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    GTA4 on the M14x

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by xSix, May 22, 2011.

  1. xSix

    xSix Notebook Geek

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    Ok, so ive heard alot of people cant seem to get this game to run properly... so.... here is what i did.

    update to the new drivers. 275.27
    and white list the game and voilla! the game will run :D
    also remove the CPU over-clock and you should always stay above 25FPS

    im running everything on HIGH save for the reflection (anything past medium i cannot see a difference)

    right now im at 27 - 47 FPS never below :D
     
    xSix, May 22, 2011
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  2. theoneanarbr

    theoneanarbr Notebook Enthusiast

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    270 drivers were the fix. Only ones i've read where gta doesnt play is the stock 267. Cheers and have fun
     
    theoneanarbr, May 22, 2011
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  3. LaptopNut

    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    If you patch to 1.0.04 as opposed to any other patch, you should see a nice performance boost from that as well. The latest patch as the potential to reduce your frames by a huge amount, even if you disable shadows. Some also experienced better performance after using the Realizm IV 6.2 patch but only with patch 1.0.04.
     
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