:( I hate gaming desktops, there too hard to install, especially all the plugs and stuff. And too expensive. 

What do you mean to hard to install? All you have to do is plug it up? And as far as the money goes..You get what you pay for..and that goes with anything in life. I had my gaming desktop built for me because im too lazy, although I have already took it apart probably 5 times upgrading and changing stuff..but if you cant build one yourself then just save the money and buy one pre-built..Mine was $1300 dollars and I have yet to find a game I cant max out and run smoothly..GTA IV is just a poorly ported game tho...it can make even the best desktops struggle sometimes because how it is optimized..

What do you mean to hard to install? All you have to do is plug it up? And as far as the money goes..You get what you pay for..and that goes with anything in life. I had my gaming desktop built for me because im too lazy, although I have already took it apart probably 5 times upgrading and changing stuff..but if you cant build one yourself then just save the money and buy one pre-built..Mine was $1300 dollars and I have yet to find a game I cant max out and run smoothly..GTA IV is just a poorly ported game tho...it can make even the best desktops struggle sometimes because how it is optimized..

 

Can I send you my computer specs for my desktop to see if it can smoothly? 

Can I send you my computer specs for my desktop to see if it can smoothly? 

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Edited September 23, 201312 yr by ineseri

 

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Yes..what he said! lol 

 

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 Alright thanks. 

 

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Here are the specs to my desktop. <a href="http://s1349.photobucket.com/user/Rareroblox1234/media/Mycomputerspecs1_zps1b4f3944.png.html" target="_blank"><img src="'>" border="0" alt=" photo Mycomputerspecs1_zps1b4f3944.png"/></a> or http://s1349.photobucket.com/user/Rareroblox1234/media/Mycomputerspecs1_zpsaf478285.png.html

Edited September 24, 201312 yr by Rareroblox

it is $300.00

Let me go ahead and stop you right there. If you wanna play, you've gotta pay. If $300 is all you can afford, buy an XBOX or start saving.

Edited September 23, 201312 yr by unr3al

Here are the specs to my desktop. <a href="http://s1349.photobucket.com/user/Rareroblox1234/media/Mycomputerspecs1_zps1b4f3944.png.html" target="_blank"><img src="'>" border="0" alt=" photo Mycomputerspecs1_zps1b4f3944.png"/></a> or <a href="http://s1349.photobucket.com/user/Rareroblox1234/media/Mycomputerspecs_zps3fb44766.png.html" target="_blank"><img src="" border="0" alt=" photo Mycomputerspecs_zps3fb44766.png"/></a>

No.. your computer will not even be close to running GTA IV....Just save up some money man and buy you a nice desktop..it might take a little while but it is so worth it..i absolutely love mine and i use it every day and it never lets me down on any game. I know it might seem like it will take forever to save up but its better to get a nice computer that cost a little more that you can play all the new modern games on than one that struggles with most games for a little less money.

can you recommend a computer that i can play gta with. it doesnt have to be the highest settings i just wanna play without lag like my current computer

My system runs the game perfectly, with a bunch of mod including an EBN. doesn't lag or crash. game settings set to max, and only used 1GB of memory,  
core i5 3570k (Base clock 3.4, overclocked to 4GHz) [got a water cooler installed]
16GB RAM
EVGA GTX 770 2GB 
 

No.. your computer will not even be close to running GTA IV....Just save up some money man and buy you a nice desktop..it might take a little while but it is so worth it..i absolutely love mine and i use it every day and it never lets me down on any game. I know it might seem like it will take forever to save up but its better to get a nice computer that cost a little more that you can play all the new modern games on than one that struggles with most games for a little less money.

 

Yeah that's good, but the BIGGEST BIGGEST BIGGEST problem is that I have to replace my old desktop to the new gaming desktop.

No.. your computer will not even be close to running GTA IV....Just save up some money man and buy you a nice desktop..it might take a little while but it is so worth it..i absolutely love mine and i use it every day and it never lets me down on any game. I know it might seem like it will take forever to save up but its better to get a nice computer that cost a little more that you can play all the new modern games on than one that struggles with most games for a little less money.

 

The reason why I am getting a new laptop is for..

 

1. I accidentally spilled water on my other laptop and went inside.
2. It went inside the laptop and none, I repeat none of the keyboard keys work.
3. The motherboard got fried.
4. My laptop only has like 4gb of memory and 23 hard drive size.
5. I mean nothing even work's, so that's why I wanna get a new laptop.

Edited September 24, 201312 yr by Rareroblox

I was hoping the fine people here could lend some advice. I purchased my computer new in 2007. It has a Pentium D dual core 2.8GHZ CPU and 4 Gigs of memory but Windows only sees 3 Gigs. My video card is a Gforce 9400GT I am at my wits end as far as upgrading goes. It is my understanding that my CPU is about as good as I will get, no reason to add more memory if it wont even see it. Is there anything ells I can do to improve game performance? With normal use on this machine I could not ask for better but I have to play GTA on the lowest settings and still have problems with performance. The computer came with and still has Windows Vista on it, I was thinking of downgrading to XP to gain some speed. I have also been told Windows 7 64bit would greatly improve the experience. Below is a video I did with LCPDFR, you can see the performance problems I am speaking of. I was thinking of getting a better video card but don't want to spend the money unless it would be a dramatic improvement. 

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=mLd-hov9VLc

 

I was hoping the fine people here could lend some advice. I purchased my computer new in 2007. It has a Pentium D dual core 2.8GHZ CPU and 4 Gigs of memory but Windows only sees 3 Gigs. My video card is a Gforce 9400GT I am at my wits end as far as upgrading goes. It is my understanding that my CPU is about as good as I will get, no reason to add more memory if it wont even see it. Is there anything ells I can do to improve game performance? With normal use on this machine I could not ask for better but I have to play GTA on the lowest settings and still have problems with performance. The computer came with and still has Windows Vista on it, I was thinking of downgrading to XP to gain some speed. I have also been told Windows 7 64bit would greatly improve the experience. Below is a video I did with LCPDFR, you can see the performance problems I am speaking of. I was thinking of getting a better video card but don't want to spend the money unless it would be a dramatic improvement. 

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=mLd-hov9VLc

 

"Pentium D dual core 2.8GHZ" "It is my understanding that my CPU us about as good as I will get" No, that CPU is very outdated. There are processors now with up to 8 cores and 5Ghz. Also, upgrading your video card will drastically change how your game runs. That will cost some money, though.

"Pentium D dual core 2.8GHZ" "It is my understanding that my CPU us about as good as I will get" No, that CPU is very outdated. There are processors now with up to 8 cores and 5Ghz. Also, upgrading your video card will drastically change how your game runs. That will cost some money, though.

I understand there is a lot better out there but nothing that will fit in the same socket as my Pentium D 2.8 or am I wrong? 

I understand there is a lot better out there but nothing that will fit in the same socket as my Pentium D 2.8 or am I wrong? 

Oh, I see what you're saying. It depends on the motherboard socket.

Oh, I see what you're saying. It depends on the motherboard socket.

Yes It is my understanding the dual 2.8 is the best of the best as far as the socket goes. I was just told I would see a world of difference in GTA IV if I upgrade from my 1 gig video card to a 2 gig card. Does that make sense? Or is the video card not my problem?

Yes It is my understanding the dual 2.8 is the best of the best as far as the socket goes. I was just told I would see a world of difference in GTA IV if I upgrade from my 1 gig video card to a 2 gig card. Does that make sense? Or is the video card not my problem?

Your problem may be both. It isn't the Gig count of the card that matters. It is the speed. The one you have now is a GDDR2 card. Newest cards have GDDR5. Video card affects most of your performance. If you upgrade your GPU you may also need to upgrade your CPU. If you GPU is much stronger/faster than you CPU you will have bottlenecking. This is when the GPU cannot perform at its best due to a weak CPU.

does anyone know where i can buy a computer that can run gta iv and lcpdfr for under $500

I'am getting this in a few days and would like to know what settings can i put my game at.

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133495

 

PS: My specs are on my profile.