FrazaFraze Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'm in dire need of some help on how to make my first PC experience not suck. Fallout new vegas is the only game downloaded on my computer and it sucks the gameplay is terrible. idk what is going on because I see youtube vids of people with pcs runing just fine, you would think they were using a console. anyways I need to identify the problem with my computer to make the gameplay smooth and respond on time to my commands I bought the Pc version for the modding experince and I need to know what it will take to get my computer to run the game. its a dell laptop with windows vista. I dont know a lot about computers so if their are things im not listing about the computer that are of importance just let me know. I would appreciate some feedback Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secksegai Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'm in dire need of some help on how to make my first PC experience not suck. Fallout new vegas is the only game downloaded on my computer and it sucks the gameplay is terrible. idk what is going on because I see youtube vids of people with pcs runing just fine, you would think they were using a console. anyways I need to identify the problem with my computer to make the gameplay smooth and respond on time to my commands I bought the Pc version for the modding experince and I need to know what it will take to get my computer to run the game. its a dell laptop with windows vista. I dont know a lot about computers so if their are things im not listing about the computer that are of importance just let me know. I would appreciate some feedback First things that come to mind: "I dont know a lot about computers" & "Dell Laptop with Windows Vista" Very bad combination, especially for PC Gaming. Laptops that aren't purchased with gaming in mind will generally lack the video capability to play 3D type games. Vista added the need for running things as Administrator, as well as having plenty of "growing pains". To make things worse, Fallout 3 or later are far from problem free out of the box for many users, so its almost guaranteed to be a bad experience for the novice user. The only reason I ever had the patience to stomach all the problems I've had with FO3/FONV is that it takes place in the FO Universe and modding allows you to change the experience as you see fit. Modding does add plenty of new elements to FONV, but unless you're willing to learn and aren't afraid of ending up frustrated hours on end, it's probably not worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daynox Posted December 27, 2010 Share Posted December 27, 2010 "I dont know a lot about computers" & "Dell Laptop with Windows Vista" Dell laptop with vista?..ew! unless the laptop is made for gaming...you will most likely have problems unless it has decent stats to start with. My $300 compaq handles Oblivion and FO with no problems and only the slightest stutter with NV. (256 mb vid, 2 gig ram) For most gamers a Mid to High end PC is the way to go. Unfortunately a Vista running Dell laptop is, well....meh! Daynox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackCompany Posted December 29, 2010 Share Posted December 29, 2010 Let me see if I can help. We will need to know: How many cores does your laptop have? Single/Dual/Quad core? How many gigs of RAM? Onboard or after-market GPU (video/graphics card)? What other software have you installed? What EXACTLY is the problem you have with NV, where do you have it, and what triggers it? These are some of the basics of troubleshooting any situation pertaining to computer performance. Respectfully, please be able to answer these questions before getting back to me. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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