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    GTA V discussion

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by pinoy_92, Jun 9, 2014.

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    The ICD was basically gone, there was more on the sides than on the chip (my bad). These temps are basically where I always am when I use Liquid Ultra, that's how I knew something was wrong when I hit 80c, that and my pc kept shutting down. Only used ICD because I had run out of Liquid Ultra.
     
    Scanner, Apr 19, 2015
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    Just wanted to share with you guys how the 970M laptop card performs with GTA5. With the Nvidia "recommended" settings it puts all options on a mix of very high and high. With their settings I get 59 fps and a low of 54 fps in really busy areas.

    When I try to push the card to its limit I can get all graphics settings maxed out except for 3. I have to keep 'High resolution shadows' off and MSAA one step down on X4. Draw distance is only 20% increased as well.
    All this puts me at 3050 Memory which is just under the limit of 3072. I'm getting a steady 33-39 fps on these settings.

    I'm really impressed with this little mobile gpu. I can't wait to pick up a desktop gpu for my Graphics Amp and see the difference that can make :)

    What annoys me the most is how rockstar made the mirrors useless. When driving in first person it really takes away from the experience. See first picture to see what I'm talking about.

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    Try outside the town in area with a lot of grass.Your fps will be half of that if not even less.Grass on ultra is most demanding option besides advanced options
     
    dumitrumitu24, Apr 19, 2015
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    I'll give it a try later on tonight. I hope my laptop doesn't melt :)
     
    iknokungfu, Apr 19, 2015
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    yeah ive been playing completely maxed but with 2x msaa on my two 970m's in sli. Amazing game and very well optimized. Im using settings with a vram limit way passed what I have and have not noticed any issues or stuttering.
     
    HaloGod2012, Apr 19, 2015
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    I realized what was causing my 100+C temps in GTA V on my Alienware m17xr2.
    Warning to all if you live in dusty room with carpet and its been a while check for this crap.
    Stable now at mid 60's.

    [​IMG]
     
    TR2N, Apr 20, 2015
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  7. iknokungfu

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    Finally found the "save uncompressed picture" checkbox in the steam settings.
    Pictures finally look as good as what I'm getting in game :)

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    iknokungfu, Apr 20, 2015
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    Wow the colors in those screenies look really vibrant. Are you using any ReShade/SweetFX?
     
    octiceps, Apr 20, 2015
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    Don't they!
     
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    Now that´s an unhealthy amount of crap :) Glad you got it sorted.
     
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    no reshade/sweetfx. i really don't know what any of those programs are. I've been a console gamer who just recently went to the dark side and absolutely loving it. Will something like reshade/sweetfx make the game look even better? I'll definitely read into it.
     
    iknokungfu, Apr 20, 2015
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    It's post-process shaders for adding stuff like color correction, sharpening, SMAA (enhanced subpixel morphological antialiasing), bloom, and SSAO (screen space ambient occlusion). ReShade is the updated version of SweetFX which works in DX10/DX11/OGL and 64-bit games.
     
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    I barely understand half of the graphics settings already in the game... and less than half of what you said. So I have a LONG ways to go to catch up with you guys. Hopefully if I stick around for awhile some of that knowledge will slowly trickle down to my brain.
     
    iknokungfu, Apr 20, 2015
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    It's OK. We all gotta start somewhere. :newpalm:
     
    octiceps, Apr 20, 2015
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    Indeed. One baby step at a time.
     
    killkenny1, Apr 20, 2015
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    If you don't mind, what industry do you work in?
     
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    The *redacted* adult video industry.

    J/k I'm doing my undergrad and working in retail right now, before that I interned in telco/cable.
     
    octiceps, Apr 20, 2015
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    Hey, is there way to raise subtitles' position? It is hard to look at the characters and the subtitles at the same time for me, especially after Watch_Dogs and other Ubisoft games.
     
    karasahin, Apr 20, 2015
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    What are you majoring in?
     
    Ionising_Radiation, Apr 20, 2015
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    How to make profit off notebooks (don't you see his title?)
     
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    No, I'm using Tapatalk...
     
    Ionising_Radiation, Apr 20, 2015
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    CS. That's right, I'm majoring in Counter-Strike. #GitRektN00bs
     
    octiceps, Apr 20, 2015
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    Finally, got around to putting my own tunes into the game. So, much nicer now, to tool around listening to my own stuff. Does anyone know how to delete emails/texts if its even possible.
     
    Scanner, Apr 20, 2015
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    I feel you. It feels much better listening to jazz and classical music while driving around rather than rock and metal that throws the F-bomb around - the characters already do so too much. First cutscene before 'Franklin and Lamar', and Michael says 'F***ing f*** f***!'

    There is a trash icon on the phones, but I don't know how to get to it.
     
    Ionising_Radiation, Apr 20, 2015
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    Why don't they make the game a little more upscale than feeling like I'm just driving around Detroit like I do every other day.
     
    HTWingNut, Apr 20, 2015
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    If I remember right, middle clicking the mouse may do it. If not, try pressing "E". Left click is the middle action (like call) and right click is the back action (like end call).
     
    D2 Ultima, Apr 20, 2015
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    Can someone help me? With NVIDIA PCSS shadows my shadows are blocky, not just blurry the way they actually are supposed to look. Furthermore, shadows suddenly slide into view about 20-30m in front of me. It's especially obvious in the skyscraper area, and I can see the shadows appearing as I drive along. What's up?
     
    Ionising_Radiation, Apr 21, 2015
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  28. baii

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    LOL, I don't even realize I can scroll down on the graphics setting ~~~
     
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    The PCSS shadows are applied only to the one you can "correctly" see, that correctly distance is related to the Shadow Quality setting.
    Put shadow quality on very high and ultra and be wareful the perf impact is huge,
     
    sasuke256, Apr 21, 2015
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    TR2N, Apr 21, 2015
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  31. dumitrumitu24

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    The new patch came out.What are your experiences with new patch?no info from rockstar about changes
     
    dumitrumitu24, Apr 21, 2015
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    The latest patch did not do much for me but then again I'm on an extremely low end laptop that technically does not meet the min spec so I'm keeping my mouth shut, no complaints here.

    I'm waiting for openIV to find ways to hack the files so we can start playing around with mods. This is a perfect game for vehicle mod swaps, scripting and more tweaking around with other things for the single player mode. Gotta have to mod KITT in this game asap. The online mode is pretty fun as is no need for mods there to keep the game balanced but online competition is not my thing. As said earlier I like to relax playing this thing with my own music files. Nothing beats hearing that gospel county music and clasic 80's rap and rock (sorry kids I cant do the new stuff).
     
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    Looks like GTA V already has yet another patch of 177.2mb in size. I already updated a few days ago so this is another new one. I dont know what changes have been made yet though.

    You can already use your own music files by placing them in ''Documents\Rockstar Games\GTA V\User Music'' or were you referring to something else?
     
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    this game, for me at least, is playable at either 30fps or 60fps - 30fps if i am willing to bump up the graphics settings, or 60fps if i can live without some settings. even at 30fps it still looks miles better than on PS4.
     
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    Latest Patch, 353.75MB: https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/204909368--4-21-15-GTAV-PC-Patch-335-1-Notes
    (Note nothing about Optimus or AMD video card crashing or requiring disabling to start)

    [4/21/15] GTAV PC Patch 335.1 Notes
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    Rockstar Games
    Today at 13:01
    • Players can no longer purchase more vehicles than their properties can store.
    • Players can now launch a video card benchmark test from the main menu.
    • Fixed an issue where facial features would not save correctly when transferring a character from Xbox 360 or PS3 and changing genders while editing the character's appearance.
    • Fixed an issue where players could become stuck in the clouds when voting to quick restart the Humane Labs Heist.
    • Fixed an issue where markers in the Rockstar Editor could not be deleted with the mouse.
    • Fixed various audio recording issues with Rockstar Editor clips.
    • Fixed an issue where the Yacht would not appear in some recorded Rockstar Editor clips.
    • Fixed a rare issue where some Rockstar Editor clips could not be opened for editing.
    • Fixed an issue where the GTAV Launcher would not display the correct amount of time remaining for file downloads.
    • The Steam overlay has been moved to prevent it from covering up Launcher buttons.
    • Fixed an issue where the game would not save your settings when restarting in some instances.
    • Fixed a rare issue where the Steam version of the game would crash right after launching.
    • Windows Media Player is no longer required to install GTAV. Instead, Windows Media Foundation will be required.
    • Fixed an issue where the game would show the pause menu without player input.
    • Fixed an issue where the max frame rate would be incorrectly low in rare cases.
     
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    so not much optimization then? :(
     
    thegh0sts, Apr 21, 2015
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    Nope, looks like they're all pretty much "fixing issues" which is good. But would be good to see the switchable graphics fix.

    And I don't see this either:
    • Players can now launch a video card benchmark test from the main menu.
    [​IMG]
     
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    I was referring to something else but thanks anyway, yeah already crammed most of my tunes in this thing. I'm glad that hasnt changed since gta3. What I meant was all thats missing for me now is my vehicle mods and scripts.
     
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    I've only got two issues with this game now: first, the terribly blocky, pixellated shadows with 'NVIDIA PCSS' shadows (shadow quality is set to 'High') and object 'pop-in' - small objects, like litter, pieces of paper, and grass appear as I run along and disappear behind me. This reminds me of The Witcher 2, and it was kind of annoying. It still is. Does anyone have fixes?
     
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    mine issues still remain :( low volume issue and small framerate dips which bump immediately at normal framerate(happen mostly after a short period and arent vram related cause i pushed down my vram to test that).After this patch i have more framerate drops than before.Seems getting worse for me
     
    dumitrumitu24, Apr 21, 2015
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    OMG can NBR please start a crew. I'm so tired of trying to do heists with randoms...it's so mind numbing difficult with people who don't know what they're doing nor do they want to listen >_<
     
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    What. What does that even mean?
     
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    LMAO, making a bundle in the market by doing (err) jobs for Lester. I'm rich, must do more for Lester my friend. If only real market was like this.
     
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    dumitrumitu24, Apr 21, 2015
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    So, I demoed the game last night, and just like I've expected, it runs fine. Obviously with pretty much everything on low, except texture quality, and I have FXAA on, but the rest I kept on "normal" to get good framerates. I doesn't look pretty, but it plays well. Good thing it's the gameplay that mostly matters for me in GTA games, and this one has a very solid one!
     
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    I've got just one thing to say. Either the GTX 860M is a ridiculously good mid-range card, or GTA V is extremely well-optimised. On high-very high settings on average, frame rates never go below 35 FPS. Average frame rates are 50 FPS.

    Hoping for a similarly good surprise with The Witcher 3.
     
    Ionising_Radiation, Apr 22, 2015
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    You think 860M is good?
    You should see my 680m and 7970m chew this game up especially at 1920x1080 for the 680m and 1900x1200 for the 7970m.
    Them cards are BeASts I tell ya Homie!!!!
    :cool:
     
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    Some movies made in the Rockstar Editor:











     
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    Don't count on it :D.
     
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    Aw, snap. CD Projekt RED is a decent dev, I hope for some good optimisation and scaling for all system performances... I don't want my card to get outdated after barely a year. I don't expect 4K quality, but I want my game to look decent.

    Speaking of 4K quality, I somehow managed to exceed 3 GB out of 2 GB VRAM as per the in-game indicator by jacking up the texture settings to 'Very High' (them high-res textures... :eek:) but frame-rates still stay constantly high at 45-55 FPS. GPU-Z reports about 1.8 GB VRAM being used. What's up? There are barely any dips in speed at all.
     
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