[Mr.Peebles]

I made a previous post about a computer I was planning to buy and whether Fallout 3 can run on those specs. But there's been a change of plans. The computer is sold out and outta stock so this is my second choice to buy Costco.

Would this computer with these specs run Fallout 3 at least above medium settings?

HP Pavilion e9280t Desktop
Intel Core i7 Processor
1GB ATI Radeon HD 4650
9GB RAM
1TB Hard drive
Windows 7 Home Premium

[leroys1000]

As far as the hardware goes yes.
I ran fallout 3 on an X800 and the 4650 far outperforms that.

I am not familiar with windows 7 yet,but you will probably
need to run the 64 bit version to recognize all that ram.
Don't know if that is going to present problems.

[Tanis]

leroys is right, looking at the hardware you shouldn't have any major problems running Fallout 3.

I would check to see if the version of WIndows 7 that comes with it it 32bit or 64bit though, again as leroys has suggested. If it is only 32bit you will be wasting a lot of the system RAM, it will likely only be able to utilise approximately 2 - 2.5Gb of the 9Gb it has installed! This is a limitation of 32 bit Operating Systems and can not be got around.

This seems to be a general marketting ploy as many, everyday users, will not be aware of the 32bit Operating Systems limitations. They just see 9Gb RAM and assume more = better.

If you can provide a link to the specific system people will be able to comment more accurately.

[lilb]

Yes, it will but as leroy and tanis said you have so much ram that you will never be able to use, i use 2gbs and have never maxed it out i would suggest you get 4gbs of ram and put the rest of your budget towards a better gpu such as a 5770 or simular, since it has dx11 support so its up to date with your opperating system.

[lilb]

Also ive looked online and the price of this computer shouldn't be over $1300 with a core i7 920 2.66ghz 8gbs of ram and 2x640gb hdds.

[lilb]

I see it comes with a 23 inch monitor huh? nice. and to tanis and leroy its 64 bit windows 7 home premium. ddr3 is only 1066mhz....hm... i really dont think you could ever use 9gbs of ram though but as i can see costco doesnt have a costumize feature. retail price..........$1349. this is your computer right? heres the link : http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...se=&lang=en-US

[lilb]

I would recommend this computer for gaming : http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...6671&N=4017755 4294908836&Mo=3&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&topnav=
Once again has to much ram but has support for multi-gpu and already has a gts 250. It has the best reviews and people have played far cry 2 at the highest with no slow-downs. its $1299 and doesn't come with a monitor. so thats a downside. its the ibuypower s915gi gaming pc, it runs with watercooling on the cpu. so its really quiet. and putting in a second gts 250 would cost about $140. so i would suggest this computer over the other one. But like i said no monitor comes with it so that is a downside so all together it would cost you around 1500 with monitor and everything. just a suggestion.

[lilb]

heres a review of the ibuypower s915i gaming pc :
Pros: can't beat the price for this quality.
Cons: extra sata power cables would be nice, no hd and optical drive mounting hardware


Model Number: iBuypower S915i
"This computer has an excellent combination of devices including a very fast processor, a high end graphics card, high speed memory, and a hard disk with enormous capacity. It is truly great for gamers. Far Cry 2 and similar high detail and rapidly moving graphics games play perfectly with no hesitations or crashes.The power supply can easily handle additional drives or bridged graphic cards."
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[Mr.Peebles]

Thanks!