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GTA IV: To buy, or not to buy?
Snaffle J. Bean:
--- Quote from: Proog on June 04, 2010, 09:01:23 PM ---Because apparently a single core 3.0ghz is slower than a dual core 2.4ghz.
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Yes. In really, really simple terms, a 2.4ghz dual core is equivalent to a 4.8ghz single core.
Proog:
Here is a chart comparing the System Requirements results.
Personally I don't get how TF2 seems to require less that GTA IV.
General Nick:
--- Quote from: Proog on June 04, 2010, 09:31:07 PM ---Here is a chart comparing the System Requirements results.
Personally I don't get how TF2 seems to require less that GTA IV.
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It requires a lot more processing power than TF2.
Remind you, GTA4 is a largely open world game. At any given moment there is something being simulated and one city street has a lot of stuff going on not just graphically but in terms of code.
I'd recommend you get a dual core at least and make sure you have good enough RAM, this game is seriously a muncher on resources. Graphics are really only important if you want large draw distances and faster rendering (which is useful because in many cases I have crashed into things that didn't render quick enough or driving at high speeds with low draw distances).
tl;dr: you need a really good computer to run it optimally.
Proog:
I doubt you can buy a Dual Core Processor without a computer.
Though if you can, I would consider it.
General Nick:
--- Quote from: Proog on June 04, 2010, 10:05:38 PM ---I doubt you can buy a Dual Core Processor without a computer.
Though if you can, I would consider it.
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