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Can my pc run new vegas?

Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:56 pm

So what's the verdict on my system?

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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/11/2010, 03:20:31
Machine name: KYLE-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista? Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq-Presario
System Model: KY821AA-ABA CQ5110Y
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 7550 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 1533MB used, 4824MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4300/4500 Series
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x954F)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_954F&SUBSYS_20001787&REV_00
Display Memory: 1785 MB
Dedicated Memory: 505 MB
Shared Memory: 1279 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Compaq Q1859 Series Wide LCD Monitor
Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
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DDI Version: 10.1
BGRA Supported: Yes
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I've played hours of FO3 with tons of mods, on the upper end of medium settings. No graphical crashes or problems, no those were due to having tons of mods, and my incompetence with them. :D


And FYI, I wouldn't trust can you run it. I just tested to see if it thinks I can run Civ V, and it says my processor fails. That is completely wrong. I've played that game for 36 hours already, and haven't even had a single crash. :shrug:

It gives me inconsistent passes and fails, all for games that I own and play regularly.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:22 pm

So what's the verdict on my system?

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System Information
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Time of this report: 10/11/2010, 03:20:31
Machine name: KYLE-PC
Operating System: Windows Vista? Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.100608-0458)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Compaq-Presario
System Model: KY821AA-ABA CQ5110Y
BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG
Processor: AMD Athlon™ 7550 Dual-Core Processor (2 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
Memory: 3070MB RAM
Page File: 1533MB used, 4824MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 32bit Unicode

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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Memory: 1785 MB
Dedicated Memory: 505 MB
Shared Memory: 1279 MB
Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor: Compaq Q1859 Series Wide LCD Monitor
Driver Name: aticfx32.dll,aticfx32.dll,atiumdag.dll,atidxx32.dll,atiumdva.cap
Driver Version: 8.17.0010.0024 (English)
DDI Version: 10.1
BGRA Supported: Yes
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
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WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
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I've played hours of FO3 with tons of mods, on the upper end of medium settings. No graphical crashes or problems, no those were due to having tons of mods, and my incompetence with them. :D

It should run fine at about medium settings depending on the resolution that you are playing on.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:45 pm

It should run fine at about medium settings depending on the resolution that you are playing on.


Well my monitor resolution is 1366x768.

Probably going to turn that down for FNV, we'll have to see how stuttery it gets as I play with the settings. I'm so stoked. :D

Also, can you run it says I pass by far, but like my previous post, I would NOT trust that site.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:58 pm

Any thoughts on the service pack & patches that I should be at with Windows 7 Prof. 64-bit? I'm finally upgrading to windows 7 this week in preparation for New Vegas, and wonder if anyone could point me to any optimization tips Fallout3? I suspect they will be similar to New Vegas, and want to start out with the most officient OS that I can. I feel good about the hardware (Gigabyte ATI Radeon 5770 2GB DDR3, Duo-Core Intel E8500 3.16GHz, 4GB OCZ platinum 1366 MHZ DDR2, SSDs), but will be an absolute newbie to Windows 7. I only really care about two things working better than XP; The Backup stuff and the Win7 kernel (full access to my ram, hopefully better speed). Any input would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks. :)

Miax
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:57 am

upgrading to windows 7 this week in preparation for New Vegas, and wonder if anyone could point me to any optimization tips Fallout3?



http://www.pcworld.com/article/172351/optimize_your_windows_7_pc.html
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:33 pm

http://www.pcworld.com/article/172351/optimize_your_windows_7_pc.html


Thanks. :)

Reading! :read:
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Post » Thu Sep 02, 2010 12:02 am

Currently, with my build
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Operating System:
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

CPU:
Intel Pentium D 820

RAM:
5.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2

Graphics:
1GB GeForce GTS 250 (An AWESOME card for its current price)
I get between 15-30 FPS on medium settings in FO3. But to be honest, the not so smooth game play, and random drops in FPS ruined my play through. Although turning the graphics down did help by about 3 FPS, watching my friends play Crysis, Farcry, and Fallout 3 in it's highest settings on their computers turned me into a graphics [censored]. Fortunately though, just for New Vegas, I'm in the process of building a new PC, which will actually be finished this week.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:37 am

Currently, with my build
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Operating System:
MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

CPU:
Intel Pentium D 820

RAM:
5.0GB Dual-Channel DDR2

Graphics:
1GB GeForce GTS 250 (An AWESOME card for its current price)
I get between 15-30 FPS on medium settings in FO3. But to be honest, the not so smooth game play, and random drops in FPS ruined my play through. Although turning the graphics down did help by about 3 FPS, watching my friends play Crysis, Farcry, and Fallout 3 in it's highest settings on their computers turned me into a graphics [censored]. Fortunately though, just for New Vegas, I'm in the process of building a new PC, which will actually be finished this week.

It looks like your CPU might be holding you back, which would explain why turning the graphics detail down didn't help a whole lot (most of those eye candy features tax the video card rather than the CPU).
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:31 am

Geforce nvidia 9500 should be able to run it no prob right, ive asked before but i like to check it, check it again, and then check it once more. can't ever be to sure of something. not after "Would you kindly"
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:38 pm

Geforce nvidia 9500 should be able to run it no prob right, ive asked before but i like to check it, check it again, and then check it once more. can't ever be to sure of something. not after "Would you kindly"

It'll run it. Figure medium settings.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:13 pm

I've been playing fallout 3 and oblivion (which both run quite well on semi medium high qualities) for quite some time just wanted to know if I'd be able to run NV and get some opinions on my specs:

Dell Inspiron 1520
Intel Duo Core @ 2 Ghz
3GB of Ram
Nvidia 8600M GT
Windows XP SP 3

Just trying to get a feeling as to whether NV will even be a possibility or not as I really couldn't be sure from the listed system reqs. Thanks in advance for any replies!!
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:49 pm

I've been playing fallout 3 and oblivion (which both run quite well on semi medium high qualities) for quite some time just wanted to know if I'd be able to run NV and get some opinions on my specs:

Dell Inspiron 1520
Intel Duo Core @ 2 Ghz
3GB of Ram
Nvidia 8600M GT
Windows XP SP 3

Just trying to get a feeling as to whether NV will even be a possibility or not as I really couldn't be sure from the listed system reqs. Thanks in advance for any replies!!


I have same specs, exept I got a better GPU - 9650m GT. Still, your 8600m (even if it's DDR2) will surely run the game nicely.
IMO, any C2D CPU is waaaaaaaaaay better, than single core one. So having two cores in CPU already boosts your chances greatly.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 12:39 pm

I'm wondering if my step-bro's pc could handle New Vegas.
If I remember right he has a Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz, 4 GB of ram, 4550 512MB, and is running Windows Vista. I would think he'd have no problem but I'm not sure how big a difference there is between a 4550 and a 4650m? Because the only difference between our systems is I have a 4650m and a C2D @ 2.8 GHz, and of course mine is a laptop and his is a tower. I ran Fallout 3 just fine, never lagged or anything.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:57 pm

I've been playing fallout 3 and oblivion (which both run quite well on semi medium high qualities) for quite some time just wanted to know if I'd be able to run NV and get some opinions on my specs:

Dell Inspiron 1520
Intel Duo Core @ 2 Ghz
3GB of Ram
Nvidia 8600M GT
Windows XP SP 3

Just trying to get a feeling as to whether NV will even be a possibility or not as I really couldn't be sure from the listed system reqs. Thanks in advance for any replies!!
That notebook is going to run it for sure. My guess is what it would be for FO3...around medium settings.


I'm wondering if my step-bro's pc could handle New Vegas.
If I remember right he has a Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz, 4 GB of ram, 4550 512MB, and is running Windows Vista. I would think he'd have no problem but I'm not sure how big a difference there is between a 4550 and a 4650m? Because the only difference between our systems is I have a 4650m and a C2D @ 2.8 GHz, and of course mine is a laptop and his is a tower. I ran Fallout 3 just fine, never lagged or anything.
The Mobility Radeon was a bit slower than the desktop version of the 4650. The Radeon 4550 desktop card is going to be a bit slower than your mobile card still though...the differences in Stream Processors alone between the two is large. Here's a rough expectation for the Radeon 4550 though even with this game:

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/geforce-gt-220,2445-12.html
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:58 pm

okay my turn heh...

my current rig can handle FO3 fine, it may chug a little bit at crazy parts, and the fps dips a little once i load the higher resolution texture mods.

i have a C2D e6600 2.4ghz
and 8800 GTS 512mb

the pomona fairplex will have a computer fair this weekend, and i'd like to know how CPU intensive FNV is, if my e6600 is powerful enough i'll just pick up a 460gtx graphics card.. but if FNV will be bottleneck at the CPU, i might as well upgrade that first.

so basically i'd like to know if FNV is more CPU intensive, or more GPU intensive... this will determine which upgrade path i take
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 9:34 am

I think I'll have to upgrade my PC for NV, but I would like your opinion on this.

This is my system:

AMD Sempron™ 3200+
1.80 GHz
1,00 GB RAM

I don't worry about my video card. And I can play FO3 on this system without any problems, except some crashes, but it doesn't happen too often. I'll have to upgrade the RAM I think, but do you think I'll also have to upgrade my processor? And if I do, which processors are the best ones for gaming?

Tank you in advance. :)
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:20 pm

okay my turn heh...

my current rig can handle FO3 fine, it may chug a little bit at crazy parts, and the fps dips a little once i load the higher resolution texture mods.

i have a C2D e6600 2.4ghz
and 8800 GTS 512mb

the pomona fairplex will have a computer fair this weekend, and i'd like to know how CPU intensive FNV is, if my e6600 is powerful enough i'll just pick up a 460gtx graphics card.. but if FNV will be bottleneck at the CPU, i might as well upgrade that first.

so basically i'd like to know if FNV is more CPU intensive, or more GPU intensive... this will determine which upgrade path i take

I feel the game is both CPU and GPU-intensive...FO3 was. Depends on scenario really...the more NPCs you have on screen, the more that CPU kicks in to handle all the intelligences. In battles, it's the same...intelligences and physics. Rigth now, your system is ok-balanced. The E6600 would choke a GTX 460 a bit...may be tolerable to you still though.


I think I'll have to upgrade my PC for NV, but I would like your opinion on this.

This is my system:

AMD Sempron™ 3200+
1.80 GHz
1,00 GB RAM

I don't worry about my video card. And I can play FO3 on this system without any problems, except some crashes, but it doesn't happen too often. I'll have to upgrade the RAM I think, but do you think I'll also have to upgrade my processor? And if I do, which processors are the best ones for gaming?

Tank you in advance. :)

You should upgrade that processor just for the sake that it's a Sempron....these chips are not meant for gaming at all and are the Celerons of AMD's line of chips.

Can't tell you what processor to get though without knowing your motherboard. The Semrpon 3200+ existed for both Socket 939 and AM2. Both sockets are dead, but 939 past dead....chips are hard to find for this socket at a reasonable price. AM2 still has options floating around out there. But still, it's all about your motherboard and what it can support.

More RAM certainly wouldn't hurt.

Out of curiousity just what video card do you have?
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:10 pm


You should upgrade that processor just for the sake that it's a Sempron....these chips are not meant for gaming at all and are the Celerons of AMD's line of chips.

Can't tell you what processor to get though without knowing your motherboard. The Semrpon 3200+ existed for both Socket 939 and AM2. Both sockets are dead, but 939 past dead....chips are hard to find for this socket at a reasonable price. AM2 still has options floating around out there. But still, it's all about your motherboard and what it can support.

More RAM certainly wouldn't hurt.

Out of curiousity just what video card do you have?


My Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 9400 Gt

This should be my motherbard:

Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2V Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0302 05/24/2006
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 5:16 pm

GTS 250

I got this for $130 1 GB at tigerdirect
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:14 am

I have

Hitachi 1TB HDD
AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.1Ghz Black Edition AM3 CPU
MSI NF750-G55 nForce 750a SLI Socket AM3 MB
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR3 PC10666 1333MHZ
EVGA GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 PCIe - SLI Ready
crappy lite-on dvd player

Is that good?
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:36 pm

The same can apply to New Vegas...it might run on the same engine as FO3...it might look pretty alike with it in terms of graphics and looks....but that doesn't mean shader requirement wasn't bumped up due to just a few (maybe even minor) new graphical features.



Shader requirements have not changed. It is still a DirectX 9 game.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:36 pm

My Video Card: Nvidia GeForce 9400 Gt

This should be my motherbard:

Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. M2V Rev 1.xx
Bus Clock: 200 megahertz
BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0302 05/24/2006

AM2 only motherboard. Here is the CPU support list:
http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=OqYlEDFfF6ZqZGvp&content=specifications

You may very well need to update the motherboard BIOS for what I'm about to suggest to you:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=ADO-5600DO&title=AMD-Athlon-X2-Dual-Core-Processor-5600-2-9GHz-AM2-OEM


The chip is OEM, meaning no retail box or heatsink fan...just the chip. You will have to get a third party one. This will do:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-5F9001&title=MassCool-5F9001B1H3-CPU-Fan-For-AMD-Socket-754-939-940-AM2-AM2-



I have

Hitachi 1TB HDD
AMD Phenom II X2 550 3.1Ghz Black Edition AM3 CPU
MSI NF750-G55 nForce 750a SLI Socket AM3 MB
CORSAIR DOMINATOR 4GB DDR3 PC10666 1333MHZ
EVGA GeForce GTS 250 1GB DDR3 PCIe - SLI Ready
crappy lite-on dvd player

Is that good?
Decent enough. Should pull rather high settings.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 6:09 pm

Thanks for your suggestions.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 4:47 pm

Yay thanks.
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Post » Wed Sep 01, 2010 8:45 am

AM2 only motherboard. Here is the CPU support list:
http://www.asus.com/Product.aspx?P_ID=OqYlEDFfF6ZqZGvp&content=specifications

You may very well need to update the motherboard BIOS for what I'm about to suggest to you:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=ADO-5600DO&title=AMD-Athlon-X2-Dual-Core-Processor-5600-2-9GHz-AM2-OEM


The chip is OEM, meaning no retail box or heatsink fan...just the chip. You will have to get a third party one. This will do:
http://www.superbiiz.com/detail.php?name=FAN-5F9001&title=MassCool-5F9001B1H3-CPU-Fan-For-AMD-Socket-754-939-940-AM2-AM2-



Decent enough. Should pull rather high settings.


Make sure you have thermal paste for when you put the sink on. The fan will probably come with some, but certain brands and types are better if things already get hot in your case.

You'll want to spread the paste all over the chip's heat spreader. Less thickness is better, use a box cutter razor (a CLEAN one) to spread the paste thinly and evenly over the heat spreader.
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