When I bought GTA IV, I knew that I didn't meet the requirements to run the game. However, the game is running smoothly after doing some discovered and undiscovered tweaks and I still do not meet the requirements. I'm going to let you in on some things you may know and some things you don't Here are my specs you need to know.

Genuine Intel® CPU 585 @ 2.16GHz

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 32-bit

Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family

RAM: 3.0 GB

The Trick #1:

Note: (This certain tweak can also help people who meet the requirements, but can only put their graphics on medium.)

Open your GTA IV directory and go to common/shaders/. You should see a folder called win32_30_atidx10 and win32_30_nv8 and others. Make a backup of win32_30_atidx10 folder and move it into win32_30_nv8. Once done, you may or may not get 10 extra fraps. If not, please don't blame me. Remember, it's more for people who can't put their graphics past medium.

The Trick #2 (for low end computers only)

Using a commandline is helpful only if you use it correctly.

Make a file in notepad called, "commandline" and add it to your main folder.

Add the following:

-noprecache

-windowed

-novsync

-novblank

-viewdistance 0

-renderquality 0

-detailquality

-frameLimit 0

-texturequality 0

Then, in the game graphics menu, whatever you can turn off or put on low, that would be recommended

You would think that after putting the settings above would cause the game not to load anything, but it does the opposite for me at least.

You put certain number in front of -availablevidmem depending on how much memory you actually have. Start with -availablevidmem 2.0 but if that doesn't help, put 3.0 instead, and if that doesn't work keep on going up.

Now, you might notice that your game is lagging once in a while. This is because you need to put your texture filter to Anisotropic 2x located in the graphics menu and it's recommended to turn off the clip recording feature located in the game menu. It also helps if you don't have too many scripts in the scripts folder because it could slow down your game or cause it to freeze. Using the LCPDFR which puts files in the Scripts folder should be okay. Just to make sure your game is totally running smoothly, download process tamer here and change the priority to above normal or high. you have to run the program every time you play gta iv to switch it to high or above normal If you need any assistance, comment.

Moved topic to GTA series.

I have a feeling this could be really beneficial to some people who are grasping at straws for better frame rates. Nice post.

Hi,

One question what do -noprecache exactly? Are there advantages for me? (I've 8GB RAM)

Dodo

Edited June 2, 201114 yr by xDodox

I forgot about these. Time to put them in my gta

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Hi,

One question what do -noprecache exactly? Are there advantages for me? (I've 8GB RAM)

Dodo

Yea, as you're playing the game, I believe it loads cache, that slows down the game mostly for people with low end computers. To prevent that, add that line to the command file. It won't hurt to try.

Yea, as you're playing the game, I believe it loads cache, that slows down the game mostly for people with low end computers. To prevent that, add that line to the command file. It won't hurt to try.

I already tried that and it's good for TBoGT atm. :thumbsup:

I already tried that and it's good for TBoGT atm.

Only TBoGT? because my tweaks aren't as effective with TBoGT for some weird reason. I've also noticed when I put my pc on high performance, I get a huge fraps difference as well

I was wondering what the commandline format looks like. Would it be ok if I just copied and paste what you posted? Also, does there have to be any specific extension when I save it? (e. g. .reg, .txt

I was wondering what the commandline format looks like. Would it be ok if I just copied and paste what you posted? Also, does there have to be any specific extension when I save it? (e. g. .reg, .txt

Oh thanks for reminding me. I forgot to mention that you have to open a notepad and name the file "commandline" and the file type should be .txt. You can copy and paste what I posted.

Edited June 2, 201114 yr by Ari

Oh thanks for reminding me. I forgot to mention that you have to open a notepad and name the file "commandline" and the file type should be .txt. You can copy and paste what I posted.

Ok, thanks. I'll try doing that. For some reason my copy of EFLC won't start up; it's saying something along the lines of "Fatal RESC10 error, out of video memory, please reboot your system"

I have two more questions. (Sorry!) First of all, would I put the text file in my EFLC folder, or should I put it in the "TLAD" or "TBOGT" folders? Secondly, in my EFLC folder there already is a commandline program. Would this text file overwrite that one, or do I need to delete that file? Thanks.

Edited June 2, 201114 yr by Supper

Ok, thanks. I'll try doing that. For some reason my copy of EFLC won't start up; it's saying something along the lines of "Fatal RESC10 error, out of video memory, please reboot your system"

I have two more questions. (Sorry!) First of all, would I put the text file in my EFLC folder, or should I put it in the "TLAD" or "TBOGT" folders? Secondly, in my EFLC folder there already is a commandline program. Would this text file overwrite that one, or do I need to delete that file? Thanks.

Try rebooting your pc, if that doesn't work, every time it crashes, just keep restarting the game until it shows. If all else fails look on Google for help on that error. To answer your questions, move the original commandline to another location (just in case you want to change it back). Then, put the new commandline in your EFLC folder.

When I drag the win32_30_atidx10 folder into the win32_30_nv8 folder, GTA IV tells me that a invalid resource has been detected when I start the game.

When I drag the win32_30_atidx10 folder into the win32_30_nv8 folder, GTA IV tells me that a invalid resource has been detected when I start the game.

This happens sometimes...What you have to do is put the folder back into the original location and start the game, you can save if you want. Then exit, put the folder back into the new location and try starting the game again. If that fails, run GTA IV.exe as an administrator. That might also solve the problem.

It seems to be working pretty well, but there is one problem. The sound seems to be lagging and sounds all crackly, but the game isn't lagging. I don't know what it is but some help with this would be great, thanks!

Edited June 30, 201114 yr by Ryllic27

It seems to be working pretty well, but there is one problem. The sound seems to be lagging and sounds all crackly, but the game isn't lagging. I don't know what it is but some help with this would be great, thanks!

I don't think that the problem their is related to GTA or LCPDFR.

Update your drivers. Especially sound and/or motherboard drivers.

I fixed it, it just needed a good ol' reboot and some tweaking with the settings a bit. It was pretty strange but its out of the way now. There is another thing though, the game is in windowed mode now, its still full resolution fitting my monitor but it just isn't fullscreen. Anyone know what thats about?

You probably changed something in the settings to make it windowed.

Okay open up the commandline in your main directory and delete the line: -windowed