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    GTA IV is slow

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by aces high, Jun 30, 2010.

  1. aces high

    aces high Notebook Guru

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    I have geforce 7950gtx go and updated patch 1.0.7.0 thru windows live updater but it is slow. How do I manualy patch it back 1.04.0 because I read some of the threads that you better fps. Or how do you install after you recently install the game but dont patch it using windows live?
     
    aces high, Jun 30, 2010
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  2. hakira

    hakira <3 xkcd

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    It's slow because you are trying to run it on a 4 year old card :( R* might state that a 7900 is the min requirement, but they actually mean don't even bother without a 9800.

    Oh and if you bought it via steam you cannot unpatch period (?), and via retail I think you have to uninstall and reinstall the game.
     
    hakira, Jul 1, 2010
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  3. aces high

    aces high Notebook Guru

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    I have the dvd version of the game. Do I just download 1.0.1.0, 1.0.2.0, 1.0.3.0, and 1.0.4.0 from rockstar website then manually install them starting with 1.0.1.0 after reinstall? And, can I still play online with 1.0.4.0 or everyone online has 1.0.7.0?
     
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  4. Amnesiac

    Amnesiac 404

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    You don't have to download them sequentially. All later released patches contain the fixes from previous patches.
     
    Amnesiac, Jul 1, 2010
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  5. xTank Jones16x

    xTank Jones16x PC Elitist

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    What ever the current patch is, that is the one you need to play online.

    When I had the game installed, I had patch 1.0.4 because I liked the patch, and all of my mods worked with it, but I couldn't play online.


    ^ What he said.
     
    xTank Jones16x, Jul 1, 2010
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  6. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    GTA IV is pretty demanding.
    I tried it with a ATI Radeon X1950 (Desktop card) and it barely run it.
    May also be because it had a crappy Intel Core Duo cpu.
     
    DEagleson, Jul 1, 2010
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