Obviously there has been no mention yet of pc specs yet, but I would like to see what you think may be needed (graphics card, memory,etc) to run the game based on the info we have so far.

I'm hoping I can run it.

Will it blend?
If you can run new vegas, then you′ll probably be able to run Skyrim. Just my guess

Not much to run it. Probably at least 4 GB of RAM (it'll only use 2GB since the executable is bound to be 32-bit, but they'll say 4GB to account for OS and other application usage), a dual-core processor (perhaps i-series for intel and Phenom II for AMD) that runs at 2.6 ghz or faster, and a mid-grade ATI Radeon HD 4000/NVIDIA GTX 200 series card or higher. But that's just to run the game.

If you want it to run on max settings, you'll have to beef up the CPU and GPU from there. RAM will be fine.

Keep in mind that's just an estimate that I'm making.

Could you wait until the game is 1 month from release?

It's like asking for the max pc specs for the next Stronghold 3. ...it's gona be released next year.

s/estimate/wild guess/

We have no details about this, and the only concrete detail we have is that there are no above-and-beyond PC specific features. I can't see the requirements being significantly higher than Oblivion or Fallout.

At least four GTX595s in SLI, on a dual-CPU motherboard, with 32GB of RAM, as well as two Sandy Bridge CPUs overclocked to 5GHz each.

Can you even do that? 24 was the highest set around last time I checked

Dual-socket motherboards have 8 slots. 2x4x4 = 32. Regardless, it was a joke.

Yeah. There are even some computers (mostly Apple from what I've seen) that can support 64GB of RAM.

Also, @ jonwd7, http://www.nordichardware.com/news/71-graphics/42216-geforce-gtx-590-in-february-with-dual-gf110.html.

I really hope that they release them soon. I'm getting a new computer and I am second guessing the specs so that I can run it :brokencomputer:

Or for triple channel, I will clarify it could be as high as 2x6x4 = 48GB.


Meh. Last time I read it was GTX 595. I don't like the new way at all. The X95 has always been their dual-GPU scheme. 590 sounds like another single-GPU card.

Here are the minimum and recommended specs for a few other 2011 releases

Can't Windows 7 ultimate run with like 132 GB of ram?

- CPU: Intel Core i7 980X 4.00GHz
- Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD7 (Socket 1366) DDR3 Motherboard
- RAM: Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz (3x2GB) Triple Channel DDR3
- Cooler: Prolimatech Megahalems Performance CPU Cooler with 2000RPM Sharkoon Silent Eagle 120mm Fan
- Artic Cooling MX-3 Thermal Compound
- Palit GeForce GTX 580 1536MB GDDR5 PCI-Express Graphics Card X 2 running in SLI
- Asus Xonar Xense Sound Card + Sennheiser PC 350 Xense Edition Headset
- Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB SATA 6Gb/s 64MB Cache
- OCZ Vertex 2E Bigfoot 120GB 3.5" SATA-II Solid State Hard Drive
- Antec 1200 Twelve Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case - Black
- Corsair Professional Series? Gold AX1200 High Performance 1200W Power Supply

If I can't run it in 1080p with at least high settings and get a solid 50-60fps.... then sorry to tell ya, I don't think many computers of this generation will be able to. I have a pretty extreme rig, but you know gamesass games, Oblivion & morrowind alike, took several years before finally being able to run them at their fullest potential, and this is a new engine don't forget.

Me neither, but it's definitely better than AMD's current naming scheme (6800=5700+, 6970=5870+, 6990=5970+)

Win7 home premium can use up to 16GB RAM

Win7 Professional and Ultimate can make use of up to 192GB RAM

However, insanely large amounts would only useful for certain types of applications like VMWare, Matlab, scientific apps, simulations, etc.

I have 16GB in my laptop and 24GB in my desktop. This amount of RAM is extremely helpful for working with very large outdoor advertising files in Photoshop, After Effects, video editing applications etc., but so far I haven't encountered any game that uses more than 3 or 4 GB. maybe if they release an x64 version it would make better use of RAM, but it seems unlikely.

All I know, is the specs will be above mine. So sadly I don't think I will be able to play it. My guess, as was said before, 4 gigs of ram, 2.5 ghz dual core processor. Maybe a bit more. I don't know what the latest graphic cards are, but I will say yoiu will need the graphic card that will be released in the Summer to get the max effects.

To say if your PC runs New Vegas will run Skyrim is not correct. Maybe, MAYBE, minimum spec will be what the recomended specs for NV, but I believe the specs will be quite more. Also I believe people will want the amazing pics we are seeing. I am not sure
it the pics shown are 360 or PC pics, but people will want them, so I am will even say a dual core minimum 3.0 ghz. and the high end graphic cards what are out now. I won't be surprised if the high end cards out now, will only play the game on medium specs and people will have to buy the latest graphic card that comes out in the summer or fall.

Wow, are you trolling or do you really buy into the whole "I have to spend $3000 a month on upgrades" BS?

For one thing, "2.5GHz dual core" doesn't actually mean anything without an architecture, so half of your post isn't even talking specifics, and for another thing, the game has to run on the *hilariously* underpowered consoles. Let's not speculate on something we have no details about, or apparently complete ignorance of the question.

It would also be stupid to make all the extra pc features mandatory as it will reduce sale, yes Oblivion sold many double licences, first console, later pc then suitable pc's become cheap and we got loads of quality mods. But I doubt this will be just as true now.

The game needs to run on Xbox and PS3 hardware, which is easily 5-6 generations old. Bethesda isn't Valve, so it's highly unlikely the game will scale well between that many generations, meaning that all "high-end" cards in the past few years will *probably* max it out.

I'm guesstimating the minimum specs as:
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon X2 at 2.0GHz
RAM: 1GB (2 for Vista/7)
GPU: ATI 1900XT or Nvidia 7800GT
HDD: 10 GB of free space
OS: Windows XP
DVD drive
Keyboard and mouse

Recommended:
CPU: Intel or AMD quad core at 2.4 GHz
GPU: Radeon 4850 or Geforce 8800GT
RAM: 2GB (3 for Vista/7)
Xbox 360 controller for Windows

By Azura, I hope you're wrong...and the PC version is heavily optimized...(as the devs have stated).

Can you elaborate on where this was confirmed by the dev team?

I saw it a while ago, can't remember where. You'll have to trust my word

About all I remember on that subject is that the PC version was "in good hands."