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Furina De Fontaine May 18, 2015 @ 6:52pm
What PC will run FNV better?
My HP Pavilion h8-1234

AMD Six-Core FX-6120 Processor
10GB DDR3 System Memory
Radeon HD 7450 graphics card

OR

Gateway LX-6810-01

Core 2 Quad Q8200
8GB DDR2 800
NVIDIA GeForce GT120 Graphics, 1GB DDR2 Total Video Memory

Because my FNV gets 30 fps or lower on my HP Pavilion.
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talgaby May 19, 2015 @ 3:48am 
Neither. The FX series under the 8000 line have massive issues with semi-recent games (2009 and later) that can only use one core (and FO:NV is such a game) – but from 8150 and up they tie with quad-core mid/high Core i5s in this.
And the Core 2 Quad is… no. Just… no. Overpriced, weak, cannot do anything piece of garbage that is bad even for data entry workstations. A lower-end Core i3 is a better choice.

So, the answer is: either an AMD FX 8000 series or AMD A8 series, or Intel Core i3 high-end or Core i5/i7.
As for GPU, anything over 1 GB of DDR4 memory or better. You will also need at least 4 GB RAM, although 6 is recommended, especially if you start using mods. (Or an AMD APU.)
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Furina De Fontaine May 19, 2015 @ 10:36am 
Originally posted by talgaby:
Neither. The FX series under the 8000 line have massive issues with semi-recent games (2009 and later) that can only use one core (and FO:NV is such a game) – but from 8150 and up they tie with quad-core mid/high Core i5s in this.
And the Core 2 Quad is… no. Just… no. Overpriced, weak, cannot do anything piece of garbage that is bad even for data entry workstations. A lower-end Core i3 is a better choice.

So, the answer is: either an AMD FX 8000 series or AMD A8 series, or Intel Core i3 high-end or Core i5/i7.
As for GPU, anything over 1 GB of DDR4 memory or better. You will also need at least 4 GB RAM, although 6 is recommended, especially if you start using mods. (Or an AMD APU.)
But, i'm just asking which of those two will run Fallout better? Performance wise.
I'm not going to to go out and buy PC parts for my PARENTS' PC.
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talgaby May 19, 2015 @ 11:40am 
Then the AMD FX one. That Intel CPU is just waaaaaay too bad.
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Vassago Rain May 19, 2015 @ 12:07pm 
Both those machines are from the late bronze age, man.

Number two can't even really play it, because of that weaksauce graphics card.
Last edited by Vassago Rain; May 19, 2015 @ 12:08pm
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Furina De Fontaine May 19, 2015 @ 12:29pm 
Originally posted by talgaby:
Then the AMD FX one. That Intel CPU is just waaaaaay too bad.
I get half the frames I should on my AMD... D:
Anyway I can fix that? I have TTW, too. I have my graphics on low except my detail is medium, and I have the 4GB Enabler, still half frames, and I can't change the resolution to anything except 1920x1080 and 1280x720, the "Aspect Ratio" will just bring up nothing on the resolution, and I can't use it.
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talgaby May 19, 2015 @ 12:37pm 
What do you mean half the frames? Also, TTW can have massive performance impact. With that CPu be content with the smaller mods, no large and fancy stuff beyond the scale of Project Nevada.
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Furina De Fontaine May 19, 2015 @ 12:48pm 
Originally posted by talgaby:
What do you mean half the frames? Also, TTW can have massive performance impact. With that CPu be content with the smaller mods, no large and fancy stuff beyond the scale of Project Nevada.
I get 30 instead of he normal 60. I get much more frames if I lower the resolution, but the aspect ratio won't do anything.
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talgaby May 19, 2015 @ 12:50pm 
Ditch TTW and try again.
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Furina De Fontaine May 19, 2015 @ 1:17pm 
Originally posted by talgaby:
Ditch TTW and try again.
I had this same problem without it. On every single game I own, there's lag. And i'm getting sick of it. Is a Nvidia GeForce GT120 graphics card better?
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talgaby May 19, 2015 @ 1:25pm 
No. I don't think we can classify it as such, it's more like a display chip.
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Furina De Fontaine May 19, 2015 @ 2:13pm 
Originally posted by talgaby:
No. I don't think we can classify it as such, it's more like a display chip.
Not much I can do then. One last thing, can you tell me all the compatible resolutions for New Vegas? I searched online, and I couldn't find anything on it.
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Legion May 19, 2015 @ 2:15pm 
Originally posted by ❄Enclave❄ Dawncloud:
Originally posted by talgaby:
Ditch TTW and try again.
I had this same problem without it. On every single game I own, there's lag. And i'm getting sick of it. Is a Nvidia GeForce GT120 graphics card better?

For what its worth the HD 7450 is more powerful than a GT120.
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Furina De Fontaine May 19, 2015 @ 2:19pm 
Originally posted by prometheus.mh:
Originally posted by ❄Enclave❄ Dawncloud:
I had this same problem without it. On every single game I own, there's lag. And i'm getting sick of it. Is a Nvidia GeForce GT120 graphics card better?

For what its worth the HD 7450 is more powerful than a GT120.
Hard to believe, my old PC (GT120) ALWAYS played a full 60 fps, unlike my new PC. (HD 7450)
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Vassago Rain May 19, 2015 @ 6:44pm 
Originally posted by ❄Enclave❄ Dawncloud:
Originally posted by prometheus.mh:

For what its worth the HD 7450 is more powerful than a GT120.
Hard to believe, my old PC (GT120) ALWAYS played a full 60 fps, unlike my new PC. (HD 7450)

What were you playing? Diablo II? GT 120 is barely adequate for running multiple monitors. It's so old and bad, intel HD 4000, an integrated graphics solution, blows it out of the water.

While the OEM AMD card in the other computer is slightly less trash, it's also not something I'd want to play videogames on.
Last edited by Vassago Rain; May 19, 2015 @ 6:45pm
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