[Karine laverre]

CPU: i3 M330 @ 2.13Ghz
RAM: 6GB
OS: Win 7 64 bit
GPU: ATI HD 5650 1GB Dedicated

I can play oblivion on highest settings, runs like a knife through butter!

Do you think I might be able to get some of the high settings working on Skyrim?

Your probably looking at solid mid settings with that setup, but if you play on a low resolution you might be able to get a mixture of medium/high settings.

[Vincent Joe]

Ok, what would I have to do to an Essentio CM1630-05 to get Skyrim to run at medium settings with maybe a few mods

AMD Athlon II X2 220
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
4GB DDR3 RAM
750GB 7,200RPM Hard Drive
DVD±RW Drive
16-in-1 Memory Card Reader
ATI Radeon 3000

Thanks

[Elizabeth Falvey]

For a laptop with those specifications, forget about it (I've never heard of an "Essentio"). For a normal desktop in a tower, purchase a proper Mainline video graphics card, such as an HD 6670. For a "Slimline" style desktop, purchase both a proper computer case and a Mainline graphics card.

[xemmybx]

For a laptop with those specifications, forget about it (I've never heard of an "Essentio"). For a normal desktop in a tower, purchase a proper Mainline video graphics card, such as an HD 6670. For a "Slimline" style desktop, purchase both a proper computer case and a Mainline graphics card.

It's a pretty large tower case 7" x 16" x 16", thanks for the info. And one more question, the power supply is only 300 watts, would I have to upgrade that aswell?

[Tasha Clifford]

For Medium Quality, Medium resolution, last year's HD 5670 will run on a standard brand-type PC's 300 watt, but with an odd one such as yours, you should be more cautious. Write down what the label on the (inside) data block shows, and report that to us here. Brand names for PSUs are all-important, far more than "watt-ratings". If you can't find an HD 5670 in your market (and I never suggest shopping in a brick & mortar storefront for graphics cards), the current HD 6570 is pretty close, but the HD 5670 is better.

I don't know about this year's HD 6670, but I suspect it may have a higher requirement than the year older middle of Mainline Radeon had.

[Jack Moves]

P. S. I just measured a Cooler Master "Elite", which I consider to be relatively compact for a mid-tower. It's 8" wide, 19" deep, and 16 1/2" tall.

Two other mid-towers in this room are a more ordinary (IMO) height of 18" tall, still about 19" deep and about 8" wide.

[Chloé]

For Medium Quality, Medium resolution, last year's HD 5670 will run on a standard brand-type PC's 300 watt, but with an odd one such as yours, you should be more cautious. Write down what the label on the (inside) data block shows, and report that to us here. Brand names for PSUs are all-important, far more than "watt-ratings". If you can't find an HD 5670 in your market (and I never suggest shopping in a brick & mortar storefront for graphics cards), the current HD 6570 is pretty close, but the HD 5670 is better.

I don't know about this year's HD 6670, but I suspect it may have a higher requirement than the year older middle of Mainline Radeon had.

Thanks for your replies, "Essentio" isn't my computer yet, my father offered to give it to me when he found out that I was thinking about doing a DIY computer. He thought he would save me some money.

But anyhow I might just stick with doing a DIY from scratch, The micro center by my house is giving away a free motherboard with any purchase of a Phenom II processer, I was thinking about either the 840 for $98 or 965 for $129.

I also noticed HD 6670 your talking about is on BTS sale for $99, not sure if that's good price? but they're only showing 1 left in stock. So I might just buy it tonight online and pick it up tomorrow. I'm on a tight budget as I am saving for my wedding next spring, so I don't have to have the top of the line components..... I just don't want to go through another oblivion experience on my 360.

Thanks for all your help.

[suzan]

I didn't buy my PC for this game, I've had it quite a while. I'm pretty sure I'll be able to play Skyrim on 1600x900 screen resolution, not the lowest, as I play other games on that setting. As for max settings, I don't know, maybe medium - high. Just one question though, is my PC set up better than a 360?

Love this [censored] bag. Comes into a forum and asks for an honest opinion about his machine. When people tell him his machine won't cut it he flat out denies it.

People are absolutely amazing sometimes.

[Maria Garcia]

Ok, i have a decent computer, but i've been out of the gaming community for a solid 5 years and never really did too much pc gaming. My current nsetup is:

Intel core i7 920 @ 2.67 Ghz
9 Gb RAM
NVidia GTX260 (Only one)
2 500 GB HDD (raid 0 so a total of 1 TB) 7,200 RPM
Microsoft Home Premium 64 Bit

If anyone could tell me about what i could run the game on, or how it would compare to the PS3 (which is what my friends are getting it on) i would greatly appreciate it.

[Samantha Pattison]

Ok, i have a decent computer, but i've been out of the gaming community for a solid 5 years and never really did too much pc gaming. My current nsetup is:

Intel core i7 920 @ 2.67 Ghz
9 Gb RAM
NVidia GTX260 (Only one)
2 500 GB HDD (raid 0 so a total of 1 TB) 7,200 RPM
Microsoft Home Premium 64 Bit

If anyone could tell me about what i could run the game on, or how it would compare to the PS3 (which is what my friends are getting it on) i would greatly appreciate it.

Impossible to say what sort of setting you'll be able to run it on because no one knows. But you should be able to run it just fine.

[sarah]

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-featuring-intel-core-i7-2600-processor-hpe-550f-english-refurbished-hpe-550f/10174566.aspx?path=49bb2ddb8a543964bf658fb62c1e2677en02

[sunny lovett]

Love this [censored] bag. Comes into a forum and asks for an honest opinion about his machine. When people tell him his machine won't cut it he flat out denies it.

People are absolutely amazing sometimes.

There are all kinds of influences, not the least being a tendency to develop an odd relationship of personal dependency, which results in a defensive attitude about negative truths that are revealed. I've already commented on the site today about the wide disparity among people when it comes to making judgments about the relative image quality views that various video cards represent. Some people simply have very limited expectations, others are following that defensive dependency causal loop, and denying the truth of the matter. It's not always under the conscious control of the contrary arguments' originators.

[Tracey Duncan]

Just wanted to know if an ATI radeon 5850 will be able to max my settings for Skyrim, all the other specs are good, so I have been told.

[Dark Mogul]

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/hewlett-packard-hp-pavilion-elite-desktop-featuring-intel-core-i7-2600-processor-hpe-550f-english-refurbished-hpe-550f/10174566.aspx?path=49bb2ddb8a543964bf658fb62c1e2677en02

It isn't bragging about any real video graphics card from AMD or nVIDIA anywhere clearly indicated (if it did, the adv should say so right away, easy to spot). I should go back to skipping linked references, if the asker is too hurried to copy and paste the pertinent component list.

[MISS KEEP UR]

In the details it says it has an hd 6770 w 1 gb deddicated

Edit to gorath( forgot to quote)

[Kate Schofield]

It cannot. It has no video graphics card from AMD or nVIDIA (if it did, the adv would say so).

I'm new to PC gaming but it says it has a AMD Radeon HD 6770
Is that what you were talking about?

[Sweets Sweets]

The single most important part of any PC being considered for use with games, and neither the manufacturer nor the question posing member thinks it's worth a mention on the top level?

[Roberto Gaeta]

Hi!

I've recently decided on getting a new gfx card (a whole new rig actually), and I'm debating between the Gtx 580, Gtx 580 3GB and the Gtx 590.

It's currently leaning towards a Gtx 580 of either size, since I've heard dual-gpu cards are more likely to have driver issues etc...

My question is then: Will there be a considerable difference between 1.5 and 3 GB of VRAM for Skyrim?
and: Will Skyrim have enough dual-gpu support to make a Gtx 590 "worth it" (doubt it's ever worth it, but you know what I mean).

Cheers,

[Jack Moves]

I am upgrading to a Xenon graphics chip i use an I3 2009 Home premium processor. Can i run this on max?

[Syaza Ramali]

Hi!

I've recently decided on getting a new gfx card (a whole new rig actually), and I'm debating between the Gtx 580, Gtx 580 3GB and the Gtx 590.

It's currently leaning towards a Gtx 580 of either size, since I've heard dual-gpu cards are more likely to have driver issues etc...

My question is then: Will there be a considerable difference between 1.5 and 3 GB of VRAM for Skyrim?
and: Will Skyrim have enough dual-gpu support to make a Gtx 590 "worth it" (doubt it's ever worth it, but you know what I mean).

Cheers,

If you're aiming for a "top of the level" rig (which it seems you are), and you're not willing to wait for the GTX 6xx cards, I suggest you get two GTX 580 3 GB and put them in SLI mode. You'll have even more power with them than with a single GTX 590 (especially with fabric overclocked GTX 580....the difference in the GPU core frequency can reach up to 300 mhz PER CARD, compared with the GTX 590). Plus, you'll have double the vRAM that way.

In any case, anything you choose will be clearly overpowered for Skyrim.

[Matt Bigelow]

I am upgrading to a Xenon graphics chip i use an I3 2009 Home premium processor. Can i run this on max?

When you mean "Xenon" you refer to http://www.xenon.com.au/products/category/?c=7?

If yes, DON'T BUY THEM unless you're a professional user (which I doubt you are) who aims to use CAD, Photoshop and other professional software extensively. Those cards are hugely expensive, and are not suited up for gaming.

Also, "I3 2009 Home premium processor" makes no sense. Please, spend some time familiarizing with basic computer components, brands, etc...before even trying making a decision about what to buy or not. It could be disastrous if you don't do it. Computers, unlike consoles, are complex machines which cannot be mastered with only a few minutes of reading manuals.

[Francesca]

If you're aiming for a "top of the level" rig (which it seems you are), and you're not willing to wait for the GTX 6xx cards, I suggest you get two GTX 580 3 GB and put them in SLI mode. You'll have even more power with them than with a single GTX 590 (especially with fabric overclocked GTX 580....the difference in the GPU core frequency can reach up to 300 mhz PER CARD, compared with the GTX 590). Plus, you'll have double the vRAM that way.

In any case, anything you choose will be clearly overpowered for Skyrim.

Thanks for the quick answer!

I was hoping to avoid the hassle with SLI mode (eg. getting a fat power supply, some games not supporting more than one card, cooling issues etc etc), so it's really just a matter of those three cards.
The annoying thing is that I prefer the Asus cards, but they have yet to announce a 3GB version of the 580...

Also, I am not aiming for a "top of the level" rig unless I have to. Skyrim is my main concern. I want to max it out on a 1920x1080 screen and a have a good framerate without stutters. If a 1.5 GB Gtx580 will suffice for that, it'll probably be the way to go, if it cannot be fully guaranteed to do so, I'll likely go for a 590 (which in sweden isn't that overpriced in comparison (4000 sek vs 5700 sek).

I'll just assume Skyrim will have multi-gpu support.

[Sarah Knight]

Thanks for the quick answer!

I was hoping to avoid the hassle with SLI mode (eg. getting a fat power supply, some games not supporting more than one card, cooling issues etc etc), so it's really just a matter of those three cards.
The annoying thing is that I prefer the Asus cards, but they have yet to announce a 3GB version of the 580...

Also, I am not aiming for a "top of the level" rig unless I have to. Skyrim is my main concern. I want to max it out on a 1920x1080 screen and a have a good framerate without stutters. If a 1.5 GB Gtx580 will suffice for that, it'll probably be the way to go, if it cannot be fully guaranteed to do so, I'll likely go for a 590 (which in sweden isn't that overpriced in comparison (4000 sek vs 5700 sek).

I'll just assume Skyrim will have multi-gpu support.

You'd need a fat power supply for a GTX 590, too... Some games not supporting SLI is a thing of the past, as SLI has an "Universal mode" now, along with (optional) optimized profiles for each individual game which are continuously updated. And you wouldn't have no more cooling issues with an GTX 590 than with 2 GTX 580....if you do it well, both will work, and if don't....both will be reduced to ash

And yes, a single GTX 580 will be more than enough. MUCH more than enough in fact.

[Gavin boyce]

You'd need a fat power supply for a GTX 590, too... Some games not supporting SLI is a thing of the past, as SLI has an "Universal mode" now, along with (optional) optimized profiles for each individual game which are continuously updated. And you wouldn't have no more cooling issues with an GTX 590 than with 2 GTX 580....if you do it well, both will work, and if don't....both will be reduced to ash

And yes, a single GTX 580 will be more than enough. MUCH more than enough in fact.

A 460 will be more than enough for Skyrim. I have a 570 and that's overkill

[gemma]

You'd need a fat power supply for a GTX 590, too... Some games not supporting SLI is a thing of the past, as SLI has an "Universal mode" now, along with (optional) optimized profiles for each individual game which are continuously updated. And you wouldn't have no more cooling issues with an GTX 590 than with 2 GTX 580....if you do it well, both will work, and if don't....both will be reduced to ash

And yes, a single GTX 580 will be more than enough. MUCH more than enough in fact.

Ok, cheers! Will settle for the Asus Gtx 580 then! (turned out to be a much cheaper PC than I thought, haha, intended to spend about 15k sek when I started looking up components, now it'll land closer to 10k).