Unofficial "Will My PC Run Skyrim" Discussion : V - Skyrim

» Sat Sep 03, 2011 10:39 pm

I've got a Core i3 2100 @ 3.1Ghz with HT enabled 'only', but this CPU is still fast enough for Skyrim :celebration:

More than enough speed for Skyrim

» Sun Sep 04, 2011 6:43 am

I've heard it's actually better to get two 4870s in Crossfire as opposed to even getting something as powerful as a 6970.

But then I'd have to buy a new motherboard that can run two GPU's at once in x16/x16 plus get a copy of Windows 7 (mine shipped with the OEM version). So in my case, getting a 6870 is the best option.

» Sun Sep 04, 2011 12:47 pm

I think AMD might be in trouble with Bulldozer too, older article though, but still looks informative..

http://hallicino.hubpages.com/hub/Intels-Sandy-Bridge-Vs-AMD-Bulldozer-CPUs-No-Contest

That's not an article, it's an opinion, there's no factual information whatsoever.

» Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:50 am

I've got a Core i3 2100 @ 3.1Ghz with HT enabled 'only', but this CPU is still fast enough for Skyrim :celebration:

More than enough speed for Skyrim

The only game I'll upgrade my PC for is Skyrim. This approach saved me a lot of bucks (or Euro's to be more precise) :happy:

» Sun Sep 04, 2011 2:01 am

AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4400+ 2,2GHz
512mb NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS
1440x900 lcd
2gb ram
Windows 7 32bit

I realize this build is a bit dated, and I am planning to upgrade soon(ish), but it runs most new games. So, it should run Skyrim, yes?

» Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:53 am

Yeah, but upgrade your graphics card and mem (4Gb) first :smile:

» Sun Sep 04, 2011 5:26 am

That's not an article, it's an opinion, there's no factual information whatsoever.

Which what you said is an opinion as well right?

Matter of fact I can't find anything to disprove it either way.

Both sides claim Victory:

http://www.gamespot.com/forums/topic/28773328/amds-upcoming-8-core-bulldozer-gaming-cpu-beats-intels-best-cpu-sandy-bridge

But if the first article is correct with what it says about the Fused Multiply Add (FMA) instruction set, it does not matter if you have 8 cores or not, when this is true, "which is likely to capture barely a fraction of 1% of the total installed number of CPUs during its lifetime".

I think that is pretty low myself, I don't have facts on that so I will give them 10% lifetime, even doing that they will still have problems writing their own instruction sets when nobody is willing in great numbers to make things to use them.

You said, "That's not an article, it's an opinion, there's no factual information whatsoever." what Factual information do you have to the contrary?

I have looked and all I can find is one side or the other saying I am better than you are, with me siding with Intel due to the proprietary use of FMA for AMD.

I am not saying I am right, I just can't find anything to change my mind, I could be wrong.