can I play fallout 4 with these specs?

[milk64ba]

I know this sort of thing is asked all the time, but I just don't understand computer stuff so I figured I'd ask here. Just copying and pasting from what it says on my laptop, I have a Lenovo Flex 5 with Intel Core i5-8250U CPU @ 1.60 ghz 1.80 ghz, and 8 gb of ram (7.787 usable). I have NVIDIA and windows 10. Thanks!!

[Jouchebag]

No.

It doesn't even have a dedicated graphics card.

It's like a terrible tablet with a keyboard attached, basically.

[milk64ba]

lol thank you!

[Jouchebag]

Originally posted by milk64ba:

lol thank you!

That said, there's probably plenty of less modern or graphics heavy games in the Steam store that it will run.

[Yoda]

Just checked your specs, i don't know if you got the wrong specs but eh.

In general your specs do not match fallout 4 requirements, i suggest trying fallout 2 or 1. For fallout 3 or morrowind you could try all the games i mentioned that don't require much gpu usage including much older titles.

Fallout 3: Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better <-- graphics. Depending on what intel HD graphics card your onboard motherboard is using.


Your laptop is best suited for games that aren't graphically intense. Pixel games will run it.

Your CPU is way too low for much newer AAA games, If your ram is at least a DDR3-DDR4 it's enough for gaming, but your dedicated graphics is awful


Best of buying a custom desktop, not prebuilt from walmart etc.
Ryzens cpus are cheap with atleast 3ghz
Motherboards are cheap
DDR4 ram for at least 16gn - 8gb is enough
Power around 500watts enough to power your PC.
GPU at least a GTX 1080s - 1050s with at least 4GB VRAM.
Those PC parts is cheap and easy to replace.


Basically your laptop isn't suited for gaming, maybe cheap pixel games i didn't want to be rude on your potato laptop.

[Joe]

I can play it using this specs:

Quad core Q8200
5 Gb Ram
GT 710 1 gb gddr5

"24-36 fps average at 720p.

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

Originally posted by Joe:

I can play it using this specs:

Quad core Q8200
5 Gb Ram
GT 710 1 gb gddr5

"24-36 fps average at 720p.

I have a quite similar build like yours only the cpu and memory ram are older but still I'm running really on custom settings and no modifications to boost the perfomance. I did a lot was to change shadow settings and stressful visual effects and still I get 24 fps on populated areas with many decals and details and explosions. The average is 36-62 fps but in interior locations is 48-76 fps.
I really should be using the fps limit option but somehow getting 30-50 fps isn't quite good.


I'm not sure about OP's setup he really should compare his hardware specifications on gamedebate and see if the specifications are opt to go. If not you really going have to be tolerant on how it will run the game in your setup.

[Joe]

What did you do to get that fps ?

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

Originally posted by Joe:

What did you do to get that fps ?

I did some research on how to adjust some visual effects and that was all. If you want to know what is my PC build just take a look on any recent review.

[Joe]

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ಥ﹏ಥ:

Originally posted by Joe:

What did you do to get that fps ?

I did some research on how to adjust some visual effects and that was all. If you want to know what is my PC build just take a look on any recent review.

4 gb more of ram make a huge diference on framerate?

[Jouchebag]

The difference between 4GB of RAM and 8GB of RAM is massive.

Not so much for 8 to 16.

Originally posted by Joe:

"24-36 fps average at 720p.

That's ****ing miserable. How do you deal with the eye strain?

If that's "Average" then your combat FPS must be a slide show.

[Lil C]-[ew C]-[ew is ☂д☂]

Originally posted by Joe:

Originally posted by Lil C-ew C-ew is ಥ﹏ಥ:

I did some research on how to adjust some visual effects and that was all. If you want to know what is my PC build just take a look on any recent review.

4 gb more of ram make a huge diference on framerate?

Plenty games will struggle if you don't have a powerful processor or physical memory ram above the average which means 8-16 gb ram and any quad core processor with 3 ghz of frequency speed. Below that statistic you and I will definitely struggle to maintain a solid or ''smooth'' perfomance.

In Fallout 4 somehow the game will not consider 60 frames ''smooth'' but above 70 frames you certainly will relax having the nicest gameplay speed but to keep up this perfomance...again...you will have to get a better hardware and tweak the graphic settings.

In my opnion Fallout 4 is tolerable to play even on +30 to 50 fps but some users can't stand having the fps display showing that amount and freak out when they start to choke for few second. They always want the ''smooth'' experience.

[Win2000Fan]

Here's a list of great and classic games that will run on your computer in Steam. Quakes 1-3, unsure of Quake 4. The original Unreal Tournament, this is an outstanding game and is lots of fun. Blood, Heretic and Doom, these are old DOS classic's that runs on Steam under Windows. Bottom line, Just look at the games requirements and if it says Windows XP, then the game should run in your computer. Steam has a huge amount of classic games that will run on your computer. Do not let these people on here give you a hard time concerning your standard non gaming computer. Years ago Standard home computers could never run games well but today's standard home computer is more that fast enough to run most all classic games. Good luck and good gaming.

[Win2000Fan]

One last thing, if you do want to run and play today's games then be prepared to spend about $1,500.00 on up under the heading gaming comuter. There is a price to be paid to game.

[Jouchebag]

Originally posted by shellback84:

One last thing, if you do want to run and play today's games then be prepared to spend about $1,500.00 on up under the heading gaming comuter. There is a price to be paid to game.

You can find a gaming PC to run FO4 well for probably $600-700 and build one yourself for less.

[Win2000Fan]

Originally posted by Jouchebag:

Originally posted by shellback84:

One last thing, if you do want to run and play today's games then be prepared to spend about $1,500.00 on up under the heading gaming comuter. There is a price to be paid to game.

You can find a gaming PC to run FO4 well for probably $600-700 and build one yourself for less.

One of the first things that milk64ba said was they did not understand computers. It's one thing to not understand computing but another thing entirely more advanced in home computing to build a complete computer yourself. Not everyone is spoon feed computing from the time they were born, like many people today, that are thirty years old or younger. I also disagree with the $600-700 for an preassembled gaming computer. Yes it might scrape by and play the game but the next generation of games will never play on such a computer. I stand by my 1,500.00 price tag. Such a computer will give you at least five to seven years of good service and keep up with most all newer game releases.