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Title: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: chishio8 on January 31, 2010, 05:37:13 PM
Today , when i turned on my computer, i started up fallout 3. After the first 2 - 5 minutes it starts to lag and keeps lagging every 3 minutes or so. i turned down the details to low and it still lags. is there any fix and why did it start lagging?

System specs:
Windows 7
nVidia Geforce 8600 GT 256mb
Quad Core 2.33ghz
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: t_blake07 on January 31, 2010, 06:40:42 PM
Your graphics card is a little out dated. How long have you had it?

How much RAM is installed in this system?

It's never lagged like this before now?
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: chishio8 on January 31, 2010, 07:31:26 PM
before today it worked perfectly. yea i know its outdated but it can still run a majority of games that are out. i have 2 gb on my system.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: t_blake07 on February 01, 2010, 12:31:11 AM
You may want to run a scan with your AV and spyware programs.

If you do that and nothing pops up that should be taken as a threat, then go to the Nvidia website and make sure you have the latest drivers for the 8600 GT.

Also, 2GB of RAM is about the bare minimum your system should have with Windows 7. Might wanna think about adding 1 or 2 gigs.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: chishio8 on February 01, 2010, 12:13:43 PM
I ran AVG antivirus and it found nothing. Actually , I took it off cause I thought it was causing me problems.  I downloaded the latest drivers too. It just made it run little bit longer before lagging. I could add another gig but like i said, it ran perfectly well since the day i installed it. I have other games too and they run fine....
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: t_blake07 on February 02, 2010, 09:43:06 PM
Are the other games you play just as demanding as Fallout 3, or are they less demanding? Some games can be picky about what video card is being used.

The processor shouldn't be causing issues. Neither should your 8600 GT. Have you checked to see if there are any new patches available for Fallout 3? It's worth a shot.
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: cintari on February 03, 2010, 05:32:50 AM
Quote from: t_blake07 on February 02, 2010, 09:43:06 PM
Are the other games you play just as demanding as Fallout 3, or are they less demanding? Some games can be picky about what video card is being used.

The processor shouldn't be causing issues. Neither should your 8600 GT. Have you checked to see if there are any new patches available for Fallout 3? It's worth a shot.
Ive ran my computer on max specs on both fallout 3 and left 4 dead. Fallout 3 lags a little more in some larger scale areas(i.e. mall, whitehouse, etc). For reference, my pc specs:
4 gigs ram
9700 nvidia geforce graphics card with 512 ram
dual core intel
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: the_mad_joker on February 03, 2010, 05:37:08 AM
Try Defragmenting Hard Drive... 8) Properties Of Drive > Tools > Defragment

Disk CleanUp 8) Properties Of Drive > General Disk Cleanup
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: wowsrc on February 03, 2010, 05:40:31 AM
Quote from: the_mad_joker on February 03, 2010, 05:37:08 AM
Try Defragmenting Hard Drive... 8) Properties Of Drive > Tools > Defragment

Disk CleanUp 8) Properties Of Drive > General Disk Cleanup
Once again joker your giving random advice to solving an issue you know nothing about. FAIL
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: the_mad_joker on February 03, 2010, 06:20:23 AM
Quote
Once again joker your giving random advice to solving an issue you know nothing about. FAIL

So Shouldn't You Try To Solve It ;D
Title: Re: Fallout 3 constant lag
Post by: chishio8 on February 03, 2010, 12:16:26 PM
Yea, I updated my drivers and installed the latest patch for fallout 3. I recently ran Assassin's Creed and it lags too. What do you think is the problem?