Windows 7 64-bit, Fallout 3, and…

by Rich Menga on May 4, 2009 | 27 comments

Windows 7 can do 64-bit gaming and do it quite well. But can it do it super-large style? Watch and find out.

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http://www.easidesigns.com @clementyeung
SWEET. I’m going to download and try out WIndows 7 when it’s released for public beta. Should be on the 5th they say.
Thanks for the awesome video
Clément
SupaChalupa
I was surprised it ran so well, that computer strikes me as pretty average…

http://www.menga.net Rich Menga
Correct, and that’s the whole point. Windows 7 doesn’t need gobs and gobs of horsepower under the hood to do the job. You can actually run a less powerful computer box and it still does quite nicely.

Alex
Cool, who’s your friend with the all the tech goodies? She should consider upgrading to one newer video card which would be faster even than the dual or quad SLI of older cards, plus less complex.
http://none David M
I have been using Vista 64 to play Fallout 3. It also works great. The game has locked up only once. That’s not bad for any game where you are 24 hours into it.
Joshua
dude that is a nice setup you have am still old school with win xp home intel duo 3.3 ghz and 1.5 gb ram 7300 gt nvidia card
Icyman23
Very nice…I’m looking forward to the release. The PC in the video is close in DX9 performance to what I’ve got,
Athlon X2 5600+ (2.8 Ghz) @ 3.2 Ghz
XFX 590 SLi 2×16 Motherboard
OCZ 700w PSU
(Currently until nvidia’s offerings get more efficient) : ATi Radeon HD4850 @ 720/2200.
Windows Vista Home Premium
A small bit faster than the video, I’m looking forward to a new 640GB HDD and a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate near Christmas…
http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
That was interesting to see that Win 7 64-bit runs just as well on a dual-core CPU as it does with the triple-core I have it running on.
It’s also good to see that you’re making the smarter choice and using an AMD processor.
I’m liking 7 a lot at RC stage. Indications are that it’ll RTM in August 2009.
Just a reminder that from March 1st 2010 the RC version will shut down automatically every 2 hours; so you’ll have to buy the full RTM by then.

http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
Er…Correction: I think I may have been listening to some bullshit from the Linux community’s Anti-Windows Squad perhaps. – As far as I can tell I don’t think what I said about it shutting down applies to the RC; maybe only to the beta.
(I’m not trying to slur the Linux community; but I definitely heard it from them.)

Zachary Taylor
When you download the RC from Microsoft it tells you that it will shutdown starting on that date.
Linux user can read its their fault.
and i’m a Windows user all the way!

http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
Right: Let’s settle this once and for all: -
See here and here.
-So yes that settles it. Thank you Zachary Taylor for correcting my correction, and my thanks to the Linux community for informing me in the first place. + my apologies for saying it was bullshit.
Someone at PC Mech Live, on a Wednesday, told me very directly, when I informed them of this, that it was bullshit. I should learn to have more self-confidence; even when others make out they know better than I do.
The original comment stands and is proven. I signal the bird to the person who gave me incorrect information, and remind them once again that their 32-bit version of Windows Seven, – 32-bit because they didn’t know that their Intel Core 2 Quad processor was 64-bit capable incidentally, will indeed shut down every two hours from March 1st 2010.
As you may be able to tell I’m rather annoyed with myself; in that I allowed myself to be influenced in this way when I was right to begin with.

Juan A Marrero
How I can install a driver for a printer Samsung ML 1210 for Windows 7?
I cannot find the driver in Samsung site
Thanks,
Juan

http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
Aha. ‘Good Question: I tried to install my Samsung ML 2010 on Win 7 64-bit. neither the XP driver nor the Vista driver would install from the disk that I had. Win 7 just didn’t like either of them. However, when I networked my Wim 7 box to my XP 32-bit box with the ML-2010 connected to it, Win 7 picked ap and installed the driver straight away. The upshot is that I have to have my XP box running to print anything from Win 7; but otherwise it works fine.
Why it wouldn’t let me install it as a local printer but did as a network printer I still don’t know to this day. If anyone knows why then please follow this up. I would be very interested in why this is.

christy McCullagh
I cant run fallout 3 on 64 bit windows 7…every 5 or 7 minutes it freezes and i need to restart or kill it in control panel… so I’m not having much fun,
Q6600@ 3GHz
4GB DDR2 ram (800 MHz)
Zotac GTX 280
Nvidia 680i motherboard
ran well on 32 bit vista, any advice?

http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
First I’ll ask you to include links to product information if you want me to do this “cyber-agony-aunt” piece in threads on articles where I’ve made my presence felt. Doing so makes it much easier for me overall. Although I’m a geek-girl I’m not 100% familiar with every piece of hardware ever produced by any manufacturer. Google is my friend; and also a pain-in-the-ass when I have to open a new window and Goolge for every product mentioned. This once I’ll let you off. In future: No link from you = no attempt to look it up from me.
Q6600 – Good CPU. Mobo could be better.
Have you overclocked the CPU? If so I’ll reserve the option to pass on this; as I’m not in to overclocking.

christy McCullagh
Ok, My CPU is usually clocked at 3 Ghz, thinking that could be the problem the first thing i tried was undoing my (completely stable) overclock and going back to factory defaults (2.4) , I tried Fallout Again and it died several times more, Its probably because im using The Win 7 beta (7000) and not the release client…maybe it doesnt like the older version
Using Nvidia GPU drivers, 185.85 (http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7_x64_185.85_whql.html)
and i updated my Physx Driver yesterday…no affect, probably just the version of my beta
However if someone else has it working great on win 7 64 (7000) then tell me….so that i can weep a little

http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
Yes it might be because you’re using the beta; but I’m more inclined to think that it’s down to a resource-bottleneck somewhere… Then again, having said that, if it ran without problems in Vista then your thinking may be more correct than mine – ? I suggest backing everything up and installing the RC, restoring from the backup, and see if you’re right: Time will tell.
‘Best of luck.

christy McCullagh
Well, i couldn’t get the RC so i just tried deleting all my old saves and starting a new one…..works beautifully now, very weird but hey, i dont mind playing over again WORKS on Beta 7000 64 bit! yay!

Steven
Nice but i think my setup would blow yours outta the water…
amd phenom quad core 9850 2.5ghz
6 gigs memory
800 ocz gamer xtreame psu
320 main hdd 250 storage hdd
dual boot of xp pro 64 and 7 ultimate 64 (most games work better on 7)
evga nvidia geforce gtx 260 core 216 overclocked edition
its my baby
i got a 19″ wide 1440×900
my index is 5.9 i get 5.5 when i use my mobos gpu ati radeon hd 3200
my case is the xoxide purity exe edition with blue case fans and blue cathodes
dan
with a setup like that steven must be nice to be able to blow someone away for once rather than being blown away.. which you must be used to , why go amd cpu if you going to go for an nvidia gpu ???
ask sharron before you build your next pc she knows everything about every piece of hardware ever created

http://kkomp.com Sharron Field
If only…

http://none justme
nothing new – i did that on windows vista and i’m doing it with windows 7.
btw: Fallout 3 (and the DLC’s) rules!
Duncan
I cannot get fallout 3 working in windows 7 either.
im going to have a play with it, see what i can come up with.
running:
Q6600 @ 3.6 ghz with thermalright ultra 120 extreme.
4 gigs of ocz flex xlc (liquid cooled memory)
2x 500gb sata2 drives in raid confuration + 2×160 gb storage.
Evga GTX 295 co-op superclocked edition
M-Audio Delta 66 soundcard
using it on nice new 40″ 200hz sony bravia
i think i am going to run it back on an old xp installation, could be flogging a dead horse here?
the time i waste trying to get it running is time im never going to get back.
Duncan
i guess i should start trying to run my fallout 3 in some compatablilty mode. this could make quite a difference.
but i havent had a chance to check as friends have turned up with crates of beer, and well, hehe.
forgot to mention:
my motherboard is an abit ip35 pro, and my memory is rated at pc 9600 ddr2, it puts similar rated dual channel ddr3 on it’s bum, due to the tighter latency’s obtainable with ddr2. im going to wait till i change mb and cpu before ddr3 and it would have to be triple channel.
sorry i just want to bitch at steve for bragging about his pc and trying to blow people out of the water here,
steve i’ve just done it to you, as im sure someone will do to me, that’s the nature of the pc fellah.
anyway back to the problem, i’ve just ran fallout 3 in compatablity mode for ‘vista service pack 2′
and all seems pretty good.
and i shut steven up at the same time, how good is that ))
Duncan
i think that some people need to realise that how good a pc they have doesnt matter, getting to the root of a particular persons problems is all that matters,
i dont really think that bragging about spec’s will alter the fact that people are having difficulty running certain games in windows 7 x64 and x32 for sure.
i dont think that computer specs should really come into the equation here because what is happening here is clearly a cause of the present operating system.
but to repeat what i said before:
try running Fallout 3 in compatability mode for vista service pack 2…
for the not so adept:
go into my computer……..locate your c: drive.
go into program files and locate your fallout3 installation folder.
you will find an icon labelled ‘fallout3′ right click on this and a panel will open up.
click on the compatability tab, and set to run for vista service pack 2, and ok…..
i’ve got it working ))
let’s just hope i’ve got you all cooking on gas.
James
I just want to know the female who’s talking in the background! The PC is clearly dated, but it’s always a turn on to meet a fellow geek of the opposite sex.
James
This is a reply to “Duncan”.
For anyone whom has been around the block for a few years now, ANYTIME you’re troubleshooting installation, runtime, playtime errors in an OS, and with games…. System specs are always an issue. Trying to troubleshoot without them is almost pointless.
A lot of people having issues with games on Windows 7, I’d be willing to be that 90% of them aren’t running certified drivers for their Mobo, or chipset (north/southbridge). This WILL, inevitably affect a LOT of people.
Just for the record, I’m running Windows 7 Ultimate x64 Signature Edition on two identical builds of my own. On one box, I’ve installed the proper drivers for the Mobo/chipset, and other PCIe/PCI devices.
On the other box, again, IDENTICAL build, I’ve opted to skip the installation of said drivers purely for a Win7 troubleshooting guide I’m working on. (Guide is directly related to the installation of some of our favorite games IE: FarCry 2, Fallout 3, Left for Dead, Left for Dead 2, etc.)
I installed Fallout 3 on both machines. The machine that had the drivers installed, FO3 installed, and ran without a single hitch, including DLC, and patches.
The installation on the other system W/O drivers had all sorts of issues. None of them were resolved until the Mobo / Chipset drivers were installed.
So, to the point, system information is almost critical in any troubleshooting situation regarding software. Granted, it may not always BE the culprit, but it’s one of those things that’s better said, than left out.
Anyone with questions, feel free to email me Haxsys@live.com
For the Record, My specs:
Evga 790i Ultra Mobo
Patriot Viper DDR3 2000mhz (RAM)
Evga GTX260 Core x2 SLi
Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.6ghz (on air)
Coolermaster 1100w Purepower PSU
Coolermaster Stacker 830 SE case
~~Regards,
Haxsys