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    GTA 4 ON HP DV6 6017tx

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Hiback, Jun 1, 2011.

  1. Hiback

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    hey guys.... Has anyone tried gta4 on hd 6770m.... Was just curious to know, how will it run on high settings......
     
    Hiback, Jun 1, 2011
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    come on.... Anybody... Hasn't anyone tried this yet...
     
    Hiback, Jun 1, 2011
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    hey guy....Have you ever tried reading other posts....Was just curious to know.........
     
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    i have read them.... But in all those threads people were just guessing that it will run good.... So i just wanted to know if someone has really played gta 4 on their dv6/dv7
     
    Hiback, Jun 1, 2011
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    I did, i got around 45 fps on mid/high settings @ 1366x768 with i7 2630QM
     
    DjSweetBazz, Jun 2, 2011
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    thanks for the reply bro.... Can u please tell me which patch u used and did u use hp's default drivers for hd 6770m or u updated them....,.
     
    Hiback, Jun 2, 2011
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    patch for gta 4? i used the latest one "1.0.7.0"

    as for the driver for the 6770m I downloaded it from hp's site.
    Version:8.810.4.
    285.81 MB
     
    DjSweetBazz, Jun 2, 2011
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    ok thanks for the info bro..... Btw i will be using patch v1.0.4.0 coz i want to use enb series 0.76...... And i dont know how to download drivers from hp's website... So can u please help me out in downloading drivers.... Can u please post the link...
     
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    thanks to both of u.....
     
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    hey guys my windows update shows an optional driver update for hd 6770m...
    so my question is will i lose switchable graphics if i update my ati drivers through windows update
     
    Hiback, Jun 2, 2011
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    You wont, you just have to overwrite the drivers, not uninstall then install new ones.
     
    Krakatau, Jun 2, 2011
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    thanks bro
     
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    Hey, I dont know if u installed gta 4 yet so i'll share the benchmarks I run anyways

    Statistics
    Average FPS: 54.69
    Duration: 37.43 sec
    CPU Usage: 29%
    System memory usage: 48%
    Video memory usage: 73%

    Graphics Settings
    Video Mode: 1366 x 768 (60 Hz)
    Texture Quality: High
    Shadow Quality: High
    Reflection Resolution: High
    Water Quality: High
    Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x4
    Night Shadows: Off
    View Distance: 30
    Detail Distance: 30

    Hardware
    Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium

    Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6700M Series
    Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1077
    Audio Adapter: Speakers and Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2630QM CPU @ 2.00GHz
     
    DjSweetBazz, Jun 2, 2011
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    thanks for the benchmarks ... I am currently not at my home so i cant install it... I will return after 10 days..
     
    Hiback, Jun 3, 2011
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