G T eyyyyyy 4

[Jaera]

that reminds me, theres a patch due out soon. should fix some things. atm my main gripes with it are lack of SLi and Anti aliasing support.

[Zarhan]

Updated Nvidia's graphics drivers to 180.something from Nzone site (used to be 178.xx). These are not yet available from nvidia.com.

http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_gtaiv_downloads.html (Note, the actual file still comes from nvidia.com so I think it's trustworthy place ).

These upgraded my FPS in the benchmark (with same settings) to 39,17.

[Jaera]

im suprised thats playable though. i couldnt take a 5fps hit from what i get now (with 900 euros of wasted graphics cards grrrr)

oh and i tried it with and without the crack, same performance. so i just removed it. i dont mind being online to run the game, because it always is anyway. funny now that this game is CPU limited, everyone gets similar fps

[Zarhan]

Ok, now tried fiddling with command line options.

Added -novblank.

Put EVERYTHING to max.

View distance 100, render detail highest, textures high.

It claims that used video mem is like 1,5 gigs .

Benchmark says 36,18 FPS and video mem usage at 100%.

Probably not very accurate if there's lots of video mem trashing, but at least the first mission went through without any slowdowns or other artifacts.

[Jaera]

what about traffic detail dist and shadows?

dont forget to turn off clip capture too

[Pyx]

Still enjoying GTA4 on a 50" screen, while lounging on a sofa, as I have been for over 6 months.

All your workarounds and grumblings remind of ye ol' dark ages

[Zarhan]

what about traffic detail dist and shadows?

dont forget to turn off clip capture too

Also on max.

[Jaera]

what about traffic detail dist and shadows?

dont forget to turn off clip capture too

Also on max.

bizzzare. you must have 5fps playing the actual game but if it works for you thats what counts. nice one

[Zarhan]

Getting same ~30-50. Completely playable.

[Jaera]

i bet its not. get fraps and check

because everyone in the forum is saying they get lower in game than in the bench.

[Alikh]

Still enjoying GTA4 on a 50" screen, while lounging on a sofa, as I have been for over 6 months.

All your workarounds and grumblings remind of ye ol' dark ages

Aren't your thumbs and arms hurting yet from that horrible thing with pokes you have to hold in your hands constantly?

[Jaera]

yeah the 360 pad is much nicer

[Zarhan]

i bet its not. get fraps and check

because everyone in the forum is saying they get lower in game than in the bench.

With Fraps, driving around your starting apartment:

Min/Max/Avg: 19/35/26,017, 60 second test. To be expected since the starting neighborhood is much more complex than the benchmark scene (with the elevated train and all that). Still completely playable.

Mind you that this is, like stated, MAX details, everything at the fullest settings.

[Jaera]

welll.

Statistics
Average FPS: 35.98
Duration: 37.25 sec
CPU Usage: 96%
System memory usage: 68%
Video memory usage: 94%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1920 x 1200 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: Highest
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280
Video Driver version: 180.84
Audio Adapter: Speakers (High Definition Audio Device)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 3.71GHz

File ID: benchmark.cli

and the framerate at night on in the early morning is nowhere near that.

[Zarhan]

Statistics
Average FPS: 36.06
Duration: 37.22 sec
CPU Usage: 96%
System memory usage: 60%
Video memory usage: 100%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1400 x 1050 (75 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: Highest
View Distance: 100
Detail Distance: 100

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Business
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512
Video Driver version: 180.84
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz

File ID: benchmark.cli

[Jaera]

exactly. same results. so if you get the same as i get in the actual game. its not the best :S

also its annoying! wasted graphics card

[Alikh]

yeah the 360 pad is much nicer

Same thing, having to keep something elevated in the air and fiddling with your thumbs.

also its annoying! wasted graphics card

Aww, could've told you that the performance boost wouldn't be phenomenal .

[Zarhan]

Like I said, the game is just fine and playable for me

[Jaera]

yeah the 360 pad is much nicer

Same thing, having to keep something elevated in the air and fiddling with your thumbs.

also its annoying! wasted graphics card

Aww, could've told you that the performance boost wouldn't be phenomenal .

dont fool yourself. in every other game it destroys the 8800 (even more as i have two of them )

just this game is cpu limited so gpu is pretty irrelevant

[Alikh]

dont fool yourself. in every other game it destroys the 8800 (even more as i have two of them )
just this game is cpu limited so gpu is pretty irrelevant

Remember that I simply chose not to upgrade it with my computer upgrade, because the difference is too small to warrant the price difference. I will get the next best thing though when it's out and that will destroy your card unless you wanna dish out the cash again .