I hope the game was rather easy on the machine. Oblivion was tad bit too demanding on the computers of that time.
With DX11 and new improved physics engine, I'm hoping that the developers would be making TES5 to allow main-stream level machines to handle it.
To my standard, Oblivion was pretty good. The graphic was solid, and the overall game was pretty good. Fallout3 showed slightly better graphic and physics while playing marginally smoother.
The game was announced, so I'm guessing they're nearly done with the basic construction of the game. I hope I'm not too late here to suggest something like this. At least, if they can add simplified polygons and lesser texture at the last minute, they'd have my thanks.
Today, I have a machine with 3.0 quad with GTS450. Most people in average have 2.0 dual with Intel HD. I am hoping that I wouldn't have to buy a new one when TES5 hits town. I think it will really help with the sales.

The choices in the poll for the graphic cards are really limited, those cards have too far a performance gap. :verymad:

If you can run Oblivion fine then you could run Skyrim fine. The consoles haven't magically become more powerful since they were released therefore they cannot make games more demanding than previous ones.

A poll is the wrong way to go about this and yes, you're late.

http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1148315-pc-requirement-guesses/

I can run Oblivion fine but Assassin's Creed 1 will not work for me. So I think I will have to upgrade for Skyrim.

Whut? Can't figure out poll options, dunno what AMD equivalent of an Intel CPU is.

Limited GPU options, too. I've got a GTX260.

OS is windows XP pro 64-bit.

sorry about the poll options, trying to cover a lot without making the choices too complicated -_-; I hate long complicated lists.
Now these days, the graphic cards - in performance aspect - choices are very complicated; 3 years old GeForce 8800 spanks relatively new radeon HD4350 (several generations later) by big margin, so there you have it. GTX260 should be roughly in same area as 450. Last time I checked, Radeon HD 4750 was on the same shelf with same price tag as these two.

If you have AMD dual core around 2.0ghz, you can pick i3.
If you have quad around 2.8, go with i5.
If you have a top-notch item, i7.

This. None of the options are anywhere near the extremely popular GTX460, nor near the extremely popular HD5850/HD5870/HD6850/HD6870.

And the CPU options are far too limited as well.
It's Core2, which comes as Core2 Duo and Core2 Quad. There's no indication what Pentium is meant, is it: Pentium4/Pentium D, Pentium Dual Core, or even Pentium 3? The difference between these Pentiums is so enormous that any vote on Pentium is completely meaningless. Also: there's such a huge difference in performance in for example in the i5's, that a vote on i5 in itself is meaningless as well.

So: no vote. My options aren't there and there's nothing near enough either.

Oh, just pick the nearest. You don't have to be completely accurate. It's just a general survey.
HD5870 would be near to 450 I'd imagine. 580 is for those with very best money can buy.
About pentium, you're right. I meant pentium D and other CPUs nearby. Should have been way more specific on that one. Pentium 3 or less should vote on Etc.
If you have Core2 or higher, go with core2 duo.
Athlons generally go between pentium and core2 duo. There are too many choices. If I go full list, it gets ultra boring fast.

I’m running a system with a Core 2 Duo 2.5GHz, GeForce 8600 GT, 4 gigs of RAM. Its capable of playing Oblivion at mid to high. Stupidly I’m still running Vista. I'll probably upgrade that before the game comes out.

I don’t think the game will be much more demanding than Oblivion, maybe even less so. We are still in the same console generation, and games today are designed with the specs of the consoles in mind. With the time since Oblivion to optimise their new engine I don’t think I'll have too much of a problem (I hope).

I really don’t mind playing games on lower settings.

I think the engine will be pretty scalable as it was coded from scratch, maybe with alot of optimized legacy code from Gamebryo, but I think they coded it from scratch. Keeping that in mind, it is highly likely that the engine will be very scalable and will be looking prettier on PC than on consoles. As I'll get the game for PS3 I think that the difference in graphics will be noticeble, but I am not sure to what kind of extend. I think that console and pc versions will look great. Of course you will have 'blurrier' textures on consoles opposed to the pc version, but I think it will not be as extreme as in Oblivion. On the other hand it might be good for the game that it has to run on all platforms, as therefore, you need to be very efficient in coding, meaning the optimized the engine is the better it will run on pc. As for consoles you'll have a frame rate target, therefore it should look pretty and run smooth. Maybe we'll read in the next GI issue that they saw and previewed both versions, then maybe we can conclude how the game will perform and look on consoles and pc. As for looks and differences between pc and console I would assume a graphical level slightly under the capabilities of CryEngine3, as CE3 is almost one year old again and I don't know since when it was in development.....

What I currently have.
Windows xp, but I could easily load 7.
9800 GT OC.
2 G RAM
Pentium 4 3.2 ghz (I think this is my biggest problem)

What do you guys think?

Running Oblivion on high, with lots of mods, no problem.

Dude, running a Pentium4 3.2 Ghz together with a 9800GT is like driving a Porsche with a 60kw engine.
Get a new CPU If you can upgrade. What socket is your Mainboard?

I don't know. How do I check what socket it is?

Maybe If you could right-click on 'My Computer' then on properties... then you should see at least what the exact CPU name is, maybe we could then find a way to idetnify your socket. Other than that try Everest Home Edition, it tells you everything about your system!

HP 5188-5085 775.

I got the following specs... not sure if I'm upgrading or not. Help me with your opinion:

GTX 260
Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q8200 @ 2.33GHz, 2399 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
4 GB RAM
Windows 7 64-bit

Anyway the poll is kinda confusing. You can't expect everyone to know how powerful everything is in accordance to other hardware...

ok, supposedly I can upgrade to a Pentium D 900 series (dual core).
Not sure how great that is though.

This is on my laptop:
i3 CPU M 370 @ 2.40 GHz
Windows 7 64-bit
Intel HD (want to get it changed, need to find a repair company that will do it though.)
I don't know if this can run Oblivion, I might go pick a copy up from the store or through Steam to test it out.
Has anyone here changed out a graphics card on a laptop before? How hard was it? How long did it take?

Obviously, considering the OS options...7, XP, other and etc.?! So "Vista" and "Other" would make it too long and boring a list? And seriously, what's the diference between "other" and "etc?" :rolleyes:

Unless Beth gives PC gamers a bone and gives us PC specific settings (like dx11). But even then mainstream users will be able to run it on lower settings. High settings in games should be for enthusiasts or people with capable computers now for the average user who has 3+ year old tech.