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Old 01-11-09   #11 (permalink)
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If you want GTA IV to run smoothly, get a quad core. My Q6600 at 3.4 has no problems at all with it.

On a side note, IV is a step back from San Andreas in my books. There's so many things missing...today, I played SA for 2 hours. All I did was take hydras and start "dogfighting" with other hydras and helicopters while I had full wanted stars, had a blast!
Yeah, I think GTA SA was the best GTA game ever. GTA 4 doesn't even look that good but is hella demanding. ^_^ 70% load on my dual core.


Upgrade your CPU into a quad- q9450 or 9550. Budget? Q6600.
Get 4 gigs of PC-8500 RAM and then overclock CPU to like >3.6Ghz with the cooler in my sig. (or just PC-6400 if you selected q6600)

replace that GPU with a gtx 260 core 216 55nm, or just a regular gtx 260.

Get a 1TB drive- it's cheap and slightly outpreforms the WD Raptors since it has multiple platters for increased speed.

Those are my recommendations. In order of priority: RAM > Graphics > CPU > HDD




If you choose not to change hard drives, raid 0 your current two for doubled speed.
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For what you ask yes CPU is the bottleneck as said. For overall system I think HDD upgrade might be in order also.

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GTA is horribly coded, It will run better, but dont expect the best. I swear it could be the next crysis...
I like the comment. Are you saying Crysis might not be coded very well?
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E8400/EP45-UD3P/4GB 800+MHz DDR2 would be an epic upgrade. Not sure how much that would run your side of town though...

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Yeah, I think GTA SA was the best GTA game ever. GTA 4 doesn't even look that good but is hella demanding. ^_^ 70% load on my dual core.


Upgrade your CPU into a quad- q9450 or 9550. Budget? Q6600.
Get 4 gigs of PC-8500 RAM and then overclock CPU to like >3.6Ghz with the cooler in my sig. (or just PC-6400 if you selected q6600)

replace that GPU with a gtx 260 core 216 55nm, or just a regular gtx 260.

Get a 1TB drive- it's cheap and slightly outpreforms the WD Raptors since it has multiple platters for increased speed.

Those are my recommendations. In order of priority: RAM > Graphics > CPU > HDD




If you choose not to change hard drives, raid 0 your current two for doubled speed.

I guess you guys didnt read the part where he said he only has $217 to play with.


+1, very good recommendation.
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Okay, well, if you got 217..
Get another 2 gigs of RAM.

then a q6600.
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Okay guys. Another 2 gigs of Random Access Memory? This means doing the 3Gb switch which I heard is buggy, that is because I'm using XP 32-bit. Don't get me started with Vista. Anyways, I can get a Q8200 for PHP9,700 which would leave me with PHP300 that I can use to get a meal at KFC, three in fact. Thanks guys!
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I see its too late to matter...but I put stuff in the oven on 120F all the time....processor gross from lapping? alcohol bath and into the oven....gotta get the sticky pad from a waterblock backplate off? into the oven...cleaning after removing the pad? alcohol and into the oven.

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BTW guys I also have an Inno3D 8500GT and an ATI (MSI) Radeon RX550 sitting around. Any ideas what price I can sell it at and if anybody's willing to buy them? I am 13 years old and I have never bought online nor do I have any idea how the buyer is gonna pay me and how the product is going to get delivered, that is if anybody is willing to buy.
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I see its too late to matter...but I put stuff in the oven on 120F all the time....processor gross from lapping? alcohol bath and into the oven....gotta get the sticky pad from a waterblock backplate off? into the oven...cleaning after removing the pad? alcohol and into the oven.

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e7200 + AAKS/AALS HD.

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Okay guys. Another 2 gigs of Random Access Memory? This means doing the 3Gb switch which I heard is buggy, that is because I'm using XP 32-bit. Don't get me started with Vista. Anyways, I can get a Q8200 for PHP9,700 which would leave me with PHP300 that I can use to get a meal at KFC, three in fact. Thanks guys!
I threw a 2x2 kit into my wife's 32bit machine and it works great.

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Will an E7200 do any good on GTA IV?
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I see its too late to matter...but I put stuff in the oven on 120F all the time....processor gross from lapping? alcohol bath and into the oven....gotta get the sticky pad from a waterblock backplate off? into the oven...cleaning after removing the pad? alcohol and into the oven.

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E7300 + WD 640G + G.SKILL 2G x2

E7200 sold out on newegg. otherwise i would pick that over 7300

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