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Here is my pcpitstop benchmark score

Minimum System Requirements
Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
1.8GHz Intel Core2Duo or 2.4GHz AMD Athlon X2 64
1.5 GB of RAM
16 GB free hard drive space
256MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

Recommended System Requirements
Windows Vista - Service Pack 1 / XP - Service Pack 3
2.4Ghz Intel Core 2 Quad or 2.1GHz AMD Phenom X3
2 GB of RAM (Windows XP) or 2.5 GB of RAM (Windows Vista)
18 GB Free Hard Drive Space
512MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512MB ATI 3870

looks like I am above low end, almost at high end, except I am on a dual core duo. not a dual core quad.

Although my processor is a higher rating than the quad core, it is still a dual duo.

See I use pc pistop because it is easy small and fast. not a huge detailed benchmarker for my computer I know, but it also isn’t very taxing on my machine. Some benchmark programs can be to much for your pc and break it by over stressing your components. Pcpistop is a light weight low stress test . it’s over in like 2 minutes. I make the score, I look at it, I tweak my machine I benchmark again and see if I got any faster. It’s great, free and easy…

So if you want to see if you are capable of playing the game, bench your machine and post your link to your score.

The game’s new official release date is December 2 2008.

System specs are officially  :

Minimum System Requirements

• OS: Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) / XP (Service Pack 3)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz / AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4 Ghz
• Memory: 1.5 GB RAM; 16 GB hard drive space
• Video card: 256 MB NVIDIA 7900 / 256MB ATI X1900

Recommended System Requirements

• OS: Windows Vista (Service Pack 1) / XP (Service Pack 3)
• Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.4 Ghz / AMD Phenom X3 2.1 Ghz
• Memory: 2 GB (XP) / 2.5 GB (Vista) RAM; 18 GB hard drive space
• Video card: 512 MB NVIDIA 8600 / 512 MB ATI 3870

http://gtaclans.com/index.php?topic=27.0

You have to login to participate  though.

Somethings look great on the PC version, but allot of things look left out for the pc

The explosions do not look as detailed on the pc as it does on the console.

A lot looks better on the console, and again allot looks better on pc. the whole draw distance, I don’t see it.

The guys at gtaforums.com have yet to cover this , Maybe it’s because they turned linking off and it just looks god awefull when you post a link and it does not get refferenced. Don’t get me wrong with gtaforums I love the site, but they might be poopooing on something usefull in the search for gtaiv on pc content.

We all screen shot her benchmarks at the same time,

We all have been coming in and out checking for updates on the ultimate gaming machine. Raggie34 (a regular there) has been showing up and helping like it was a paying job. His efforts  should be remembered. his work is well done.

I had my window down while I dug around other sites and she flipped out with a huge “hoooyaaa!”   so I looked.

And hit the screen shot.

I think I am the last to post so I have to say ” good job on the BenchMark and stability throughout!”

GJ Colleen

first screen shots are released

http://www.gta4.net/news/4122/iv-pc-shown-off-at-leipzig-9-screenshots-emerge/

The gta Network has been around a while, they are very good at getting information to their ring.

Sometimes rockstar feeds them.

Get to know the network.

Start with e the gta forums .

The first details and screenshots of the PC version of GTA IV have emerged online today. Features revealed include a replay editor, better search options for matches online, the ability to play with a controller instead of keyboard and mouse (for all the masochists out there) and of course polished visuals worthy of the platform. Oh, and also fingerless gloves.

• The number of multiplayer slots may be expanded for the PC version (16 is the limit for the console versions).
• The maximum resolution is 2560×1600.
• Players can record 30 second clips and then they can add filters and adjust the camera angle using the replay editor. They can also paste clips together and then upload them to R* Social Club for others to view online.
• Players can search for multiplayer games more specifically (e.g. a deathmatch with pistols only).
• The Xbox 360 controller is compatible with the PC version.

Over the years I have created a few videos of myself playing variations of gta on my pc.

Today while in the gtaforums threads I was reading about how each person wants to creat videos to play on the net.

So I put together a  scrambled callage of my Grand Theft auto Videos

http://truxtertech.com/news/gta.html

Something to hold me down till the release of official news about GTAIV.

http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/08/15/gta-iv-pc-to-be-shown-to-press-at-games-convention/

Sorry but  the writer on that site, lol. But as it says

We the regular public will not be at this gaming convention, it’s a

special invite only . As we know rockstar, they will probably be shooting us some screenies within a day or so of that convention…. wait, wouldn’t you just be best off  calling that a gaming meeting?

you can’t call a sepecial invite closed doors  gathering, a convention, but more like a meeting.

Let’s see if it turns out that EA shows up.

Rockstar games mailed out the official news letter three days later than take two’s announcement .

We are proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV will be arriving for the
platform it was birthed on this November. Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC will
feature everything from the acclaimed original console releases, along with
newly expanded multiplayer just for the PC and more.

Grand Theft Auto IV for the PC debuts on November 18th
in North America and on November 21st in Europe.
Stay tuned in the coming weeks for more details.

www.rockstargames.com/IV

Visit the FINERY section of the Rockstar Warehouse to shop for a
newly added range of limited–edition Grand Theft Auto IV tees.

Including:

Available in black and white.

“Kill Your Hunger. Bleedin’ Tasty.”

“Dog Eat Dog World”

These things (and especially Large and XL sizes) tend to sell out fast, so move quickly!

www.rockstargames.com/warehouse

Grand Theft Auto IV – ESRB Rating: MATURE with Intense Violence, Blood, Strong
Language, Strong Sexual Content, Partial Nudity, Use of Drugs and Alcohol.

Talk about it here

New York, NY – August 6, 2008 – Rockstar Games, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO), is proud to announce that Grand Theft Auto IV will be arriving on the PC on November 18th and 21st in North America and Europe, respectively.

“We are very excited to be releasing the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV,” said Sam Houser, Founder of Rockstar Games. “The whole team is dedicated to bringing an amazing gaming experience to the PC. The game looks and plays beautifully on PC and we can’t wait for people to play it.”

Developed by series creator Rockstar North and set in Liberty City, the latest installment in the enormously successful Grand Theft Auto series features a painstakingly detailed and life-like city for players to explore; a rich, immersive narrative experience; an original soundtrack highlighting the cultural eclecticism of Liberty City; and newly expanded multiplayer just for the PC.

For more information please visit: http://www.rockstargames.com/IV
http://ir.take2games.com/ReleaseDetail.cfm?ReleaseID=326627
http://www.gta4.net/news/4119/gta-iv-announced-on-pc/
http://www.gta4.net/news/index.php

Quoted from Jallar’s quote at gtaforums.com

It was in German So I translated it for you using babble fish from yahoo,

HERE IS THE REAL LINK

HERE IS THE TRANSLATED VERSION

Of course it would be in German.  Is that German sites feel no threat of pr-ordering something that might not exist, or is it that American sites Don’t have the know how or dangley parts to just step right up and say they know something..

I think it’s the first one.

Well

Looks like they say that they don’t have the game in hand but will go ahead and take orders.

Here’s a quote (but I fix what the translation gadget screwed up. and remove links.

Grand Theft Auto IV
by Rockstar Games

Platform: Windows XP/Vista

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