Unofficial "Will my pc run skyrim" Thread #5 : V - Skyrim

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:57 am

Looks okay.

Could we have a clock speed on your CPU? Not that it won't handle Skyrim, but it would be nice to have that rather important figure.

The clock speed on a i5 2400 is 3.1GHz [Turbo 3.4GHz]

FYI:

i5 2300 - 2.8-3.1, locked multi
i5 2500 - 3.3-3.7, same
i5 2500 - same, unlocked multi.

i7 2600 - 3.4 - 3.8, locked,
i7 2600k - Same, unlocked

...in truth though, clock speed doesn't really matter if the CPU is an i5 or i7, you can assume it will plow through Skyrim pretty well as they all turboboost. My laptop i7 starts at 1.6GHz and it plows pretty much everything.

As for i3 CPUs, they don't have turboboost, but the lowest Desktop is 2.5GHz and will surely run Skyrim... so they won't be an issue. Only the bottom half of i3 mobile processors and the i5 430UM should be where a problem starts with the "i" series.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:25 am

Can anyone rate my system?

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Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4200
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9710)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9710&SUBSYS_83A21043&REV_00

Posted Today, 05:44 AM
A Radeon HD 4200 is only a Chipset's video chip, not a real CARD, and as such cannot be expected to be at all useful for gaming. It has very few shader processors, runs at a slow core speed, and has no VRAM of its own, so has to borrow System Memory (slow for graphics), so it is well below minimum for any recent game, let alone for one that hasn't even been released yet.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:21 pm

I built a new system back in April for my birthday. I specifically built it so I could MAX out my games (Skyrim and Battlefield 3.)

CPU: Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 GHz
RAM: 8GB G. Skill Ripjaws X series 1600MHz CL8
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
GPU: GTX 580 and GTX 285 Ded. PhysX
PSU: Corsair AX850 watt
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Fatality Edition PCI.
Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow
Monitor: Gateway FHD2401 24" 1920 x 1200

My real question is, will I be able to max Skyrim out with a single GTX 580? I was thinking that if it couldn't I would get a second one later this year when the prices drop. I like to max out absolutely everything and get a minimum framerate of 60. If I can handle it though, then I wouldn't mind saving the money.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:05 am

I built a new system back in April for my birthday. I specifically built it so I could MAX out my games (Skyrim and Battlefield 3.)

CPU: Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 GHz
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X series 1600MHz CL8
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
GPU: GTX 580 and GTX 285 Ded. PhysX
PSU: Corsair AX850 watt
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Fatality Edition PCI.
Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow
Monitor: Gateway FHD2401 24" 1920 x 1200

My real question is, will I be able to max Skyrim out with a single GTX 580? I was thinking that if it couldn't I would get a second one later this year when the prices drop. I like to max out absolutely everything and get a minimum framerate of 60. If I can handle it though, then I wouldn't mind saving the money.

Yes, a single GTX 580 will easily max the game.

I'm not sure whether I should stick with my HD 6670 or upgrade to either a 6770 or GTX 560 Ti. My tv doesn't have a HDMI port since it's pretty old, does anyone know if the 6770 or GTX 560 Ti have a VGA port.

Almost all of them have dedicated DVI ports now, but VGA is a rare port to find on most modern cards. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&IsNodeId=1&Description=DVI%20to%20VGA&bop=And&Order=PRICE&PageSize=20

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 3:49 pm

I built a new system back in April for my birthday. I specifically built it so I could MAX out my games (Skyrim and Battlefield 3.)

CPU: Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 GHz
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X series 1600MHz CL8
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
GPU: GTX 580 and GTX 285 Ded. PhysX
PSU: Corsair AX850 watt
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Fatality Edition PCI.
Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow
Monitor: Gateway FHD2401 24" 1920 x 1200

My real question is, will I be able to max Skyrim out with a single GTX 580? I was thinking that if it couldn't I would get a second one later this year when the prices drop. I like to max out absolutely everything and get a minimum framerate of 60. If I can handle it though, then I wouldn't mind saving the money.

I'm hoping that a single 570 will max Skyrim. I am almost certain that it will, considering it runs The Witcher 2 on ultra settings, with only ubersampling turned off. Does anyone disagree with me that a 570 will be sufficient to run Skyrim on max?

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:22 pm

I'm hoping that a single 570 will max Skyrim. I am almost certain that it will, considering it runs The Witcher 2 on ultra settings, with only ubersampling turned off. Does anyone disagree with me that a 570 will be sufficient to run Skyrim on max?

Of course it will! You'd be crazy to think otherwise! Excluding the 590, the 580 is the top nvidiA card, and the 570 is the second. Any of the high end nvidiA cards will tear through skyrim. I have a 570 too, so don't worry we are fine. Our cards cost more then a console, and are a lot more powerful. The only reason they wouldnt max skyrim is if you had a multi monitor setup with a crazy res. Or if skyrim is a terrible port.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:20 am

Can someone rate mine!

Processor
Intel i5-2400 (1155)
Mainboard
Biostar TB67B+ B3 (LGA 1155)
Graphics Card
Sapphire 1GB 5850 Xtreme DDR5 PCI-E
Memory
Kingston DDR3 PC10600/1333MHZ 4GB x 2
Display
COMPAQ FP5315 15"
Storage
SAMSUNG 1TB SATA2 3.5" HDD
Casing
NZXT GAMMA CASE
PSU
FSP 500W AURUM SERIES GOLD 80+
Audio
Integrated
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate

besides what thomas said, skyrim deserves a bigger display than 15"....just sayin... :tongue:

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:41 am

I'm hoping that a single 570 will max Skyrim. I am almost certain that it will, considering it runs The Witcher 2 on ultra settings, with only ubersampling turned off. Does anyone disagree with me that a 570 will be sufficient to run Skyrim on max?

I'm running a 570 as well, and I am 110% certain we'll be pushing well over 100fps on max settings with Skyrim. The Creation Engine is a reiteration of Gamebryo, and considering they're utilizing DX11 optimization (without the use of newer shader tech, etc. that eat more processing power from the GPU) a single GTX570 will breeze through Skyrim. You're .. ahem WE are .. definitely in the clear!

:) Hope that helps.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:13 am

I'm running a 570 as well, and I am 110% certain we'll be pushing well over 100fps on max settings with Skyrim. The Creation Engine is a reiteration of Gamebryo, and considering they're utilizing DX11 optimization (without the use of newer shader tech, etc. that eat more processing power from the GPU) a single GTX570 will breeze through Skyrim. You're .. ahem WE are .. definitely in the clear!

:) Hope that helps.

Great, thanks. Thanks also to Tylerryan.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:58 pm

Operating System
MS Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
Yorkfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (6-5-5-17)
Motherboard
Packard Bell BV MCP73PVT-PM (CPU 1)
Graphics
W1942 @ 1440x900
1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Undefined)

taken via Speccy, I -really- wanna get Skyrim on PC but as my PC can't even run WoW with everything set to ultra I may have to buy the 360 version until I get a new PC. My computer is brilliant with textures but when Polygons, Shadows and particles build up...I start to have problems. (Got a Frostmourne mod for TES4, so much mesh it made my game freeze when I equipped it.)

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:28 pm

Operating System
MS Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit SP2
CPU
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 @ 2.33GHz
Yorkfield 45nm Technology
RAM
4.0GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 400MHz (6-5-5-17)
Motherboard
Packard Bell BV MCP73PVT-PM (CPU 1)
Graphics
W1942 @ 1440x900
1024MB GeForce 9800 GT (Undefined)

taken via Speccy, I -really- wanna get Skyrim on PC but as my PC can't even run WoW with everything set to ultra I may have to buy the 360 version until I get a new PC. My computer is brilliant with textures but when Polygons, Shadows and particles build up...I start to have problems. (Got a Frostmourne mod for TES4, so much mesh it made my game freeze when I equipped it.)

probably about the best you could get with the rig is medium or so. the main 3 components, CPU, GPU and especially your RAM would all need serious upgrading to run on high/ultra which may also require further upgrades (MOBO and PSU). if you already plan on a new pc i'd just wait and get the new pc and start out with the 360 version until you have the new machine.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:11 am

FFFFFFFFFFFFF I may as well get a new comp =[

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:09 pm

I built a new system back in April for my birthday. I specifically built it so I could MAX out my games (Skyrim and Battlefield 3.)

CPU: Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 GHz
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X series 1600MHz CL8
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
GPU: GTX 580 and GTX 285 Ded. PhysX
PSU: Corsair AX850 watt
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Fatality Edition PCI.
Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow
Monitor: Gateway FHD2401 24" 1920 x 1200

My real question is, will I be able to max Skyrim out with a single GTX 580? I was thinking that if it couldn't I would get a second one later this year when the prices drop. I like to max out absolutely everything and get a minimum framerate of 60. If I can handle it though, then I wouldn't mind saving the money.

Saw interesting benchmark recently. NVIDIA card with a lower power NVIDIA dedicated physX is slower that just the higher end NVIDIA because the 580 physX will be better. Try checking your frame rates with just the 580.

For ATI cards it is better but apparently not NVIDIA.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:12 am

I built a new system back in April for my birthday. I specifically built it so I could MAX out my games (Skyrim and Battlefield 3.)

CPU: Core i7 2600k @ 4.4 GHz
RAM: G. Skill Ripjaws X series 1600MHz CL8
Mobo: Asus P8P67 Deluxe
GPU: GTX 580 and GTX 285 Ded. PhysX
PSU: Corsair AX850 watt
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Fatality Edition PCI.
Cooling: Thermalright Silver Arrow
Monitor: Gateway FHD2401 24" 1920 x 1200

My real question is, will I be able to max Skyrim out with a single GTX 580? I was thinking that if it couldn't I would get a second one later this year when the prices drop. I like to max out absolutely everything and get a minimum framerate of 60. If I can handle it though, then I wouldn't mind saving the money.

Saw interesting benchmark recently. NVIDIA card with a lower power NVIDIA dedicated physX is slower that just the higher end NVIDIA because the 580 physX will be better. Try checking your frame rates with just the 580.

For ATI cards it is better but apparently not NVIDIA.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:01 pm

Saw interesting benchmark recently. NVIDIA card with a lower power NVIDIA dedicated physX is slower that just the higher end NVIDIA because the 580 physX will be better. Try checking your frame rates with just the 580.

For ATI cards it is better but apparently not NVIDIA.

Where was this? I'd be interested to see where the crossover points were.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 5:05 am

I have no doubt that I'll be able to run it, but I'm not sure what settings it will run smooth at.

My system:

CPU; AMD Athlon 2 X4 620 (4CPU's) ~2.6GHz
GPU; ASUS nVidia Geforce 9800GT 1GB
RAM; 4GB ddr2
HDD; SAMSUNG HD103SJ 1TB
SOUND; On-Board
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64

As you can see it's getting a little old but I run crysis on max with decent frame-rate. Surely I can run Skyrim if I can run Crysis.?

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:28 pm

I have no doubt that I'll be able to run it, but I'm not sure what settings it will run smooth at.

My system:

CPU; AMD Athlon 2 X4 620 (4CPU's) ~2.6GHz
GPU; ASUS nVidia Geforce 9800GT 1GB
RAM; 4GB ddr2
HDD; SAMSUNG HD103SJ 1TB
SOUND; On-Board
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64

As you can see it's getting a little old but I run crysis on max with decent frame-rate. Surely I can run Skyrim if I can run Crysis.?

yes you should be fine. until we get new details on the engine though i wouldn't completely bank on ultra settings but definitely on high.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:26 pm

By now, a 9800 GT is a four year old video card design (upgraded, slightly, from the 8800 GT). It's still a "Medium" card compared to most of today's cards, because it was REALLY gang-busters fast four years ago. Skyrim isn't going to really stress it, I don't think, but I also doubt you can go all the way to Max with it.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:06 am

By now, a 9800 GT is a four year old video card design (upgraded, slightly, from the 8800 GT). It's still a "Medium" card compared to most of today's cards, because it was REALLY gang-busters fast four years ago. Skyrim isn't going to really stress it, I don't think, but I also doubt you can go all the way to Max with it.

So my G card is definatly fine, just my RAM and CPU? I have no idea how to upgrade either...

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 1:13 pm

I'm fairly confident I'll get a pretty good speed from it, I've not had to run a game on anything less than full yet, however I'm way out of touch on technology so if anyone can speculate reassuringly I'll be delighted.

MSI GX740 gaming laptop

Processor Intel Core i5 (430M) 2.26GHz
Memory (Maximum) 4096MB 1066MHz
Graphics Device ATI Radeon HD 5870 GDDR5 Total Memory 1024MB
Windows 7 64

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:51 am

This thread is not about how much money anyone wants to waste, or how that waste reflects upon the guilty party, it's about whether a given PC will perform at an acceptable level based on the best estimates of the requirements for Skyrim. Anyone posting obvious maxxed out configurations is posting SPAM, and will be reported as doing so, as I have done in this present case.

Now, can we get back to business here?

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:09 am

This thread is not about how much money anyone wants to waste, or how that waste reflects upon the guilty party, it's about whether a given PC will perform at an acceptable level based on the best estimates of the requirements for Skyrim. Anyone posting obvious maxxed out configurations is posting SPAM, and will be reported as doing so, as I have done in this present case.

Now, can we get back to business here?

This.

My system is fairly high end, I have no concern about processor, ram, psu or HDD, my video however is suspect

I'm currently running a pair of XFX ATI 5750s in CF

I would like to run skyrim at max on my 23" 1080P samsung, anyone have any thoughts on what video cards I should be updating to, if at all?

I'll spend around $500, and I'm okay with single card or CF/SLi configurations.

The theme for this system is sheer bang for the buck

for reference my specs are as follows:

i5 750 at 3.33Ghz
g.skill ripjaws, 8GB
1000W OCZ psu (gold standard)
ocz 100GB SSD (vertex 2, I believe)

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:42 am

My current PC will run ANYTHING on Maximum.. but it wasn't cheap at all.. want my Specs? :disguise:

iBUYPOWER Erebus Full Tower Custom Liquid Cooling Gaming Case - Black

iBUYPOWER Internal USB Expansion System + Bluetooth Module

Processor: Intel? Core? i7 990X Processor Extreme Edition (6x 3.46GHz/12MB L3 Cache)

iBUYPOWER PowerDrive Level 3 - Up to 30% Overclocking

Custom Liquid Cooling w/ Quad + 3 Dual Radiators

Low-Conductivity Coolant powered by Koolance Colorless

Tubing Wraps (Anti-Kink Coil) powered by Koolance - Black

Memory: 24 GB [4 GB X6] DDR3-1600 - Corsair Vengeance

Video Card: [Liquid Cooled] NVIDIA GeForce GTX 590 - 3GB - Single Card

Motherboard: [3-Way SLI] Gigabyte G1.Sniper w/ Killer Network Technology

Power Supply: 1000 Watt -- Corsair CMPSU-1000HX

Primary Hard Drive: 60 GB ADATA S511 SSD SATA-III 6Gb/s - Single Drive

Data Hard Drive: 300 GB WD Velociraptor HARD DRIVE -- 16M Cache, 10000 RPM, 3.0Gb/s - Dual 300GB Drives (600GB Capacity) - RAID 0 High Performance

Optical Drive: [12X Blu-Ray] Pioneer BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo Drive Black

2nd Optical Drive: 24X Dual Format/Double Layer DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [Lightscribe Technology] Black

Flash Media Reader / Writer: 12-In-1 External USB Flash Media Card Reader/Writer

Meter Display: NZXT Sentry 2 Touch Screen Fan Controller & Temperature Display

USB Expansion: NZXT Bunker 5.25" USB Locking Device (4 x Ports)

Sound Card: Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Champion Series

Network Card: Killer 2100 Gaming Network Card

Monitors: (2) 27" LCD 1920x1080 -- Sceptre X270W-1080P

Price: $6400

and as you can see.. There is plenty of room for expansion.. But I won't have to upgrade for about 2 yrs :thumbsup:

Hah it amazes me how much people will pay for something they have to replace every couple of years, now I understand PC's benefits but I'm not rich so I could rather have a $300 xbox and money for my savings or an almost $6,500 computer.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:21 am

This.

My system is fairly high end, I have no concern about processor, ram, psu or HDD, my video however is suspect

I'm currently running a pair of XFX ATI 5750s in CF

I would like to run skyrim at max on my 23" 1080P samsung, anyone have any thoughts on what video cards I should be updating to, if at all?

I'll spend around $500, and I'm okay with single card or CF/SLi configurations.

The theme for this system is sheer bang for the buck

for reference my specs are as follows:

i5 750 at 3.33Ghz
g.skill ripjaws, 8GB
1000W OCZ psu (gold standard)
ocz 100GB SSD (vertex 2, I believe)

i'd look at a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587 or wait for a 590.

your psu should drive either one just fine. i'd bet when the 590 is available it will be a tad higher than your budget though.

» Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:58 am

i'd look at a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130587 or wait for a 590.

your psu should drive either one just fine. i'd bet when the 590 is available it will be a tad higher than your budget though.

I'm not sold on nvidia right now, why go with a 580 when a 6970 costs 130 less and from what I can see is better in just about every way?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150531

Unless of course I'm missing something (which is totally possible because vga stats have always confused me slightly