GTA 4: Is the PC version the best?

http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/grand-theft-auto-iv/preview/grand-theft-auto-iv-is-the-pc-version-the-best/a-200810301323482004/g-2008080416222952067The recommended specs are pretty high for the average game. Its expected if you have alot of moving cars, NPCs and a done of texture memory of buildings and roads. The article mentioned the graphics are sharper and more draw distance then on the consoles. This is a good example the kind of advantage the PC hardware have over the consoles. GTA 4: Is the PC version the best?
Its got a high CPU recommendation, but otherwise its nothing special. I wonder if the video editor is the reason for the high cpu, and whether you'll be able to turn that off.GTA 4: Is the PC version the best?
So the requirements are actually higher than Crysis?! Good grief. If they redeem many of those niggling issues from San Andreas and the story is decent I might might consider getting this.
[QUOTE=''biggest_loser'']So the requirements are actually higher than Crysis?! Good grief. If they redeem many of those niggling issues from San Andreas and the story is decent I might might consider getting this. [/QUOTE] 8600gt is the recommended card, so id say no... It could be due to the video editor, and that may also be why the reason for the high disk recommendation. I imagine that would eat up HD space fast.
[QUOTE=''Captain__Tripps''][QUOTE=''biggest_loser'']So the requirements are actually higher than Crysis?! Good grief. If they redeem many of those niggling issues from San Andreas and the story is decent I might might consider getting this. [/QUOTE] 8600gt is the recommended card, so id say no... It could be due to the video editor, and that may also be why the reason for the high disk recommendation. I imagine that would eat up HD space fast.[/QUOTE] But what about the fact that it requires a Dual Core:''We were surprised to see that the minimum system requirements ask for at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Even games like Crysis and Fallout 3 don't require a Core 2 Duo processor to run the game.''
The video card recommendation is lower than most games coming out now, but the CPU is high. Either something is off, or maybe its just the video editor. Doesn't it take quite a bit of CPU when using something to record a movie of your game, like Fraps...
[QUOTE=''Captain__Tripps'']The video card recommendation is lower than most games coming out now, but the CPU is high. Either something is off, or maybe its just the video editor. Doesn't it take quite a bit of CPU when using something to record a movie of your game, like Fraps... [/QUOTE] Yeah according to what I read, the game at any time buffers a certain amount of previous game footage so that at any point you can replay something cool you just did and use it in the video editor. This means the game has to constantly buffer everything you do (well, within a certain amount of time obviously it doesn't record your entire play session). I'm guessing that is going to be a severe resource hog. Hopefully you can shut it off if it is causing your system to bog down.
My processor is more than a match here (Intel C2D E6570 OC'd to 3.0GHz), but I have only a HD 3850 installed (VisionTek's 512MB version). Given that the rest of my rig matches or exceeds the specs set forth, I'm guessing I won't experience any noticeable slowdown, especially when said rig can run Crysis (and Warhead) and Far Cry 2 at pretty decent framerates??
[QUOTE=''biggest_loser''][QUOTE=''Captain__Tripps''][QUOTE=''biggest_loser'']So the requirements are actually higher than Crysis?! Good grief. If they redeem many of those niggling issues from San Andreas and the story is decent I might might consider getting this. [/QUOTE] 8600gt is the recommended card, so id say no... It could be due to the video editor, and that may also be why the reason for the high disk recommendation. I imagine that would eat up HD space fast.[/QUOTE] But what about the fact that it requires a Dual Core:''We were surprised to see that the minimum system requirements ask for at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Even games like Crysis and Fallout 3 don't require a Core 2 Duo processor to run the game.'' [/QUOTE]What modern PC gamer DOESN'T have at least a dual core?
Comparing console vs PC version of GTA IV, they promised sharper graphics, more crisp, without all the fuzzy wuzzy stuff you get in the console versions. :P Yes, I said fuzzy wuzzy.
Since this game was developed for multi-core consoles (i.e., the Cell and Xenon processors), it comes as no surprise whatsoever that this game would be multi-threaded on the PC as well.
i'm not worred about the car or cpu but 18 gigs is alot for a game
[QUOTE=''kemar7856'']i'm not worred about the car or cpu but 18 gigs is alot for a game [/QUOTE] Yeah I used to be concerned about how big game installations were becoming. But, I decided to upgrade to a 500 gb hard drive and called it a day. It's just the natural order of things. More advanced games are going to take up more hard drive space.
[QUOTE=''zomglolcats''][QUOTE=''kemar7856'']i'm not worred about the car or cpu but 18 gigs is alot for a game [/QUOTE] Yeah I used to be concerned about how big game installations were becoming. But, I decided to upgrade to a 500 gb hard drive and called it a day. It's just the natural order of things. More advanced games are going to take up more hard drive space. [/QUOTE]
I might have 2 do the same i'm using a 40 gig from my old pc right now
[QUOTE=''The_Capitalist'']Since this game was developed for multi-core consoles (i.e., the Cell and Xenon processors), it comes as no surprise whatsoever that this game would be multi-threaded on the PC as well.[/QUOTE] This is a cross development title.. There have been consoles ports that don't particularly take advantage of dual core so that doesn't always mean anything. Of coarse maybe those games were single threaded on the consoles too...
[QUOTE=''PunishedOne''][QUOTE=''biggest_loser''][QUOTE=''Captain__Tripps''][QUOTE=''biggest_loser'']So the requirements are actually higher than Crysis?! Good grief. If they redeem many of those niggling issues from San Andreas and the story is decent I might might consider getting this. [/QUOTE] 8600gt is the recommended card, so id say no... It could be due to the video editor, and that may also be why the reason for the high disk recommendation. I imagine that would eat up HD space fast.[/QUOTE] But what about the fact that it requires a Dual Core:''We were surprised to see that the minimum system requirements ask for at least an Intel Core 2 Duo processor. Even games like Crysis and Fallout 3 don't require a Core 2 Duo processor to run the game.'' [/QUOTE]What modern PC gamer DOESN'T have at least a dual core?[/QUOTE]Exactly. If you don't have a dual core by now then your probably not playing a lot of recent games... well... (if you don't have a dual core AT LEAST then my guess is you probably dont have much else under the hood).
Probably. But it's not out yet, so who the hell knows? Though based on what I've read in previews, it's certainly shaping up to be the best.
Im hoping GTA 4 show off the fully ability the PC. It could help increase PC hardware purchases for people who want to play GTA 4 at good quality.