[Charity Hughes]

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

I use the 6970, (actually that very one). And while it will max any game out there right now, it is only about equal in performance to the GTX 570. The GTX 580 is still more powerful. However I personally like AMD better for GPUs.

[jenny goodwin]

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

if price is going to decide then yes, the 6970 is also a good card and will last you for a couple years or more.

here's a source where you can compare some different benchmarks for each card: http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2011-gaming-graphics-charts/benchmarks,123.html

[GLOW...]

building a new comp, any idea on what will be the lowest video card able to max it out?

[Facebook me]

building a new comp, any idea on what will be the lowest video card able to max it out?

since official recommended specs haven't been released it's hard to tell right now. do you have a budget in mind and a general build already? if so, what are the specs of that?

[Louise Andrew]

4 GB RAM
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
Intel Pentium Dual-core 2GHz

My CPU is pretty slow nowadays...I can't replace because my comp is a laptop with an exclusive socket type! :brokencomputer:
I'm looking to get a new computer soon...I hope I can run Skyirm until then(on low settings at least)!

[sam smith]

building a new comp, any idea on what will be the lowest video card able to max it out?

Well, Hell, I mean, heck, I misread the doggone question. Instead of what I said before (and am editing off), this sounds like the way I shop. Scrimp on the case, on the speakers, on the size of the hard drive, but NEVER scrimp on the most important part in the machine, and now that I really slowed down a little, that's what you are doing. OK, without the official word, the best you can do is work with what will max out Fallout: NV.

4 GB RAM
1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 120M
Intel Pentium Dual-core 2GHz

My CPU is pretty slow nowadays...I can't replace because my comp is a laptop with an exclusive socket type! :brokencomputer:
I'm looking to get a new computer soon...I hope I can run Skyirm until then(on low settings at least)!

Really, that thing STARTED OUT slow. To get it to be really cheap, they made it really slow. They gutted out almost all of the cache. Then, they didn't enable easy overclocking. But the only advantahe that there is to removing all that cache is you can boost the core speed by a ton.

If you can run Fallout NV at all, just estimate about a 10% slower running game.

[Sophie Morrell]

This is entirely the WRONG way to shop. Scrimp on the case, on the speakers, on the size of the hard drive, but NEVER scrimp on the most important part in the machine! Start with AT LEAST a Mainline card, such as a Radeon 5770, and adjust everything else where you need to, NEVER, EVER do what you are proposing to do!

I am on the brink of purchasing a Radeon HD 6870... I was trying to see if it was above that threshold. I have no direct budget, i am doing work for my parents helping them do the things they have wanted to do around their houses as to not tap into my College funding.

[Christine]

I am on the brink of purchasing a Radeon HD 6870... I was trying to see if it was above that threshold. I have no direct budget, i am doing work for my parents helping them do the things they have wanted to do around their houses as to not tap into my College funding.

a 6870 should max it out just fine as long as there are no major bottlenecks in the system you are going to build. make sure to get a good psu, i'd try a i5 2500 and get some good 1600 RAM and you'll be set. a 'decent' motherboard is all you should need. you can go high end on that with lots of bells and whistles but for what you are asking a mainstream board should do just fine.

[Jamie Lee]

a 6870 should max it out just fine as long as there are no major bottlenecks in the system you are going to build. make sure to get a good psu, i'd try a i5 2500 and get some good 1600 RAM and you'll be set. a 'decent' motherboard is all you should need. you can go high end on that with lots of bells and whistles but for what you are asking a mainstream board should do just fine.

my motherboard is i7 1366... and i am shooting for 1600 RAM at like 12 gb

I am just left with actually getting the processor and the ram and the video card.

[Jamie Lee]

my motherboard is i7 1366... and i am shooting for 1600 RAM at like 12 gb

I am just left with actually getting the processor and the ram and the video card.

You cut in on the thread during the single minute between my reading your question way too fast, and only then later seeing what you really said, so I'd already edited it to make better sense long before you actually posted your followup.

[Strawberry]

You cut in on the thread during the single minute between my reading your question way too fast, and only then later seeing what you really said, so I'd already edited it to make better sense long before you actually posted your followup.

the line you quoted was the response to another post. if you look two post above it you will see my response to you. As i state in that post i was simply trying to see if people think the prospect i have is above the perceived max threshold. Sorry for all the miscommunications mate.

[Romy Welsch]

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.

When did they say Skyrim would have DX11?

[Campbell]

When did they say Skyrim would have DX11?

The Norwegian interview said it will use the "Free support from DX11" which is to say the performance upgrades, not the textures or anything. I believe it stated that they are using DX9

[Svenja Hedrich]

okay, so I'm currently operating on a Acer laptop (good stats, but video card family oppose to a graphics card, so it falls behind even old computers in that department) and I'm considering getting a new system for Skyrim as oppose to using my consoles, so I can use Mods and the fact I wont be hindered by the consoles limited power and go above and beyond them in terms of looks and at times performance. So will this set up run Skyrim, on optimal settings, without any problems (new system is purely for this purpose, and I see little point in buying a system that doesn't meet its needs).

Processor Intel? Core? i7-2600
- 3.4 GHz
- DMI: 5GT/s
- 8 MB L3 cache
Operating System Windows? 7 Home Premium
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 3GB GT 545
Hard drive 2TB
5400 rpm
SATA G3
Optical disk drive Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
BDROM: 4x / CD: 48x / DVD: 8x
CDR: 52x / CDRW: 12x / DVD+/-R: 8x / DVD+/-RW: 4x
Memory card reader 15-in-1 memory card reader
USB 2 x USB 3.0
8 x USB 2.0
Modem/Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
WiFi Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Video interface 1 x DVI
1 x VGA
1 x HDMI
3 x PCI-Express x1
1 x PCI-Express x16
Audio interface High Definition Audio 7.1
Windows 7 Home Premium 64

Thanks in advance. A friend told me this should run Skyrim every which way without any difficulty, but getting a second opinion from the community would be great.

[aisha jamil]

Will mine run it? It's a toshiba.

[Charlotte Buckley]

Simply listing the Brand name won't yield anything, its only one step up from stating that its a computer :confused: list the specs of your computer and people will be able to tell you. Personally I have no idea myself, hence why i posted, but you need all of the specs listed for people to help.

[Bek Rideout]

Will mine run it? It's a toshiba.

You have to list your specs, brand name doesnt matter, there are many types of Toshiba models out there.

[XPidgex Jefferson]

You have to list your specs, brand name doesnt matter, there are many types of Toshiba models out there.

It's intel core.

[Darlene Delk]

okay, so I'm currently operating on a Acer laptop (good stats, but video card family oppose to a graphics card, so it falls behind even old computers in that department) and I'm considering getting a new system for Skyrim as oppose to using my consoles, so I can use Mods and the fact I wont be hindered by the consoles limited power and go above and beyond them in terms of looks and at times performance. So will this set up run Skyrim, on optimal settings, without any problems (new system is purely for this purpose, and I see little point in buying a system that doesn't meet its needs).

Processor Intel? Core? i7-2600
- 3.4 GHz
- DMI: 5GT/s
- 8 MB L3 cache
Operating System Windows? 7 Home Premium
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 3GB GT 545
Hard drive 2TB
5400 rpm
SATA G3
Optical disk drive Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
BDROM: 4x / CD: 48x / DVD: 8x
CDR: 52x / CDRW: 12x / DVD+/-R: 8x / DVD+/-RW: 4x
Memory card reader 15-in-1 memory card reader
USB 2 x USB 3.0
8 x USB 2.0
Modem/Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
WiFi Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Video interface 1 x DVI
1 x VGA
1 x HDMI
3 x PCI-Express x1
1 x PCI-Express x16
Audio interface High Definition Audio 7.1
Windows 7 Home Premium 64

Thanks in advance. A friend told me this should run Skyrim every which way without any difficulty, but getting a second opinion from the community would be great.

No.

No... noo... nooooo.

The CPU is overkill and the GPU is weak.


First, let's change that 2600k to a i5 2500k... if you don't plan on overclocking the a i5 2500 or 2400 will be more than fine.

Second, let's up that video card to a GTX 560Ti or HD6950 1GB or better. Make sure the power supply can handle what you choose

Third, get a 7200rpm Hard Drive [...or even an additional small SSD. Unless you care about boot times, save the full SSD for games.] The faster the drive the more it will help in loading areas quickly.

Lastly, you don't need the 8GB, 4 will do [But DDR3 is so cheap, who cares?]

[sarah simon-rogaume]

okay, so I'm currently operating on a Acer laptop (good stats, but video card family oppose to a graphics card, so it falls behind even old computers in that department) and I'm considering getting a new system for Skyrim as oppose to using my consoles, so I can use Mods and the fact I wont be hindered by the consoles limited power and go above and beyond them in terms of looks and at times performance. So will this set up run Skyrim, on optimal settings, without any problems (new system is purely for this purpose, and I see little point in buying a system that doesn't meet its needs).

Processor Intel? Core? i7-2600
- 3.4 GHz
- DMI: 5GT/s
- 8 MB L3 cache
Operating System Windows? 7 Home Premium
RAM 8 GB
Graphics card NVIDIA GeForce 3GB GT 545
Hard drive 2TB
5400 rpm
SATA G3
Optical disk drive Blu-ray player & SuperMulti DVD burner
BDROM: 4x / CD: 48x / DVD: 8x
CDR: 52x / CDRW: 12x / DVD+/-R: 8x / DVD+/-RW: 4x
Memory card reader 15-in-1 memory card reader
USB 2 x USB 3.0
8 x USB 2.0
Modem/Ethernet Integrated 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
WiFi Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Video interface 1 x DVI
1 x VGA
1 x HDMI
3 x PCI-Express x1
1 x PCI-Express x16
Audio interface High Definition Audio 7.1
Windows 7 Home Premium 64

Thanks in advance. A friend told me this should run Skyrim every which way without any difficulty, but getting a second opinion from the community would be great.

Your Computer will run Skyrim in every way possible.

[Ruben Bernal]

check my previous post, thats the kind of list you'll need to post, my laptop is intel core and wont run oblivion...

[Sasha Brown]

It's intel core.

That doesnt mean anything. You should post your dxdiag here....in a spoiler box.

[Jay Baby]

No.

No... noo... nooooo.

this isnt actualy a custom build, its a off the self computer. as far as things like loading times etc. are concerned, all files that arnt game related are going to be stored on a 1TB external hard drive so not to muddy up the system (I am aware that 3TB of memory is overkill in the biggest sense imaginable, but i can get external hard drives for next to nothing, so this is a no brainer for me)

also, im looking to not have to upgrade this for any major reason any time soon, so anything that overkill is perfectly acceptable to me, its if anything is lacking enough to not run it at the best settings that concerns me. Also as far as power is concerned, as this is store bought, it will be set up on delivery, and i know electritions if the sockets were its going to be housed need rewiring so one has a seperate wiring to the rest, but this will be getting its own socket to run on, not an extension, and anything i can do to opptomise that socket (again, i know several computer/electritians, 2 of which live next door)

Thanks though

[Albert Wesker]

Here are 2 PCs, I would like to know how each will perform in skyrim @ 1440x900 resolution and at which settings :

PC No.1 :

CPU : Intel Core2Quad 8300 @ 2.5Ghz
MOTHERBOARD : Asus P5PKPL-SE
GPU : Nividia GTX460 768mb
RAM : Corsair PCS2 4GB DDR2 800mhz Ram
HDD : Seagate Barracuda 1TB
Power Supply : 750W ThunderStone

PC No.2 :

CPU : AMD Phenom X4 955 AM3 3.2GHZ Black Edition
MOTHERBOARD : Asrock M3A770DE
GPU : XFX ATI Radeon 1024MB HD6850
RAM : Corsair 4GB Vengeance DDR3 1600mhz
HDD : Samsung 1.5TB Spinpoint SATA300 32MB
Power Supply : Xilence 800W Gaming SLi Rev3

[James Potter]

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:

And you will still get about 10 fps in EverQuest 2 with Maximum graphics settings in a raid.
>.>

That out of the way, I'm running AMD Athlon IIx2 250@3.0Ghz, 4 gigs DDR2, NVidia GeForce 250 GTS Windows 7 64 bit.

Cyberpower, was bought about a year ago. I don't forsee having the money to upgrade it majorly, and I'll likely have to turn some of the graphics down(first person to make a low poly grass mod gets cookies) but I shouldn't have too many issues.

Any suggestions on what to upgrade first?