Grand Theft Auto 4 for the PC. Anyone else got it?

[Happy Noodle Boy]

So I bought GTA4 for the PC after hearing so much about the console versions. But oh my GOD is it bringing my computer to its knees.

So anyone with a supercomputer maxing this out and actually enjoying it while I'm stuck with a slug-fest?

[z3r01]

im assuming it needs a good box to play on, here are the requirements it asks for i think:

* OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
* Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
* Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
* Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900



Recommended System Requirements

* OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
* Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
* Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista)
* 18 GB Free Hard Drive Space
* Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870

i was gonna buy it tomorrow but i already own it for ps3 and 360...reason is that i know it will get modded like the others to add custom things to it...but...lets see what happens.

is it running bad on your box?

[Chase817]

I was gonna get this but my crappy MacBook with a GMA 950 will never run it

[ALL DAY]

Anyone think an aluminum book will run it? 2.4/4GB...

[Chase817]

Anyone think an aluminum book will run it? 2.4/4GB...

yes, the aluminum should run it just fine on low to med settings.

[Happy Noodle Boy]

is it running bad on your box?

Initially it was, but the new beta drivers made things surprisingly playable (both ATI and Nvidia have beta drivers that made the game much better). I can now play on default settings with max car density at 25-30-fps which is about as much as my computer will give me for this game, which I'm ok with. I don't need 60fps to enjoy the game. As long as it isn't a slideshow I can work with it.

And before anyone asks, I'm running a E8400 with ATI HD4850, 4-gigs of ram and Vista-64. My bottleneck is the CPU.

This game is WAY more dependent on CPU than GPU.

[z3r01]

sweet ,makes me wanna play the game now! how much space did it take on your drive?

[Happy Noodle Boy]

sweet ,makes me wanna play the game now! how much space did it take on your drive?

Just a bit shy off 15GB's

[z3r01]

the achievements for the game a ridiculo.us lol

.................................................. ....^^thought i'd throw that insider joke in there althouh I DONT SUPPORT IT! lol