Want to be able to play Fallout 3 on my computer

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Want to be able to play Fallout 3 on my computer

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I really want to play Fallout 3 on pc so I can enjoy the plethora of mods. Is my computer good enough/what will I need to do to make it good enough?
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1TB Sata II Hard Drive
Nvidia GeForce 9300 512M

I know the hard drive is plenty, and the RAM too. For some reason though, my computer lags crazily on Mercenaries 2: World in Flames. I am a complete newbie when it comes to gaming on pc.

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You should have no problems whatsoever running it with everything on the highest settings.
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Awesome :D
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What's with the recent trend of threads about "Is my computer good enough" with people posting rigs built in the last year or two?
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I wouldn't have asked, except I know essentially nothing about graphics cards.
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MrPopo wrote:What's with the recent trend of threads about "Is my computer good enough" with people posting rigs built in the last year or two?
As of late I've seen many people buy gaming computers (or rather, computers that happen to have decent gaming capabilities) without knowing anything about computers.
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I was about to post that same link.
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Link is now stickied.
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Good idea. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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