What type of graphics card should I get? Is there any particular brand or model that I can and cannot get to run GTA IV at medium-high settings? Ive read some blogs about people getting new, expensive graphics cards for systems comparable to mine, and GTA IV starts to lag even when it didnt used to. I dont want to get the wrong card and I dont want to buy a card for no more than $200 because thats just rediculous. And also would I need to get anything else also for my system to be updated correctly or whatever?

Here is my system info:

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit

System Manufacturer: HP-Pavilion

System Model: AV016AA-ABA p6208f

Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 215 Processor (2CPUs), ~2.7GHz

Memory: 6144MB RAM

Display Info:

Name: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.

Chip Type: ATI display adapter (0x954F)

DAC Type: Internal DAC (400MHz)

Approx. Total Memory: 3318 MB

You should be able to run fine with the one you currently have.

Well what i prefer is an Nvida GeForce 7900 or 8500 GT Wich runs perfectly With your computer if it has 2GB+ Ram, mine have 4GB Ram But i think 2GB Is enough :P

So i dont need to buy anything else for my computer correct? Because I dont want to end up buying this 1 million dollar card and then GTA tells me I have to run it on low settings or somethin

Your graphics card looks quite fine.

Should concentrate on doing something about that processor.

yea my graphics card isnt too bad it just lags more than I really want it to. what processor would yall recommend? Ive been wonderin should I get a new card and processor with it

GTA IV is a terribly coded game. My computer can run circles around yours and I still get lag without everything being at the max. There are a lot of factors that will determine your performance. Not just your graphics card but also your ram and how large your screen is. The higher the resolution you run, the more difficult it is to render things.

Your processor caps your GPU performance, just like your graphics card caps your CPU performance. You have to strike a balance. Also, most video cards underneath $200 suck because they're outdated. Your processor is also business class, not multimedia class, so don't expect great performance even if you dump a bunch of money on your graphics card.

As for effectively upgrading the processor, fat chance. That's an HP, guys. A retail computer. They don't give much, if any elbow room to do any upgrading. I'd say perhaps medium details if you sink a good bit of money into a graphics card.

Try something like this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150523&cm_re=radeon_6950-_-14-150-523-_-Product