[Alexandra walker]

I doubt that video card will run Skyrim decently. I've never heard of it, but a quick search turned up very little about it. At best I would guess you might play it on low settings and get 15fps at max.
Just guesing here though.

According to Notebook Check, it's just the Mobility HD 4350 from year before last with a different name, so low quality settings, low screen resolution, and still not smooth animation.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/ATI-Mobility-Radeon-HD-530v.30290.0.html

[Robert DeLarosa]

I am disappoint, hardware is better to talk about than lack of beast legs

[Cat]

Have the system reqs been released with the steam preorder announcment?

[Cat]

Have the system reqs been released with the steam preorder announcment?

Nothing official has been released yet. But don't expect it to be much different from oblivion, it still has to run on the same xbox hardware.

[gandalf]

Nothing official has been released yet. But don't expect it to be much different from oblivion, it still has to run on the same xbox hardware.

Maybe a bit more, as it pushes the hardware more than Oblivion, but nothing from other world.

[renee Duhamel]

Nice people! A quick question, a have a little oldie PC, still, I'm able to max Fallout New Vegas (wich i guess it pushes hardware a little more than Oblivion, wich I can max too)

I'm sure the new engine + bigger textures from skyrim will put an extra strain on the machine, so please share your thoughts:

AMD Athlon 64 X2
2Gb RAM DDR2
Geforce GT9500 1gb
(running on XP)

I'm saving for a new pc, but still, I ask you, oh wise people :bowdown: :

1) Do you think Skyrim will run on mid/high setting on this specs?

2) If I get a new video card (GTX 460) would I be able to max it? Won't the CPU & RAM get short? (I'm not sure if i should get the new CPU+RAM or the GPU first)

Thanks

Edit: By the way, I play them at 1024 x 768 on a 17" monitor, I want to buy a nice and shinny 23" one, but I know I'll have to get the new hardware before if I want to run anything at 1600 x 900

[JLG]

Nice people! A quick question, a have a little oldie PC, still, I'm able to max Fallout New Vegas, I'm sure the nre engine + bigger textures from skyrim will put an extra strain on the machine, so please give your thoughts:

AMD Athlon 64 X2
2Gb RAM DDR2
Geforce GT9500 1gb
(running on XP)

I'm saving for a new pc, but still, I ask you, oh wise people, 2 questions:

1) Do you think Skyrim will run on mid/high setting on this specs?

2) If I get a new video card (GTX 460) would I be able to max it? Won't the CPU & RAM get short? (I'm not sure if i should get the new CPU+RAM or the GPU first)

Thanks

I dunno dude, that's the sort of hardware I ran morrowind on. If I were you I would wait for official requirements.

these were the requirements for OB:
Processor: 2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent
Memory: 512 MB
Graphics: 128 MB Direct3D compatible video card and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver
DirectX?: DirectX 9.0c
Hard Drive: 4.6 GB

So maybe, you might be able to pull it off, might have to drop the resolution to do it.

[SiLa]

Ok i asked before with no answer so heres another shot.
I am on my college laptop and i know i won't be able to run on max but im hoping min so i won't have to buy a Xbox copy for college and PC copy for when I'm home and have a decent computer to run it on.

2.2 Ghz AMD Turion™ II Dual-Core Mobile M500 CPU
3.7 GB RAM
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

please and thank you

if you need more specs let me know or send me a message.

[Susan Elizabeth]

won't cut it..

[..xX Vin Xx..]

Ok i asked before with no answer so heres another shot.
I am on my college laptop and i know i won't be able to run on max but im hoping min so i won't have to buy a Xbox copy for college and PC copy for when I'm home and have a decent computer to run it on.

2.2 Ghz AMD Turion™ II Dual-Core Mobile M500 CPU
3.7 GB RAM
AMD M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200

please and thank you

if you need more specs let me know or send me a message.

I highly doubt this can run Skyrim, even at very low settings.

BTW, an universal way to see if your PC is ready for Skyrim is answering the omnipresent question: "Can it run Crysis? (1)". If your PC can move it at highest settings, then it can move Skyrim without problems

[Chloé]

thanks and i figured as much but was hoping for some good news

[Sabrina garzotto]

I think that might actually be able to do it, the minimum specs for Oblivion were within that range, and as I've pointed out before, the specs probably aren't going to be drastically different for skyrim, simply because just like Oblivion, Skyrim is a port from the xbox 360.

Hold off until Beth releases the official requirements and you might get the news you wanted!

[michael danso]

I suppose the system requirements will be similar to FO 3/NV. But we've been told Skyrims textures are better on the PC, so I'm speculating that the recommended videocard requirements will be higher.

Fallout recommended specs are:
- CPU: Core2 duo
- RAM: 2 GB RAM
- GPU: Radeon HD3800 / Geforce 8800 with 512 MB

So, for Skyrim maybe a HD5750 / GTS450 with 1 GB of videomem?

[Robyn Lena]

If I remember right what they said was PC users will have the option to use higher resolution textures. Similar to Oblivion, so the low end settings shouldn't vary significantly.

[Lillian Cawfield]

I'm gonna probably buy a custom computer:
Processor: Intel Core i5 3,30 Ghz 6M
Graphics card: Asus GTX560 DCII OC PCIE 1GB GDDR5

[R.I.P]

Nice people! A quick question, a have a little oldie PC, still, I'm able to max Fallout New Vegas (wich i guess it pushes hardware a little more than Oblivion, wich I can max too)

I'm sure the new engine + bigger textures from skyrim will put an extra strain on the machine, so please share your thoughts:

AMD Athlon 64 X2
2Gb RAM DDR2
Geforce GT9500 1gb
(running on XP)

I'm saving for a new pc, but still, I ask you, oh wise people :bowdown: :

1) Do you think Skyrim will run on mid/high setting on this specs?

2) If I get a new video card (GTX 460) would I be able to max it? Won't the CPU & RAM get short? (I'm not sure if i should get the new CPU+RAM or the GPU first)

Thanks

Edit: By the way, I play them at 1024 x 768 on a 17" monitor, I want to buy a nice and shinny 23" one, but I know I'll have to get the new hardware before if I want to run anything at 1600 x 900

You need both, maybe Llano/Bulldozer is an answer. Get an A8-3850 and you'll have a good integrated graphic solution until you can get a proper GPU and a CPU boost too. The downside of this solution is, with the Llano, it isn't a powerhouse CPU so it won't have the same longevity of the top of the line stuff and it is uncertain how long AMD will employ the socket.

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Video-Perspective-AMD-series-APU-Overclocking-and-Gaming-Performance

[Kari Depp]

You need both, maybe Llano/Bulldozer is an answer. Get an A8-3850 and you'll have a good integrated graphic solution until you can get a proper GPU and a CPU boost too. The downside of this solution is, with the Llano, it isn't a powerhouse CPU so it won't have the same longevity of the top of the line stuff and it is uncertain how long AMD will employ the socket.

http://www.pcper.com/news/Graphics-Cards/Video-Perspective-AMD-series-APU-Overclocking-and-Gaming-Performance

Actually, the APU that will match to Bulldozer's cores will be something beyond what "Llano" offers, which is a modified Mobility HD 6530 or some such, that is anologous to an HD 6450, and therefore, a budget level or lesser class chip. I don't know the code name for the next step up, but the article I read about it (possibly at Anand Tech) indicated that the desktop APUs would have one or the other of two graphics subsystems, either an HD 6570, or an HD 6670, both based on mobility versions, and modified somewhat. The better of those two ought to work adequately well, while the more ordinary option would just be rather "ordinary".

[Ernesto Salinas]

Actually, the APU that will match to Bulldozer's cores will be something beyond what "Llano" offers, which is a modified Mobility HD 6530 or some such, that is anologous to an HD 6450, and therefore, a budget level or lesser class chip. I don't know the code name for the next step up, but the article I read about it (possibly at Anand Tech) indicated that the desktop APUs would have one or the other of two graphics subsystems, either an HD 6570, or an HD 6670, both based on mobility versions, and modified somewhat. The better of those two ought to work adequately well, while the more ordinary option would just be rather "ordinary".

I know, I did include both for budgetary reasons [he did mention getting "only" a GTX460 which is cheap] and because there's no good benchies for BD. Top line BD will run ~$300 and then there is the Mobo & RAM too, don't have the chart to cheat off of for which will have the better IGP besides the top one... or the price. Definitely would like the 6670 onboard if he could swing it.

[Janine Rose]

Core 2 Duo E8200 @ 2.6GHz (damn motherboard won't overclock either)
Radeon HD 5670
4GB of RAM
1660x1050

Think it'll run on medium/high (probably high, as do all console ports), the CPU might be a bit less, but the GPU is like 5 times faster than the 360's (yes, a good GPU can boost your framerates even though the CPU is crap).

It's weird how it's available for pre-order but no system requirements have been released yet. Forgot something, Bethesda?

[Elle H]

Core 2 Duo E8200 @ 2.6GHz (damn motherboard won't overclock either)
Radeon HD 5670
4GB of RAM
1660x1050

Think it'll run on medium/high (probably high, as do all console ports), the CPU might be a bit less, but the GPU is like 5 times faster than the 360's (yes, a good GPU can boost your framerates even though the CPU is crap).

It's weird how it's available for pre-order but no system requirements have been released yet. Forgot something, Bethesda?

Ya, I would have thought they would release the system requirements by now..but who knows. Also your prediction about what settings you'll play on is exactly what I would have said, I have the 5670 in my desktop.

[Rik Douglas]

I know, I did include both for budgetary reasons [he did mention getting "only" a GTX460 which is cheap] and because there's no good benchies for BD. Top line BD will run ~$300 and then there is the Mobo & RAM too, don't have the chart to cheat off of for which will have the better IGP besides the top one... or the price. Definitely would like the 6670 onboard if he could swing it.

I might have mentioned that all three of the APU series, Brazos for Netbooks and NetTops, Llano for mini Notebooks, and (I don't know what they'll call 'em) for desktops and full-scale laptops, all feature twin graphics branches. I haven't been following Brazos closely, but it seems to have really caught on in a big way with the NetBook manufacturers, at least.

Llano will have its own "ordinary" graphics chip option compared to the more powerful one.

It won't be necessary to go for the fastest, most expensive of the APUs with the Bulldozer cores, to get the better of the two graphics options, and AFAIK, there will be Bulldozers that are not configured as APUs.

[Miguel]

Radeon 4850 1GB
Phenom x4 9550 Black Edition @2.6GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
1360x768

I think I'll do pretty good with Skyrim. I want to get another 4GB of RAM before it's released and a new video card somewhere along the line, probably after the insane graphics mods start rolling out.

[Dan Scott]

Radeon 4850 1GB
Phenom x4 9550 Black Edition @2.6GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
1360x768

I think I'll do pretty good with Skyrim. I want to get another 4GB of RAM before it's released and a new video card somewhere along the line, probably after the insane graphics mods start rolling out.

Ya your probably looking at high settings and upgrading to 8GB of ram won't help gaming performance, so I'd recommend the GPU upgrade before the ram upgrade. Even with the 4850 you might be close to playing on maxed settings at that resolution.

[Austin England]

Radeon 4850 1GB
Phenom x4 9550 Black Edition @2.6GHz
4GB DDR2 RAM
1360x768

I think I'll do pretty good with Skyrim. I want to get another 4GB of RAM before it's released and a new video card somewhere along the line, probably after the insane graphics mods start rolling out.

There is no point in more RAM... none.

[matt white]

AMD Phenom II X6 Hexa-Core Processor
Dual Radeon HD6870 Cards In CrossFireX
16GB DDR3 Ram
1920x1080

I don't know much about computer parts but this is what I was looking at upgrading to. Would I be able to run Skyrim on that resolution with everything maxed? Also would Battlefield 3 work with this set up?