I'm buying a new computer and I was wondering if Fallout 3 will work on it?

Here's the info...

HP Pavilion Slimline AMD Phenom II 830 Quad-Core Processor Computer (S5560F)

Base Features
Processor Type AMD Phenom II 830 Quad-Core
Processor Speed 2.8GHz
Processor Cores 4
RAM 6GB PC3-10600 DDR3 SDRAM (Expandable to 16GB)
Hard Drive Capacity 1 TB
Hard Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minut 5400 rpm
Optical Drives Blu-ray Player & SuperMulti DVD with LightScribe
Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5450
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
Dedicated Video Memory No
Shared Video Memory No
TV Tuner Built-In
Video Memory 512 MB DDR3; DVI and HDMI; Blu-ray and Microsoft DirectX 11
Display
HDCP Compliant Not Applicable
Native Screen Resolution Not Applicable
Screen Size/Type Not Applicable
Audio
Audio Output High Definition Audio; Up to 7.1 Surround Sound Capabilities
Digital Input No
Digital Output Yes
Integrated Microphone No
Line Out Yes
Line-In input Yes
Microphone Input No
Sound Card AMD 760G Chipset
Speaker Wattage Not Applicable
Speakers No
Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100Base-T
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi 802.11b/g/n
Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader Yes; 6-in-1 Memory Card Reader
Component Output No
Composite Output No
DVI Output Yes
E-SATA No
FireWire (IEEE 1394) No
HDMI Yes
Keyboard HP Wireless Keyboard
Modem No
Mouse HP Wireless Optical Mouse
Remote Remote Control With IR Receiver
S-Video Output No
USB 2.0 4 - Back; 2 - Front
VGA Output No
Webcam No
Computing Features
Available AGP Slots Not Applicable
Available Hard Drive Bays 1 Internal 3.5" (Occupied)
Available Memory Slots 4 DIMM (240-Pin; DDR3) (One Available)
Available Optical Bays 1 External 5.25" (Occupied)
Available PCI Slots 1 MiniCard Slot (Occupied)
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI Express x16 (Occupied); 1 PCI Express x1 (Available)
Energy Star Qualified Information Not Available
Power Supply Information Not Available
Processor Cache 2MB L2 + 6MB Shared L3
Removable Storage No
System Bus 4000 MHz
Software
Loaded Software 1
Loaded Software 2
Loaded Software 3
Loaded Software 4
Operating System Language Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Product Features
Tower Depth 42.85 cm
Tower Height 38.38 cm
Tower Width 16.61 cm
Tower Weight 4.99 kg
Warranty Labour 1 Year(s)
Warranty Parts 1 Year(s)
WebId 10147017

It will, but the Radeon 5450 is not going to pull much more than medium-low settings.

What are you paying for that PC? May be a chance you can get a better deal on a better system.

I'll be paying 899.95+tax through FutureShop, I'm getting the computer mainly for work, but I was wondering if I could load up Fallout 3 on it anyways...

I should probably mention I'm Canadian so prices are a little different between CA and US.


So the Video card svck?

For the most part, the video card svcks around this side of town...but it will run the game. If you need a prebuilt PC even from Canada, you can do MUCH better and more balanced:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229181
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227288
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883227258

would this be considered a good Graphics card?

NVIDIA GTS 250

It's decent, but the cards that come with a couple of the systems I suggested are better. The GTS 250 is older and a step down from from the Radeon 5770, but it is a bit faster and more modern than the 9800GT.

What about this one? It's a gaming machine, I don't know if I'd actually buy it but... I'd like my games to work, else they're just going to sit around and collect dust.


CyberpowerPC Intel i7 930 Computer (GLX202)

Processor Type Intel i7 930
Processor Speed 2.8GHz
Processor Cores 4
RAM 6 GB DDR3 PC12800
Hard Drive Capacity 1 TB
Hard Drive Speed (Revolutions Per Minut 7200 rpm
Optical Drives 24X DVD+/-R/RW
Graphics NVIDIA GTS 250
Pre-loaded Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit
Graphics
Dedicated Video Memory Yes
Shared Video Memory No
TV Tuner Not Applicable
Video Memory 1GB
Display
HDCP Compliant Not Applicable
Native Screen Resolution Not Applicable
Screen Size/Type Not Applicable
Audio
Audio Output 7.1 High Definition; 8 Channel Audio
Digital Input No
Digital Output Yes, Back
Integrated Microphone No
Line Out Yes, Front & Back
Line-In input Yes, Back
Microphone Input Yes, Front & Back
Sound Card Realtek ALC889
Speaker Wattage Not Applicable
Speakers No
Networking
Ethernet Port 10/100/1000 Mbps
Integrated Bluetooth No
Integrated WiFi No
Inputs/Outputs
Card Reader No
Component Output No
Composite Output No
DVI Output Yes
E-SATA Yes
FireWire (IEEE 1394) 1 Back
HDMI Yes
Keyboard Full-Size USB
Modem No
Mouse Optical USB
Remote No
S-Video Output No
USB 2.0 2 Front; 6 Back
VGA Output Yes
Webcam No
Computing Features
Available AGP Slots Not Applicable
Available Hard Drive Bays 7 Internal 3.5" (6 Available)
Available Memory Slots 6 Total (3 Available)
Available Optical Bays 4 External 5.25" (3 Available)
Available PCI Slots 2 PCI (available)
Available PCI-E Slots 1 PCI-E X16 (Occupied)
Energy Star Qualified No
Power Supply 800 Watts
Processor Cache 4 x 256 KB L2; 8 MB L3
Removable Storage No
System Bus 2.4 GHz
Software
Loaded Software 1
Loaded Software 2
Loaded Software 3
Loaded Software 4
Operating System Language English
Product Features
Tower Depth 50.8 cm
Tower Height 44.9 cm
Tower Width 19.0 cm
Tower Weight 14.52 kg
Warranty Labour 1 Year(s)
Warranty Parts 1 Year(s)
WebId 10145132

Well it's decent. The processor is MORE than capable and is what shines the most about the PC and everything else is decent. But it is your video card that will fcator in the most with games. I don't see you really needing the Core i7 930's processing power, so taking that down a bit can potentially get you a better video card. Of course you can just get this system and upgrade the video card later to something more powerful and fitting for the processor if you want.

Yeah I think this is the one I'm going for, the other one is harder to upgrade and will require an external powersupply to do so... This one on the other hand is quite customizable, and will give me everything I need for work and play...

Thanks for the input Tig, you've helped me out alot.


Cheers!