Unofficial "Will my PC run Skyrim" thread #11 : V - Skyrim

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:46 am

Heh, you better sit down. I've been waiting for Sandy Bridge-E, Radeon HD 7000, Nvidia Kepler and the Bulldozer since the beginning of this year, and technically they all should have been released by September. But all of them have been delayed, either to Nov or 1Q 2012.

I grew so tired of seeing continuous news about delays that I bought a GTX 560 Ti as a temporary solution for Skyrim.

Hmm... well, in that case, I might just get 2 GTX 460s and put them in SLI, I've been looking at performance comparisons and two 460s pretty much match a single GTX 580 and are still cheaper. But i'm not sure if i would need more power than 600watts.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:07 am

Hmm... well, in that case, I might just get 2 GTX 460s and put them in SLI, I've been looking at performance comparisons and two 460s pretty much match a single GTX 580 and are still cheaper. But i'm not sure if i would need more power than 600watts.

And if you're willing to spend the money on two 460....wouldn't it be better to buy a single GTX 580 (what's the price difference between them, anyway? I bet not much), thus leaving room for a 2nd one in SLI in the future when prices drop? To be honest, by putting two 460 in SLI in order to match a single GTX 580, you only limit the "future-proof-ess" of your system....

IMO, of course

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:23 pm

how about these specs? Can i run Skyrim on normal - high?

------------------
System Information
------------------

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110622-1503)
BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/18/09 15:13:57 Ver: 10.10
Processor: AMD Athlon? II X2 250 Processor (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3328MB RAM
Page File: 1573MB used, 5078MB available
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

---------------
Display Devices
---------------
Card name: ATI Radeon HD 4770
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x94B3)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_94B3&SUBSYS_031C1043&REV_00
Display Memory: 1913 MB
Dedicated Memory: 505 MB
Shared Memory: 1407 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:17 am

how about these specs? Can i run Skyrim on normal - high?

Heh, with the 4770 you'll be lucky if you can run the game on Low-Normal...

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:58 pm

And if you're willing to spend the money on two 460....wouldn't it be better to buy a single GTX 580 (what's the price difference between them, anyway? I bet not much), thus leaving room for a 2nd one in SLI in the future when prices drop? To be honest, by putting two 460 in SLI in order to match a single GTX 580, you only limit the "future-proof-ess" of your system....

IMO, of course

Well, according to the quote i'm getting, two 460s would be about $200 less than a single 580, and only slightly cheaper than a 570, while the performance comparisons between the 460s against the 570 and the 580 shows that the 460s are better in most regards. Also, i am resigned to the fact that i'm going to replace the two of them within a couple of years anyway. I really appreciate any advice though.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:34 am

Well, according to the quote i'm getting, two 460s would be about $200 less than a single 580, and only slightly cheaper than a 570, while the performance comparisons between the 460s against the 570 and the 580 shows that the 460s are better in most regards. Also, i am resigned to the fact that i'm going to replace the two of them within a couple of years anyway. I really appreciate any advice though.

What about a middleground? One GTX 570 now, a 2nd one in the future in SLI. Have you considered it?

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 9:09 am

Hi my specs are:

gtx 260 896mb
4 gigs ram
windows vista 32bit
Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz LGA775 FSB1333 6Mb

I play at 1650x1080 res

also I have a sony vaio laptop that I like to know if it would be capable of running it

Intel Core i3 370M / 2.4 GHz Dual-Core,Mobile Intel HM55 Express
4 GB ram
512mb ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470

What do ye think?

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:20 am

What about a middleground? One GTX 570 now, a 2nd one in the future in SLI. Have you considered it?

I have... but http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/306?vs=314 looks so good... and in a few years when i replace them, there will be a new generation of cards probably... you have a good point though. Decisions, decisions.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:05 am

Hi my specs are:

gtx 260 896mb
4 gigs ram
windows vista 32bit
Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.50GHz LGA775 FSB1333 6Mb

I play at 1650x1080 res

also I have a sony vaio laptop that I like to know if it would be capable of running it

Intel Core i3 370M / 2.4 GHz Dual-Core,Mobile Intel HM55 Express
4 GB ram
512mb ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470

What do ye think?

The desktop...Medium-Max without problems. The laptop...at very, VERY low, and still being generous.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:49 pm

Hey folks,
my specs are:

Intel Core i7 2600K @ 4,5 Ghz ( 4 Cores / 8 Threads )
Asus P8P67 Pro rev B3
8GB DDR3 g.Skill @ 1600Mhz
nVidia GTX460 OC 1GB VRAM (overclocked....same specs as GTX 560)

what do you think? ^^

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:04 pm

I have... but http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/306?vs=314 looks so good... and in a few years when i replace them, there will be a new generation of cards probably... you have a good point though. Decisions, decisions.

They're always a pain in the ass :lol:

Your choice. Either buy now the 4xx and change them later for the 7xx (most probably when you feel like changing them those would be the current generation), or buy a 5xx, then expand it by putting a second one. Either choice is respectable...

Hey folks,
my specs are:

Intel Core i7 2600K @ 4,5 Ghz ( 4 Cores / 8 Threads )
Asus P8P67 Pro rev B3
8GB DDR3 g.Skill @ 1600Mhz
nVidia GTX460 OC 1GB VRAM (overclocked....same specs as GTX 560)

what do you think? ^^

Max. And you know it ??

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:04 pm

They're always a pain in the ass :lol:

Your choice. Either buy now the 4xx and change them later for the 7xx (most probably when you feel like changing them those would be the current generation), or buy a 5xx, then expand it by putting a second one. Either choice is respectable...

Max. And you know it ??

This is not self-evident.
I can e.g. The Witcher 2 do not play smoothly on max settings (supersampling off)

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:17 pm

This is not self-evident.
I can e.g. The Witcher 2 do not play smoothly on max settings (supersampling off)

Skyrim is not The Witcher 2. For instance, there's the "small" difference than TW2 is PC-exclusive, where Skyrim isn't.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:49 pm

CPU: Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz, 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
Memory: 8 gigs
GPU: Radeon HD 6870 @ 1920x1080
PSU: 700 watts
HD: 1TB SATA-II, no rpm speed listed

Thank you for any and all help, please tell me what settings I will be able to run it on.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 6:09 am

CPU: Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz, 4 x 512KB L2 Cache 6MB L3 Cache
Memory: 8 gigs
GPU: Radeon HD 6870 @ 1920x1080
PSU: 700 watts
HD: 1TB SATA-II, no rpm speed listed

Thank you for any and all help, please tell me what settings I will be able to run it on.

High and most probably maximum!

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:11 am

Operating System - Windows Vista Ultimate
BIOS - Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A04
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPU's), ~2.0 GHz
Memory - 3582MB ROM
Direct X Version - DirectX 10
NVIDIA - NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Monitor - 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (63Hz)

I doubt this will run it :L Any constructive critisism is welcome I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what needs upgrading the most and where i can get it for a good price.. I dont have a budget to max out skyrim just enough to be smooth and goodlooking Please reply...

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 7:23 am

Many people are just making suggestions of very powerful cards and not asking to see if their PC's are even capable of handling the card...That's not helping anyone.

If you have an intel i7, a 1 gig video card, and 4 gigs ram, you'll be able to run Skyrim just fine.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 10:51 am

The desktop...Medium-Max without problems. The laptop...at very, VERY low, and still being generous.

The laptop could run it on Medium I'd guess.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:29 am

Hey folks,
my specs are:

Intel Core i7 2600K @ 4,5 Ghz ( 4 Cores / 8 Threads )
Asus P8P67 Pro rev B3
8GB DDR3 g.Skill @ 1600Mhz
nVidia GTX460 OC 1GB VRAM (overclocked....same specs as GTX 560)

what do you think? ^^

FATALITY... this should annihilate Skyrim, I'm using a 2500k with a 1GB 560 ti and it'll run it 1080p hdmi modded to death on ultra at 40 FPS+ from what I've heard, so you'll be running this on ultra *hi-5*

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 5:15 pm

If you have an intel i7, a 1 gig video card, and 4 gigs ram, you'll be able to run Skyrim just fine.

A 1GB video card means nothing...a ATI 3200 1GB certainly isn't going to run the game very well if at all while a 5670 512MB would destroy that card. Just because you have a 1GB card DOES NOT mean you'll be able to run Skyrim for sure.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 12:47 pm

Operating System - Windows Vista Ultimate
BIOS - Phoenix ROM BIOS PLUS Version 1.10 A04
Processor - Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T7300 @ 2.00GHz (2 CPU's), ~2.0 GHz
Memory - 3582MB ROM
Direct X Version - DirectX 10
NVIDIA - NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M
Monitor - 1280 x 800 (32 bit) (63Hz)

I doubt this will run it :L Any constructive critisism is welcome I'd appreciate it if you could tell me what needs upgrading the most and where i can get it for a good price.. I dont have a budget to max out skyrim just enough to be smooth and goodlooking Please reply...

Both the CPU and GPu need upgrading. Both upgrading the GPU to a 6870 will be complete overkill for your resolution and you'll notice the difference in a good GPU before a CPU. You can get a 6870 at Newegg.com. It's like $189.99 with two free games with it.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 3:24 am

If you have an intel i7, a 1 gig video card, and 4 gigs ram, you'll be able to run Skyrim just fine.

And since when the vram amount is synonim of a GPU's power?

The laptop could run it on Medium I'd guess.

With that GPU? No. Don't talk if you don't know what you're talking about. Just an advice. And not even the first time it has been said to you.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:50 pm

Not sure how familiar you guys are with laptop only parts like my processor and graphics card, but any idea how my laptop will run Skyrim? It handles Oblivion great. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114903

Operating System - Windows 7 64-Bit
Processor - Intel Core i5 450m (2.4 GHz)
Memory - 4GB DDR3
Display- 18.4 inch 1680x945
Graphics- NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360m
Video Memory- 1GB GDDR5

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 4:55 am

You should do reasonably well, probably Medium settings at your screen resolution for good FPS, and perhaps up to high if you can live with some FPS drops here and there. Would have preferred to see what clock speed your CPU reaches when it turbos up for gaming, but that should do you good.

» Tue Aug 16, 2011 11:13 am

You should do reasonably well, probably Medium settings at your screen resolution for good FPS, and perhaps up to high if you can live with some FPS drops here and there. Would have preferred to see what clock speed your CPU reaches when it turbos up for gaming, but that should do you good.

Thanks for the reply. It goes up to 2.66 GHz, i think. This is a link to my processor's specs: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Intel-Core-i5-450M-Notebook-Processor.31141.0.html