GTA 4 Minimum Requirements

[Jaffa1978]

got this game at xmas,and it works perfectly fine on my Dual Core 3.00GHz with 9800 GT OC,as for a second patch well it doesnt look like rockstar are planning on releasing one anytime soon,great game,but seems to be giving most owners problems,read an artical on gta forums that said over 90% of ppl had issues with it.Rockstar have a lot of making up to do!!

 

[becomingwater]

Was looking on play.com for GTA4 and found the minimum requirements:

Windows XP with SP3 / Vista with SP1
1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 or equivalent
1GB RAM (1.5GB for Vista)
16GB HDD Space
256MB nVidia 7900, ATi X1900 or equivalent
DVD-ROM Drive
Internet connection required for installation and online play

They seem pretty steep for minimum, more of a recommended. Especially the graphic cards, the 7900 is still quite a high end DX9 card.

There is a software issue on my end I am guessing...I have a GTX 295 nVidia and it is sluggish with the game at full settings. It sucks.

 

[becomingwater]

got this game at xmas,and it works perfectly fine on my Dual Core 3.00GHz with 9800 GT OC,as for a second patch well it doesnt look like rockstar are planning on releasing one anytime soon,great game,but seems to be giving most owners problems,read an artical on gta forums that said over 90% of ppl had issues with it.Rockstar have a lot of making up to do!!

I am one of them. I can run Call of Duty W@W at 1900x1200 full settings and it runs fine, but with GTA its sluggish.

 

[MrNeeds]

Was looking on play.com for GTA4 and found the minimum requirements:

Windows XP with SP3 / Vista with SP1
1.8GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4GHz AMD Athlon X2 64 or equivalent
1GB RAM (1.5GB for Vista)
16GB HDD Space
256MB nVidia 7900, ATi X1900 or equivalent
DVD-ROM Drive
Internet connection required for installation and online play

They seem pretty steep for minimum, more of a recommended. Especially the graphic cards, the 7900 is still quite a high end DX9 card.

There is a software issue on my end I am guessing...I have a GTX 295 nVidia and it is sluggish with the game at full settings. It sucks.

i can understand that because the 295gtx is effectively using SLI and the game doesnt support SLI just yet, so your pretty much using a single 260gtx.

 

[becomingwater]

Got it to work. Did a benchmark and got 34fps. Looks great. Not at high. End yet but when they support sli I should be in good shape

 

[MrNeeds]

Got it to work. Did a benchmark and got 34fps. Looks great. Not at high. End yet but when they support sli I should be in good shape

i wouldnt mind having that card though, its sexay

 

[Majkel]

Second patch is out :] you may obtain it through LIVE or download it and install it manually.

Here's a short list of what has been fixed/added:

Graphics Menu:
Added "Water Quality", "Shadow Quality" and "Reflection Resolution" sliders in graphics menu.
Added "Definition" and "VSync" toggles in graphics menu.
Rendering optimizations.
VSync optimizations.
Nvidia 7000 series
Mirrors fixed

PATCH 1 FIXES:
Direct input device support is now disabled by default and can only be enabled with the commandline: "-usedirectinput"
Supported Controllers:
Logitech Dual Action
Logitech RumblePad 2
Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2
Saitek P2500
Supported Wheels:
Note: Controls are unmapped, user must map controls using Manufacturer's mapping software.
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
Logitech Wingman Formula GP Wheel
Logitech MOMO Racing
MOMO Force
Driving Force Pro
Driving Force
Formula Force
Added Commandline "-notimefix" which will help some users who are experiencing the fast/slow gameplay issue after patch 1 was applied.
Fixed a bug that caused some users to experience endless looping audio effects after Patch 1 was applied.
Benchmark was disabling sounds after Patch 1 was applied, this is now fixed.

CRASH FIXES:
Unable to load game fixed - For some users, a DOS window would open and close immediately upon Game Launch, GTA IV would never launch.
Hang on Initial Game Loading Screen fixed - Some users experienced Character Art Loading screens in an endless loop.
Certain causes of the RESC10 error have been fixed (Alt-Tab, change resolution). If you experience an RESC10 error, you must restart.
Certain Instances of the "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV has encountered a problem and needs to close" error have been fixed.

VIDEO EDITOR:
Naming clips is now mandatory on Export

MULTIPLAYER:
Legitimate players being kicked from Multiplayer matches has been fixed.

GENERAL ADDITIONS / FIXES:
Wireless 360 controllers not functioning - Triggers were full on/off, fixed.
In the Options menu accessed from the Title Screen a “Game” section has been added with the ability to turn Clip capture on/off.


Download:
Patches and Fixes: Grand Theft Auto 4 v1.0.2.0 Patch - Demo Movie Patch Download Section - GamersHell.com

 

[Everlong]

Nice one, thanks


Edit: Tried the patch out, and with the 181.22 drivers, the shadows have lost their smoothness with how they were in the previous patch :/

 

[MrNeeds]

Second patch is out :] you may obtain it through LIVE or download it and install it manually.

Here's a short list of what has been fixed/added:

Graphics Menu:
Added "Water Quality", "Shadow Quality" and "Reflection Resolution" sliders in graphics menu.
Added "Definition" and "VSync" toggles in graphics menu.
Rendering optimizations.
VSync optimizations.
Nvidia 7000 series
Mirrors fixed

PATCH 1 FIXES:
Direct input device support is now disabled by default and can only be enabled with the commandline: "-usedirectinput"
Supported Controllers:
Logitech Dual Action
Logitech RumblePad 2
Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2
Saitek P2500
Supported Wheels:
Note: Controls are unmapped, user must map controls using Manufacturer's mapping software.
Logitech G25 Racing Wheel
Logitech Wingman Formula GP Wheel
Logitech MOMO Racing
MOMO Force
Driving Force Pro
Driving Force
Formula Force
Added Commandline "-notimefix" which will help some users who are experiencing the fast/slow gameplay issue after patch 1 was applied.
Fixed a bug that caused some users to experience endless looping audio effects after Patch 1 was applied.
Benchmark was disabling sounds after Patch 1 was applied, this is now fixed.

CRASH FIXES:
Unable to load game fixed - For some users, a DOS window would open and close immediately upon Game Launch, GTA IV would never launch.
Hang on Initial Game Loading Screen fixed - Some users experienced Character Art Loading screens in an endless loop.
Certain causes of the RESC10 error have been fixed (Alt-Tab, change resolution). If you experience an RESC10 error, you must restart.
Certain Instances of the "GRAND THEFT AUTO IV has encountered a problem and needs to close" error have been fixed.

VIDEO EDITOR:
Naming clips is now mandatory on Export

MULTIPLAYER:
Legitimate players being kicked from Multiplayer matches has been fixed.

GENERAL ADDITIONS / FIXES:
Wireless 360 controllers not functioning - Triggers were full on/off, fixed.
In the Options menu accessed from the Title Screen a “Game” section has been added with the ability to turn Clip capture on/off.


Download:
Patches and Fixes: Grand Theft Auto 4 v1.0.2.0 Patch - Demo Movie Patch Download Section - GamersHell.com

finally the triggers are fixed, yay. i got well annoyed, you couldnt hold the trigger half way down with the 360pad, kept thinking it was held all the way down

 

[skunksmash]

i lost all my mods when i installed the latest patch, & i had quite a few...

but it seems pretty stable now, fps wise...





SK

 

[Majkel]

which mods have you used, skunk ? and what did they do ?

I played with Alice God Mod, but it also stopped working... but as you said, the game runs more smoothly now, even that it was smooth before the patch, but now it's poetry :D

 

[skunksmash]

i had a good few mods running on my GTA4, the ones i remember are listed below

steering mod....... this is a MUST if using the keyboard & mouse, it takes away the ''ice rink'' effect from the handling of the cars...

Ericsson phone mod......this is just a bit of fun, it changes his mobile phone..

heavy weapons mod...... gives you all heavy weapons..

Hitler mod...... changes nico to hitler...lol

no intro mod..... this one is great, remove all ads from game startup & load straight to game...

NYPD car mod...... changed from LCPD..

real car names mod.......pretty self explanatory...

& a few other little tweaks that all have to be replaced in the directory



SK

 

[Majkel]

Third patch is out :] you may obtain it through LIVE or download it and install it manually.

Version 1.0.3.0 - March 19, 2009


GRAPHICS:

• Interior Lights for ATI 1900 series cards:
  • All light sources appear for users with 1900 series ATI cards. (ie. Pool Mini Game)
  • ALT-TAB fixed
• Graphics Settings:
  • Added menu option " OFF " for Reflection quality
  • Added menu option " OFF " for Shadow quality

PERFORMANCE:

• Physics optimizations to improve situations with heavy physics calculations (ie. 32 player races)
• Graphical Performance Optimizations

MULTIPLAYER:

• NAT Type detection
  • Detect if user has a " strict " NAT and displays message for user
• Voice chat is received even if your microphone is turned off

CONTROLS:

• Keyboard / Mouse
  • Remapping restrictions removed
  • Allow Enter, Backspace, and Arrow keys to be remapped by user
  • Allow multiple mouse buttons to be mapped
• Enable/Disable DirectInput in Menu
  • Users can now activate/deactivate Direct Input devices from "Controls" menu.
  • If commandline "-usedirectinput" is active, it will override pause menu setting.
• Use 2 direct input devices simultaneously (ie. Wheel and Gamepad)
  • Users can now use 2 different controllers at once, including 1 XInput and 1 Direct Input device.
• Added more Direct Input / XInput device support
  • Saitek P380/P480/P580/P990
  • Saitek PS1000/PS2700/P3200/P3600
  • Gravis Eliminator Shock gamepad

SECURITY:

• Detect modified files and prevent users from entering multiplayer if found
  • Game will prompt with a message after blocking user with modified data files from entering multiplayer
  • Should prevent multiplayer access from cell phone and GFWL join in progress

VIDEO EDITOR:

• Scroll Bar improved response
  • Tweaked to respond better to keyboard inputs
• Sped up load times for users with many clips

TITLE UPDATE 2 FIXES:

• Return of Hot Dog Stands and other props
  • Missing hot dog vendors, fences, gates, pylons should be present throughout the world.
• Scrolling signboards
  • Activate missing scrolling signboard text (ie. highway signs, Star Junction, Clock Tower Sign)
• ALT-TAB pauses game during cutscenes
  • Cutscenes should now pause and resume correctly after an ALT-TAB task switch. Audio remains in sync.

GENERAL ADDITIONS / FIXES:

• Mismatched MODO/Perseus Clothing
  • Fixed a bug when Niko mixes clothing from Perseus and Modo
• 360 Controller Texture
  • Controller image should be visible in Controller Configuration screen

GTA IV Patch v1.0.3.0
Download Mirror

 

[Everlong]

I like the sound of that physic/graphic optimisation

Edit: Does that new security fix block the mod that Skunk posted?

 

[Majkel]

I like the sound of that physic/graphic optimisation

Edit: Does that new security fix block the mod that Skunk posted?

First impressions are that the game runs a little smoother, again. Built-in benchmark shows a gain (in my case) of 3 fps (was 44, now I have 47fps in average). Not much, but always a little more. Don't know if the game refuses to launch with the mod to which Skunk pointed, because I'm not using it anymore. Just pure original GTA

 

[skunksmash]

sigh..... this patch ''has one again'' removed every mod ive installed....

& i cant understand how, ive removed the original files...??? it cant of replaced everything i modded, but it has & now i have to replace the lot...

i cant even remember which ones i was running now, i had so many......

i even tried a system restore in a last ditch attempt to save my old config, but upon the reboot GTA4 was still patched to 1.0.3.0.


yes Everlong, it will disable the graphics tweak....


its so bloody annoying, i just went to begin the file replacement fiasco ''again'' & gave up after 2 secs of looking at them....lol

IMO, keep the mods & forget the patches...... whatever rockstar can do, so can the modders....

god.....it plays like a bag of poo with no mods.....






SK

 

[Everlong]

Meh, it looks crap without that depth of field that mod gave

It should be alright in single player though. I think it's only multiplayer it blocks modded files.

 

[voltzkidd98]

I have a Vista DUAL-CORE processor, these are my other specs:

Memory: 2gb
Hard drive: 130gb
1.86ghz
DVD rom drive
Graphics accelerator x3100
OS: Windows Vista home-premium

Will I be able to easily run gta 4, or is my year long dream shattered?

Plz reply

 

[Majkel]

I have a Vista DUAL-CORE processor, these are my other specs:

Memory: 2gb
Hard drive: 130gb
1.86ghz
DVD rom drive
Graphics accelerator x3100
OS: Windows Vista home-premium

Will I be able to easily run gta 4, or is my year long dream shattered?

Plz reply

here are GTA4 requirements

Minimum System Requirements

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

according to this your're qualified for the minimum ones. GTA4 is very dependant on the CPU. Probably you will have to decrease the details to lowest settings to run it smoothly.

 

[skunksmash]

I have a Vista DUAL-CORE processor, these are my other specs:

Memory: 2gb
Hard drive: 130gb
1.86ghz
DVD rom drive
Graphics accelerator x3100
OS: Windows Vista home-premium

Will I be able to easily run gta 4, or is my year long dream shattered?

Plz reply

im sorry to say, that dream of yours may well be shattered.....

my rig drops to about 20fps at some points on GTA4, & its ''leaps & bounds'' above yours my friend....

the game is very badly coded on the PC, hence the fact you need a GTX280 & a 4ghz OC to get a steady playable framerate.....this game is HIGHLY CPU dependent.




SK