Possible new computer

[ZeonicGlory]

Hello, everyone. I'm considering getting a new PC and the computer in question that I'm considering is the HP Pavillion Elite model m9457c-b (Linky). I was wondering I'd be able to play Fallout 3 on it.

 

Here are the specs:

 

Processor and Memory:

Intel® Core™2 Quad Processor Q6600

Processor Speed: 2.40GHz

8MB L2 Cache

1066MHz Front Side Bus

6GB PC2-6400 DDR2 SDRAM memory (2x2048MB) (2x1024MB) (expandable to 8GB)

4 DIMM (240-pin, DDR2) (occupied)

 

Hard Drive and Multi-Media Drives:

1TB (2x500GB) 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive -- for your photo, music and video library

Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD Burner with LightScribe Technology 16x max DVD±R, 4x max DVD±R DL, 8x max DVD+RW, 6x max DVD-RW, 5x max DVD-RAM, 40x max CD-R, 24x max CD-RW

 

Audio, Video and Graphics:

High Definition Audio, 8 speaker configurable

ATI Radeon HD 3650 graphics card with 512MB dedicated graphics memory, DVI, HDMI and VGA capabilities, and support for Blu-ray, HD DVD and Microsoft® DirectX® 10

Up to 767MB Total Available Graphics Memory as allocated by Windows Vista®

 

Connectivity:

Integrated 10/100Mbps network interface

56k modem

 

Ports/Slots:

1 PCI (occupied)

2 PCI Express x1 (available)

1 PCI Express x16 (occupied)

Front panel 15-in-1 memory card reader supports SmartMedia, xD, MultiMedia Card, Secure Digital (SD), Mini Secure Digital, Compact Flash I, Compact Flash II, IBM Microdrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick - Pro, Memory Stick Duo, Memory Stick Pro Duo, RSMMC, MMC Mobile, MMC+

6 USB 2.0 ports (2 front, 4 back)

2 FireWire® (IEEE 1394) port(s) (1 front, 1 back)

Headphone; Microphone (front)

2 PS/2; Digital Audio Out; LAN; Microphone/Line-in/Line-out; Rear speaker-out; Side speaker out; Center (subwoofer)

2 external 5.25" (1 available)

1 external 3.5" (1 available)

2 internal 3.5" (occupied)

 

Keyboard, Mouse and Monitor:

HP wireless keyboard w/extended range (up to 30 feet); HP wireless optical mouse

HP w2408h Vivid Color 24" diagonal widescreen flat panel monitor with BrightView panel with adjustable tilt and integrated speakers

 

Additional Software and Information:

Muvee autoProducer Basic

Cyberlink DVD Suite Deluxe

Microsoft® Works 9

Microsoft® Office Home and Student Edition 2007 Trial: 60-day trial version

Adobe® Acrobat Reader 8.0

Norton Internet Security 2008 (60 days of live complimentary updates)

 

Operating System:

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1

 

Thanks in advance to whoever sheds some light on this.

[Krazyninja]

This Should Run it My computer which isn't quite as good can run it And it hardly ever lags. but it does close whenever i fire a fatman :P

[ZeonicGlory]

Well, I got the computer and installed FO3. After installing it, I ran it and was satisfied when I got to the boy or girl selection thing in the beginning. Seeing that, I closed out of FO3 and turned off the computer. This was 2 nights ago. Last night, I installed some mods for when I play tonight. After trying to run just vanilla FO3, I got a program not responding error and cannot even make it to the main screen. I've tried with the FO3 launcher (because the FOMM is blocked due to request of the creator or something so I can't DL it), using multiple different ways like trying no mods, 1 mod, 2 mods, etc. Can anyone help out someone with really bad luck with computers.

 

Edit: Nevermind, the problem was due to me making some folders in the FO3 Data and moving the texture.bsa and whatnot into them. It's fixed now.

[cj577]

Well, I got the computer and installed FO3. After installing it, I ran it and was satisfied when I got to the boy or girl selection thing in the beginning. Seeing that, I closed out of FO3 and turned off the computer. This was 2 nights ago. Last night, I installed some mods for when I play tonight. After trying to run just vanilla FO3, I got a program not responding error and cannot even make it to the main screen. I've tried with the FO3 launcher (because the FOMM is blocked due to request of the creator or something so I can't DL it), using multiple different ways like trying no mods, 1 mod, 2 mods, etc. Can anyone help out someone with really bad luck with computers.

 

Edit: Nevermind, the problem was due to me making some folders in the FO3 Data and moving the texture.bsa and whatnot into them. It's fixed now.

 

Lot's of overkill hahahaha

[ZeonicGlory]

Well, I recently found out that pressing Prt Scr takes screenshots, but I cannot for the life of me find them. Is it in a specific folder, or have they gone the way of the dodo bird?

[Smosh]

Well, I recently found out that pressing Prt Scr takes screenshots, but I cannot for the life of me find them. Is it in a specific folder, or have they gone the way of the dodo bird?

 

Mine are all saved as bmp files in the default Fallout 3 directory. You would have thought they'd be in some sort of screenshot directory?

[ZeonicGlory]

I don't seem to see them in the Fallout 3 directory.

[Smosh]

I don't seem to see them in the Fallout 3 directory.

 

don't know if this helps or not re VISTA (found online). I use XP

 

"Eventually i managed to find out what was wrong though, the folder was Read only and although i'd tried to change that a couple times it hadn't kept the changes because i'd not gone through the right hoops for Vistas super security.

 

For people with the same prob......

Right Click the folder

Properties

Security

Edit

Make sure to select your user name from the list

Then tick Write

"

 

So in a nutshell you need to make sure you Fallout folder isn't read only.

 

If you're not sure just Google Fallout 3 vista screenshots.

[Smosh]

So, did that work for you?

[ZeonicGlory]

I tried that and it didn't seem to work. I think I heard somewhere that you could edit a line in the Fallout.ini to specify where to put your screenshots. If so, doe you happen to know the code to put it in Pictures?