Whats your current PC specs? : V - Skyrim

» Sat May 28, 2011 3:20 pm

I'm poor.
AMD Phenom 9600 GSO quad core possixr, 4.00 GB ram, NVidia GeFroce 9600 GSO.
Windows 7 ultimate.

I hope I can run it cause I can only run fallout 3/new vegas on high.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:08 am

I'm migrating from console for Skyrim. I have ~$1600 to spend on a rig. Here's my current plan:

EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 750
Corsair XMS3 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM (maybe I'll go for 6GB, though)
XFX HD585XZAFC Radeon HD 5850
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Some quality headphones
27 inch monitor

from http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/gaming-desktop-computer.html

I'm new to PC gaming, though, and that build isn't quite $1600 Anybody up for giving suggestions?

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:29 pm

Yes, they are, and it significantly cuts your windows boot/shutdown/application load times.

Depending on the type of apps you run, in most cases, upgrading to SSD has a more noticeable effect for everyday computer use than, say upgrading RAM beyond 4GB, or upgrading the CPU. Not all SSDs are equal however, there should be better prices closer to the end of the year.

Well, interesting. I'll investigate that matter by October (it's when I'll buy my new PC). I hope prices are decent by that time

I'm migrating from console for Skyrim. I have ~$1600 to spend on a rig. Here's my current plan:

EVGA P55 FTW 200 Motherboard
Intel Core i5 750
Corsair XMS3 4GB Dual Channel DDR3 RAM (maybe I'll go for 6GB, though)
XFX HD585XZAFC Radeon HD 5850
Creative Labs Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer
Some quality headphones
27 inch monitor

from http://www.build-gaming-computers.com/gaming-desktop-computer.html

I'm new to PC gaming, though, and that build isn't quite $1600 Anybody up for giving suggestions?

If you only plan to use headphones, I suggest you not to waste money on the X-Fi XtremeGamer. Any integrated sound card on the motherboard will already do a nice job, and that's -100/150 dollars you can spend on something more useful.

Also, maybe it'd better to switch from that Radeon to a GTX 570-580. They'll have a nice price by October/November, and far more performance than ~~any~~ 5xxx series, except 5970, which is dual-GPU (AND even more than 6xxx (according to reviews)).

» Sat May 28, 2011 9:34 am

I might upgrade to from XP to Win7 finally, depending on how well Skyrim likes it. I've seen so many reports about trouble with W7 64Bit when playing games with the recent engine...
If there are snazzy DX10 effects, I'll get W7 along with a new graphics card. My HD3870 is two years old now, and that's the point where I consider getting a new one.
Also, more RAM. 4GB to 6 or even 8, depending on RAM pricing in October.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:35 pm

Specs in sig, I think I should be able to play the game fine on here....
But by the time Skyrim comes out I may pick up a larger SSD.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:02 pm

Well, interesting. I'll investigate that matter by October (it's when I'll buy my new PC). I hope prices are decent by that time

If you only plan to use headphones, I suggest you not to waste money on the X-Fi XtremeGamer. Any integrated sound card on the motherboard will already do a nice job, and that's -100/150 dollars you can spend on something more useful.

Also, maybe it'd better to switch from that Radeon to a GTX 570-580. They'll have a nice price by October/November, and far more performance than any 5xxx series (AND even more than 6xxx (according to reviews)).

That sounds like sage advice. I shall definitely incorporate that knowledge into my research, thanks!

» Sat May 28, 2011 5:30 pm

Specs in sig, I think I should be able to play the game fine on here....
But by the time Skyrim comes out I may pick up a larger SSD.

Out of curiosity, do you experience much lag using a tv instead of a monitor?

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:02 pm

CPU - i7 920
GPU - 2x Gigabyte ATI HD4890 in x-fire
OS - Vista 64bit

OS - Win7
and a bigger screen. 21 inches wont cut it with skyrim.

1. You are completely boggling my mind. You have an i7, all this other nice gear, and yet you're still running Vista!?!?!? If you were on a limited budget, then you should have gotten an i5 and windows 7 instead. The slight bit of extra power does compare to vista vs win7.
2. You have high end cards crossfired and you only have a 21 inch monitor!?!?!?!!?!?!? I play all games (read:all games) max settings on a 4850 x2 with three monitors hooked up. I have never seen the gpu struggle except on FSX. Then again, I play FSX triple monitor. If I crossfired then I wouldn't even have that minor setback.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:04 pm

Out of curiosity, do you experience much lag using a tv instead of a monitor?

Nope, its the same resolution as in most 23"+ monitors (1920x1080). Using HDMI out on my GPU works fine. There is no stuttering at all. (Although the 10.12 drivers could be a bit better)

edit-Also @Spectre IV
Most of the "kinks" in Vista were worked out in SP1 and SP2. With SP2 it uses around the same amount of resources as Windows 7.

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:59 am

vista ultimate 64-bit
4 gb ram
intel core duo cpu 3,16ghz
GeForce GTX 275
Samsung Synchmaster BX2350

going to get win 7 and 2 Crucial ssd harddrives this week.

hopefully this will be able to run skyrim pretty well

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:19 am

Windows 7 x64
Microsoft Intellimouse Optical
Logitech G15
LG W2340VG
LG L1920P
LG W1952TQ
2 Cambridge SoundWorks Speakers x2
Logitech Deluxe Desktop PS/2 Keyboard (Y-SU45)
Kensington Keyboard Wrist Rest
WD 320GB External Hard Drive
Maxtor 114GB (formatted) Internal Hard Drive
Maxtor 149GB (formatted) Internal Hard Drive
OCZ Vertex II 60GB Internal SSD
WD Caviar Black 640GB Internal Hard Drive
Seagate 500GB External Hard Drive
Lite-On SATA DVD-ROM Drive
Thermaltake V9 Black Edition Case
Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W Power Supply
Corsair XMS2 4GB (2x2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 RAM
510MB RAM disk
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 x2 2GB
Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro 92mm CPU Fan
ASUS M4A78 Plus Motherboard
AMD Phenom II x2 550 Callisto 3.1GHz
Samsung DVD Burner
WD Caviar Black 1 TB Internal Hard Drive

Oh, and a Winnie The Pooh mouse pad:
[img]http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRdIL7IaoluTsbJmLpi0YVszpQnTgckferStvjeJMy8RJKrFD-kuQ[/img]

Edit: I also have a laptop on my desk ripping my dvd collection around the clock. HP dv6000us series.
My Indrawer computer is an oddity. I got fed up with a large case and really old useless parts on my former desktop, so I removed the PCI cards, floppy drive, and other useless bits. I fit the whole thing inside one of my drawers with cables going out the back to a fourth monitor (Gateway 10"). With Puppylinux running, I have a fairly good alarm clock/music player that doesn't melt the ice caps and bludgeon baby seals.

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:40 am

CPU: Core i5 660 3.33GHz
RAM: 4GB Transcend DDR3-1333
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GT240 (seriously underpowered, looking at getting the GTX570 when it releases)
OS: Win 7 64-bit

» Sat May 28, 2011 1:32 pm

CPU: Core i5 660 3.33GHz
RAM: 4GB Transcend DDR3-1333
GPU: Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GT240 (seriously underpowered, looking at getting the GTX570 when it releases)
OS: Win 7 64-bit

Its already out. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=gtx+570&x=0&y=0

» Sat May 28, 2011 7:07 pm

Out of curiosity, do you experience much lag using a tv instead of a monitor?

I sometimes use my 1080p projector (connected to HDMI port on my laptop) and there is no lag. Vanilla Oblivion is constant 60fps for me with vsync and with a lot of big mods it's closer to 45-50, same as it is on the native laptop display.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:32 pm

Out of curiosity, do you experience much lag using a tv instead of a monitor?

Only the resolution of your display matters. (Resolution) * (Pixel size) = Screen size. Having a larger screen doesn't automatically mean that you require more power to not lag.

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:08 pm

Core2Duo e8400
Radeon 4890 1GB
4 GB quality ram (can't remember the brand/speed, but I paid quite a lot for it and checked back with the guys in the hardware forum to make sure it's fast)

I'm not going to upgrade anything. If Bethesda can't get a game to run smoothly on a system that would eat the hardware of a XBox360 or PS3 for breakfast then I don't think I will like Skyrim much.

I rather wait till the new generation of consoles arrives, I guess when that happens there is really a need to upgrade my system sooner or later if I want to play new games.

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:26 pm

Core i7 860
4 gb of ram
GTX 280 SLI
Win 7 Ultimate

I guess that should be enough for decent settings. I hope SLI-profiles work without problems from the start or maybe I should sell the old heaters and buy one faster and more efficient card. :rolleyes:

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:00 am

Intel Core i7 940XM (3.33 GHz, 8M cache)
SLI 1GB GDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 285M
8GB DDR3
1TB Raid 0
17-inch WideUXGA 1920 x 1200 RGB LED (1200p)
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit

Will be upgrading the graphics card when a better nvidia mobile graphics card comes out that is DX11 compatible. Hurray for no integrated graphics card!

Wow that must be loud and hot! :blink:

» Sat May 28, 2011 11:27 am

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 @ 1.99 GHz
GPU: Nvidia 128 MB
RAM: 1.25 GB

Stand in awe. :flamethrower:

(there's a reason I'm getting it for Xbox)

» Sat May 28, 2011 6:08 am

My computer from hell? *google, copy, paste*

AMD Turion 64 Mobile Processor MT-32, Operating at 1.8 Ghz with a 512KB L2 Cache
512 MB PC2700 DDR Ram
80GB 4500RPM Hard Drive
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M Integrated Shared Graphics
Windows XP

...and it's literally being held together with duct tape.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:31 pm

4 GB quality ram (can't remember the brand/speed, but I paid quite a lot for it and checked back with the guys in the hardware forum to make sure it's fast)

I hate to be the bubble burster... http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ram-speed-tests,1807-15.html has an article on DDR2 vs DDR3 memory.

» Sat May 28, 2011 4:48 am

I'm not going to upgrade anything. If Bethesda can't get a game to run smoothly on a system that would eat the hardware of a XBox360 or PS3 for breakfast then I don't think I will like Skyrim much.

True, but you'd have to define the conditions better: If it doesn't run in 1280x720 with medium to low settings, THEN you'd have all the reasons to complain. ^_^

» Sat May 28, 2011 8:40 pm

1. You are completely boggling my mind. You have an i7, all this other nice gear, and yet you're still running Vista!?!?!? If you were on a limited budget, then you should have gotten an i5 and windows 7 instead. The slight bit of extra power does compare to vista vs win7.
2. You have high end cards crossfired and you only have a 21 inch monitor!?!?!?!!?!?!? I play all games (read:all games) max settings on a 4850 x2 with three monitors hooked up. I have never seen the gpu struggle except on FSX. Then again, I play FSX triple monitor. If I crossfired then I wouldn't even have that minor setback.

i know, i know.... I built this rig about a month before Win7 launched & just never got around to upgrading... until now... I just ordered Win7 Ultimate 64Bit (for $39! gotta love being a government employee

) & like I said... a new monitor is definately on the cards... 26 inch at least.

» Sat May 28, 2011 12:02 pm

I hate to be the bubble burster... http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/ram-speed-tests,1807-15.html has an article on DDR2 vs DDR3 memory.

Well, my ram is pretty fast. I remember the brand now, it's from OCZ (Platinum? Can't remember). I think a year ago when I bought the ram I looked for the best price/value ratio and checked back with the hardware forum guys. I always pay reasonable prices, I'm not a crazy high end enthusiasts who pays 1000$ for ram only to get the latest in technology. So maybe I could have saved 20 bucks without a noticeable loss of performance if I had bought cheaper ram. But my ram is not crappy budget ram that bottlenecks my computer. That's all I need to know.

» Sat May 28, 2011 2:34 pm

Windows 7 64 bit
Intel i7-920 2.66Ghz
Rampage II Gene mobo
3xPatriot Tri-C DDR3 1600 2GB RAM
SPI 1000Watt
2x ASUS EAH 4870 dark knight 1 GB

etc etc

Depending on the 7000 series of ATI cards set to launch Q4 this year will determine what I will do for an upgrade. I figure either a 5970 or a mid range 7000.