Skyrim PC Requirements Revealed
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Not that I don't believe you, but how is that supposed to work? How will I download them?thiosk said:
How well would my PC run this? im thinking about buying this pc, its a good price but i mainly want it cause its my only chance to run skyrim without the ps3...
Dual core 2.66 ghz
4 gb ram
Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB
windows vista 32-bit
I just want to know how good it would run, i really dont want a low like, 10fps
Thanks, apprecate any help.
Dual core 2.66 ghz
4 gb ram
Nvidia GeForce 7950 GX2 1GB
windows vista 32-bit
I just want to know how good it would run, i really dont want a low like, 10fps
Thanks, apprecate any help.
Your graphics and CPU should be able to handle it on lower settings, though Vista can put unnecessary strain on hardware so expect some lag. Also, because you only have a 32-bit OS, you'll only be able to use 3.4-3.6GB of your 4GB of RAM.Deathglock said:
Will it run? Yes.
Will it lag? Possibly not on lowest settings.
Wait, what? 6 gigabytes? That's slightly smaller than an install of Oblivion. Given the larger gameworld and improved visuals, I was expecting a substantially bigger file size. Either they've been very disciplined about using low resolution textures wherever possible (which, knowing Bethesda, is everything the player often has to look at close-up, and quite few of the things they usually view from a distance), or they've somehow achieved a marked improvement in compression.
Does this mean I'll be downloading 6gb or less before steam can install it?
Does this mean I'll be downloading 6gb or less before steam can install it?
Yeah, might wait a week or so. Time enough to let all the wonderful bugs and glitches to rear their game breaking heads.theonecookie said:
Unless they start showing demos using stated PC hardware, I don't imagine there will be many day one PC gamers getting this, given Bethesda's less than stellar handling of the aforementioned bugs and glitches.
Sweeeeeet, my laptop can play it!
...barely.
Now, to get Skyrim for less than 60 dollars. (patiently waits for steam sales)
...barely.
Now, to get Skyrim for less than 60 dollars. (patiently waits for steam sales)
So, okay, anybody know how well my PC should be able to run this?
Windows 7-64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU - 860 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs) ~2.8GHz
8192MB RAM
DirectX 11
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
I'd imagine I can run the game fairly well, though all this technobabble doesn't really help.
Windows 7-64 bit
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU - 860 @ 2.80GHz (8 CPUs) ~2.8GHz
8192MB RAM
DirectX 11
ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
I'd imagine I can run the game fairly well, though all this technobabble doesn't really help.
ATI Radeon sucks. I have a ATI Radeon HD 5450, and it severely cramps my computer's style. Don't know how much better the 5700 is, but I doubt there's a big difference. I have about the same specs as you otherwise, and I'm playing it safe, sticking to a console version. I'm sure it will run, but expect frame drops aplenty.Jumplion said:
It's always the graphics card I'm worried about, since I'm fairly sure I exceed the recommended specs in everything else. On the topic of graphics cards, does anyone know a fairly decent one I could upgrade to without having everything else go incompatible or something?varulfic said:
My machine exceeds the recommended specs. And I'm unsurprised, even though all the bits are a bit dated (AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, 4GB o' DDR3 1600Mhz 8-8-8-24 RAM, Crucial sticks to be precise, possibly going to acquire another 4GB in the near future, and an ATi Radeon HD 5850).
Games simply have stopped evolving graphically... not that they really need to get any better looking, graphically, at this point anyway. The aesthetics could always be improved, though.
The amount of RAM might be a bit of a problem at this point, though... largely because I simply don't want to shut down firefox for any reason, and rarely do, and the sodding thing normally eats about 1,2GB... though at the moment it's eating 2GB. Oh, the joys of keeping over a hundred tabs open simultaneously.
Games simply have stopped evolving graphically... not that they really need to get any better looking, graphically, at this point anyway. The aesthetics could always be improved, though.
The amount of RAM might be a bit of a problem at this point, though... largely because I simply don't want to shut down firefox for any reason, and rarely do, and the sodding thing normally eats about 1,2GB... though at the moment it's eating 2GB. Oh, the joys of keeping over a hundred tabs open simultaneously.
I have a feeling my PC would explode if I tried to run Skyrim on it. Or maybe just chug by at an unplayable frame rate. Regardless, I'll get it on PS3.
There is a MASSIVE gap between the 5450 and the 5700 cards. A 5700 series card will run Skyrim no problem. A 5450 might struggle a bit, or not run it at all.varulfic said:
Post the model number and I'll look it up. I think you'll be okay though, it's not really about the amount of graphics memory, it's memory bandwidth that is important.Jumplion said: