Oh, and as detailed elsewhere on this forum, if you have an ATI graphics card, there is a chance GTA IV will run like utter dog shit, no matter how beefy your machine is.
Fucking PC gaming
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:13 ] |
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Shut up and leave with my prejudices and superior attitutes. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:17 ] |
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I think the phrase 'packing a quad-core CPU' is entirely appropriate for GTAIV, considering that it will load a hyper-threaded quad-core CPU at 100% utilisation for as long as the game is running. It actually caused my CPU to reach a higher temperature than the Intel Burn Test, which is a synthetic tool to push a CPU beyond what it would be expected to experience in any normal application. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:19 ] |
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Maybe Mali would prefer it if we called them four core? Or core core core core? Or coooore? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:20 ] |
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C... C... C... Core! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:21 ] |
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P-p-p-p-p-p-p-powerbook! |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:22 ] |
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Grim... wrote: Maybe Mali would prefer it if we called them four core? Or core core core core? Or coooore? Maybe if I call it a 'Lauren Core' he'll feel obliged to irrationally defend whatever I say. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:22 ] |
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it was the 'packing' that amused me. You bunch of silicon gangsters. |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:26 ] |
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Grim... wrote: P-p-p-p-p-p-p-powerbook! By the way, if you don't get this reference you need to read this story. |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:33 ] |
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Oh, and as detailed elsewhere on this forum, if you have an ATI graphics card, there is a chance GTA IV will run like utter dog shit, no matter how beefy your machine is. Fucking PC gaming
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:34 ] |
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MaliA wrote: it was the 'packing' that amused me. You bunch of silicon gangsters. It was contextual, GTAIV absolutely hammers the CPU. I thought I had my CPU safely overclocked but after a long session on GTAIV and dropping back to the Windows desktop, Core Temp informed me it had been within a couple of degrees of its thermal limit, which is hotter than even the Intel Burn Test managed. Running GTAIV well on PC is a notoriously difficult affair, back when it was released the PC to run it properly literally didn't exist, as such there's a real sense of 'hardware versus game', even today, hence my use of the word 'packing'. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:35 ] |
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Trooper wrote: Oh, and as detailed elsewhere on this forum, if you have an ATI graphics card, there is a chance GTA IV will run like utter dog shit, no matter how beefy your machine is. Wasn't that fixed ages ago? |
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| Author: | Trooper [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:36 ] |
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AtrocityExhibition wrote: Trooper wrote: Oh, and as detailed elsewhere on this forum, if you have an ATI graphics card, there is a chance GTA IV will run like utter dog shit, no matter how beefy your machine is. Wasn't that fixed ages ago? I haven't tried in the past 6 months or so, but it was still awful then. How long ago is ages? 
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| Author: | Grim... [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:46 ] |
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Something to do with star signs, isn't it? |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 10:59 ] |
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MaliA wrote: it was the 'packing' that amused me. You bunch of silicon gangsters. There is a certain 'I have a quad-core CPU and it's in my pants' tone to it, admittedly. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:05 ] |
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Craster wrote: MaliA wrote: it was the 'packing' that amused me. You bunch of silicon gangsters. There is a certain 'I have a quad-core CPU and it's in my pants' tone to it, admittedly. It makes me think of Hudson in Aliens shouting in the drop ship about all the guns and stuff. Don't get me wrong, it is kinda cute. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:12 ] |
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The hammer is my penis. |
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| Author: | MaliA [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:16 ] |
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Craster wrote: The hammer is my penis. HA! I saw this for the first time the other week. It was pretty good. |
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| Author: | devilman [ Thu Nov 08, 2012 11:29 ] |
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MaliA wrote: Craster wrote: The hammer is my penis. HA! I saw this for the first time the other week. It was pretty good. Craster's penis? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:18 ] |
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Since I'm still off sick and bored, and my 360 is already packed (sigh), I will, for my own entertainment, attempt to install and run GTAIV on my Acer Revo R3700 'rig'. It's packing: CPU: Intel Atom D525 RAM: 4GB DDR3 GPU: Nvidia ION2 And multiple Heat Sinks. BOSH! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:19 ] |
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Installing Steam |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:32 ] |
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Downloading 15GB.... Making cup of tea. Watching Homes under the Hammer... |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:45 ] |
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Grinding Steam Community Cheevos. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:48 ] |
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Ooh! I joined Steam in 2004. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:34 ] |
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Downloaded. Now the additional (5) steps to launch. Sigh. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:37 ] |
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Oh balls, I forgot about GFW:L |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 10:47 ] |
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Sigh. It won't accept the Steam generated product code as valid. So I can't sign in. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:05 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Since I'm still off sick and bored, and my 360 is already packed (sigh), I will, for my own entertainment, attempt to install and run GTAIV on my Acer Revo R3700 'rig'. It's packing: CPU: Intel Atom D525 RAM: 4GB DDR3 GPU: Nvidia ION2 Words cannot even begin to express how much that rig won't be able to cockfuck GTAIV in its dripping lovetunnel of polygons. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:06 ] |
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Providing he can get past Steam.... |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:08 ] |
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Steam's fine. It's GFWL that fucked me up. Anyway, I got it running and yes it's unplayable. Video incoming. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:09 ] |
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TheVision wrote: Providing he can get past Steam.... Seriously, with those specs, he doesn't want to get past Steam. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:11 ] |
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I think I misread.. Anyway, it doesn't work. Show us the video Davpaz! |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:24 ] |
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Here you go! |
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| Author: | Grim... [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:27 ] |
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Is that with the settings on the floor? |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:29 ] |
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Everything as low as I could get it, besides running it at 800x600. I think I could've dropped the draw distance a few more clicks, maybe. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:32 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: Everything as low as I could get it, besides running it at 800x600. I think I could've dropped the draw distance a few more clicks, maybe. I'm surprised it even loaded, to be honest. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:35 ] |
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AtrocityExhibition wrote: DavPaz wrote: Everything as low as I could get it, besides running it at 800x600. I think I could've dropped the draw distance a few more clicks, maybe. I'm surprised it even loaded, to be honest. I'm glad to have surprised you. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:39 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: AtrocityExhibition wrote: DavPaz wrote: Everything as low as I could get it, besides running it at 800x600. I think I could've dropped the draw distance a few more clicks, maybe. I'm surprised it even loaded, to be honest. I'm glad to have surprised you. I've got over it now, and am drinking a cup of tea in a state of non-alarm. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:42 ] |
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No biccie? |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Nov 09, 2012 11:48 ] |
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DavPaz wrote: No biccie? I'm going out for lunch with Mrs AE at twelve so I'd better not start troughing down on biscuits. She's chatting downstairs with one of the other mums from school, I'm trying to limit my threesome fantasies as best I can by posting shit on here instead. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sun Nov 25, 2012 17:23 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: GTA IV - Thread of Officialness |
Playing Gay Tony and the golfing range torture shows a bit of originality missing from the other games. The golfing buggy shoot out turned out to be fun. I hope they keep this up. By the way, am I right that the city has changed some? I never noticed a golfing range before, plus there seems to be a lot more neon lights and bats that have opened up in town. |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Sun Nov 25, 2012 17:29 ] |
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The golfing range was always there, as it's a landmark in New York too. Delete the DLC and load GTAIVvanilla and it's still there, was just never used. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Sun Nov 25, 2012 17:32 ] |
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I think the golf range was always there, it just wasn't possible to get inside. Likewise, I can't see Nico being allowed into Maisonette 9 unless he had Alex with him. The story (as you noticed) starts towards the end of GTA IV's story which would perhaps explain the fact there's new songs on the radio, new TV shows and also some new cars available. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Sun Nov 25, 2012 18:08 ] |
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I'm getting Arab money! Is that a porno playing up there? No, er, that's the real deal. And I ain't paying. Sheeeet. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Sun Nov 25, 2012 18:22 ] |
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After being led to believe that Omid Djalili's role was 'hilarious', I was instead 'very disappointed'. Mohammed the car service driver is far better... I miss being able to call for him to pick me up in TBOTG. Trying to call the number for Roman's Car Service doesn't seem to work either. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 0:07 ] |
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I'm getting jiggy wid it! In da club! |
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| Author: | Malc [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 0:21 ] |
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That video looks like how San Andreas looked on on my old PC with a top of the range ATI card, really wish I'd gone nvidia back then! Malc |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 0:33 ] |
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Oh shit, I've "accidentally" walked into a gay bar. Time to hit the dance floor! |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 0:42 ] |
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Me and my new found friends have just done The Bus Stop. I promise you this is not gay slang. |
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| Author: | metalangel [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:29 ] |
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The music in the gay bar is better. |
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| Author: | Dimrill [ Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:53 ] |
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Everything in the gay bar is better! Amirite?! Eh? |
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