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Grand Theft Auto IV [PC]
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Grand Theft Auto IV PC Release date
EU Release Date:
Dec-05-2008
US Release Date:
Dec-03-2008
AU Release Date:
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Vehicle Sim
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Grand Theft Auto IV is available on PC
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Grand Theft Auto IV is designed to be played with other people or it is heavily bias towards that type of gameplay
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Grand Theft Auto IV can not be played without first activating the game online. Once activated the game may be playable offline. If our Online Only button is also highlighted then you will need constant online access
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Grand Theft Auto IV can be played with a gamepad or Xbox 360 controller
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Grand Theft Auto IV is available on the Microsoft XBox 360 console
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Grand Theft Auto IV is available on the Sony PS3 console
Back of the Box
What does the American Dream mean today?
For Niko Bellic, fresh off the boat from Europe, it is the hope he can escape his past.
For his cousin, Roman, it is the vision that together they can find fortune in Liberty City, gateway to the land of opportunity.
As they slip into debt and are dragged into a criminal underworld by a series of shysters, thieves and sociopaths, they discover that the reality is very different from the dream in a city that worships money and status, and is heaven for those who have them and a living nightmare for those who don't.

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I can run GTA IV only 30-56fps. How i can get better fps? Lags sometimes :/
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can a i3 2100 and a gt 640 with 4gb ram run this>
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Yes it will run with that rig on Medium to high settings. Download the latest game patch for better gameplay. :)
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Can I run this at absolute minimum and get above 25FPS?(I have my gpu at 512mb dedicated right now, not 256)
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yes with some res tweak in commandline
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use this tweak http://forum.sa-mp.nl/index.php?topic=26335.0 Good Luck
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Isn't workin at all :/ oh well... Guess I will continue to save up for my new rig.
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Can i Run It? And If i can what settings?
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You should be able to run it, at minimum around maybe 40-45FPS at medium maybe about 30-35(not counting the enormous lag spikes this game tends to have every few minutes)
GamerMihkel98
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which rig can run this better?
1. C2D E4500 2.2Ghz
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THANKS! :)
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rig nuber 2 is very powerful.
and can max out this game :D!
GamerMihkel98
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gonna finish building of dat beast next month :3
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ok. Go for it Buddy. ;)
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Yup I agree with MegaGokule, nr. 2 :)
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nr 1 is my current rig, and on win xp I played it on high, but on win7 it lags because of 2gb ram, but it's still a good rig :)
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Yes it is also not so bad rig and have fun with your new rig ;)
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what settings for me ? and how many fps i'll get ?
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High with latest patch. :) will give you 20-25 fps this game is verry badly optimized.
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You can run this on HIGH settings. This game is bad optimized so Download latest patch for lag free gaming. :)
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what u mean patch ? patch driver GPU or patch game ? thx :D
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ultra settings for me ?
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Not sure buddy . But I think High is good with latest patch dis game have most terrible optimization in gaming history.
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To help as much as I can, I investigated and tweaked around with this game's settings. The main factors in performance is the Texture Quality, Shadow Quality, Night Shadow, View Distance and Detail Distance. This game rely solely on your graphics card. I recommend a 2 GB GFX. you need a strong GFX for Texture Quality(ESPECIALLY THIS), Shadow Quality and Night Shadow. The View Distance and Detail Distance works mainly on the CPU. My CPU can run Detail Distance at 100% with 65 FPS, but View Distance is the biggest reason for bad performance. So play around with these settings and see what you get! :) I hope I helped!
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well, a good cpu is essential as well for this one.
No matter what settings I use, this game would never be really smooth because of the crappy optimization.
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Yeah it is true. I configured mine to run perfectly becuz I hate playing a game at low FPS.
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lol Im sure we all hate that :D
I don't really care for fps counter as long as the game feels smooth. I have played a few games with like 20fps and it was fine. I mean, I couldn't tell if it was 30fps or 20fps until I monitor the framerate. ;)
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Haha, yeah but yah know, I payed for this hardware and I refuse to see that some 2008 game eats my performance. But I still love the game, everything is on its highest settings, but Shadow quality is on medium, night shadow is off and view- and detail distance is on 1. I am running the game at 60 FPS. It does not make the graphics look good, but it floats my boat :)
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Wow great details executor +1 to you mate
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Thanks buddy!
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can i run it?
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I suggest you upgrade your GPU.
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yes, lowest settings with commandline
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Hey, can I max it? Resolution: 1366x768
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you can try running it on max, but I'd suggest tweaked high. This game is crappily optimized so you would experience some lag issues often when running on max
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Thanks bro! :D
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no problem. Have fun!
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