Hi all

 

All of a sudden, about a week ago, my GTA IV has started becoming almost unplayable due to the game lagging. Before, I could run the game really smooth with ENB and all the mods with textures on medium/high. I dont recall changing anything on my system, and I do not have any restore points that far back. 

 

The game plays for about 1 minute, really smooth and perfect. after a minute the game really starts lagging. If I change the resolution of the game, then I can play for another minute, then the game starts lagging! I have tried the following with no luck:

 

-Re-installing GTA with no mods

-Using commandlines - available vid mem etc

-Turning down all the settings in GTA - including VSYNC

-Upgrading drivers for GPU

-Updating Bios

-Resetting CMOS

-Changing power plan to max performance

-Starting Windows with no services running

-Cleaning GPU and fan

-Defragging HDD

-Overclocking GPU

-Closing background apps and services

-Run as admin and compatibility mode

 

 

It is just really irritating me now. Starting to think its a faulty GPU but it plays Euro Truck 2 perfect on high settings (although GPU usage on 99%)

 

Help please?

 

SPEC:

Running 1.0.7.0

Windows 7 64bit

MSI Z77A-G41

Intel® Core i5-3350P CPU @ 3.10GHz

DDR3 [PC3-10600] 4GB x2

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 2GB

 

Edited May 12, 201411 yr by sam the man

Could you post a file-list, or screenshot of your GTA IV directory? 

Could you post a file-list, or screenshot of your GTA IV directory?

Here you are:

C:Program Files (x86)SteamSteamAppscommonGrand Theft Auto IVGTAIV

Activation

common

ELS

en-US

LCPDFR

Manuals

movies

pc

scripts

shaderinput

Support Links

876bd1d9393712ac.bin

AdvancedHook.dll

AdvancedHook.log

AdvancedHookInit.asi

AdvancedHookInit.log

amb_nailgun.wdr

amb_nailgun.wtd

asilog.txt

binkw32.dll

Changelog.txt

corona.png

d3d9-FXAA.dll

d3d9.dll

d3d95.dll

DFA.dll

dsound.dll

effect (2).txt

enbbloom.fx

enbclouds.fx

enbclouds.png

enbclouds.tga

enbconfig.ini

enbdetail.dds

enbeffect.fx

enbmoon.tga

enbmoonbump.tga

enbpalette.bmp

enbseries.ini

enbspritelight.png

enbspriteray.bmp

enbstars.bmp

enbstars.tga

files.txt

GameuxInstallHelper.dll

gta4Browser.exe

gtaEncoder.exe

GTAIV.exe

GTAIV.exe.cat

GTAIV.exe.cdf

GTAIV.exe.cfg

GTAIVGDF.dll

Help.txt

How to add custom teleports.txt

iceconfig.ini.bak

icedetail.dds

icelensflare.dds

icelune.tga

icelunebump.tga

inGameTrainer.asi

inGameTrainer.clothInfo.dat

inGameTrainer.ini

inGameTrainerKeys.txt

installscript.vdf

lang.ini

LaunchGTAIV.exe

LCPD First Response.dll

LCPDFR API Documentation.pdf

LCPDFR User Documentation.pdf

LCPDFR.log

LCPDFRDebug.log

liblua51.dll

Lidgren.Network.dll

LiveTokenHelper.dll

logo-paul.bmp

Lua4Net.dll

paul.dll

protobuf-net.dll

Readme.txt

ScriptHook.dll

ScriptHook.log

ScriptHookDotNet.asi

ScriptHookDotNet.log

shader.fx

SlimDX.dll

uninst.exe

And it lags on even a vanilla version? 

Delete d3d95 & FXAA.

Delete d3d95 & FXAA.

 

This helped a little, still lags

 

And it lags on even a vanilla version? 

 

Yes these files include enb, which I installed after, but vanilla still lags

You got so many useless files in there....

 

Btw try making a commandline.txt & into it put:

 

-nomemerestrict

-percentvidmem 100

You got so many useless files in there....

 

Btw try making a commandline.txt & into it put:

 

-nomemerestrict

-percentvidmem 100

 

I tried this but it still lags :(

 

Thanks

Did you already try deleting the most recent mods you've installed?

Did you already try deleting the most recent mods you've installed?

 

Yeh even on a vanilla version the game lags