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    M11xR2 Fallout New Vegas Freezing

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by ebotee, Jul 14, 2011.

  1. ebotee

    ebotee Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought Fallout New Vegas during the Summer Steam Sale. I am using the latest Nvidia 275.33 drivers. Shortly after the first cutscene during character creation, the audio gets really weird and then the game freezes. I have played a non steam version of this game on this computer before with no issues. Has anybody else played Fallout New Vegas from Steam successfully on this laptop?

    Thanks!
     
    ebotee, Jul 14, 2011
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  2. JTOverath

    JTOverath Notebook Evangelist

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    Could be something with the recent patch that went out as well.
     
    JTOverath, Jul 14, 2011
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  3. leit

    leit Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am playing Fallout NV from Steam on my R3. No perceived problems.
    The initial disk based release had some driver problems with DX10 and DX11 cards which forced you to use a corrective dll. This problem was very evident during the character creation sequence. Subsequent updates corrected this problem. Not sure what you might be observing on your R2, suspect some potential driver issues. Sorry I cannot be of more help.

    Love Fallout 3 and NV.
     
    leit, Jul 14, 2011
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  4. own3d

    own3d Notebook Evangelist

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    So in other words you had a pirated version - (New Vegas is a steamworks game universally). That could be why you keep freezing.
     
    own3d, Jul 14, 2011
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  5. el_pitaya

    el_pitaya Notebook Consultant

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    im playing new vegas maxed out on my m11x r1 no problems at all :/
     
    el_pitaya, Jul 15, 2011
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