[Lisha Boo]

Hey, all my RAM and graphics are fine, but my processor is only 2.1GHz, it's a dual core though. How do you think it will be, because my aim on getting the PC version is to avoid the horrible lag on PS3 after playing for over two hours at a time.

Surprising that you've paired a slow CPU with good graphics, but we'll take your word for it What is the exact model CPU?

[TOYA toys]

IMO, the developers were being far too optimistic with the minimum they named, and I am suggesting that 2.3 GHz is more practical to use for minimum, which should support a graphics card of appropriate power at Medium Resolutions and Low Image quality settings without frequent drops out of the 35-45 FPS range of animation speed. With only 2.1 GHz, I would anticipate the animation speeds would fall more often than merely occasionally.

[Dawn Farrell]

Surprising that you've paired a slow CPU with good graphics, but we'll take your word for it What is the exact model CPU?

Well, this is just my laptop, I'm starting to save for a good gaming PC. The model is AMD Athlon Dual Core M320 2.1GHz.

[Madeleine Rose Walsh]

Well, this is just my laptop, I'm starting to save for a good gaming PC. The model is AMD Athlon Dual Core M320 2.1GHz.

Your experience will almost certainly be poor. Wait till you've got a gaming PC.

[Rachel Cafferty]

Your experience will almost certainly be poor. Wait till you've got a gaming PC.

Saving up for one of these! http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-50990110-MWave_Antec_i5_System_-_Antec_One_Hundred_Gaming_Case_-_Antec_520W_High_Current_

[Richus Dude]

Saving up for one of these! http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-50990110-MWave_Antec_i5_System_-_Antec_One_Hundred_Gaming_Case_-_Antec_520W_High_Current_

That's a solid PC that will do well with Skyrim

[Amelia Pritchard]

How would this run it? It's a quote from DinoPC I am also planning on playing games like Civ5 and The Witcher 2.

CPU: 2065 - Intel Core i5 2500
Operating System:11014 - Microsoft? Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Motherboard: 4122 - Gigabyte H61M-S2P
Memory: 5039 - 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB)
Hard Drives: 6006 - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s
Optical Drive: 7003 - 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA
Graphics card: 8056 - NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB
Sound card: 10009 - Creative Audigy SE 7.1 PCI
Case17024 - Xigmatek Asgard
PSU: 18032 - 400W Xigmatek

It will cost ￡600 ($927)
I don't know much about computers so any downgrades to save me money would be appreciated.

[IsAiah AkA figgy]

They've upgraded the graphics card to a 550 if you configure it again (the Veloce i5 system right?), but it's still too weak.

I would drop the hard drive down to 500gb - while it's nice to have a terabyte, hdd prices are insane at the moment, they will drop later so you can add a second one easily down the line for much less. Drop the Creative Audigy as onboard sound is very good these days - if you've got reason to get a separate card you will want a more powerful one than the audigy anyway.

Then I would change the GPU to the 560 (non-ti) - this is powerful enough for the games you mention. And up the PSU to the 500W version.

That would end up costing about ￡653 apparently, but it's a far better build for gaming that your original one.

edit: maybe it wasn't a veloce i5..

start here:
http://www.dinopc.com/shop/pc/configurePrd.asp?idproduct=1006

change the CPU to an i5 2500
change GPU to a nVidia GTX 560 1gb
change PSU to 500W

[Emma Louise Adams]

How would this run it? It's a quote from DinoPC I am also planning on playing games like Civ5 and The Witcher 2. CPU: 2065 - Intel Core i5 2500 Operating System:11014 - Microsoft? Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Motherboard: 4122 - Gigabyte H61M-S2P Memory: 5039 - 8GB DDR3 1333mhz (2x 4GB) Hard Drives: 6006 - 1TB S-ATAII 3.0Gb/s Optical Drive: 7003 - 22x DVD±RW DL S-ATA Graphics card: 8056 - NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB Sound card: 10009 - Creative Audigy SE 7.1 PCI Case17024 - Xigmatek Asgard PSU: 18032 - 400W Xigmatek It will cost ￡600 ($927) I don't know much about computers so any downgrades to save me money would be appreciated.

Can give this build a consideration:
http://www.chillblast.com/pconf.php?productid=18109

Just change the PSU to at least the Xigmatek 500W unit...the EZCool unit is junk.

And that Creative Audigy SE is no better than onboard sound...don't even bother with that.

[Devils Cheek]

Hello forum goers! Ive been playing skyrim since launch on my PS3. I am interested in getting a new computer for work, school, and of course gaming. I really do like some of the mods Ive seen out already. Long story short is I like to know if this system is pretty good, or if someone has a better suggestion. All feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229283

By the way I'm looking at running it at the highest possible settings, Thanks

[Tiffany Holmes]

Hello forum goers! Ive been playing skyrim since launch on my PS3. I am interested in getting a new computer for work, school, and of course gaming. I really do like some of the mods Ive seen out already. Long story short is I like to know if this system is pretty good, or if someone has a better suggestion. All feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229283

By the way I'm looking at running it at the highest possible settings, Thanks

It's an alright PC. Should get you Ultra High settings with it. The thing with these prebuilt boutique PCs from Cyberpower via newegg is that the power supply in these systems are usually rather generic...probablyan XtremeGear off-brand. Should replace it the first chance you are able with a more reputable brand. It's not that the stock PSU won't work for a while, it's just likely not reliable for the long run. But you'll be fine for some time as the Radeon 6850 doesn't eat much power anyways.

[REVLUTIN]

A bit of advice if you guys can help me make a decision please. I currently am running Skyrim on a Windows 7 64 bit/i5-2500k/8GB/Sapphire Radeon 5750 1gb video card. The game plays well at 1280x720p with almost ultra settings, but I would like to be able to run it on my hdtv which I use for a second monitor at it's native res of 1920x1080p, It will barely run at that resolution and I get some serious stuttering issues and framerate goes down below 10 at times. Man it looks pretty though when I am standing still.

My question is this for all you techsavvy; With a limited budget, would it be better to add another 5750 in SLI or just wait until I can get a non budget video card. If I choose not to wait, what is the highest 6000 series Radeon that I could SLI with this card on a budget. I know both cards will default out speedwise at the 5750's speed even if the other card is faster if this will even work. I ask this because a 5770 and several 6000 lower series are actually cheaper than a matching 5750 card for my system. The only 5750 matching card I could find is over $130 and I can find 6750's for less than $100 as there is 1 on the egg right now for that price.

So, wait for a better card - gonna be a while too - (just spent my money everything but the video card on my budget after a system got fried by a faulty power supply).

Only buy a 5750 if I plan to SLI

Would a 6750 work in SLI with my card even defaulting to run at 5750 speeds.

or would a 6750 by itself actually do the trick and be a better option.

Never used SLI before and I really need to hear some opinions here.

Read this board lots, but this is my first post. Thanks for all the discussions as they are invaluable and entertaining.
Tgard

[Dean Ashcroft]

A bit of advice if you guys can help me make a decision please. I currently am running Skyrim on a Windows 7 64 bit/i5-2500k/8GB/Sapphire Radeon 5750 1gb video card. The game plays well at 1280x720p with almost ultra settings, but I would like to be able to run it on my hdtv which I use for a second monitor at it's native res of 1920x1080p, It will barely run at that resolution and I get some serious stuttering issues and framerate goes down below 10 at times. Man it looks pretty though when I am standing still.

My question is this for all you techsavvy; With a limited budget, would it be better to add another 5750 in SLI or just wait until I can get a non budget video card.

Don't get another 5750. Skyrim doesn't play nicely with crossfire, and you will still be just as limited as before.

If I choose not to wait, what is the highest 6000 series Radeon that I could SLI with this card on a budget.

Don't even consider it. Just buy a single faster card and sell your 5750 to help fund it.

or would a 6750 by itself actually do the trick and be a better option.

Go for a 6870 instead.

[Amysaurusrex]

It's an alright PC. Should get you Ultra High settings with it. The thing with these prebuilt boutique PCs from Cyberpower via newegg is that the power supply in these systems are usually rather generic...probablyan XtremeGear off-brand. Should replace it the first chance you are able with a more reputable brand. It's not that the stock PSU won't work for a while, it's just likely not reliable for the long run. But you'll be fine for some time as the Radeon 6850 doesn't eat much power anyways.

Thanks for the heads up. With some contemplations with certain configurations I went to Cyberpower's website directly. The summary of specs look like this:

• CPU: Intel? Core? i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
  
• HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-45] (Single Drive)
  
• MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
  
• MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard LucidLogix Virtu and Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID,2 3 PCIe Gen2, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 3CI (All Venom OC Certified)
  
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
  
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+186] (EVGA Superclocked [+25])

I also took your advice on the power supply and changed it out for a Corsair 750W. This setup is a bit more money, but looks to be a better system. Tell me what you guys think. Thanks again!!

[Robert]

Don't get another 5750. Skyrim doesn't play nicely with crossfire, and you will still be just as limited as before.

Don't even consider it. Just buy a single faster card and sell your 5750 to help fund it.

Go for a 6870 instead.

Thanks kalniel, I didn't know that SLI was a problem with this game. Very glad I asked about it now. I did see in some other posts that SLI didn't always play well but I didn't know if that was the majority of the cases. Don't know if I can move my 5750 for any money to offset, but I believe I will aim for a 6850. The rest of my system is a new replacement but strangely my video card survived. Guess it's time to finish - out with the old - and in with a better video card. Your help and advice is much appreciated! Man am I anxious to play this at 1080p on my bigscreen.

Tgard

[Maria Leon]

Tell me what you guys think. Thanks again!!

Excellent system that will keep you happy for several years

[lexy]

Thanks for the heads up. With some contemplations with certain configurations I went to Cyberpower's website directly. The summary of specs look like this:

• CPU: Intel? Core? i7-2600K 3.40 GHz 8M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 (All Venom OC Certified)
  
• HDD: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [-45] (Single Drive)
  
• MEMORY: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
  
• MOTHERBOARD: * [CrossFireX] Asus P8Z68-V LX Intel Z68 Chipset DDR3 ATX Mainboard LucidLogix Virtu and Intel Smart Response Technology & 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB3.0, 2x SATA-III RAID,2 3 PCIe Gen2, 2 PCIe X1 & 2 3CI (All Venom OC Certified)
  
• SOUND: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
  
• VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 1.2GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+186] (EVGA Superclocked [+25])

I also took your advice on the power supply and changed it out for a Corsair 750W. This setup is a bit more money, but looks to be a better system. Tell me what you guys think. Thanks again!!

Decent, but don't need to go so overkill with the PSU. Even the 650W Corsair is still an excellent choice.

Only get the 2600K if you're actually going to make use of those extra threads...meaning video encoding/editing/rendering or lots of Folding. The 2500K is just as good for gaming and will save you some cash.

[Matt Bigelow]

Excellent system that will keep you happy for several years

Decent, but don't need to go so overkill with the PSU. Even the 650W Corsair is still an excellent choice.

Only get the 2600K if you're actually going to make use of those extra threads...meaning video encoding/editing/rendering or lots of Folding. The 2500K is just as good for gaming and will save you some cash.

Thanks guys! I will most likely be ording tonight. Thanks again for the help . I figurged I go with the 2600k because of work, I do alot of 3d work.

[Yonah]

Hello all,

I have an unopened copy of Skyrim for PS3. Due to some of the issues I've been reading about, I was considering exchaning it for a PC version, but my computer is a couple of years old and I'm not sure if I should run it. I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 and Radeon HD4870 512MB.

Would I be better off just waiting to see if the PS3 issues are fixed? Is the PC version any more stable? Can my computer even run Skyrim well enough to enjoy it?

Thanks very much in advance for any advice. Cheers.

[Lindsay Dunn]

You should be able to run it at medium settings with some things turned up. The E8400 is quite fast for a dual core and the 4870 is still competitive.

[DAVId MArtInez]

I'm a bit unsure of which new video card to purchase to give my PC a bit more oompf. It's an older system. Here is what I know about it. A good deal of this makes no sense to me, unfortunately.

Dell SMT-116B C2 Q8200/6/750/DLDVD (I'm guessing 6 Gigs RAM)
HD4850 512MB PCIE Graphics Card
Earthwatts 650Watt Power Supply

I recently purchased a EVGA GeForce GTX 560Ti 256bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0x16 HDCP card, but it was a bit too long. While it was able to snap into the slot, it covered up an area on the motherboard that had a cable coming out of it (the EVGA is a 9'' long card). Thus, I have to return the card. My 4850 is 8'' in length.

Best Buy recommended a Radeon 6770, however I would like some other opinions. I'm a bit frustrated by all this, and would love to hear your recommendations.

[Pawel Platek]

The very first post in the thread has a list, in performance order, per Tig ol' Bitties, that will tell you where the Geforce card and Radeon relate to one another. You probably would prefer dealing with a more responsive and honest dealer than Best Buy, who are best known for hugely inflating the prices of graphics cards. You probably wanted a Radeon HD 6870, not a 6770. Neither one of them are High End, but then, neither was the Geforce 560 (the 480, 570, 580, and whatever their dual GPU card's name is, those are their fast trio of cards, all very expensive.

Here in the states, the "reference" eTailer for most of us is Newegg; they have excellent service, fast shipping, and they are honest. We check there, then use their price as the basis from which to judge whether any other outfit is pricing fairly.

[Eileen Müller]

I have an unopened copy of Skyrim for PS3. Due to some of the issues I've been reading about, I was considering exchaning it for a PC version, but my computer is a couple of years old and I'm not sure if I should run it. I have an Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 and Radeon HD4870 512MB.

Would I be better off just waiting to see if the PS3 issues are fixed? Is the PC version any more stable? Can my computer even run Skyrim well enough to enjoy it?

The PC version (after certain time of gameplay) is pure BS. You should maybe wait for some patches (if they can address the problems, that is to be seen). The issues you have read about, they are NOT likely to be got rid of by getting better PC gear.

[Evaa]

Several MILLION copies of the game were sold. If there were as many as 2000 for whom the (PC) game ran poorly, that would be maybe 0.5 % or so of the total and probably 3% of the PC game sales total. The message traffic in these forums has been below a count of 2000, but maybe 2 or of three people for who the game was just a loser never came here. Maybe 5 or of 6 never came here. The result is that a small percentage had difficulty, not a majority, just a very few in the overall scheme of the gaming industry. If I understand correctly, the "primary" version was apparently for Xbox360, with the PC and the PS3 being derived or second / third in importance.

I would have to think that even a 5% count from the very first would have been quite good. I haven't paid attention to either PS3 or Xbox360 complaints, but from the spillover, PS3 version buyers apparently also complained quite a bit. I will agree that the odds are very favorable for that member's PC to run the game nicely, with a minimum of complaints.

[ruCkii]

Hi all,

After all the anticipation for Skyrim, I finally got it recently and was sorely disappointed at the choppy performance and low framerate...I've tried changing the default video settings up and down, tried modifying some things in the .ini files that I had read might help, all to little avail. I have a 24" 1920x1080 display, but the only way I seem to be able to get decent (ie, still bad but playable) FPS is by turning my settings all the way to low, or running in windowed mode at a smaller resolution...and this is underground in the torture chamber of the introductory area (didn't want to keep going until I can actually enjoy the experience..), which presumably shouldn't be too taxing aside from maybe the shadows?


Win 7 64-bit
AMD Athlon II X2 260 dual, 3.2 GHz
4GB RAM (not sure which type. But I can find out if it will help someone to help me
Nvidia GeForce GT 520 1GB

Does anyone see a bottleneck here? Or maybe some setting/conflict I'm overlooking? Not the most tech-savvy guy, though I did find out -after- buying my PC that the vid card isn't so great. Thanks! =)