Skyrim PC Requirements Revealed

[Paularius]

Im more worried about the 6GB's than the specs.
Seems pretty small for a game these days.

 

[Exosus]

I'm a little shocked. I was looking at upgrades for my machine, now I feel like I've got this 100% covered. Feels good, man.

 

[Jimmy T. Malice]

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.

 

[Jumplion]

Hrm, according to "Can You Run It?", I exceed the recomended specs for everything except for the Video RAM - 1 GB (I have 734.0 MB)

Would that be substantial in performance or could I still squeeze out some good specs out of the game?

 

[Funkysandwich]

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.

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.

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.

 

[Funkysandwich]

Hrm, according to "Can You Run It?", I exceed the recomended specs for everything except for the Video RAM - 1 GB (I have 734.0 MB)

Would that be substantial in performance or could I still squeeze out some good specs out of the game?

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.

 

[hawkeye52]

nvm I retract this statement after looking properly

 

[Jumplion]

Hrm, according to "Can You Run It?", I exceed the recomended specs for everything except for the Video RAM - 1 GB (I have 734.0 MB)

Would that be substantial in performance or could I still squeeze out some good specs out of the game?

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.

Not quite sure what you mean by model number, but this is the info I got from dxdiag;

ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Chip Type: ATI displace adapter (0x68B8)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400Hz)
Total memory: 733MB
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

I exceed specs on pretty much everything else by at least 2x more than the recommended, so I'd imagine I'd be fine even with a slightly weaker graphics card.

 

[Funkysandwich]

Hrm, according to "Can You Run It?", I exceed the recomended specs for everything except for the Video RAM - 1 GB (I have 734.0 MB)

Would that be substantial in performance or could I still squeeze out some good specs out of the game?

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.

Not quite sure what you mean by model number, but this is the info I got from dxdiag;

ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Chip Type: ATI displace adapter (0x68B8)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400Hz)
Total memory: 733MB
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

I exceed specs on pretty much everything else by at least 2x more than the recommended, so I'd imagine I'd be fine even with a slightly weaker graphics card.

Yep, as above your card is fine.

 

[DarthVella]

The first thing I thought was "6GB? How the hell did they compress 300+ hours worth of game into 6GB?" The second thing I thought was "Sweet! That will actually run decently on my rig!" The third thing I thought was "If that's the case, then why on Earth does Batman: Arkham City need 17.5 GB and recommend the kind of video card you get by selling your soul?" And, based on the latter, you can probably guess the fourth thing I thought.

 

[Se7enUpMustang]

will i be able to run this with a NVIDIA GForce GT 555M?

ram wont be a problem though, says i need 4g for recommended and i have 8g so i dont think it will be an issue.

 

[Alcamonic]

Hmm... wonder how well my Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.2Ghz will run it....

I have the same cpu. Depending on your other hardware, I think it should be fine.

If you are unsure you could use http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/.

 

[James Morley]

Will a ATI Mobility Radeon 4500 Series be good enough for skyrim??

Never Mind, I used the can you run it, I passed;D

 

[GooBeyond]

bullshit.

(referring to the claim about Ultra settings)

 

[Jazoni89]

I wonder if my computer will run this guys.

2.4 GHZ Pentium 3
Voodoo 2
500MB RAM
Windows ME (Millennium edition)

I'm sure I can max this out no problem at all.

right...? /sarcasm

 

[The Virgo]

Well, I meet the minimum requirements and I almost meet the recommended settings ... but then again, who the hell would want to play an Elder Scrolls game at its lowest settings or its non-ultra settings? I mean, really?!

Hopefully I'll have my bad-ass rig built by December.

 

[go-10]

so I plan on getting a new comp. a laptop probably, but I could go for a desktop if the former proves to expensive to be worth it

what will I need to run Skyrim on Ultra without any slow down, lag, sound lost, etc.?
Any brands you'd recommend I should look into?

 

[LordFisheh]

Hmm, not too sure if my gt540M will be up to it. PS3 it is then... shame about the mods.

 

[TJ rock 101]

My friend told me the game using 6 GB of memory really isn't a lot, and he said that Bioshock took more space up. It's worrying me a bit, is he right or am i being lied to?