Comments on: Windows 7 64-bit, Fallout 3, and…

By: James

James — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:45:56 +0000

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

By: James

James — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:36:06 +0000

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.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:40:23 +0000

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.

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:27:58 +0000

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 ))

By: Duncan

Duncan — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:04:50 +0000

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.

By: justme

justme — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:12:24 +0000

nothing new – i did that on windows vista and i’m doing it with windows 7.
btw: Fallout 3 (and the DLC’s) rules!

By: Sharron Field

Sharron Field — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 02:46:21 +0000

If only…

By: dan

dan — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 13:52:13 +0000

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

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:50:26 +0000

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

By: christy McCullagh

christy McCullagh — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:07:25 +0000

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!