taylorton147 Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 i know this must be an annoying :wallbash: topic but can anyone tell me how powerful a computer i will need to run fallout 3 and mod and how much that would cost in £. thanks :thanks: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Whats your budget?, also there is a systems idvisors thread you know, if you didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LHammonds Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I'd recommend building the best gaming rig you can afford (requires knowing your budget). If that rig can handle FO3, then you are good to go for FO3 and maybe even FO4. You also need to figure out if it is going to be 32-bit hardware or 64-bit hardware....WinXP / Vista / Win7...AMD or Intel....ATI or nVidia LHammonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michlo Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I concur with Hammonds (how did that happen? heh) - get the best you can even if that means saving for a while. Shop around. Perhaps look at the sites which build it for you from the parts you specify (that's what I did for my latest one but I wanted to spoil myself so that was over $3k). I would also advise 64 bit since that is the way of the future, 8gb RAM and a top notch video card. You can look at the specs for my machine in my profile if that is of any help. The card I have was the top notch one THEN (which lasts for about 5 minutes as you know) but I also knew that I could eventually get a second one which would, in effect, give me four GPUs (graphics processors). Take your time and shop around (can't stress that enough). Good luck. Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Nice card michlo, i have 2 the same, check out my specs in my profile, see if this is in the right price range for you. i probably spent a good 2500$ on my machine, all in all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilneko Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 I built a Phenom quad-core rig a year ago for roughly $400 that runs Fallout 3 just fine. (The joys of Fry's Electronics and NewEgg. :D) Given that, I think you'd have a hard time building a rig today that couldn't run Fallout 3 on fairly high settings. You'd have to commit some fundamental mistake, like foregoing a graphics card in favor of using a motherboard with some integrated junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboUK Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 Don't try and save money on the power supply, the best of systems can suffer if powered by a cheapo wonky PSU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michlo Posted July 24, 2009 Share Posted July 24, 2009 Don't try and save money on the power supply, the best of systems can suffer if powered by a cheapo wonky PSU. Very good point there. Cooling too, of course. I went with the liquid cooling on mine and I love it, I can't even hear my machine most of the time. Nice rig you have as well there, Thor. Did you start off with the two cards or add one? I'm wondering what I'd notice once I add the second one as I already run everything at top quality with no problems so I'd expect my games to just come to life and drag me in with a second card! hehe Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor. Posted July 29, 2009 Share Posted July 29, 2009 I started with 2 from newegg, and they rule. Maybe i might get a 300 next year lol, like the 295. Or newer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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