[willow]

This article is in Swedish, but you should be able to see the specs without any problems.

http://www.liontech.se/PartDetail.aspx?q=p:10501307

Will it run Skyrim?

[BlackaneseB]

OS: Windows XP
RAM: 2.0GB
CPU: Intel Pentium D 3.2 Ghz
Video Card: nVIDIA GT 130

The Pentium P4 architecture was obsolete two years before it was replaced by Core generation processors over five years ago now. Instead of a normal arrangement of cores sharing processes, the P4D was literally entirely separate CPUs sharing the same package, and only very slightly improved in performance over a single core P4 running at the same speed. Your PC will have all kinds of trouble in this game.

Your graphics card is a renamed 9600 GSO, and it will be bottlenecked by the poor CPU. I doubt that you'll manage settings above Low Image Quality at Medium Screen Resolutions.

Next, GrandDukeAdense.

Yes, that should be just fine for this game. High settings, and some better, IMO.

[Steve Fallon]

The Pentium P4 architecture was obsolete two years before it was replaced by Core generation processors over five years ago now. Instead of a normal arrangement of cores sharing processes, the P4D was literally entirely separate CPUs sharing the same package, and only very slightly improved in performance over a single core P4 running at the same speed. Your PC will have all kinds of trouble in this game.

Your graphics card is a renamed 9600 GSO, and it will be bottlenecked by the poor CPU. I doubt that you'll manage settings above Low Image Quality at Medium Screen Resolutions.

Next, GrandDukeAdense.

Yes, that should be just fine for this game. High settings, and some better, IMO.

So it's not worth for me to buy the game? :/

[Angel Torres]

I have the feeling your system won't equal a console version, but you might want to see what Tig ol' Bitties thinks, when he shows up again. I don't think his P4D opinion is as negative as my own.

[Matt Terry]

Next, GrandDukeAdense.

Yes, that should be just fine for this game. High settings, and some better, IMO.

So I can't run everything on Ultra with it?

[Invasion's]

Can I find that out without a website helping me? I don't have internet on my desktop computer at the moment.

I's just looking to run it at complete minimum. Just so I can at least play it.

Hey man, You realize you cannot play this game without an internet connection to activate it? IMHO you should be able to run the game well enough to 'just play'. For comparison I have an All-in-one (HP touchsmart 300) with an Athlon II x2 235e CPU and integrated Radeon 3200 with shared memory. Even I can run the game. It is barely playable at all of the lowest settings though. More than a few mobs on the screen and the lag can get you killed. Many would consider it unplayable on my system but it does run. With your specs I think you'l be fine. GL

[Alessandra Botham]

So I can't run everything on Ultra with it?

Sorry, I didn't memorize the advertisemant. It was a GTX 560 rather than a 570 or a desktop's GTX 560 Ti, correct?

The vanilla 560 is sitting on the borderline fence of Medium and High End. A laptop 560m Ti will be pretty much the same.

[Jonathan Braz]

CPU: Intel? Core? i3-390M 2.667GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 1024MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Memory: 4096MB RAM
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Resolution: 1366x768px

What do you guys think of this? It's a Medion Akoya P6630 laptop - I bought
it in september to play Skyrim on aswell as for schoolwork.

I've asked a couple of other computer eggheads, and they all said that I should be able
to run it on low/medim - solid medium with decent fps which is fine by me.

But even when running the game on the lowest quality imaginable i get a maximum of 7 fps!
Is it my computer or do I have to wait for a patch to come and fix it?
THANKS!

[Janette Segura]

My game has arrived but it's at my home address whereas I'm here at University - I have to wait a whole week before I go home to play it

Was wondering how my rig would cope:
i7 920 @ 2.66ghz (could probably OC this if needed)
8gb ram
1gb GTX 460 AMP edition

Res - 1920 x 1080

I'm hoping for ultra at this res with maybe shadows turned down slightly at a half decent FPS (>30 outdoors maybe?)

[Sophie Louise Edge]

CPU: Intel? Core? i3-390M 2.667GHz
GPU: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 1024MB RAM
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
Memory: 4096MB RAM
OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
Resolution: 1366x768px

What do you guys think of this? It's a Medion Akoya P6630 laptop - I bought
it in september to play Skyrim on as well as for schoolwork. I've asked a couple of other computer eggheads, and they all said that I should be able to run it on low/medim - solid medium with decent fps which is fine by me.

But even when running the game on the lowest quality imaginable I get a maximum of 7 fps! Is it my computer or do I have to wait for a patch to come and fix it?

While I'm not particularly well impressed, myself, with the GT 540m, at that low of a screen resolution, yes, Medium seems doable, at 40-45 FPS, so something has gone wonky for you. Have you tried the new Geforce Beta graphics driver that is supposed to have taken Skyrim into account?

My game has arrived but it's at my home address whereas I'm here at University - I have to wait a whole week before I go home to play it

Was wondering how my rig would cope:
i7 920 @ 2.66ghz (could probably OC this if needed)
8gb ram
1gb GTX 460 AMP edition

Res - 1920 x 1080

I'm hoping for ultra at this res with maybe shadows turned down slightly at a half decent FPS (>30 outdoors maybe?)

I can't say that I'm familiar with that particular GTX 460, sorry. For an ordinary 460, with that PC, I'd be saying "High" settings.

[Joie Perez]

While I'm not particularly well impressed, myself, with the GT 540m, at that low of a screen resolution, yes, Medium seems doable, at 40-45 FPS, so something has gone wonky for you. Have you tried the new Geforce Beta graphics driver that is supposed to have taken Skyrim into account?

Yes, I tried installing the beta-driver yesterday to no avail. I guess I'm just gonna' have to wait for a new driver and
patch, right?

[Prue]

Sorry, I didn't memorize the advertisemant. It was a GTX 560 rather than a 570 or a desktop's GTX 560 Ti, correct?

The vanilla 560 is sitting on the borderline fence of Medium and High End. A laptop 560m Ti will be pretty much the same.

Isn't the card this computer has (nVIDIA GeForce GTX560 1GB GDDR5 - VGA, DVI & HDMI) the same as the number 22. "GeForce GTX 560 1GB" on this topic's list? Because then it is classified as ultra.. or am I completely wrong?

[kat no x]

I can't say that I'm familiar with that particular GTX 460, sorry. For an ordinary 460, with that PC, I'd be saying "High" settings.

Thanks. Even on high I think I would be happy.

If it helps, I've seen a few benchmarks and my card scores on average a few fps below a 5870. Would that pull along at ultra?

[Teghan Harris]

So I'm trying to build a desktop that will be able to play Skyrim on High (or Ultra) settings within a budget of around $1000. This is what I have so far:

Motherboard:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131706 - $132.99 (Free Shipping)
CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072 - $214.99 (Free Shipping)
GPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125385 - $249.99 (Free Shipping)
RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231428 - $44.99 (Free Shipping)
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148697 - $149.99 (Free Shipping)
PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182132 - $79.99 (Free Shipping)
Optical Drive: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827135204 - $17.99 (Freeish Shipping)
Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119196 - $69.99 (Free Shipping)
OS: http://e5.onthehub.com/WebStore/OfferingDetails.aspx?ws=0784610b-cd9b-e011-969d-0030487d8897&vsro=8&o=94d86669-ccc4-df11-859b-0030487d8897 - Free (Student Deal)
TOTAL: $960.92 (+ Tax)

Now I have a few questions:
1. Figuring out the compatibility of the motherboard is confusing, do you think the motherboard I have will work well with all the other parts I'm getting?
2. I can never figure out the Wattage for the PSU. I'm planning on the 650W one, but out of pure guessing. Is there a way to easily figure out what PSU to get?
3. My total cost is under $1000 right now, but I still have to buy various periphrials after this (monitor, mouse, keyboard, speakers, etc.) so is there anything I can do where I can get cheaper parts but still be able to run Skyrim on High (hopefully Ultra) settings?
4. Do you see anything glaringly wrong in this setup? I'm new to building computers so please tell me if I'm doing it wrong!

Any help would be greatly appretiated, thanks.

[stevie trent]

Important note for people using ATI Radeon Mobility HD series cards with switchable graphics:

Regardless of the official system requirements, Skyrim will not run properly on these cards. It doesn't get along with the old 10.whatever driver that is the last one that supported ATI/Intel switchable graphics. This is the cause of the "stretchy trees" bug that makes playing outside of dungeons, etc. almost impossible.

If you're not too uncomfortable using 3rd-party software, however, there's a Catalyst 11.2 mod available for these cards here: http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=339823. I just installed it on mine (5650 card) and the problem is gone.

[Amy Cooper]

My PC meets the minimum spec on the box. However, I have encountered a number of problems with various games and have started to think I'm missing something in what I'm reading, perhaps misinterpreting the spec. The RAM and graphics card are updates, the only things I've ever changed, and were done within the last 12 months so I've included some extra info in case my problems lie there. I'd really appreciate someone taking a look and letting me know whether I should be able to play, even on the lowest setting, without lagging.

Advent T9509

Processor: Intel ® Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.4Ghz

4GB RAM

GeForce 210 - 512mb ... apologies but not sure whether you need this ... 64 bit ... VGA + DVI-I + HDMI (mainly because the only bit I understand is the HDMI - !!!)

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

I believe my native resolution is 1680 x 1050 having looked up the basic ways to check.

Motherboard Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H - this means absolutely nothing to me but I'm sure someone will know whether this is the cause!

Hopefully I can play it but if not at least I can use the advice here to either upgrade some more or indulge in a new pc after the New Year. Thanks in advance to anyone who comes to my rescue.

[Mrs shelly Sugarplum]

My PC meets the minimum spec on the box. However, I have encountered a number of problems with various games and have started to think I'm missing something in what I'm reading, perhaps misinterpreting the spec. The RAM and graphics card are updates, the only things I've ever changed, and were done within the last 12 months so I've included some extra info in case my problems lie there. I'd really appreciate someone taking a look and letting me know whether I should be able to play, even on the lowest setting, without lagging.

Advent T9509

Processor: Intel ® Core 2 Quad CPU @ 2.4Ghz

4GB RAM

GeForce 210 - 512mb ... apologies but not sure whether you need this ... 64 bit ... VGA + DVI-I + HDMI (mainly because the only bit I understand is the HDMI - !!!)

Windows 7 Professional 64-bit

I believe my native resolution is 1680 x 1050 having looked up the basic ways to check.

Motherboard Foxconn G9657MA-8KS2H - this means absolutely nothing to me but I'm sure someone will know whether this is the cause!

Hopefully I can play it but if not at least I can use the advice here to either upgrade some more or indulge in a new pc after the New Year. Thanks in advance to anyone who comes to my rescue.

You should be fine on low to medium at your native resolution. And I wouldn't be surprised if you were able to play on high with an acceptable framerate.

[Amiee Kent]

You should be fine on low to medium at your native resolution. And I wouldn't be surprised if you were able to play on high with an acceptable framerate.

Thanks for such a fast response. As I mentioned I've been concerned since other games that have auto-detected high have been unplayable until I've set it at low or near enough to low, thinking of Dragon Age with the low settings to stop lag but worst is Witcher 2 (which I know is massively bugged) because the stuttering frames and lag make it a ￡30 spend for a completely unplayable game. That said, thanks to your advice I think I'll be going to pick up a copy of Skyrim in the next couple of days. Phew!

[W E I R D]

I have:

AMD Athlon II X2 220 Processor 2.8 GHz
4.0 GB RAM
Win 7 64-bit
AMD Radeon HD 6750
plenty of HDD space
1680 x 1050 res on an old Acer X223W

There's the obvious question of: what quality can I expect to run with the above set up(?) but then I have another question, too:

Whatever quality I can get on the PC, how will that compare to what the 360 is giving me right now on a HD 37" flatscreen? Will it be worse? Equal? Slightly better?

[Sophie Louise Edge]

AMD Pheonom II X6 1035T Processor 2.6 GHz
8 GB RAM
Win 7 64-bit
AMD Radeon 3000

I was told I could run it decently enough but even on max low settings, I get no more than 15 FPS.

[Klaire]

AMD Pheonom II X6 1035T Processor 2.6 GHz
8 GB RAM
Win 7 64-bit
AMD Radeon 3000

I was told I could run it decently enough but even on max low settings, I get no more than 15 FPS.

I would never give anyone such ridiculously inaccurate information. You are lucky to see 10 FPS as an average with that slow of an IGP. (There having been no such thing as a "3000", I will have to add 100 and get HD 3100.) The minimum is an actual discrete graphics card, and you do not have one.

The official minimum is just "512 MBs", which is totally meaningless. The PRACTICAL minimum, according to Toms Hardware, is an HD 5570 or equivalent.

[Miss Hayley]

I run FO:NV on High-Ultra and Civilization V on Medium-High so I should be able to run Skyrim on at least Low-Medium. Correct me if I'm wrong.

(Game-Debate tells me I can't run FO:NV nor Civ V, is it SR Labs?)

[Cool Man Sam]

I run FO:NV on High-Ultra and Civilization V on Medium-High so I should be able to run Skyrim on at least Low-Medium. Correct me if I'm wrong.

(Game-Debate tells me I can't run FO:NV nor Civ V, is it SR Labs?)

I'm sure that we have already discussed what you have and I wasn't complementary, as I recall. Read the Toms Hardware article.

[Shirley BEltran]

I would never give anyone such ridiculously inaccurate information. You are lucky to see 10 FPS as an average with that slow of an IGP. (There having been no such thing as a "3000", I will have to add 100 and get HD 3100.) The minimum is an actual discrete graphics card, and you do not have one.

The official minimum is just "512 MBs", which is totally meaningless. The PRACTICAL minimum, according to Toms Hardware, is an HD 5570 or equivalent.

I'm not very savvy when it comes to PC gaming. I had an older computer for about 7 years and I recently have my current one which is about a year old now and when I bought it was a "gaming" computer. I thought I'd get back into PC gaming by getting Skyrim instead of getting it for PC.

As far as graphics card go, I've always been a hit confused. On display adapters, it says I have "ATI Radeon 3000 Graphics" and "ATI Radeo HD 5700 Series." I don't know which one is which. When I run skyrim, it says it it uses the Radeon 3000 one, and I have no option to use the 5700.

I don't mean to be a bother, but could you point me in the right direction?

[Epul Kedah]

If you have an actual video card, turn the other, IGP one OFF and be certain that the display cable is attached to the card, not to the motherboard. The setup in the PC's BIOS is where you can turn it off first.