I'd say solid medium settings for sure, with a chance for maybe some high settings on moderate resolutions.

A graphics card 3 generations old will be able to run Skyrim just fine.

Geforce 9800
Radeon HD 3780

I wouldn't mind cutting my resolution in half, I already do that with most of my modern games. Thanks for the quick reply!

Yes, as a matter of fact the minimum GPU for Fallout 3/NV was X1300 (I think FO3 was x850) or higher, so I would expect that minimum requirement or just a tad of a generation higher for Skyrim. This aint Crysis people :teehee:

Still, things like draw distances and all the textures can kill performance. Like in Oblivion the evil grass...lol.

Oh the grass. Thank god for the low poly grass mod :laugh:

But ya I agree, the draw distance is gonna be the "culprit" just like the grass was, but I do not have draw distance in all my games at a very high setting so I am used to it, and I would just lower it in Skyrim

Haha, I could actually run Oblivion at Ultra settings at a 1920x1200 resolution. The only thing killing my performance was the shadows on the grass!

It would although those components are dated now. Figure low-medium settings at best considering the resolution. Should have gotten 64-bit Windows so that getting 4GB of RAM is more meaningful.

If you were planning to upgrade the video card, that CPU would hold back a lot of the more modern high-end cards. I personally wouldn't go higher than a Radeon 5670 with it. With the low resolution and new card, medium settings is a good starting point.

I hope by upgrade you mean replace entire PC if you're looking for better settings.




Give it a try first. Should indicate what exact CPU you have. "Dual-Core" doesn't mean much. There are Intel Celeron dual-core chips and they are garbage for gaming.





The HP laptop you linked is overpriced. For $1200, should be looking at a notebook with at least a GTX 560M in it. The notebook Greg suggested Sager NP8130 is a decent choice and can be configured at xoticpc.com:
http://www.xoticpc.com/sager-np8130-clevo-p151hm1-p-2973.html?wconfigure=yes

There is also MSI's Force 16F2, which I believe will come out cheaper:
http://www.xoticpc.com/force-16f2-msi-16f2-back-order-p-3078.html?wconfigure=yes

Configure in 2630QM CPU, 7200rpm hard drive (Seagate XT is a hybrid SSD/HDD and fast as a boot drive), 8GB of RAM, Win 7 Home Premium 64-bit


Here's an Asus alternative from Best Buy if that's where you want to get it:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ASUS+-+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Core%26%23153%3B+i7+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+8GB+Memory+/+1TB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/2712579.p?id=1218346639131&skuId=2712579

FYI, the HP comes with two video chip, one and Intel Integrated Chip and the other being the 6770m. This is what we call Hybrid Graphics notebook. Bethesda games tend to have issues with these as they commonly only recognize the Intel chipset rather than the dedicated Radeon chip that you wish to use. Best to stick with gaming laptops that have just the dedicated Radeon or Nvidia chip.



I would steer clear of the game with an Intel HD chipset. Prior to Fallout New Vegas, Bethesda games like FO3 and Oblivion just spits them out as trash. They're not really meant for gaming. People have to resort to other means to force the game to run, some safe (Oldblivion) while others not so safe (.dll hack).

FNV may have allowed the game to run on these chipsets, but performance is rather low...the X360 would get you better results.

Being that it is a notebook/laptop, upgrading that chipset to a real dedicated video chip is highly unlikely.




It'll run. Medium settings at modest resolutions is a good place to start. That CPU isn't exactly the greatest.




The V5800 has a chip similar to what's found in the Radeon 5770, so it could get you high settings. However, this card is meant for workstation applications and the drivers are geared towards such....not so much gaming. May have driver difficulties in running the game.

The V5700 fairs lower with a chip found in the Radeon 4670 (as mentioned by Gorath). Medium settings card...again, presuming drivers play nice that will allow you to run the game well.




I think you'll be fine. Rather too specific of a question when the game isn't even out. We're not programmers here so we don't know what the draw distance will be like and how hard it will push the video card. I strongly feel you would max the game though.





High settings at modest resolutions.

From previous thread....





I have a feeling you're going to continue asking this question until someone finds something for you in the UK. If it MUST be a prebuilt PC, Chillblast.com or PCspecialist.co.uk are places to get them within reasonable prices. Still cheaper to build yourself, but they're not overly expensive places. From Chillblast:

http://www.chillblast.com/pconf.php?productid=17827

Config Changes:
- Better case if possible, default is decent too though
- Remove Monitor...unless you need one. Affects price greatly.

Everything else can be left alone. Should be within budget.



http://www.chillblast.com/pconf.php?productid=17815

Config Changes:
- Better case if possible
- Corsair Ultra Low Noise 600W PSU ....IMPORTANT!!!!!
- Radeon 6950 if you can, but 6870 still powerful.
- Remove Monitor...unless you need one. Affects price greatly.

Everything else can be left alone. Should be within budget.


Either system will max out the game, but the Hurricane looks like a better overall system due to video card and choices.

Just upgraded my rig will hopefully max it at 1080p?

-Intel Core i5 2500K
-8GB DDR3 Ram
-2 x 6870's (Crossfire)

Hopefully wont have any problems with crossfire either.

There were no HD n7nn anythings four years ago, when my HD 3870 was produced, The first such was three years ago, with the HD 4770. It wasn't until two years ago that the HD 5750 and HD 5770 really became popular.

The Geforce 9800s, save for the "GTX-Plus" were all refreshes / renames of the 8n00 generation, because the GT200s were running late, too hot, and too expensive. They were on a thinner wafer, which gave them an automatic 7 to 15% bonus in performance due to increased efficiency.


That was a screw-up, as is so very common for Bethesda. The Radeon X1600 Pro had superior shader power and kept up with nVIDIA's GT 7600 nicely in Oblivion, which is / was shader-heavy. But there was a lot of less-shader-weighted gameware out at the time, on which the 7600 GT's raw speed made enough difference to outweigh the superior image quality offered by the Radeon cards. In mid-generation, ATI began playing name-games. The old X1600 Pro was renamed as an "X1300 XT", which is really silly. It made all of the regular X1300s look stupid, it was so much better.

A new X1650 XT was released, and the original X1600 XT was tinkered with somewhat to allow it to be sold at more standard pricing, and it could keep up with the Geforce 7600 GT just fine. But hardly any of the X1300 XTs were actually sold. Compared to the pricing for ordinary X1300s, they were still priced with the X1650s. Bethesda should never have been so stupid as to name that unpopular part by its new name as a practical minimum graphics choice. Not at all.

Of course, EA did exactly the same thing thing with a couple of Bioware's games. Talk about two moron situations, with witless marketing types in charge!

How well it runs with crossfire is anyone's guess. Past Bethesda games have shown to be rather hit-or-miss. However, just one 6870 should max this game already, so you're fine.

Yeah was thinking the same with Rage if crossfire is causing issues can always just play with one and disable crossfire. More for BF3 that crossfire will hopefully work well.

What would be the best pc to buy for skyrim in a 1 to one and a half grand price range appreciate any ideas? :brokencomputer:

Are you looking to buy pre-built or are you willing to put it together yourself?

Build it yourself.. then you can pick and choose the components.

It really doesn't take that much know how.. just google.

You can build a pc that can max skyrim without trouble at 50 fps for less than 900.

Not to fussed just one that can run skyrim in all its epicness.

If you don't know how to build a computer, don't try it. Just get a pre-built one.

*forum multipost prevention system is broken*

All discussion concerning PC's for Skyrim should be put in the official http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1227287-unofficial-will-my-pc-run-skyrim-discussion/

Yeah i think this is the best way to go thanks guys.

Can't imagine you'd need much more than 800 dollars or so to max it without issues.
A GTX 460 1GB, 2GB of ram (I advise 4GB if on vista/7) and a Phenom II x2 555 is probably all you'll need to max it but no official specs yet.

Or to put it like this... GTS 450/GTX 460/ATI 5770/ATI 6770 for the graphics, 4GB of ram (kingston, corsair, etc) and just about any dual core processor, and you'll probably be maxing it.

my god, only two and a bit months until skyrim.

If you don't know how to build your own computer don't try it as you might break some of the components in the thing you are using.

Buy a pre-build one, but wait until Beth release the system requirements for the game so you can get a PC that suits the requirements.

I have to disagree. Building one is extremely easy. Sure you should read up on it and make sure to take the proper precautions, but building a PC is better in the long run.