Unofficial "Will My PC Run Skyrim" Discussion #33 : V - Skyrim

» Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:47 pm

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s

I'd shoot for an HDD with all that plus 64mb of cache to decrease loading times.

Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (2 TB Capacity) Raid 0 Extreme Performance)

Thank you for any feedback.

Same story here, unless you can find a way to install half of it to both hard drives and make use of both of their caches. That would be pretty awesome.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:16 am

What do you guys think? Here are a few specs.

CPU: Intel? Core? i7-980 3.33 GHz Six Cores 12M Intel Smart Cache LGA1366 OC >30% 3.90-4.70 GHZ
HDD: 4x 480 GB ADATA S511 SATA-III 6.0Gb/s SSD - 540MB/s Read & 460MB/s Write (480GB x 4 (960GB Capacity) Raid 0+1 Extreme Performance with Data Security) + 1 2Tb Dual Drive
MEMORY: 24GB (4GBx6) DDR3/1600MHz Triple Channel Memory Module (Corsair Vengeance)
MOTHERBOARD: (3-Way SLI Support) Asus Rampage III Extreme Intel X58 Chipset SLI/CrossFireX LGA1366 ATX Mainboard - Overclockable w/ 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, IEEE1394a, USB3.0, Bluetooth, SATA-III, RAID, 4 Gen PCIe, PCIe X1, & 1 PCI
SOUND: Creative Labs SB X-FI Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series PCI Express Sound Card
VIDEO: Asus Mars II Limited Edition Dual GeForce GTX 580 GPU SLI 3GB 16X PCIe Video Card + 2x Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 3GB 16k PCLe Video Card GPU's.

Config costs $12,449 plus tax including all accessories, components, and software.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:24 am

I'd shoot for an HDD with all that plus 64mb of cache to decrease loading times.

I found a Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s near the same cost as the other one. Is this good enough?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:51 am

I'm planning on getting a new computer. The parts are:

Mobo: ASUS M5A99X EVO AM3+ AMD 990X

Video Card: GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Fermi) 1GB

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz

HDD: Seagate Barracuda 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s

OS: Window 7

RAM: CORSAIR Vengeance 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 ( 2 stick right, maybe upgrade to 4 stick later)

Disk Drive: LG DVD Burner

Case: HAF 932 or HAF 922 ( I haven't decided yet.)

I know this can played Skyrim on high if not max. My question is what wattage should I look for? Or what PSU you recommend?

Someone suggested the 560 Ti but that's way more expensive than the 550 Ti. I think it would be better to watch for a great sale/mail in rebate deal on the GTX 460. No it's not as good as the 560 Ti, but it's way less expensive when on sale.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:23 am

Hi, folks! I was wondering if anyone could help me out.

I am thinking about buying a ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 "Synergy Edition", but I have not been able to find out what "Synergy Edition" means. I have tried searching the web, without out much luck. Is it a reference card? And if not, is it better or worse than the standard 570? I think I read somewhere that the synergy edition is a budget series? I don't want to end up buying a 570 that is not as good as the others.

Any help you can give would be greately appreciated! :-)

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:04 am

For anyone interested in a new cpu, look at the intel i7 2600k
It is the best bang for your buck right now. newegg has it for 290-315$
Its the gen of i7 processors and is absolutely amazing.
the k means it is unlocked and it is really easy to overclock it.
I am overclocking mine to 5Ghz per core but am water cooling it.
With the standard intel fan that comes with it i think you can get upwards of 4.5GHz per core stable.

If anyone needs recommendations or advice on hardware, feel free to contact me.
I have been building systems for the last 12 years and it is my profession.

edit: Just to give you an idea of what the 2600k cpu can do, it benchmarks higher in almost every test against the i7 980x with is a first gen i7 and i think it is still close to 1000$

I'd have to say the 2500K is the better deal if gaming is mostly what you do. 2600K is mainly for those that do heavy video encoding/rendering/editing or those that Fold a ton. There won't be any games anytime soon that would make use of those extra threads.

1. future scalability at an awesome pricepoint (i got mine for 270$) edit: i think the 2500k is going for about 210-220$ right now)
2. any kind of video encoding such as ripping dvd's (i know, has nothing to do with gaming....but there it is)
edit: 3. and the 2600k overclocks better :foodndrink:

I understand that most games do not take advantage of all the 2600k has to offer right now, but always look to the future when building your rig. when you are putting together a rig like i got, spending an extra 100 bux really isnt that big a deal. May as well go all out :dance:

OC ability relies heavily on the chip. To say the 2600K overclocks better is untrue. They're both overall the same. I've seen 2600K's not go past 4.5GHz, while 2500K's are hitting 5.0GHz easily. Not all chips OC the same.

I have a 2500K and it is OCed to 4.6 as it is within the voltage range that is comfortable for me. I've hit 5.0GHz with 1.4V on vcore with my chip just for kicks, but I refuse to go past the 1.34V that I'm at right now. Not like any game right now needs that much speed anyways.

Alright so I'm pretty much done deciding the parts for my new PC.

Any opinions? Something I should replace? There's a monitor included, as I need one (been using laptop).

The whole thing costs me about 1150€.

http://i53.tinypic.com/30hy3wk.png

Nice build and very good choices. Since you are from Finland, mind me asking what website that is where you have picked those parts. I get requests from Finnish members sometime and not really sure where to shop. The prices I see there are pretty decent. Drop me a PM if you don't mind.

Hello Skyrim followers,

First time poster, long time reader.

I wanted to get some input if this setup would likely run Skyrim in 1920x1080 resolution on High/Ultra Settings. Im thinking of ordering this soon.

CPU: Intel? Core? i5-2500K 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155
Memory: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Kingston HyperX)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card (EVGA Superclocked)
Motherboard: * [CrossFireX/SLI] GigaByte GA-Z68A-D3H-B3 Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX MB w/ Lucid Virtu + Intel Smart Response Technology
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan
Power Supply Upgrade: 850 Watts - Corsair CMPSU-850TXV2 80 Plus Power Supply
Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (1TB x 2 (2 TB Capacity) Raid 0 Extreme Performance)

Thank you for any feedback.

You're maxing the game out with that nice setup. Are you planning SLI? If not, that Corsair PSU is overkill by a mile. Can get a modular Corsair HX650 instead.

Thank! Also, if I want to do SLI, will GS700 have enough power with gtx 550 or 560? I don't want to do now, but it is something I'm thinking of doing later on.

More than enough.

I'd shoot for an HDD with all that plus 64mb of cache to decrease loading times.

Same story here, unless you can find a way to install half of it to both hard drives and make use of both of their caches. That would be pretty awesome.

Not much of a difference between 32MB and 64MB cache from what I've seen...similar to the whole 3.0Gb/s and 6Gb/s specs.

I found a Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s near the same cost as the other one. Is this good enough?

How about the Samsung F3 1TB drive? Should be cheaper and will perform pretty closely to that WD Black.

Hi, folks! I was wondering if anyone could help me out.

I am thinking about buying a ZOTAC GeForce GTX 570 "Synergy Edition", but I have not been able to find out what "Synergy Edition" means. I have tried searching the web, without out much luck. Is it a reference card? And if not, is it better or worse than the standard 570? I think I read somewhere that the synergy edition is a budget series? I don't want to end up buying a 570 that is not as good as the others.

Any help you can give would be greately appreciated! :-)

Synergy Edition is just a classy name to indicate that the card is factory overclocked or is a good overclocker. Similar to the Sapphire Toxic and MSI Twin Frozr lineups. The card looks to be a reference model with the fan being at the end of the card. The newer GTX 570s have fans in the middle.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:16 am

Thanks! Good to have that cleared up!

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:57 am

Just upgraded my pc and hoping I can max skyrim easy. What do ya think?
I7-2600 3.4ghz
12gb ram
2tb hard drive
460w psu
Nvidia geforce gtx550 ti
Windows 7 professional
I'm hoping I can max it.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:40 am

Just upgraded my pc and hoping I can max skyrim easy. What do ya think?
I7-2600 3.4ghz
12gb ram
2tb hard drive
460w psu
Nvidia geforce gtx550 ti
Windows 7 professional
I'm hoping I can max it.

12gb RAM is ultra overkill and I think a 550 Ti might bottleneck your 2600 but I'm not sure about that.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:43 am

Yea I'm sure the 550 is the bottleneck but it's the best card I could get w my psu situation and I couldn't afford to upgrade both. I'm just hoping it will be enough to max skyrim

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:53 am

Yea I'm sure the 550 is the bottleneck but it's the best card I could get w my psu situation and I couldn't afford to upgrade both. I'm just hoping it will be enough to max skyrim

It probably will. Very high settings if not.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:15 am

Yea I'm sure the 550 is the bottleneck but it's the best card I could get w my psu situation and I couldn't afford to upgrade both. I'm just hoping it will be enough to max skyrim

You won't need a new psu if your current one isn't completely crap brand.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:09 am

12gb RAM is ultra overkill and I think a 550 Ti might bottleneck your 2600 but I'm not sure about that.

No way there's gonna be any bottleneck... I'm with I5-750 2.66Ghz (2.8 with TurboBoost) and a GTX470 and no bottleneck at all. There will be bottleneck from the CPU if he adds another 550ti and doesn't OC the CPU but as we already know his PSU can't handle two 550TIs.

» Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:02 pm

Eventually I'll update my pcu and then my gpu but unfortunately I can't sli due to 1 pci-e. As long as this current setup handles skyrim I'll be very happy

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:22 am

Hi, I'm torn between two laptops for Skyrim (and gaming in general. Mainly Skyrim).

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Multimedia_Entertainment/N55SF/#specifications

And

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G53SW/#specifications

I know both would be able to play Skyrim, I'm just wondering which would be better? These are really the only options I have, otherwise there'd be no contest and I'd just get an ASUS G74

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:53 am

I'm sure this build runs Skyrim as it runs BF3 on ultra, but wanted to hear opinions.
CPU: i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz
GPU: Club 3D nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti CoolStream OC Edition Dual Slot 1GB (Processor clock 880, memory clock 4100)
RAM: Corsair XMS 2x4GB @ 1333MHz DDR3
MoBo: ASrock P67 Pro (B3)
PSU: 650W non modular
Case: BitFenix Shinobi no window

Again, I know this is enought, just wanted to hear opinions.

Oh and also, should I get CPU cooler even if I won't OC soon? I wan't my CPU to last, and heard the stock one is crap.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:05 am

Hi, I'm torn between two laptops for Skyrim (and gaming in general. Mainly Skyrim).

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Multimedia_Entertainment/N55SF/#specifications

And

http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G53SW/#specifications

I know both would be able to play Skyrim, I'm just wondering which would be better? These are really the only options I have, otherwise there'd be no contest and I'd just get an ASUS G74

The G53 is best, it has the better graphics card, even if it does look silly, for gaming it is the way to go.

I'm sure this build runs Skyrim as it runs BF3 on ultra, but wanted to hear opinions.
CPU: i5 2500k @ 3.30GHz
GPU: Club 3D nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti CoolStream OC Edition Dual Slot 1GB (Processor clock 880, memory clock 4100)
RAM: Corsair XMS 2x4GB @ 1333MHz DDR3
MoBo: ASrock P67 Pro (B3)
PSU: 650W non modular
Case: BitFenix Shinobi no window

Again, I know this is enought, just wanted to hear opinions.

Oh and also, should I get CPU cooler even if I won't OC soon? I wan't my CPU to last, and heard the stock one is crap.

your rig will be fine for skyrim unless you're using some ridiculous 2560x1600 resolution with huge textures or some such. At 1920x1080 it will be great at high settings

for CPU cooling, yes, if you want to OC get a decent cooler. Thermalright or Noctua for air cooling, and corsair and a few others all have what appear to be rebranded versions of the same self-contained water cooling solutions.

» Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:37 pm

My rig is getting really old, I've kept up with graphics cards when I can afford it but the rest is very far behind. with this setup what am I looking at? just keep paddling till I get a new computer or will I be able to run this monster of a game?

CPU: 2Xpentium 4
GFX: Radeon HD4650
Memory: 2 gigs

Mostly what worries me is the RAM, my computer runs dragon age:origins on high like a trooper for a few hours so processor doesn't worry me as much as it could. And obviously my card is on the low end if mid range.

» Sun Oct 16, 2011 10:53 pm

My rig is getting really old, I've kept up with graphics cards when I can afford it but the rest is very far behind. with this setup what am I looking at? just keep paddling till I get a new computer or will I be able to run this monster of a game?

CPU: 2Xpentium 4
GFX: Radeon HD4650
Memory: 2 gigs

Mostly what worries me is the RAM, my computer runs dragon age:origins on high like a trooper for a few hours so processor doesn't worry me as much as it could. And obviously my card is on the low end if mid range.

Ya, pretty low settings IMO. best you could probably get is low-medium

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:20 am

Hi everyone I have a question. How well would a Nvidia Geforce 450 GTS run on a 300 watt PSU?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:33 am

Not much of a difference between 32MB and 64MB cache from what I've seen...similar to the whole 3.0Gb/s and 6Gb/s specs.

How about the Samsung F3 1TB drive? Should be cheaper and will perform pretty closely to that WD Black.

Ok, now I got a question: Will a hard drive with 64 mb, SATA 6 gb/s performs better the 32 mb, SATA 3 gb/s?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:34 am

GPU: Club 3D nVidia GeForce GTX 560 Ti CoolStream OC Edition Dual Slot 1GB (Processor clock 880, memory clock 4100)

Seriously? 4100MHz memory clock? Do you mean 1400? If not...HOLY [censored]!

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 10:13 am

Hi guys!

I have a Geforce 9600GT (512mb) right now. I have found a GeForce GTS 450 1GB (GDDR5 version) and a GTX 550 Ti and I am just wondering if any of these will work with my computer. I have a 400w PSU (which is what Nvidia recommends for the 450, 550 and 9600gt.

So if my computer can handle the 9600GT just fine, it should not be a problem to fit the 450/550 right? They go into the same slot on the motherboard? Does the 450/550 require anything else that the 9600gt does not (like do I need more cooling for these cards)?

And my last question, would it be an OK upgrade? I know its not the best cards on the planet, but it should give my computer a boost right? My other specs are Athlon 64 X2 6000+ and 6gb RAM, Win7 64-bit.

Thanks in advance!

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 1:17 am

Thinking about purchasing a PC to play Skyrim instead of using my ps3, cause of mods lol. So will this be able to run skyrim? How well?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229254

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:40 am

I have a question. How well would a Nvidia Geforce 450 GTS run on a 300 watt PSU?