Scratch

Are you starting from scratch or upgrading?

 

 

Scratch

 

I can't at the moment, but I might be able to later or so.

Would you recommend this graphics card?

 

http://www.maplin.co.uk/palit-geforce-gtx-650-ti-1gb-gddr5-pci-express-3.0-928mhz-5400mhz-678041

 

And I take it I can easily place it into my old nVidia graphics card slot?

The 650, from what I heard is a great card (lookup gameplay videos of it on youtube), and as long as your current slot is PCIe x16, it'll be fine. 3.0 cards and 2.0 and 2.1 ports are backwards compatible.

Would you recommend this graphics card?

 

http://www.maplin.co.uk/palit-geforce-gtx-650-ti-1gb-gddr5-pci-express-3.0-928mhz-5400mhz-678041

 

And I take it I can easily place it into my old nVidia graphics card slot?

 

I have a GTX 650 with 2GB and it works great, the "Ti" version is even better from my understanding. GTA IV auto-configures a medium-high setting, and Skyrim runs on ultra with graphics enhancing mods perfectly fine. Just make sure your PC has all the requirements for it, especially the power supply (which should at least be 400 Watts according to that site, with a 6-pin power connector).

Ok i made a custom computer that is very cheap and i have already checked and it can run many games on ultra-Medium

 

--Ultra--

 

Battlefield 3

 

Skyrim

 

GTA IV

 

Crysis 2

 

ArmA II + ArmA: Operation Arrowhead

 

--High--

 

Planetside 2

 

--Meduim--

 

Farcry 3

 

Specs:

 

OS: None

CASE: Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX Mid Tower Computer Case, comes with Three Fans-1x

GPU: SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 7770 GHz Edition 1GB 128-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card

CPU: AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX

MotherBoard: ASUS M5A97 R2.0 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

HeatSink: Rosewill RCX-Z1 Long life ball bearing for over 45,000/hrs CPU Cooler  

Memory: CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

PSU: COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RS600-PCARE3-US 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Power Supply

Optical Drive: ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM

Audio Card: Realtek ALC887-8 Channels

                                          
                                         Subtotal = $590.91

Edited January 29, 201313 yr by Hilth0

You run a 7770 and an FX-6100 on a 430W PSU? wat

I have a GTX 650 with 2GB and it works great, the "Ti" version is even better from my understanding. GTA IV auto-configures a medium-high setting, and Skyrim runs on ultra with graphics enhancing mods perfectly fine. Just make sure your PC has all the requirements for it, especially the power supply (which should at least be 400 Watts according to that site, with a 6-pin power connector).

 

I ended up buying this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B009O26MUM/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

 

Recommend this yeah?

Does this computer spec pass the minimum level?

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit , Intel Celeron Processor E3400, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Intel GMA X4500 graphics? 

Does this computer spec pass the minimum level?

 

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit , Intel Celeron Processor E3400, 4GB DDR3 Memory, 1TB Hard Drive, Intel GMA X4500 graphics? 

 

Definitely not; the Celeron and use of Intel integrated graphics guarantee that GTA IV has no hope of running properly.

You run a 7770 and an FX-6100 on a 430W PSU? wat

 

My thought exactly, go for 800W or more (depending on the upgradability you need).

Edited January 22, 201313 yr by Break

well i might be getting 50 more dollars to upgrade

My thought exactly, go for 800W or more (depending on the upgradability you need).

 

This is the highest i can go i really dont care about upgrading i just need a new pc

 

600 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series CX600 V2 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

So is anyone able to maybe find part for a pc that will run decent for around $500? I could careless about the powersupply and the cpu has to be clocked at 3;00ghz or more 

My thought exactly, go for 800W or more (depending on the upgradability you need).

 

Im surprised it hasn't blown up yet

 

well i might be getting 50 more dollars to upgrade

 

This is the highest i can go i really dont care about upgrading i just need a new pc

 

600 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series CX600 V2 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

 

Im going with the $70 COUGAR 600W PSU off newegg, that should suffice. 

Edited January 22, 201313 yr by Marine831

Definitely not; the Celeron and use of Intel integrated graphics guarantee that GTA IV has no hope of running properly.

 

Is there a way of upgrading my computer? Like buying any parts to make iGTA IV work?

Ok i made a custom computer that is very cheap and i have already checked and it can run many games on ultra-Medium

 

--Ultra--

 

Battlefield 3

 

Skyrim

 

GTA IV

 

Crysis 2

 

ArmA II + ArmA: Operation Arrowhead

 

--High--

 

Planetside 2

 

--Meduim--

 

Farcry 3

 

Specs:

 

OS: None

CASE: Xion Predator 970 Gaming Series Mid Tower Case w/ 2 External Removable HDD Bays

GPU:  AMD Radeon HD 7770 1GB 16X PCIe 3.0 Video Card

CPU: AMD FX-6100 3.30 GHz Six-Core AM3+

LiquidCooling: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan

MotherBoard: [CrossFireX] GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 AMD 970 Chipset Socket AM3+ ATX Mainboard w/

Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory

HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Drive)

PSU: 600 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-600CXV2 Builder Series CX600 V2 80 Plus Certified Power Supply

Optical Drive:  24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

Audio Card: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

                                          

                                         Subtotal = $598.99

 

                                                 Hope this helps!

Where can you get this? I live in Australia, Perth

I just wanna know if Intel i5 will work to use GTA IV?

The Intel Core i5 is more than suitable for GTA IV; I have the i5 2500k in my rig and it holds up beautifully.  You can definitely upgrade, but it will take a bit of PC-knowledge to do; if you have a laptop then you more or less will have a difficult time doing so.

A 600W PSU will most likely not be enough for that setup, I had to upgrade my 600 W one to 760W with this setup:

 

AMD Phenom II X4 945 BE

ASUS (nvidia) ENGTX 570 DCII

500 GB 5200rpm Seagate HDD

3*2GB Kingston HyperX DDR2 RAM

 

I really recommend you get onto the safe side by buying a high Watt PSU.

I was redirected here by a moderator/admin, so I'll just copy and paste my previous post if anyone can help.

 

I'm rather new to computers, I'm an Xbox 360 gamer transferring to PC Gaming. I'm on a tight budget, just looking for a computer that will run GTA IV + LCPDFR mods without any lag issues. My budget is $1,000 - $1,500 dollars, anything within that range. If you guys could list the computer specs of the computer you suggest (rather it be your current one or a different one) and where to buy them (as well as maybe explain the specs if possible) that would be great. I'm pretty new as I said and not familiar with PCs (thus is why I don't grasp a lot of the parts the OP suggested, let alone combine them on my own). Any help is greatly appreciated, I hope to join the LCPDFR crew soon!

 

EDIT: Probably should have added that I'm looking for a Desktop, not a gaming laptop.

Edited January 23, 201313 yr by Springbranch

I was redirected here by a Moderator but the problem is one I dont here many people have. 

 

I got a good enough computer and graphics card and I got the game working and LCPD working but after about 10-1 minutes the whole computer would shutdown. I heard that my GPU couldnt handle the game and did a emergency shutdown? Im looking into another computer which hopefully more powerful. Can y'all tell me if this computer will be good enough to run the game in mod please? I have a ATI graphics card that ill replace with the one in there

 

 http://www.pcm.com/p/HP-Desktop-Computers/product~dpno~9431789~pdp.iaeiebe?src=search#activeTab=pdpTechSpecs

Anyone care to help me with my previous post? I've been waiting/searching for stuff all day.

 

I found a computer a youtube commentator suggested to me on > THIS < website with a starting price of $1500. Not sure what to add or get rid of both performance and cost efficient wise. If anyone can check it out, make me a good computer for GTA IV, that would be really helpful and I'll REP+ or whatever it is you guys do around here. If the computer he suggested isn't good for LCPDFR then someone can give me a custom build one. Please respond, anyone, thanks.