Fallout 3 Windows vista 64 - crashing

[Tzen]

I just bought a new pc more than capable of running fallout 3, and it keeps crashing.

Has anyone come across this also, and come to a work around for it?

The pc runs everything else i play fine. Ive updated the drivers and the usual junk, im pretty sure its just the game being crap, as there's forum post after forum post dedictaed to it on the intrawebs, but i can't seem to find a working solution.

Just thought i'd ask the peeps on here

 

[Tzen]

Im on ati xfire 4850 gfx cards
Phenom AMD tri core
8 gig RAM
Windows Vista 64.

The game runs fine for like 20 mins max, then it crashes. I havent even left vault 101 yet.

All gfx card drivers are up to date. Infact the computer is brand new from Overclockers, first thing i did was update everything.

Its not the pc.

I thought it might have been my 5.1 surround sound.

Also, when i patched the game up to the latest patch, it couldnt get past the opening scene where you get born.

Only way i can play it, is if i do a fresh install, and dont patch it up. And not play it using GFWL.

 

[Tzen]

Hmmm, i pretty much did what you mentioned already datamonkey, so im pretty much at a dead end. Thanks for all the ideas though guys.