Buying New PC,Does game run well?

[YS_JAPAN]

I have to buy New PC soon because my laptop is going to die.
So far i am choosing Dell Inspiron 580 Premium Package,Because it has good price and spec around 62,000 JPY(Around $600-620).
Here is the spec:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit
Core i5-760(2.80GHz,3.33GHz with Turbo Boost)
6GB DDR3 RAM
1TB 7200rpm HDD
ATI Radeon HD 5450 1GB

I am happy with this for now,because i wouldnt play much game,most are SAMP,Emergency 4,SWAT4 or some old ones.
Also i dont need Sandy Bridge and expensive stuff.
though I have few question about this if anyone has this PC or similar:

• Would GTA IV Runs well with this configuration? I Want to use mods also if possible.
• Does GTA SA Works smoothly without problems in 64 bit?(Like 30-60FPS i want)
• Would 64 bit OS cause problem with Other games?

[Bilbo]

Graphics card is pure bollocks. Otherwise the PC is enough to run even heavy photo/video rendering.
I'm currently running IV on 8800GT 512Mb at 20-50FPS, depending on how much is happening on my screen,
and when you compare my card and that HD5450... well, see yourself from here and here. (in the second link, my card is approx. same performance as 9600GT)

The bottom line? No, you can't run IV on that graphics card. Upgrade that graphics card (would cost approx. $150 to get one
for decent gaming like IV) and you got a nice sweet gaming PC for yourself which you can use for heavy rendering, too.

[JayCalian]

I'm sure you can run GTA IV , but not sure on what FPS.

[CharlieKasper]

So can i actually run IV with 8800GT or 9600GT with a decent FPS? :o

[JayCalian]

Best way to find out - Play demo .. If there is one.

[Fuzzy]

So can i actually run IV with 8800GT or 9600GT with a decent FPS? :o

Depends on the other components  :redface:

[CharlieKasper]

Depends on the other components  :redface:

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz
320 GB HDD
2 GB DDR2(Will add more 2GB)

[Bilbo]

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz
320 GB HDD
2 GB DDR2(Will add more 2GB)

Easily... should reach up to 40FPS!

Regards
8800GT 512Mb, E8400 3.0GHz, 3GB DDR2 RAM.

[CharlieKasper]

Easily... should reach up to 40FPS!

Regards
8800GT 512Mb, E8400 3.0GHz, 3GB DDR2 RAM.

SERIOUS? :O
By th way, In what settings, Low, Low-Medium or Medium?
Post Merge: April 10, 2011, 05:51:47 pmAfter Google'ing for some mins, I found that 9600GT is the only Graphics card which can come under my budget.
So, Can it give the same 40 FPS?

[Alaska]

For GTA IV : Minimum System Requirements

OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8Ghz, AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz
Memory: 1.5GB, 16GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

Recommended System Requirements

OS: Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4Ghz, AMD Phenom X3 2.1Ghz
Memory: 2 GB (Windows XP) 2.5 GB (Windows Vista)
18 GB Free Hard Drive Space
Video Card: 512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870


For GTA San Andreas :

Minimum System Requirements:

1GHz Intel Pentium III or AMD Athlon Processor
256MB of RAM
8x DVD-ROM Drive
3.6 GB of free Hard Disk space for a minimal install
64MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers ("GeForce3" or better)
DirectX 9 compatible Stereo Sound Card
Keyboard & Mouse


Recommended System Requirements

Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP processor (or better)
384(+) MB of RAM
16x DVD-ROM drive
4.7 GB of free Hard Disk space for a full install
128(+) MB Video Card with DirectX 9 compatible drivers ("GeForce4" or better)
DirectX 9 compatible Surround Sound Card
Game pad with twin axis analog controls (USB or Joystick Port)
Keyboard & Mouse

[Bilbo]

SERIOUS? :O
By th way, In what settings, Low, Low-Medium or Medium?
Post Merge: April 10, 2011, 05:51:47 pmAfter Google'ing for some mins, I found that 9600GT is the only Graphics card which can come under my budget.
So, Can it give the same 40 FPS?

For me, medium. And yes, it can give 40FPS (with 1.0.7.0 patch)

[YS_JAPAN]

thanks for reply guys
i will continue with that configuration,but im gonna buy new GPU sooner or later maybe(i need new power supply too,some review says they need 700W+ power for installing better GPU).

[Leon_Mokomaki]

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.8 GHz
2 GB DDR2(Will add more 2GB)

How could those do 40 fps on medium?...... Maybe at 1280x720.

Cause i have less than 40 fps on
Athlon II x3 @ 3.3ghz
4GB DDR3

And im playing on 1680x1050. Resolution is a huge difference. If you get 40 fps on 1024x768 then youll get 20 fps on 1080p (Thats 1920x1080 by the way)

[Jack Bauer]

I'd suggest you choose another graphics card.
I run GTA IV with medium settings at about 45fps. (1920x1080)

Sapphire HD5670 1gb @ 800Mhz(OC'ed)GPU speed and 1045Mhz(OC'ed) video ram speed
Thought my processor and RAM both suck:
Pentium Dual Core E6700 3.4Ghz(OC'ed)
2GB DDR2-800 RAM @ 850Mhz(oc)

[Julio.]

Personally I have a Geforce GTX280, about double the performance of Icy's card, this runs San Andreas at a higher spec than its Max at 60FPS (NVidia Control Panel, Ainti Aliasing is now 16x, when Game Max is normally 3x)

You could actually get a slightly worse CPU, and spend the money on a better graphics card and it could perform better, I would recommend AMD Processors as you get more power for your money.