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Title: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: dougal on January 29, 2010, 11:14:13 PM

I remember GTA VC working great on my old P4 2.4Ghz with WinXP.

But today tried playing it on my Win7 PC and when there is a lot of action on screen it is really slowing down.

Spec of my PC is Core2Duo with 2Gb DDR2 Ram and XFX Geforce 8800GTX and running Windows 7.

I have no idea why its slowing... Installed DirectX 9.0C and tried updating the vid card drivers but it still slows. Everything else works great.

Any help will be appreciated

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: Hell Labs on February 03, 2010, 11:06:57 PM

Can't help you here, though this was one of the reasons I downgraded to xp. The other is being unable to afford one million gb ram.

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: tone007 on February 03, 2010, 11:09:47 PM

Quote from: Hell Labs;541431

The other is being unable to afford one million gb ram.

Get a job, deadbeat!

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: inoel on February 03, 2010, 11:26:24 PM

it flys here on a xp p4 2.8
look for an update,fix for win 7!

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: tone007 on February 03, 2010, 11:29:05 PM

I recommend Carmageddon 2.  It runs on anything.

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: Tension on February 03, 2010, 11:33:46 PM

Try pushing the 'Turbo' button on the front of your personal computer.

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: stefcep2 on February 04, 2010, 12:57:07 AM

wait for the 16 core intel chips coming 'real soon now'

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: runequester on February 04, 2010, 01:23:50 AM

Man, its a harsh crowd here :)
 
 
Isn't there a newer direct X out ?

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: fishy_fiz on February 04, 2010, 02:14:32 AM

Im surprised DX9 works with Win7. Doesnt it come "factory equipped" with DX 10.x (or even 11 maybe?).

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: motorollin on February 04, 2010, 07:35:59 AM

Are there still compatibility options in Windows 7? If so, you could try running the game in XP compatibility mode and see whether that makes a different. It might force it to use a different version of DirectX which is more compatible with the game or your hardware.

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moto

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: dougal on February 04, 2010, 09:06:24 AM

Tried the compatibility mode but it made no difference.

I tried to see if there are known compatibility problems but could find anything :(

I may try installing XP on another hd.. It doesnt make sense because my whole system and graphics card and all is much more powerfull than it was in 2002 :S

Quote from: motorollin;541469

Are there still compatibility options in Windows 7? If so, you could try running the game in XP compatibility mode and see whether that makes a different. It might force it to use a different version of DirectX which is more compatible with the game or your hardware.

--
moto

Title: Re: GTA VC slow using Win7
Post by: nyteschayde on February 04, 2010, 10:13:06 AM

Grab the latest drivers from nvidia.com. This is always the first place to start.

Quote from: dougal;540659

I remember GTA VC working great on my old P4 2.4Ghz with WinXP.

But today tried playing it on my Win7 PC and when there is a lot of action on screen it is really slowing down.

Spec of my PC is Core2Duo with 2Gb DDR2 Ram and XFX Geforce 8800GTX and running Windows 7.

I have no idea why its slowing... Installed DirectX 9.0C and tried updating the vid card drivers but it still slows. Everything else works great.

Any help will be appreciated