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    Grand theft auto IV on m17x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by the_forge.nz, Oct 10, 2010.

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    the_forge.nz Notebook Consultant

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    Dont know if anyone can help me with this one.

    The videos and cut scenes on grand theft auto IV wont play the videos only the audio . Well they used to play. For some unknown reason the video will not play anymore . It just stopped. The audio is fine. I have to skip all the cut scenes .
    Also when there is interaction like when I beep the horn to pick up Romans friend the game starts stuttering and only stops when you start the mission.
    Its so bloody annoying. I have reinstalled the game and it wont fix it.
    Anybody else have the same problem ?
     
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    update , the cut scenes go intermittently and sometimes stutter
     
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    I went through the game with the 720QM and I had no problems whatsoever. Minimize your background programs. Do a disk cleanup and a defrag. That game takes up a lot of disk space. Make sure your power setting is at High Performance. Make sure Crossfire is enabled and you're not in Stealth mode. When you go into the game's graphics settings, just use the recommended settings. Make sure it has fully updated from Windows Live. If you're using an 'illegitimate' copy just know that it will be full of bugs. The game is VERY CPU dependent.
     
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