I feel like my 5870 is being wasted. Need a new game.

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Cheesetogo

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LOL, nah. I was playing it with my stock Q6600 with good success. There are still times when it hits less than 30fps, but it's definitely playable.

Yeah, as long as you have a halfway decent quad core (which is pretty much any quad core I suppose) you should be set with GTA IV.
 

mb

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I can't believe how expensive they still are. The 4870 dropped so quickly in price after it was released. The 5870 is still $400 on average (385 is the cheapest on newegg right now).
 

flexy

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I think that's known for being a huge CPU whore. Like, literally unplayable unless one has a Core i7 at 4ghz

uhm..i have a very ancient Q6600 overclocked at 3.55 and GTAIV runs beautifully.
 

mfenn

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Aren't you going about this completely ass-backwards?

Play games that you enjoy. Buy the hardware necessary to run said games.