will fallout 3 work on my vista? please help : Fallout 3

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:07 am

will this game run on my vista here are my specs
Processor:intel® Pentium® Dual CPU E2160 @ 1.80GHz (2 CPUs),~ 1.8GHz
Memory:2036MB RAM
2343MB used and 1976MB available
Direct X version 10

» Fri May 13, 2011 7:42 am

That is above the minimum specs, so it should be fine. I have it on Windows 7, and it runs ok. The only problem I ever had was fixed below.

Some people with multi-core processors experience random lockups while playing. If you do, go the your Fallout.ini file and add this line: iNumHWThreads=2 to the General section. That should fix it. It did for me.

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:05 pm

That is above the minimum specs, so it should be fine. I have it on Windows 7, and it runs ok. The only problem I ever had was fixed below.

Some people with multi-core processors experience random lockups while playing. If you do, go the your Fallout.ini file and add this line: iNumHWThreads=2 to the General section. That should fix it. It did for me.

ok thnks im thinkin about gettin it next time i go to walmart

» Fri May 13, 2011 8:21 am

Be sure get the GOTY edition. Although I doubt there are any other versions out. That way it will be fully patched and have all the DLCs. Now that New Vegas is out, it will probably be pretty cheap too.

» Fri May 13, 2011 11:34 am

Be sure get the GOTY edition. Although I doubt there are any other versions out. That way it will be fully patched and have all the DLCs. Now that New Vegas is out, it will probably be pretty cheap too.

yes that is what i plan on doing

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:27 am

Post a dxdiag.
XP: Go to Start->run, type “dxdiag” and hit enter. Click the Save All Information button near the bottom right. This will save a Dxdiag.txt in C:\ by default. Then open the dxdiag.txt and copy/paste the information into your post.

VISTA/Windows 7: Go to Start->Search, type “dxdiag” and hit enter, click the Save All Information button near the bottom right. This will save a Dxdiag.txt in C:\ by default. Then open the dxdiag.txt and copy/paste the information into your post.

Or post what video chipset/card you have in there.

» Fri May 13, 2011 10:44 am

To the OP, please follow Starforce's instructions in posting the dxdiag so we can see more of your PC specs. I hope you didn't buy the game just yet.

That is above the minimum specs, so it should be fine. I have it on Windows 7, and it runs ok. The only problem I ever had was fixed below.

How do you figure that without knowing the video card/chip? You just got the OP to potentially waste his/her money on game that may not run on his machine.

» Fri May 13, 2011 9:49 am

That is above the minimum specs, so it should be fine.

Not necessarily, there's no mention of what kind of video card is being used. The game needs more than just a decent CPU to run.

» Fri May 13, 2011 1:25 pm

Not necessarily, there's no mention of what kind of video card is being used. The game needs more than just a decent CPU to run.

Welp, now there is:
http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1182530-will-new-vegas-run-on-my-vista/page__view__findpost__p__17534797

intel? GMA 3100

As was the case with Fallout NV, that chip won't run this game either. I certainly hope you didn't buy the game.