What hardware will you use to play Skyrim? : V - Skyrim

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:33 pm

Here's what I've got:

Motherboard: TA790GX 128M
CPU: Phenom 9550 BE @ 2.6GHz
Graphics Card: Sapphire 4850 1gb GDDR 3
4gb DDR2 RAM
Sharp 19" monitor (1360x768)

Yeah, nothing to brag about there, but I'm pretty cheap when it comes to this stuff, and I can max out New Vegas at 60fps with this setup, so I'm probably not upgrading. If I get Skyrim and it runs like crap for some reason, then I'll get a new graphics card.

Yeah... or new ram.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:04 pm

X4 3.2 955
5830 (yeah don't ask, I got it super cheap, nearly 1/2 price )
4GB DDR3 1600 c8 (I want to add 4GB more, but for some reason my sticks cost 50quid now, but I only paid 36 for mine.. :/.. waiting )

mediocre cheapness, I was penny pinching because I splashed out for another big monitor

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:22 am

Just ordered my 560 Ti yesterday. It's mainly for Skyrim, but an upgrade is overdue anyway.
Won't get anything else, though.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:30 pm

i voted ATI for graphics card but in actuality ill be buying a AMD card because AMD bought ATI and the new 6000 series uses the AMD name. i plan on getting the 6870 model and later running 2 in crossfire when the price drops some.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 9:29 pm

evga motherboard x58
intel i7 930 at 3.8
evga 470 gtx sc in sli
12 gb DDR3 OCZ Reaper HPC 2000
Samaung 23"

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:22 pm

PC I built last month

gigabyte mobo
intel i5 2400
evga gtx 460 se
8 gb ram
Asus 24" LED monitor

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:01 am

On PC of course:

CPU: Intel I5 2500k @ 4.1 GHz
GPU: 2x MSI Twin Frozr III HD 6950 in Crossfire
MOBO: MSI P67A-GD55
RAM: 8GB Kingston Hyber X DDR3 1333
PSU: 850 Watt Crosair

I just built this a couple of weeks ago.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:39 pm

PC for me all the way. My first TES game was Morrowind on the console. Then I moved onto Oblivion for the Xbox 360. When I saw a friend playing Oblivion on her PC and it looked very different from my console version, I was astounded and immediately moved to PC. Since then, I've been happy with TES on PC, so I'm sticking to it for Skyrim.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:59 pm

My computer will only be a year old when Skyrim comes out. It should be more than up to the task of running it. The only thing I have any real plans to upgrade between now and then is my monitor.

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:16 am

I will be playing the PS3 version, I already have my PS3 and am happy with it, and although I'm using a PS3, PS3s use NVIDIA.

really, ps3s use nvidia? i didnt know that

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:36 am

The only component of my computer I don't think will be up to par is my ATI Radeon 5670 HD 1GB Graphic card.
Do you guys think that'll be able to run the game with a decent draw distance?

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 10:48 pm

CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3GHz
Video Card: ASUS EAH4870 DK TOP 512MB (Radeon 4870, 9% faster version but with less memory)
Memory: 6 Gb DDR2 1066 MHz
Power supply: Zalman 750 Watt
Hard drives: 2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.1x series 500GB 7200rpm SATA
Sound card: Sound Blaster Audigy 4
"Speakers": Sennheiser HD-555 headphones
Display: BenQ 24" 1080p LCD

I'm possibly going to upgrade my video card to Radeon 6950 or 6970 before Skyrim's release. The current videocard still runs everything nicely though.

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:42 am

Oho, surprising to see more ATI users than Nvidia users. Are there many still holding on to their awesome 5800 series cards?

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.8GHz
GPU: Radeon HD5850 @ between 850-900 core and 1200-1250 memory
RAM: 4GB of DDR3 Corsair brand (XMS3 I think) @ 1560MHz

That's all that really matters, standard HDD and such. If I have to I can support a second card, but I doubt I'll need it. I will have to pick up a new soundcard though, my old one is fried I think. And headphones. And maybe a keyboard and mouse, mine are falling apart.

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 7:22 am

Motherboard: Asus Maximus IV Extreme

CPU: Core i7 2600k 5.8 GHZ (liquid cooled)

GPU: Quad-Sli Nvidia GeForce GTX 590 (3GB a piece, so 12GB at DDR5 ) all with coolIT onmis( otherwise at there current clock they'd be on fire) :flamethrower:

RAM: 16 GB Kingston 1600 MHZ DDR3

I think im good for Skyrim, or any game for that matter

what the fuu-BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 7:31 pm

I want to play it on PC but im gonna have to upgrade. I will probably end up getting the PS3 version and then i will probably have enough cash to upgrade in time for the GOTY edition on PC.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:23 pm

I want to play it on PC but im gonna have to upgrade. I will probably end up getting the PS3 version and then i will probably have enough cash to upgrade in time for the GOTY edition on PC.

This is a good plan. A vanilla run through on the PS3 will last you a long time. Just get the PC version when you're tired of it and need mods.

I'm just getting it on PC from release because I already have a PC that runs fine and I technically sold the Xbox to my brother. And all the little quick fix UI mods that'll be released early on will improve the game without changing it.

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:20 am

Oho, surprising to see more ATI users than Nvidia users. Are there many still holding on to their awesome 5800 series cards?

CPU: Intel Core i5 750 @ 3.8GHz
GPU: Radeon HD5850 @ between 850-900 core and 1200-1250 memory
RAM: 4GB of DDR3 Corsair brand (XMS3 I think) @ 1560MHz

That's all that really matters, standard HDD and such. If I have to I can support a second card, but I doubt I'll need it. I will have to pick up a new soundcard though, my old one is fried I think. And headphones. And maybe a keyboard and mouse, mine are falling apart.

Dude is that i5 lynnfield? If it is holy [censored] that's come crazy oc-ing you got going on there. I'm tempted to see what I could do with mine :drool:

My Rig:
CPU: Intel Core i5-750 2.7 GHz
RAM: 8GB Samsung DDR3
GPU: ATi Radeon 5830 1GB Max OC
PSU: Antec BP550
Display: 23" Gateway FHX2300 1080p LCD

Not the greatest machine but it blows a console out of the water at least.

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 8:27 pm

My system...My system ill be playing on.

40' LCD Samsung TV

600t Graphite case
Asus Sabertooth 67 Mobo
Intel I7 2600k
2 sticks Super Talent DDR3 4 gigs(each) of 1600mhz (will replace with 16 gigs Kingston Hyper x) Ram
Corsair TX - 850w PSU
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000 7200RPM 32mb cache
Windows 7 pro 64bit
Giogabyte Geforece GTX560 TI OC 1tb (ill ither get another 560 or just get a 590 when skyrim comes out.)
Coolermaster V6GT Heatsink
Samsung DVD/RW lightscribe.
LG DVD/RW
NZXT Sentry 2 fan controler.

Logitech G930 Surround sound headset

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 4:58 pm

what the fuu-BOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H91rPIq2mN4&NR=1

this computer is so bloody fast its basically unfair :celebration:

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:00 am

1 HDTV, and 1 Xbox 360 and 1 Controller. and maybe my overpriced turtle beach headphones.

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 6:09 am

I want to play Skyrim on my computer but I think my card is holding me back so I might be playing it on the PS3 for the moment until I can get a new card.

Intel ® Core ™ i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz
NVIDIA Geforce GT220

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:43 pm

I'm quite damn sure I'll be able to max out my settings on skyrim and drop a ton of mods on top of it.. as long as they give me quad-core support and 64-bit support...

Currently running:

Processor: i7-2600 (3,4 ghz)
Graphics Card: GTX 580
Memory: 2x4 GB GeIL DDR3 @ 1333 mhz
Harddisks: OCZ - 128 gb SSD + western digital 2 tb HDD
Motherboard: MSI P67A-GD65
Case: Cooler Master CM 690 II Advanced
Cooling: Arctic-Cooling Freezer 7 Pro rev. 2 + a lot of fans
Power Supply: Corsair CMPSU-850HX
Windows 7 home premium 64-bit
Some 24-inch full-HD screen from samsung, great quality

» Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:18 am

My desktop should be more than sufficient to run Skyrim at max settings

Windows 7 Home Premium 64 Bit

T-900 Maelstrom Case

Intel i5 2500k Quad Core (3.3 ghz) (6MB Cache)

Super Quiet 22 dBa Processor Cooling Fan

4GB SUMSUNG RAM DDR3 @ 1333mhz

ASUS P6P67 PRO Motherboard

Nvidia 1.25GB GTX 570

2x 1TB WD Caviar Black HDD

TX750w Corsair Power supply

32" Samsung HD TV (should be big enough)

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 6:49 pm

I've got a NVIDIA Geforce GTX 580 but my computer broke,

I'm going 360

» Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:38 pm

I'll be using my pretty recent laptop:

CPU: Intel Core i5 M460, 4 GPUs @ 2,53 GHz

RAM: 4096 MB

GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650

Screen is around 17 inches. My guess is I'm going to beable to run it around medium settings :shrug: