Fallout 3 running slow

2010-01-10 09:32:39

#1

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6455|Winland

So, I just installed Fallout 3 again after getting Windows 7 over my rotten, year-old Vista install. But, for some reason it seems to run extremely slow, even on the lowest settings, dropping to under 20FPS at times. If I up to high settings, which played just fine under Vista, it barely ever goes above 20FPS, and even the mouse movement seems to lag behind. I've got the latest drivers for my GTX260, and I don't think my CPU (3.8GHz C2D) should be bottlenecking, as Fallout3.exe spikes at about 40% CPU utilization.

Any ideas?

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-10 09:50:03

#2

dill13: Member; +67|6451

I hate to say obvious things to you but did you try any other games. Did you repatch/patch the game did you delete and reinstall drivers.

2010-01-10 10:01:08

#3

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6601

compatibility mode?

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2010-01-10 10:14:40

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6046|Catherine Black

Reinstalled?

Disabled dwm.exe (aero)?

2010-01-10 10:54:07

#5

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6455|Winland

All other games work fine, the drivers are check, but there is a new patch out, which I'm downloading now. It only seems to add some content, though, so I'm not sure if it'll help. Aero disables itself as soon as the game launches. Compatibility mode just adds various graphical glitches.

EDIT: The patch did nothing

Last edited by Freezer7Pro (2010-01-10 10:57:20)

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-11 00:40:45

#6

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6601

What about terminating the explorer.exe before launch. Helps with FO2, migh thelp here?

2010-01-11 02:25:55

#7

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6455|Winland

Sisco10 wrote:
What about terminating the explorer.exe before launch. Helps with FO2, migh thelp here?

I see how that'd make sense on a 1GHz Pentium 3.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2010-01-11 02:43:07

#8

Sisco: grandmaster league revivalist; +493|6601

Freezer7Pro wrote:
Sisco10 wrote:
What about terminating the explorer.exe before launch. Helps with FO2, migh thelp here?
I see how that'd make sense on a 1GHz Pentium 3.

No hurt in trying it though, since its supposed to stop problems with newer OS´, not boost performance.

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