Hello,

I am attempting to play Fallout 3, however, whenever I shoot, or get into combat with an enemy who shoots, I crash to the desktop. I have searched and searched for a solution to this issue, with little to no luck. The game crashes quicker when shooting rapidly.

My specs:

Windows 7 Home Edition 64-bit

Intel Premuim CPU G620 @ 2.6Ghz

4gb Ram

DX 11

NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250

Things I have tried already:

• bUseThreadedAI=1 in the Fallout.ini
• iNumHWThreads=2 in the Fallout.ini, also tried setting it to 1
• Installed the Official Fallout 3 1.7 patch
• Installed the Unoffical Fallout 3 Patch 1.2.0
• Removed all mods completely
• Set graphic settings to the absolute lowest
• Tried GameBooster
• Upgraded video drivers (Which helped a bit)
• Installed a mod which reduces particle effects
• Disabled master sound control in the settings
• Disabled sound in the Fallout.ini
• Disabled AA and VSync in the global graphics settings on my video card
• Installed Large Address Aware to my Fallout3.exe
• Tried Fallout Mod Manager
• Created a New Game
• Disabled Games For Windows Live
• Enabled and disabled VSync in NVIDIA Control Panel
• Disabled .NET Framework 3.5
• Installed K-Lite Codec Pack, with VV instead of FFDshow

Besides the crashing with shooting, I can run the game on Ultra with ENBs and HiRes textures with absolutely no lag whatsoever. The issue occurs only when I shoot a gun, such as a 10mm handgun. Even if I shoot one shot, my game with artifact and the drivers will crash, however, if I shoot rapidly, it crashes faster. This mainly occurs with the 10mm handgun, however, it also happens with other guns, just not as common. The 10mm seems to have a 100% chance to cause a crash.

It may be worth noting that my graphics card was made overclocked. It may be a bad model. I have had a lot of issues with it, but nothing this bad.

I would really appreciate any help I could get. I haven't had a proper chance to play this game yet, and I would really like to play without crashing.