» Sun Jul 10, 2011 6:37 am Am I the only one who thinks people are being incredibly over-optimistic here? My PC is a C2D E6600 @ 2.4 ghz with 2gb RAM and a 4850. It scraqes minimum settings for every game released this year which generally translates as "Yeah it'll run, it'll look worse than Duke Nukem 3D and run at 10fps but it'll run" I'd expect you'd need at least a 3ghz quad core with 4gb and a 560gtx to match the 360 version.
I don't think I've been optimistic.
Yes if CPU is:
-An Intel dual core E6600 2.4GHz or better
-An AMD dual core Athlon II or better 2.5GHz or better
Yes if GPU is:
-A Nvidia GTX 7900x2 or 8800 GTS [G80] or 8800GS, 9600GT or better.
-An ATI HD3850 or better.
-An Intel dual core E6600 2.4GHz or better
-An AMD dual core Athlon II or better 2.5GHz or better
Yes if GPU is:
-A Nvidia GTX 7900x2 or 8800 GTS [G80] or 8800GS, 9600GT or better.
-An ATI HD3850 or better.
I did lower my stated expectation for the GPU, but that was in regard to "ABSOLUT minimum" :foodndrink:
I was considering what would be the minimum on the back of the box and equivalent cards, not what I'd want minimally.
As for your rig:
C2D E6600 @ 2.4 ghz with 2gb RAM and a 4850
The first thing I'd do [unless you are considering a new build] is add another 2GB of RAM. If you are running x86 or if you only have 2 DIMM slots, then grab 1-2GB stick and forgo dual-channel because dual-channel is negligible and actually having the memory is what counts. It is also a cheap upgrade, relatively speaking. Since Skyrim has no x64 .exe :sadvaultboy: :banghead: ...that will keep Skyrim from taking more than 2GB, but you will at least have a full 2GB for the game plus whatever for the OS.
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