because recording with those lags the game all the same).

[MegaFoch]

the most good graphics is in xbox 360

[Zestence]

the grammar however, is not.

Also x360 graphics are lower, denying that is childish as R* has stated so themselfs.

[alltimegamer247]

u have a hd4850? if u do u can se the diference between 360 and a hd4850

[Zestence]

x360 graphics are roughly the equivalent of medium settings on the PC version. This was stated by R* themselfs so there is no need to compare the two. The only thing actually better in the 360 version is AA, and that is only because AA and HDR don't work together in dx10, and x360 is using a modified dx9c.

[damaoker]

How can radeon 4850 512 MB be so good i have it and i can't get settings like you have!

[Zestence]

I have the overclocked edition, thought I'm not sure if it makes a huge difference....it could be your processor or whatever....

Also like I've said before, with the most recent patch I can pretty much max out the game =P

[PhobiaNZ]

how well would my system run on this?

AMD athlon x2 7750 ( ive herd its better than the 6000+)

4gb ram (corsair 1066mhz ddr2)

Radeon hd4850

the only thing i wonder is the cpu it usualy gets better fps on games on most benchmarks but yeh

[hawkDown84]

yes but I think only with low-mid settings

[Trennel1988]

you've heard a lot .. sorry but thats not true ;)

[KresoE]

nice shot into that helicopter @4:35

[tokbromoh87]

How did you set the texture detail to high setting with only 512MB video memory?

[Zestence]

add "-norestrictions" at the end of your shortcut's target field

[Arsk1]

i know how to record smooth with FRAPS. (SET TO HALF SIZE and push frame limit to 29.90!)

[maxsianforce]

I have 6000 + to i have the 3,1 brisbane

good cpu  the game goes well on your PC Considering that you are playing in dx 10 and

recording with fraps 5/5

[Zestence]

also this was recorded with vanilla install, no patches applied (as far as I remember at least)....it's running waaay better with 1.0.3.0 and I was able to up all settings to at least high. FRAPS makes the fps look horrible thought so I won't make another video untill I find a better recording program.

[tazss159]

well my cpu which is a core 2 quad extreme even with video enconding in the background and video recording it can run a thousand times better than this go get a better cpu your computer is fucked out old.

[Zestence]

hah, someone has ego issues. I only upgrade my computer when necessary (that is when I can't run the games I want on decent settings), and as I have stated multiple times before, I can run the game just fine. FRAPS lags the shit out of videos, and without it the fps is steady and playable at 25-30 ( even better post-1.0.3.0). I play the game at all settings on "high" and render detail on "highest".

[eddy536]

um , excuse me , i wanna play gta 4 , but i'm just a kid , let me tell u my pc specs xd

well , i hav crappy shit , like :

intel core 2 cpu , @2.13 ghz

2.99 gb ram , windows xp service p 3

display card : intel family chipset(yea,trying to upgrade it )

[Zestence]

Sounds like you have an integrated display card. That basically kills all hopes of even running the game. Get an ATI 3870 or higher, and upgrade your CPU to prevent bottlenecking the video card. Your RAM is okay, but that's about it.

I think you should be able to run the game with a GPU upgrade alone thought, don't expect great fps thought.

[honussa]

I run the game on my macbook pro - but something is strange:

med. details, - 800*600 about 30fps but any other resolution is constant at 22fps. That means that from 1024*748 until 1440*990 the framerate is constant at 17-22fps which is annoying and strange.

P.s. I've got the 2,6ghz c2d model Win7 rc 64bit with 4gb Ram and a 512mb Nvidia geforce 8600m Gt.

But: GTA 4 works fluently on my 1 1/2 year old laptop!!!

And Crysis too - but GTA 4 kills the GPU far more.

[Zestence]

Eww mac...*shakes head*

GTA4 is actually heavier than Crysis, so that's hardly surprising. Also 8600GT is an old, old card, upgrade it. Your CPU is "okay", so the game is running better than I'd expect to be honest.

[honussa]

P.s. a macbook pro is a laptop - with it's graphics card ironed* to the mainboard which makes it rather difficult to replace...

well - see, Macs can impress even after 1 1/2 years! (grinn - I bought mine for 1200 Euros in Hong Kong)

And by the way I think that there is some kind of strange driver problem which makes the graphics card freak out a bit sometimes.

*I have no idea of how you call this in english - you call it "Löten" in german.

[Zestence]

Myes, I know. The thing with macs is that you can usually find a PC with equal or better hardware for a lot less, and the OS is not really usefull unless you're a professional graphics editor. Spare time picture or video editing can be easily accomplished on other OS's, without paying extra for the apple logo.

[BigBrother1993]

fraps doesnt kill 5fps buddy it kills abour 20+

[Zestence]

Yeah, patch 1.0.3.0 improved my performance massively. I can run the game pretty much maxed out with good framerates, but when I tried to make another video, FRAPS totally murdered the fps and I decided it was not worth uploading.

[kakper]

hey can i run the game with this pc specs?

Intel quad core q9650 3.00Ghz

4 GB ram 1330 Mhz

geForce 9800 GTX+ 1GB ram

[Zestence]

You are allowed to use your own brains too you know.....all I can say is...

....duhhh?

[GhasAbs]

i have GeForce 9600 GT 512 mb... 2GB Ram ... 2.50 GHz dual core...and it doesen't work..i got 10 fps with all low...what can i do? :(

[Zestence]

Update drivers, install the latest patch....umm, maybe get more ram? I don't know what else you could do really besides a fresh install of windows. Your processor could also be the bottleneck since GTAIV is a huge CPU hog.

[RoPl0xRo]

you are lagging because of fraps

[Zestence]

Oh really? I didn't know that...thank you wise sir.

FFS it's in the annotations...I'm not a fucking retard. Try reading them next time.

[MrOverload47]

And want to knowmaybe its better on 4870 1024 mb?!

[Zestence]

duhh?

[Ylihullu]

ihan kiva video lagaa kyl vähän :D millä pelaat tota xbox 360, ps3 vai pc?

[Zestence]

PC, mutta 1.0.3.0 patch on parantanu pelin toimivuutta ihan helvetisti ja toimii nyt kaikki asetukset melkein täysillä noin 20 fps tuntumassa....fraps lagaa sen kuitenkin vittuun niin ei vaikuta tehdä uutta videota ellei löydy parempaa nauhotus softaa.

[Pr0ud2BeSerb]

Would this game look better with hd4850 1gb, or with hd4870 512mb ddr5?

Nice vid btw.

[Teru902]

hd4870 512mb ddr5

[graceunderpressurex]

choppy choppy choppy! even without fraps.. I used to have exact rig only with 2 8800gt.. now e8400 and its a beast

[chenzi1234]

hey i have amd 5200+ oced to 3ghz palit 9800gtx+ 512 gddr3 and 4 gb ddr2 800 dual channel ram, i wanna play this game on 1680 x 1050 with high, is that possible for good framerates?

[Zestence]

You can't play it on high because the game requires 1Gb VRAM for high textures. Just settle for medium like everyone else and be happy with what you get.

I play on medium settings too, I just made this video with high settings to show how it runs.

[chenzi1234]

thx for the advice, btw is medium and high a big difference in visual quality and if i put on medium what would be some of the possible fps i'll get?

[Zestence]

Medium is pretty much equal to the the console versions (more accurately the PS3 version). With your setup I would assume something like 35-30 stable with ups and downs of 40 to 20 fps.

[chenzi1234]

wow, thx dude! =D

[Zestence]

I'm obviously not a super computer thought. That's just my best guess. This game has a history of performing differently for each user so make sure your OS is alright, drivers updated etc.

[JunkieMan4]

Just open new txt file and write -norestrictions save it in GTA 4 directory named it commandline.

And you gan play everything set on High with 512mb VRAM...

[Zestence]

You can set everything on high, but you sure as hell can't play on those settings. It might run, but the fps would something like 10-15 or less and you'd get rendering errors.

Also you don't need to make a freakin' text file, just create a shortcut and add the command on the target field.

(The game does look hella awesome if you set textures on high and reduce other settings thought)

[JunkieMan4]

Nope I`m with HD3870 X2 1600X1200 everything on High getting about 30-35fps and its full playable:-)

[Zestence]

I meant chenzi1234's settings.

About your setup thought....

CPU? Also you're running it on a dual-GPU setup which is always a bit different.

My friend is running the game on a single 3870 and he can't even go all settings medium, and he has a new c2d CPU. In any case I find your statement rather improbable.

Also if you'd care to tell me how you got that resolution, I can't get past 1280x1024.

[yuvinmw]

please some ne help can i run gta 4 on this pc

2 intel zeon quadcore 3.4 ghz

2gb ddr2 ram

128 mb nvidia quadro fx 1400

[Zestence]

Your processor is fine, but you REALLY gotta ditch that workstation card. Quadro FX is NOT meant for gaming, and it doesn't have nearly enough VRAM for this game. Get a new video card and possibly more RAM and you're good to go.

[DMSOG]

well, I've never played GTA4, but on other games/programs it doesn't affect it as much as hypercam and camstudio do. fraps works good for me, even on my computer (1.8ghz, 512M RAM, 64M GFX), so that's why I use it so often.

[Zestence]

Yeah well it really depends on what kind of game you're running...I mean FRAPS doesn't cause any problems while playing say, HL2, but GTA4 is a whole diffent story.

[DMSOG]

graphics lok great but u should really register fraps.

[Zestence]

Fraps kinda sucks for recording. It has a massive hit on your fps like you can clearly see from this video. Gamecam etc. are better, but I couldn't bother getting any of those for a short video =P

[taltigolt]

how did u get that blurr effect any idea how it will run on core i7 920 285 gtxx black edition corsair dominatoir 3 gb ddr3 1600 mhz i heard 3 gb is bad

[Zestence]

It will run just fine. You get the blur effect by pressing 'p' on your keyboard.

[maric003]

what is blur effect?(i really dont know)..

[Zestence]

It's, you know...blur? In GTAIV the effect is more accurately depth of field, with the distance 'blurred' to mimic the human range of sight....I don't know how to explain this to you if you don't know what blur means, it's a word, not a term for poop's sakes.

[Rbbto123]

Can i run gta 4 with my com i have 2 ghz amd athlon x2 , 3 gt ram, ati radeon hd 3450 512 mb? pleeeease reply i really wanna know!!!

[cazastudios]

yes

[Zestence]

Yeah you can, I've seen this game running on a 3870 256 with smooth framerates. I'd say you can run it smoothly on medium range settings.

[xxpoonednoobxx]

woow nice man. i have same comp as u but i got a amd phenom 9950 2.6 ghz. do u think i can run this game like u?

[Zestence]

Myeah, I mean Phenom 9950 is a quad and this game relies heavily on the processor (new physics engine and whatnot). I think you can run it just as well and probably even better.

[dennisb1l]

nice video :P

[grabedigger]

LOLOL now he realy steals cars! He brakes the car windows xD amazing! Love this game, got to build another computer to play it! LOL

[oOmunirOo]

i have nearly exactly the same sys

amd 64 x2 6000+

4gb ram

hd4850 512mb

vista ulti 32bit

but i never get over 20 FPS no matter which graphic settings i use =((

[ironroad18]

I have an AMD 6000+ Brisbane, Geforce 9600GT 512mb, 4 gb of ram, and XP 32 bit. This game runs like crap unless I disconnect from the net, do not log into rockstar social, do not log onto windows live, and keep all settings on medium.

Even then, the game will run smooth for a while, then get choppy, stutter, and freeze up.

[Zestence]

There's a memory leak in the game engine. It will be fixed by Rockstar in future patches. Untill then there's not much you can do, except play the waiting game.

[Zestence]

I removed the OS war comments previously posted here, and archived it because it was some funny shit. All future immature comments regarding my chosen operating system will be removed. That is all.

[Cr1Tic4L]

is it playable without fraps. cause i got almost same system specs.

[Zestence]

Very. If you lower the texture settings and render detail a bit it will run great and with no slowdowns whatsoever (While still looking better than the 360/PS3 versions).

[aldeine5]

best graffics ive seen so far

thanks!

[celiaco21]

please the name of the song?

[Zestence]

Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell

[gottn211]

Damn thats a nice system you got, I going to get almost the same as you very soon. Can't wait to install GTA IV on it xD

[hallidude1]

runs even smoother then my pc when its on the lowest graphics and not fraps or anything lol good pc

[pcandcargeek28]

nice vid man, im getting the 4870 1gb, i cant wait to play this game!

[ephenix123]

Mate, is this CPU any good, i am looking at buying a PC but dont want to buy it unless this CPU is good

[Zestence]

It's an okay CPU, it can run most current games with smooth framerates and high settings. Gets a little choppy with Crysis, runs maxed out with playable fps thought. Go for a newer model if you have the cash thought.

[147258166]

im about to buy the oc'ed version with one gigabyte of ram, is it worth it to buy the one with 1gb?

[Zestence]

I'd say no, for most games. 512Mb is enough for pretty much everything, GTA4 seems to run slightly better with 1Gb VRAM, but I don't think spending extra money for just one game is really worth it.

[TaxBX]

Very nice System an Video 5*

[SteelCity1981]

And this iswhy video games rule, they allow you to do shit that you could never get away with in real life. XD

[Zestence]

Exactly, that's why GTA series is awesome. Rockstar never ceases to amaze me, they put a lot of time into each game and it shows.

[dmny92]

Nice video. I have HD4850 too (625/1000 freq). I play GTA IV on Texture: Medium, Render Detail: High at ~25 fps on a AMD x2 4000+ (OC at 2.6 Mhz) and 2 GB RAM.

[MlCHl20]

From which manufacturer is your HD4850? are you content with your HD4850? Is it quiet?

[Zestence]

Club 3D. I'm happy with it, makes almost no sound whatsoever even with the big-ass fan and can run Crysis all maxed out with acceptable frame rates (I'm not saying it's 100% smooth sailing, but playable).

[Zestence]

Just a quick note, I have the OC-edition of the HD4850, it performs slightly better than the standard edition and has a larger fan.

[rikardonunes13]

Good ;)