Unofficial "Can My PC Run Skyrim?" Thread : V - Skyrim

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:56 pm

yeah, easily. Everything in it is insanely fast. Definitely max oblivion, probably max skyrim as well.

Thanks! Thats great news.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 5:51 am

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BTW i'm new to computer gaming and still deciding what to buy so any help would be appreciated.

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:52 pm

That should do you good.

Very important on your case is to make sure your case and MoBo form factors match. Good news is they do, that case should do you justice. If you need to help with cooling, you can leave the side panel off if you want (but remember that you will need to dust the inside more often if you do).

Just don't forget to do your homework. Homebuilding PCs is pretty easy, but very involved.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:23 am

Do you know what setting i'll be able to run it on?

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 5:07 pm

Just bought a new PC for Skyrim to play at max graphics. I want to set everything to MAX and have no lag. Will this be good enough?

Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-990X
3.46GHz 12MB LGA1366 CPU

Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3-1333 4GB CL9
Memory x4 for 16gigs

EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GeForce GTX 590

Asus Rampage III Extreme Socket 1366/ Intel X58/
3-Way SLI & CrossFireX

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 1:24 am

Assembling a PC is easy... obtaining and installing BIOS and driver updates can be a pain at times. Especially when there are buggy versions of those that are actually worse than the previous

EDIT: I bought a new computer including 8800 series nvidia card before it was released to retailers and the damn thing would not run for [censored] until decent drivers were released 4 months after I got it. Buying brand new tech (especially OS and motherboards) can be risky.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:40 am

Assembling a PC is easy... obtaining and installing BIOS and driver updates can be a pain at times. Especially when there are buggy versions of those that are actually worse than the previous

EDIT: I bought a new computer including 8800 series nvidia card before it was released to retailers and the damn thing would not run for [censored] until decent drivers were released 4 months after I got it. Buying brand new tech (especially OS and motherboards) can be risky.

Poop! I really wanted something nice, your making me nervous about my purchase. I was steered away from a new alienware (my usual go-to PC) and instead bought a custom PC made by a local shop. I hope everything works out at least.

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:12 pm

So wait so if the compatibility for the case is MINI ATX/ATX Then that motherboard with ATX in the title would fit?

Nevermind read your post wrong thank you but do you know what setting i'll be able to run it on like high, medium or low.

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:38 pm

I have now purchased all the parts to begin building my new PC. I built my first PC 3 months prior to Oblivion's release and figured now is a good time to repeat the process. After rebates and the sale of my current PC I will have spent $1,100 out of pocket for the following parts:

Processor: CoreI5 2500K
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8Gig 1600
Power Supply: Corsair HX 850 PSU
Motherboard: Gigabyte UD4 MotherBoard
Sound System: Corsair SP 2500 2.1 Speaker System
Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 570 HD Doubleshot
Hard Drive (1): Corsair Force 115 Gig SSD
Case: Corsair 600T White Edition Case
Processor Cooler: Corsair Hydro H60 Cooler
Hard Drive (2): Western Digital 7200rpm 2 TB Harddrive
Disc Drive: Panasonic Blu Ray Drive
Sound Card: Asus Xonar ST SoundCard

I'm pretty excited to see how this turns out and more than ready for Skyrim to be available!

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:23 pm

quick question about processors: Is an intel i7 with a lower speed faster than an i5 with a higher speed? Say like an i7 at 2.00 ghz compared to an i5 at 2.5 ghz. Just curious.

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:10 pm

So wait so if the compatibility for the case is MINI ATX/ATX Then that motherboard with ATX in the title would fit?

Nevermind read your post wrong thank you but do you know what setting i'll be able to run it on like high, medium or low.

On what resolution?

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:18 pm

1920 x 1080?

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:44 pm

1920 x 1080?

You'll be running on max settings then! Kay :thumbsup:

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:02 pm

If you didn't recieve an answer previously then feel free to post again, that goes for all. :yes:

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:32 am

Just bought a new PC for Skyrim to play at max graphics. I want to set everything to MAX and have no lag. Will this be good enough?

Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-990X
3.46GHz 12MB LGA1366 CPU

Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3-1333 4GB CL9
Memory x4 for 16gigs

EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GeForce GTX 590

Asus Rampage III Extreme Socket 1366/ Intel X58/
3-Way SLI & CrossFireX

That CPU can easily be beaten by any Sandy Bridge CPU performance wide, and that memory is going to be a massive chokepoint because of the 1333 speed. You should have gone with Sandy Bridge CPU + motherboard, and 8gb of 1866 RAM. Nobody needs 16gb unless they're running VMs.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:15 am

You'll be running on max settings then! Kay :thumbsup:

YAY

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:34 pm

That CPU can easily be beaten by any Sandy Bridge CPU performance wide, and that memory is going to be a massive chokepoint because of the 1333 speed. You should have gone with Sandy Bridge CPU + motherboard, and 8gb of 1866 RAM. Nobody needs 16gb unless they're running VMs.

RAM speed hardly matters. 16 gigs is overkill for gaming. That CPU is still really good.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 2:20 am

RAM speed hardly matters. 16 gigs is overkill for gaming. That CPU is still really good.

This

When It comes to gaming, nothing more than 4GB will usually be recommended.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 12:31 am

I recommend at least 6Gb of RAM for modern PCs nowadays, because the OS is going to steal 2Gb for itself. Which means running on four, you only get 2Gb left over for games, and you are not even taking advantage of 64bit architecture. The primary reason for the 64bit OS is to be able to use more than 4Gb or RAM, which was all a 32bit OS could handle. So installing 4Gb of RAM into a 64bit system is a waste. And it disallows the benefits of making a game Large Address Aware, which deregulates the amount of RAM the application can use. 32bit games are actually limited to using half the ram they actually can use, to account for the OS's reserved cache. With 64bit, that limitation is gone, and so you can allow for an x86 program to take advantage of the full amount of RAM it is capable of by enabling the LAA flag in the EXE.

No need to do this for 64bit programs, though. I don't forsee any time in the near future when you would need to make a 64bit program Large Address Aware.

Better to go with 8Gbs, though. This way, you can keep the number of RAM sticks needed down to two, which retains the efficiency of running Dual Channel without that oddball third stick in there.

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 6:10 pm

Just bought a new PC for Skyrim to play at max graphics. I want to set everything to MAX and have no lag. Will this be good enough?

Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition i7-990X
3.46GHz 12MB LGA1366 CPU

Kingston KVR1333D3N9/4G DDR3-1333 4GB CL9
Memory x4 for 16gigs

EVGA 03G-P3-1596-AR GeForce GTX 590

Asus Rampage III Extreme Socket 1366/ Intel X58/
3-Way SLI & CrossFireX

I would avoid the GTX 590 like the plague unless you plan to purchase the Hydro series or you have very good air flow and cooling in your case. This card heats up like a mother and there have been lots of issues related with this card. I'd go with a gtx 580 and save yourself 200 bucks.

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:55 am

Sorry, but someone else earlier today already got the bad news about that poor grade of video graphics device (not quite a "30", but essentially the same). It's not for games, just as they were told, and you could have already seen answered.

Since the Geforce GT 240 was new, the following cards, have all represented far less game-useful performances if named "GT" anything. These days, it's the GTS that now represents the middle of the Mainline gaming class of graphics card.

Thank you for the reply. I don't think i will be able to change my pc before next early year. What do you suggest? can i play to skyrim with minimum settings?

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 7:56 am

Thank you for the reply. I don't think i will be able to change my pc before next early year. What do you suggest? can i play to skyrim with minimum settings?

With that GPU you won't be playing Skyrim on any settings and that goes for all resolutions, including 800x600.

You need a new system... Either that, or it's console for you...

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 4:58 am

With that GPU you won't be playing Skyrim on any settings and that goes for all resolutions, including 800x600.

You need a new system... Either that, or it's console for you...

The GT 240 isn't actually that bad, the GDDR5 version has a rather decent memory clock and bandwidth (the GDDR3 version is pretty slow, though), albeit with the core clock being rather underwhelming.

Still, the point is it was designed for photo-editing and home theater use, not as a gaming card.

» Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:29 pm

The GT 240 isn't actually that bad, the GDDR5 version has a rather decent memory clock and bandwidth (the GDDR3 version is pretty slow, though), albeit with the core clock being rather underwhelming.

Still, the point is it was designed for photo-editing and home theater use, not as a gaming card.

I believe he was using the GT330m, if it was in fact the GT240 then I better apologize and correct myself. :blush2:

» Thu Jul 21, 2011 3:41 am

Hi people:

i5 M520
4 gigz of ram
Geforce gt 330 m 1gig
Win7 -64 bit

Thanks:)

HUZAH! I was right! :celebration: