Fallout3 skips~20 frames periodically

[navpers_05]

Hi guys..I'm runnin fallout3(1.6update) on my comp and I get average 80fps, the problem is that every so often I will turn the mouse and I will notice a skip...sometimes even freezing up the game, I tried defragging, have no antivirus s.ware, and no internet hookup so I don't think its a virus...any ideas? Here's my build : i7 920, env gtx285, 6gb gskill, 2 WD 160gb s in raid0 (OS), msi x58 platinum sli mobo... o and I overclocked i7 to 3.5ghz stock fan, gtx285 to 710 core freq

 

[festerovic]

There was an issue with Fallout 3 and the games for windows live thingy that slowed it down. I had the same problem until I stopped using it.

 

[Dirtman73]

Festerovic's right, the Windows Games application can cause considerable slowdown. There's a way to remove it from F3, but I can't remember how to do that (I'll look into it and let you know).

You'll want to make sure you have the latest patch too. And don't forget that F3 is, like its predecessor Oblivion, a horribly coded game. They both use the same tired engine. In fact, the stutters and crashes I experienced in Oblivion were perfectly duplicated in Fallout 3. I think the latest patch for F3 should fix some of your problems.

 

[Dirtman73]

Here ya go: http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=1086.

This little prog will remove Live from your F3 menu. Hope it helps!