Then you can get a top-notch machine for 700-800 bucks. No need to pay 1500.

Holy hell, $3000 for a laptop? That's insane. I've got an $1800 Toshiba Qosimo 18" and I'm running Skyrim just fine with everything maxed.

Not worth upgrading just for one game.

If I did not have a computer I would most certainly build one to play on PC. But I am bias to PC's.

It'll be a worthy investment once the CK has been out for a while. But the possiblities don't need to end at Skyrim, many games look AMAZING on powerfull PC's.

I need to honestly save up for a new computer. it would take me at least a year to get a decent one. I have bills and I'm moving in 6 months. Plus I have to get some teeth drilled. I thought about buying one with credit, then I saw the interest rate, so I might start a savings account in january. I know I'll most likely be using it for necessities though. lol.

well ￡600 is 936.482 USD so most iof the people saying, you can build a good PC for under$1000 US are correct.


http://www.xe.com/ucc/convert/?Amount=600&From=GBP&To=USD

Also
who in this day and age uses a VGA cable to connect there PC to a Modern TV, have you not heard of HDMI, most
LCD/LED TV's these days come with at least 2 HDMI sockets and newer cards have Mini HDMI sockets on them ( mine dose and its a EVGA GTX 560 TI)

or you can use the Adapter plug that comes with your GPU and still plug a HDMI cable in to ya card.

My next upgrade will prolly cost $1200Au as all i'm getting is a I7 CPU 1155 socket /Mobo1155 socket a DF85 case, I already have 6 HDD's(all sata 500gb + ) Ram I have now is DDR3 1333 and the PSU is a thermaltake 850 toughpower so im set. I may upgrade the PSU if I get the Second GPU. This system is used for Gaming mostly and some Graphics Editing, I have 300+ games on my current machine.

so a $1000 price tag is quite the norm. paying $3k for a laptop/desktop is just over kill.

Edit: I play on a 32" LCD HD TV through my HDMI cable.

i built my computer that can run skyrim on ultra for $400, its not intensive enough to require 1000-1500

400 dollars? What parts do you have that can run Skyrim on ultra? I can't imagine buying all the parts needed for only 400.

had the monitor, had the case and power supply already... but got amd phenom x4 3.4ghz, 8gb ram, and a evga gtx 480 vid card, on an m4a78lt-M asus mobo, and a 500gig hdd for around 400 i will say newegg promo's helped me alot

I have never owned a console and never will, Sorry but PC is where it at, Hardware is much better and performance is awsome. I build my own rigs and upgrade them when ever needed dictated by newer games that come out. I like to think that PC's are my hobby. Build - Tinker - Tweek - and Upgrade. There are so much more you can do with PC's
Consoles are 1 dimensional. You are stuck with what you buy!

The most important reason for me I can't stand the console version is because I hate the gamepad, lol. If I can't look around with a mouse, I won't play a game at all. I only like gamepads for stuff like Street Fighter, Super Mario and Pro Evolution Soccer

Of course for this advice to be viable you'll need to ensure you get a good motherboard; otherwise you might find issues with simply upgrading parts, and would therefore need to buy a whole new system. Imo it's always better to buy an SLI-capable motherboard, even if you don't plan on using it now. Further down the line you might find that simply buying another GPU would be the best price/performance option, which you won't have if your motherboard can't run two cards properly.

this seems logical enough for me. Hmm, ps3 eh? Many people are going nuts with the bugs on the ps3 lol.

I have both a PC and PS3 and any game that interests me that is both on PC and PS3 I buy the PC version. They are just more fun on the PC. TES and its construction kits I tend to keep on my machine for years and come back to it and add mods or make my own mods and then do another play thru.

Full disclosure: I own Skyrim on the PC. I play the game with my 360 pad. My PC is 5 years old and it has cost me ￡1400 in terms of upgrades (6950 being the whopper) and peripherals throughout the years I've had it. The machine can run Skyrim more than well enough (above 40 fps) with a handful of selected graphical enhancement. I do get the occasional stutter but the game is no where near taxing my machine as Crysis 2 with high res texture mods. I also own a PS3 and Xbox 360. The main reason why I bought the PC version was for the mods after seeing how good they were for Fallout 3 - which I own for both the 360 and PC.



I would agree with many here: no single game is worth a upgrade of ￡1000 (or $1000).

If you a new PC for present and future gaming and general usage than I would definitely say go for it. However, if it's pretty much for Skyrim? don't bother. I've seen the PS3 and 360 versions. They look bloody good for what they are. The graphical differences aren't extreme.

The thing about making the upgrade is that even if you consider playing Skyrim for 2 years, that doesn't really justify the cost. You don't buy a gaming PC for one game, you buy it for every game you buy from then on, and the multitude of other things it can do.

Upgrades aren't necessary until you can't play games on it anymore, which at the moment is going to be at least 5years if you started from something at least mid-range; that's the lifetime of a console, and your upgrade will be cheaper and show a bigger increase in performance.

You should be able to get at least 5 years and probably 7 out of a computer that you're talking about. To lump the entire cost onto a single game is silly. Buying a top of the line computer is an investment in the future. If you only "upgrade" when you need it, you'll always be behind the times and spend more money in the process.

The only way you can end up spending more by upgrading later is if you leave it too long, by which point the current tech available for upgrades is now incompatible with your motherboard. Even then, the parts will all be cheaper by the time you buy them, and so you'll still spend less than you would have, despite it now being in a lump sum.

Personally, I upgrade when I can no longer get 40-60 fps on a minimum of high settings when there's an ultra, or medium if the settings max at high; but I do it because I want to, and because I am happy to spend money which doesn't really need to be spent. That is not everyone..

I have it on both systems and played it briefly on my PC for a short while on Ultra Settings.

Yeah it looks nicer obviously on the PC but I have put the majority of 170 hours into my Xbox version because it still looks very nice, it`s great not worrying about CTD`s (which I have had a few on my PC), it`s also very comfy playing from the sofa on the big TV and the control system works pretty well with 360 controller.

No way would it be worth upgrading for one game alone, only if you intend to do a lot of gaming on your PC in future, then yeah.

Well here the thing PC cost a bit to get a good one. I recommend building it yourself it takes a little while but it worth it as you can shave ~20% of the price off by shopping around for parts +you save the build cost, if you buy the right parts it will last ~3+ years with no upgrading, and if you ever want to upgrade it you can do so piece meal. As for the parts to buy I recommend using a PC builder/part mag to find out what you should be looking for.

I would get a PC just for Skyrim though, but anyway your likely use it for other stuff as well, like free2play MMOs, Team Fortress 2 etc.

The stuff that you should go bargain basemant on are DVD drive (any will do here) Keyboard and mouse (just make sure they are comfortable), and you can get a cheap case (but you need to make sure it got enough room & easy access to part though).

As for the rest (you might find equivalents or better cheaper):
Motherboard: Gigabite Z68AP-D￡
CPU: Intel Core i5 2500K
RAM: Get DDR3 type recommend at lest 4 gigabytes (as your going to be using Windows 7 preferably 64bit version).
Hard Drive: You can get a large one cheap (there was a 2 Terabyte drive going for ￡57 a little while back thats 2,000 Gigabytes or 3p a Gigabyte)
Graphics Card and Monitor, you need to match these for a 1920x1080 monitor a XFX Radeon 6870 is about the right power.
And lastly a good Power Supply with at lest a 650W power rating.

It will cost somewhere around $900-$1000 for this depending sales/deals but it should last a fair while though, TBH you pair back on some parts and still have a good PC only problem is you find yourself needing to upgrade sooner.

This. I've watched the 12hr Skyrim marathon on Giant Bomb, and the dude missed so many details cuz looking around with a thumbstick is so clumsy.

Any average computer will run Skyrim. The only thing you'd have to check would be the graphics card.

Keep in mind PCs can be used for things other than gaming which consoles can only dream of.

I use my PC for gaming, rendering, editing, browsing, watching movies, chatting with friends, animating, downloading, and a bunch of other stuff.

The uses for a PC are limitless compared to consoles. Not to mention it's a free platform meaning Sony/Microsoft aren't there to hold developers hands and tell them what to do.

If you like the comfort of console gaming you can just plug in your 360 controller like I do and play on your big screen. PC gives you freedom to do many things that consoles can't because Sony/Microsoft have an irongrip on their platforms.

I'm referring to the 3k price tags and what-not. Also, my computer runs Ultra with no lag. That's hardly neccessary.