So I'm playing on PS3 as of now b/c I don't have a computer that can handle skyrim. So I have a questions for all the PC gamers out there... what is a DECENT computer to get to play skyrim on? Is there any laptop that could handle it? I'd like to have a laptop that i could then connect to my TV to have a bigger screen to play on, just use the TV as a projector. SO any thoughts? Thanks guys and gals.

Midrange PC would be fine, Quad-core, GTX460 like mine would be great and it's not expensive for the spec.

A lot of PC graphic cards now have HDMI slots on them so you can hook them up even easier to TV's (mine does and is how i use my PC).

One advice though, don't get processor and graphic card from AMD like I did. very few game developers make games suited for AMD.
If I pciked up 3D modelling or animation I might use it great, but I've had very much trouble with Skyrim.

yes a 2year old PAckard bell gaming PC for ￡390 runs it on high perfectly fine (My GF's laptop)

basically anything around the specs of a PS3 / Xbox360 which is cheap as chips in PC land will run it just fine, best bet is top jet into PCworld or go online looks at offers on gaming PC's with off-board graphics/video cards so you can replace these when and as needed and wire management is ideal to change bits and peices (if you ever want to)
the upside of doing it in-store is you can actually ask them to do a test and they should do one for you without much Qualm, did for me, also you can get a care-plan which will replace anypart in your PC for no exrtra cost should anything go wrong and generally its next-day service on site and if they cant fix it there deal states they will replace it with a new one OR supply you one from the store with the nearest specs and it cannot be lower so even if the PC they choose for you costs more than you paid it states in ther e contract thats what they have to do so its all bells and whistles with PC world.

look around the ￡380-￡500 mark and you'll be set for years for the majority of games mine cost be ￡500 and i can still run crysis etc all perfectly fine with 60fps + .

and yes try to stear clear of AMD.

If you want to buy one in a store you can always go to http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri/intro.aspx and run the script for Skyrim. It will tell you if you can run it or not.

Otherwise a decent mid-range PC should be able to run it just fine.

Ok so stay away from AMD any certain brand PC you guys would suggest?

if your worried about price then the fact that PC games are about $15 cheaper than console the price difference between a PC and console will quickly close

HAHA Those guys are idiots I have an AMD Phnom 955 @ 3.8 ghz and it runs all games maxed out along with a AMD 6970HD. AMD are great.

I personally like Packard bell.

It doesn't work like that unless you get it preassembled. The parts inside are branded however, so you'll probably want:
an intel i5 2500k or an i7 2600k for the processor
Nvidia GTX 560 ti (make sure it is ti, not the non ti version) for the graphics card


Others can help out with motherboard because I'm not familiar with intel set ups (running AMD)

hahahahahhahaah what a load of nonsense

I don't know why people seem to be ragging on AMD. My six-core AMD processor that I got for $130 runs just fine, and was a hell of a lot cheaper than the six-core Intel processors that sell for around $1000.

Edit: AMD Phenom II X6 1035T Processor 3GHZ to be exact.

I'm a fan of Toshiba.

I bought my current laptop 2.5 years ago. 4 gigs of ram, dedicated graphics card, 500 gigs of disk space. I can play skyrim on ultra graphic settings. around $1,000 at the time. Can probably buy this for alot less now.

disregard. Just realised he wants a laptop.

Because they don't know what they are talking about the guy above said "many games aren't designed for AMD"... that is the most stupid thing ever said.

I did the same thing, if you're playing the game on the PS3 you have to be a patient man/woman. So I decided to play the game on my new laptop (HP Pavilion DV7TQE).
It works pretty well on medium to high. Be sure to take an Intel Quad-core and at least 6GB DDR3 RAM if you decide to go for a laptop though.

I've always gamed on AMD procs. Never had a problem. I just built a new rig at the drop of Skyrim and bought a quad core AMD proc and haven't had any issues. My GPU is a nVidia card though.

I agree here. In fact it`s what i was going to post about. I have an AMD and have no trouble at all. In fact you get goodperformance for the buck here. AMd is not as good as Intel, but Intel is quite a bit more expensive. GPU Nvidia as well.

You must beware when asking about PC specs as people will tell you fibs or lead you slightly the wrong way because of a personal hang-up they had , it don`t mean the product is bad. better to go to a dedicated PC site where you will get more fair opinions about all CPUs. Check multiple reviews and don`t just take ONE person`s word for it.

Yeah i've never had any issues with AMD either.

Also prefer ATI Radeon cards as i've had zero issues with them but in the 3 Nvidia cards i've had they've all failed and needed replacing

Well if you are at all comfortable with assembling your own hardware, you can build a perfectly good PC capable of running Skyrim at its highest settings for about the same cost as your console platform.

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I bought all my parts for my computer at newegg.com I don't have any experience assembling computers though and was afraid I'd break something so I brought all the parts to a computer store and had them assemble it.

I doubt he will be being a 1st timer. I would not advise it until he`s more used to understanding a PC or knows a friend and he wants a laptop anyway.

However, Laptops are much more expensive for the same specs on a desktop - At least ￡100 more in many cases.

He`s probabaly just beginning to realise what a minefield this can be....

The best thing about PC is that there are thousands of games you simply can't get on console, and many of them are typically the best graphically appealing games (because the graphics capability of a gaming PC far outstrips that of consoles).

On thing to note about using a laptop: It's going to cost CONSIDERABLY more to get the same performance PC with a laptop that you can get on a desktop. In addition, you simply can't get the very best performance available on any laptop. That's not to say that you can't get a totally sweet, rockin' gaming rig in a laptop format. I had one that can still play most of the games being developed now, and it's more than 4 years old. It had the absolute best mobile GPU you could get at the time (but that was still less advanced than the best you could get for desktop). The problem is that it cost me about $2500 in 2007.

I just built a new PC last May that I spent roughly $1500 on (2k if you include the extras, such as a new 27" LCD monitor).

Note that you don't need to spend $1500. There were certain things I wanted that upped that price, in particular a good-sized SSD drive that was over $320 by itself. You can get a good gaming rig that will last for a few years for around 1k, especially if you build it yourself, which is really not that difficult. The toughest part really is installing all the software afterwards.

Well then, someone care to explain why most of my games runs like [censored]?
I calculated the value into to dollars, so I got a 1.600$ rig.

AMD Phenom 965 Quad-Core with 3,4 GHz, Black Edition
AMD Radeon HD 6870
8 GB of RAM

Not sure if anthing else is necessary to include.