I want the game for PC. Badly. The main reason is the mods and the second reason is the resolution and better detail. I consider my computer to be pretty good. Got it a year ago and just some general info is that it's dual core 3.2 GHz, 64-bit Windows 7 OS. I consider that to be good...and if you disagree, then I'd like to know what kind of crazy supercomputer Bethesda expects us to buy. What kind of comp do you have? Do you feel confident that it will run the game with full capability? Do you think mine will? Are we better off buying the console version? The last thing I want is to buy it, have it not work (or work at 2 FPS) and then sit there watching trailers.

They will most likely be taking advantage of quad and perhaps even six core CPU's. But depending on your RAM and graphics card, you may be perfectly okay running it.

I seriously doubt Skyrim will be more demanding than other recent games like Witcher 2, DA2, etc.

If you were starting from scratch you would probably be fine with building a new desktop with components costing around $600-800.

Since you already have a dual-core PC, you might be fine with just upgrading your video card and RAM.

What are your current specs? and what is your monitor resolution?

EDIT: If you plan to run Skyrim with 200 mods including ultra high res texture pack, then you might want to make a more drastic upgrade

The game is designed around 5 year old hardware. It's not going to take a supercomputer to run the thing.

1) We don't know


but

2) considering that it's cross-platform with the consoles, the "minimum" requirements will (hopefully) be quite modest.

Good thing I have Quad core!

Well to give you an idea my comp is dual core, the other guy said I need a quad or six...not good...but it runs GTA 4, MW2, Black Ops...but the only thing that comes close to "RPG" is GTA 4...and even that has issues once in a while. But according to the other guy it's supposed to run on 5 year old hardware. I'm sure it can run...but I plan on jacking the textures and resolution...also on cranking up the viewdistance etc. to full.

more importantly, need to know
1. what is your graphics card
2. what is your monitor resolution
3. what is the actual model of your CPU? (i.e., Athlon II X2, Pentium G850, Core2Duo, etc.)
4. how much RAM do you have

you do not need a super computer, my pc was built 2 years ago for $1000, then i upgraded my graphics card for around 250$, so im in at around $1250 total and my pc can run pretty much any new game that comes out in full graphics without much problem.

people seem to think you need like a $2000 PC to run games like these in full graphics which is not the case, you can build a pc today for around 800-1000 and you will be able to run Skyrim the way you want it to.

My bro built mine, so I can't really tell you what you have is good or not since i'm not really a smart computer person.

Your not going to need a quad core. It wouldn't hurt(unless it's a low ghz quad and skyrim only uses 2 core, then it could) but you don't need it. As long as you have 4gb ram (2 for the game, one for the os, another for good measure) and a decent graphics card you'll be able to run it. Will you be able to play every mod made, maybe not? Depends on your graphics and what types of mods you want.

This about sums it up. And I'd like to think Bethesda is pretty good at optimization.

my screen: 1920by1080 (32 bit) 60 HZ
My processor: 3.2 GHz (4CPU's)
8192 MB RAM
Graphics card: GE FORCE GT 230

The PC version will likely take advantage of high end PCs, or at least I hope it does. However as others have said, its being designed for seriously out dated hardware, so I highly doubt a new high end PC will be needed to run the game on normal quality.

My suggestion is that if you upgrade your video card to one of the following, you will probably be OK and they will cost between $90-150

• 1gb NVIDIA GTS 450
  
• 1gb NVIDIA GTX 460
  
• 1gb AMD 5770

Any of those three can deliver decent frame rates (above 30fps) at 1920x1080 for most recent games, most likely including Skyrim.

If you can spend $200 or $300, of course, you can get a better card, but not sure if your PSU can handle it.

Do you happen to know the wattage of your PSU and the model?

EDIT: If you want to run Skyrim with 200 mods, including ultra hi res texture mods, then you may want to consider more drastic upgrade. Also with crapload of mods the load times become ridiculously long unless you install the game on SSD.

Uh oh...I think you put a dollar sign in there somewhere...
Isn't there a free alternative? And I just got this computer last year and considered it to be pretty jacked. If this is the case then we'll have a narrow PC gaming crowd........

That will also require a new PSU and don't skimp out on it and buy a cheap one; it could destroy your system. Get a corsair 400w.

I seriously doubt you'll need to upgrade. Remember, this is being designed around XBox360 hardware and the PC version's not going to do anything more except have higher res textures, so unless Bethesda does really crappy PC optimizations, you're fine. Honestly, I'd expect to be able to run it on a 2Ghz dual-core, 2GB RAM, with a Geforce 8800 (personal speculation).

You are aware that the 8800 is a higher rated card than the OP's GT 230, right?

to get playable frame rates at 1920x1080, it's not exactly splurging to buy a $90 GTS 450 that will do the job.

If the OP wants to play the game at console resolution 1280x720 with console low res textures and settings, then of course, there would be no need to upgrade.

Dunno what to tell you about the processor -- mine's only 2.4 GHz, but it's got quad cores.
RAM wise you might want to up it a bit. I'd usually recommend 4 gigabytes minimum, but RAM is cheap.
It's the video card that's expensive. I'll be upgrading my own video card myself from an nVidia GT 9600 to an nVidia GTX 560.
Make sure your hardware of choice is compatible with your motherboard before you buy it!

My last tip of advice is to wait until September at the earliest to start upgrading your PC if you choose to do so. There are still a good five months 'til Skyrim, and current hardware will get cheaper. The 560 is going for about $220 right now, but it'll be cheaper by November (though I'm not sure by how much. Somebody more skilled in watching hardware prices might be able to give a decent estimate).