Fallout 3 running slowly

nitrocdh · 08-21-2009, 12:20 PM

Hi,
I recently purchased a copy of fallout 3 for my new computer but Ive noticed that even on the lowest settings it seems to lag like crazy. Ive checked my specs and had a few checks on "Can you run it" and I believe it should be able to run it pretty well yet I am very dissapointed in it's performance. I was hoping somebody might know what's wrong or what's dragging the performance down. here are my specs:

AMD Phenom X3 8550 Triple Core Processor
4GB Ram
500 GB Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Graphics
Windows Vista 64-bit sp1

thanks,
Chris

**floop12444** · 08-21-2009, 01:36 PM

Hi and welcome to the forum,
Could you please post the brand, wattage and the amps on the 12v rail of your Power Supply.
Thankyou :)

nitrocdh · 08-21-2009, 01:40 PM

Just to add, I checked Oblivion as well on Can you run it and apperently I can run it perfectly. but again i get lag when i play it on anything but low settings...

nitrocdh · 08-21-2009, 01:44 PM

- Manufacturer: Pegatron
- Motherboard Name: M2N78-LA
- HP/Compaq motherboard name: Violet-GL8E
- Power supply 300W

I believe that is the info you requested, sorry im a little slow so i might need instructions :P

billypnats · 08-21-2009, 01:59 PM

your GPU is a bit weak and fallout 3 really depends on GPU, can you run it is bit is sometime/always misleading, I don't think it detects the speed of GPUs but rather it detects the hardware support for things like shader versions and all that techno stuff.

try turning settings down a bit, if you're running at like the lowest setting and still lags a lot, then something is wrong.

So yea, get good video card and an appropriate power supply for the new video card and you should be set to play some games.

nitrocdh · 08-21-2009, 02:02 PM

ok thanks

**floop12444** · 08-21-2009, 02:22 PM

May i just say that your Power Supply is rubbish!
You need a new one to power your system and i think it will make improvements in the gameplay.
Also what billpnats said is correct, that the GPU is also quite weak.

nitrocdh · 08-21-2009, 02:31 PM

thanks guys, I'm going to look into purchasing a new power supply and probably a decent card.

Mcninjaguy · 08-21-2009, 06:49 PM

You should just purchase a new Computer as the case may not be able to fit regualr ATX size motherboards and only their proprietary sized ones. The case will not provide sufficient cooling too. You'll want to get a nice CPU to go with it too and the Phenom Triple cores are not really that great. There aren't many games that support triple core CPU's.

08-21-2009, 12:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
nitrocdh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista sp1 64-bit	Fallout 3 running slowly Hi, I recently purchased a copy of fallout 3 for my new computer but Ive noticed that even on the lowest settings it seems to lag like crazy. Ive checked my specs and had a few checks on "Can you run it" and I believe it should be able to run it pretty well yet I am very dissapointed in it's performance. I was hoping somebody might know what's wrong or what's dragging the performance down. here are my specs: AMD Phenom X3 8550 Triple Core Processor 4GB Ram 500 GB Hard Drive NVIDIA GeForce 9100 Graphics Windows Vista 64-bit sp1 thanks, Chris

08-21-2009, 01:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 963 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly Hi and welcome to the forum, Could you please post the brand, wattage and the amps on the 12v rail of your Power Supply. Thankyou :) __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

08-21-2009, 01:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
nitrocdh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista sp1 64-bit	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly Just to add, I checked Oblivion as well on Can you run it and apperently I can run it perfectly. but again i get lag when i play it on anything but low settings...

08-21-2009, 01:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
nitrocdh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista sp1 64-bit	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly - Manufacturer: Pegatron - Motherboard Name: M2N78-LA - HP/Compaq motherboard name: Violet-GL8E - Power supply 300W I believe that is the info you requested, sorry im a little slow so i might need instructions :P

08-21-2009, 01:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
billypnats Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 124 OS: win XP	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly your GPU is a bit weak and fallout 3 really depends on GPU, can you run it is bit is sometime/always misleading, I don't think it detects the speed of GPUs but rather it detects the hardware support for things like shader versions and all that techno stuff. try turning settings down a bit, if you're running at like the lowest setting and still lags a lot, then something is wrong. So yea, get good video card and an appropriate power supply for the new video card and you should be set to play some games.

08-21-2009, 02:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
nitrocdh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista sp1 64-bit	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly ok thanks

08-21-2009, 02:22 PM	#7 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 963 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly May i just say that your Power Supply is rubbish! You need a new one to power your system and i think it will make improvements in the gameplay. Also what billpnats said is correct, that the GPU is also quite weak. __________________ Everest Home Edtion ♦ System requirements test ♦ Nvidia Drivers ♦ ATI Drivers ♦ Revo Uninstaller ♦ GPUz Forum Rules Steps Before Posting

08-21-2009, 02:31 PM	#8 (permalink)
nitrocdh Registered User Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 5 OS: vista sp1 64-bit	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly thanks guys, I'm going to look into purchasing a new power supply and probably a decent card.

08-21-2009, 06:49 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Fallout 3 running slowly You should just purchase a new Computer as the case may not be able to fit regualr ATX size motherboards and only their proprietary sized ones. The case will not provide sufficient cooling too. You'll want to get a nice CPU to go with it too and the Phenom Triple cores are not really that great. There aren't many games that support triple core CPU's.