GTA IV Stuttering problem

Vidar · 1 Oct 2013 at 21:28

Hi Guys, have just purchased GTA IV and straight off the bat am noticing a stuttering problem, have had a nose on google and most people suggest running a defrag, only thing is I have an SSD and from what I remember reading you don't defrag an SSD...

Anyone got a clue how to resolve this, specs are in my sig...

Also I've dropped the settings to medium and low and still same problem

neoglow · 1 Oct 2013 at 21:34

Are you running SLI? I checked your sig, dont think you are.
Are you running GTA4 standard or have you installed an ENB for it? (a mod to improve graphics)
Have you checked any programs running in the background when playing, eg, games recording apps like Fraps or Afterburner. Try disabling your anti virus. These could cause stuttering.

Vidar · 1 Oct 2013 at 21:38

No SLI I'm not that posh.... I'm running the game in Vanilla, will try disabling anti virus...... don't have programs like fraps or afterburner

Witcher1979 · 1 Oct 2013 at 21:42

Have you tried to turn of clip capture? It is on my default and can can issues on some setups.

Gimpymoo · 1 Oct 2013 at 22:27

ROFL.

This game, oh dear.

I looked at your spec, LOL'd to myself and left.

agnes · 1 Oct 2013 at 22:46

Gimpymoo said:
ROFL.

This game, oh dear.

I looked at your spec, LOL'd to myself and left.

I felt the same. Basically, stick the game to low on all settings if you wish to run it at 60fps.

Hyburnate · 1 Oct 2013 at 22:48

Patch it to the latest version ignore the above, I was able to run it near max settings on a single 460.

Gimpymoo · 1 Oct 2013 at 22:50

Hyburnate said:
Patch it to the latest version ignore the above, I was able to run it near max settings on a single 460.

The game is a shambles, I have seen grown men in tears, hundreds of pounds down, trying to get this game running as expected.

Witcher1979 · 1 Oct 2013 at 23:01

Hyburnate said:
Patch it to the latest version ignore the above, I was able to run it near max settings on a single 460.

Runs perfect for me as well, it is an odd ball though. People with high end and low end machines can either play it well or they can't, seems to be no real logic behind the performance.

agnes · 1 Oct 2013 at 23:02

Hyburnate said:
Patch it to the latest version ignore the above, I was able to run it near max settings on a single 460.

I'm sorry, what? Ok, I'm on a 670 GTX FTW, 8gb ram, 3rd gen i5 at 4.

Give me 2 seconds, let me just see what fraps says at MEDIUM settings.

Edit: 47 was an average

Hyburnate · 1 Oct 2013 at 23:06

agnes said:
I'm sorry, what? Ok, I'm on a 670 GTX FTW, 8gb ram, 3rd gen i5 at 4.

Give me 2 seconds, let me just see what fraps says at MEDIUM settings.

Honestly, i5 2500k @ Stock, 8GB RAM and a single 460 on the latest patch meant I could play it near max settings at a smooth rate with LCPDFR, ELS etc.

Psymonkee · 1 Oct 2013 at 23:08

Witcher1979 said:
Have you tried to turn of clip capture? It is on my default and can can issues on some setups.

This is usually the answer!

I found this ran better on Nvidia cards as well. Losing clip capture stops it recording everything though.

Can you move the install to a mechanical drive? (Steam Mover or something should help!)

Akagi · 1 Oct 2013 at 23:09

You shouldnt be experiencing stuttering. GTA IV should be a piece of cake to run. I used to play it on quite high settings with a Core 2 Duo and an 8800GTS G80.

Witcher1979 · 1 Oct 2013 at 23:11

acme15 said:
You shouldnt be experiencing stuttering. GTA IV should be a piece of cake to run. I used to play it on quite high settings with a Core 2 Duo and an 8800GTS G80.

No it really is a weird one. Like I said people with high end and low end machines can run it perfect then many many can't. It is a weird game, but as said above clip capture normally is the fix for most.

Vidar · 2 Oct 2013 at 04:39

Done everything as suggested and still stuttering, I don't have a mechanical drive to transfer it over too.... ah well its not totally unplayable just irritating!

C64 · 2 Oct 2013 at 06:12

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1269228

AWPC · 2 Oct 2013 at 06:29

You need a little more than 1.3-1.4GB VRam & HT Enabled on your CPU otherwise backoff the GPU settings (this is @ 1920x1200 any higher needs obviously much more VRam)..

fastwunz · 2 Oct 2013 at 08:22

Turn off v-sync