[Tai Scott]

The GT 545, TTBOMK, is a laptop Geforce, in the Low-Medium class, that should run Medium image quality settings at a relatively high screen resolution, or High settings at a more conservative. lower resolution screen setting.

[Sierra Ritsuka]

The GT 545, TTBOMK, is a laptop Geforce, in the Low-Medium class, that should run Medium image quality settings at a relatively high screen resolution, or High settings at a more conservative. lower resolution screen setting.

thanks ill set it to med and see how it runs.

[Darren Chandler]

As an update, I ordered the Erazer x6186 for ￡685.95 (+p&p). However, managed to snag a very good deal on an XPS 17,

i7-2670QM @2.2ghz (->3.1) (the same)
6gb RAM (2GB less)
3GB GF555m (the same)
1080p screen (compared to a 1366x768 screen)
Backlit keyboard
and so forth,

that was at ￡725 including P&P @￡20 (couldn't get that removed). Cancelled the original order (waiting confirmation), and ordered the Dell

ETA 12/01/2012, so here's hoping I made the right choice and I get it without a hiccup

[Catherine N]

Nice. Should be a good computer and you'll have a great time with Skyrim (though not at max settings - medium/high likely - drop anti-aliasing, which you hardly need on such a dense display)

[Shelby McDonald]

That's what I thought. I won't mind not playing on Ultra, though with a few tweaks it'll be an amazing looking game (above the already great graphics). In any event, thanks to all who helped... just need to wait for it to arrive, and plug in my extras (converter for 360 controller et al), then fire it up!

[Adam Kriner]

Hi and happy new year to everyone! Today I've tryed to set medium quality and the frame rate was more high. So, I've searched for newest driver for my video card and I've seen a beta driver (290.53). My driver version is 285.62, can I update or the beta driver could create problem?

[des lynam]

Hey everyone,

Today my GF gave me Skyrim. But the only "good" laptop I have is a Macbook Pro (15 inch):

• 2,2-GHz quad-core
  Intel Core i7
  
• 4 GB, 1333 MHz
  
• 500 GB, 5400 rpm¹
  
• Intel HD Graphics 3000
  
• AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512 MB GDDR5

So my question is: Can I run Skyrim atleast on Med/High or is that already to much?

[Francesca]

Hey everyone,

Today my GF gave me Skyrim. But the only "good" laptop I have is a Macbook Pro (15 inch):

• 2,2-GHz quad-core
  Intel Core i7
  
• 4 GB, 1333 MHz
  
• 500 GB, 5400 rpm¹
  
• Intel HD Graphics 3000
  
• AMD Radeon HD 6750M with 512 MB GDDR5

So my question is: Can I run Skyrim atleast on Med/High or is that already to much?

The idle core speed of the processor isn't the important one for games, you want to quote the Turbo core speed. A Radeon HD 6750 is a decent GPU, and if you do have a good Turbo number to support it, can do High, and even a mix of High plus Ultra settings at a nice screen resolution (what's your default on that ?)

FYI, from a game-playing point of view, an average laptop is totally useless for playing. Right now, the handwriting is on the wall for the giant size server-case towers that have been the best that there is for gaming, but laptops are not the heir-apparent next game platform. Desktops are still best for games, cheaper, faster, upgradeable, fun to play inside of, etc.

Something new will take their place, something more compact, but not welded unibloc style the way laptops are. Only time will tell what it's going to look like, though.

[Jade]

A Radeon HD 6750 is a decent GPU, and if you do have a good Turbo number to support it, can do High, and even a mix of High plus Ultra settings at a nice screen resolution (what's your default on that ?)

1440 x 900

[Janine Rose]

1920 by 1080 will be too steep to give consistent good results with the old 9800. You will probably find that in spite of all tweaks, your best choice will be 1680 instead.

People always don't give the 9800 GTX+ the credit it deserves. Here's my specs, settings, and performance.

XFX 9800 GTX+ 512MB
Q6600 @2.4
4GB DDRII RAM

I'm running Skyrim on:
1920x1080.
Shadows on High, and everything else maxed out, including draw distances.
16xAF and FXAA.

I'm using the acceleration layer plugin, and around 35 mods.

Frame rates are:

Outside 35-60
Cities 30-40
Indoors 60+ (except in BlackReach, it drops to below 30 in there)

[marie breen]

I'm considering buying Skyrim V for pc even though I have it for ps3. This is due to that I want to use mods.
However, I don't know whether my PC is able to support Skyrim well even though after viewing the requirements.

I read up the requirements but confused because I've zero knowledge on technology.
Especially the graphic card part because mine doesn't include in the list.

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Intel® Core™ 2 CPU
6420 @ 2.13 GHz
2.13GHz, 2.00GB of RAM

Graphic card: 256MB ATI Radeon X1300PRO (I'm don't know... I couldn't find this with ctrl+F)

I want to ask 3 short questions with the computer I have. I hope you guys don't mind cause I need more research before buying the game.

1. Will my game lags with the maximum setting and usage of mods?

2. Which will have better game performance? My PC (with this setting), or PS3?

3. Which will have better graphics? My PC (with this setting), or PS3?

[loste juliana]

Hi and happy new year to everyone! Today I've tryed to set medium quality and the frame rate was more high. So, I've searched for newest driver for my video card and I've seen a beta driver (290.53). My driver version is 285.62, can I update or the beta driver could create problem?

Beta drivers won't have had as much testing, so there is a greater risk of their being problems, yes. However reports from other players have been mostly positive.

[Romy Welsch]

1. Will my game lags with the maximum setting and usage of mods?

You game won't run at all on the maximum setting, I'm afraid it doesn't even meet the required power for an enjoyable experience on lesser settings.

2. Which will have better game performance? My PC (with this setting), or PS3?

PS3.

3. Which will have better graphics? My PC (with this setting), or PS3?

Your PC won't run with those settings. If it could, the PC would look much better, but yours won't.

[Mackenzie]

Beta drivers won't have had as much testing, so there is a greater risk of their being problems, yes. However reports from other players have been mostly positive.

Ok, Thanks. I think that I'll wait for an official relase.

[Theodore Walling]

Thanks Kalniel.

I'm considering upgrading my computer.
Which should I update to get a very good setting with mods?

My friend told me to change my graphic card.
If I changed the graphic card to the recommended settings and leave others untouched, will the game run smoothly?

[Markie Mark]

Minimum Specs (For running Skyrim on "Low" settings at 1920x1080 resolution)

• Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
  
• Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
  
• 2GB System RAM
  
• 6GB free HDD Space
  
• Direct X 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
  
• DirectX compatible sound card
  
• Internet access for Steam activation

the minimum specs are wrong i can prove it too.
AMD Phenom Quad-Core 9150e 1.8GHz <----- Below minimum
4GB 800MHz DDR2 Ram <------ Maybe above minimum because its 4GB but its 800MHz
Win7 64x Homepremium <------- ^.=.^
PNY- Nvidia Geforce 210 <----- May Be equal to minimum because its sorta old
640GB WD Cavlier SATA2
DirectX 10.1

i can play at high/ultra settings and i have no speed problems 54:FPS
i have no lag problems.
aside from the GFX card my hardware is dated.
Gateway DX-4200-09
http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/gateway-dx4200-09/4507-3118_7-33513602.html?tag=mncol;subnav
i'm not sure when it was made as to year but i did buy it on clearece at cons at the end of 2008.
i don't wanna brag or anything but i'd say it pretty impressive that a computer like this can still play high-end games like this.

[Kirsty Collins]

Thanks Kalniel.

I'm considering upgrading my computer.
Which should I update to get a very good setting with mods?

My friend told me to change my graphic card.
If I changed the graphic card to the recommended settings and leave others untouched, will the game run smoothly?

The graphics card is certainly the biggest problem, however the rest of your PC is also weak, which will limit how well Skyrim runs regardless of graphics card. You would have a playable experience if you upgraded the graphics card, and could use some mods, but don't go expecting to have it smooth on ultra in the cities for example.

[Celestine Stardust]

Thanks Kalniel.

I'm considering upgrading my computer.
Which should I update to get a very good setting with mods?

My friend told me to change my graphic card.
If I changed the graphic card to the recommended settings and leave others untouched, will the game run smoothly?

Even with a decent graphics card (that one is six years old, and was for business, not games), that PC will end up too slow, sorry, the CPU is also a problem for better than the very lowest settings.

Whatever you do, ignore the (troll, probably) making extravagant claims about the awful crap that nVIDIA sells called a G 210. It's no better than a five year old 8400 GS, or maybe a six year old 7300 GS. It was produced to sell to OEMs (where it's called the 310) for about $10 each in lots of a thousand. I would expect a Radeon X1300 Pro would about equal the awful thing.

[Ice Fire]

Hey there folks, I got Skyrim a while ago, wasn't sure if it would run on my system, but it did, so if it helps anyone out there with an older PC they can't upgrade, the game is playable under Windows XP on an:

Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz (singlecore, 939 socket)
1GB DDR1 RAM
Radeon X1950Pro 512 MB AGP video card. (Skyrim set itself to medium because of it, but I changed it to low because of the CPU)

Getting past the Bethesda logo takes a few minutes, loading in general takes a while and at times I have to stop in order to let the scenery change from the low detail prop to the actual scene. Woke up in a lot of ambushes because of this, but it's perfectly playable and works quite well in dungeons.

[leni]

Hey there folks, I got Skyrim a while ago, wasn't sure if it would run on my system, but it did, so if it helps anyone out there with an older PC they can't upgrade, the game is playable under Windows XP on an:

Athlon 64 3000+ @1.8Ghz (singlecore, 939 socket)
1GB DDR1 RAM
Radeon X1950Pro 512 MB AGP video card. (Skyrim set itself to medium because of it, but I changed it to low because of the CPU)

Getting past the Bethesda logo takes a few minutes, loading in general takes a while and at times I have to stop in order to let the scenery change from the low detail prop to the actual scene. Woke up in a lot of ambushes because of this, but it's perfectly playable and works quite well in dungeons.

Although a Radeon X1950 was a very good card once upon a time, that was about six years ago, along with the single core A64 processor. I can well imagine the graphics card working in Skyrim, but the A64 3000 was quite slow, even when new, being sold, along with the A64 2800, as economy options for a discounted cost. The A64 3200 was the original low-end K8 CPU, and the starting range, if I recall correctly, was the 3200, 3400, and 3800. The 4000, 2800, and 3000 were added later, when the s939 replaced the introductory socket 754 package.

[Big Homie]

This game does NOT run smoothly on 6990 it runs very low FPS in towns, outdoors, only runs great in tunnels and if you have 2 yes TWO 6990s like I do, dont even think about turning it on ultra and start playing it because it is totally unplayable

to iterate my system is a beast that should be running this game very smoothly yet it doesnt low 20 fps outdoors in towns even under 20 fps when I fought the dragon in whiterun up to 45 fps on caves high settings, ultra settings lower fps and if you use crossfire it's totally unplayable

I7 2600K OC'd to 4.5 ghz
Dual yes 2 Radeon HD 6990 ( MSI & XFX if you must know )
16 GB DDR3 1833 RAM
120GB Intel 510 SSD
1 TB WD RE4 HDD
1500W Silverstone Strider PSU

Beware visit overclock.net for a list of rampant issues with the very best high end cards GTX 590 and AMD 6990 series DO NOT BUY!

[Gavin boyce]

Yes, not recommended to run crossfire with this game at the moment, let alone 4-way. The game is very enjoyable on more reasonable hardware though, such as that in my sig.

Make sure you use the right drivers and crossfire profiles, hopefully AMD will be able to improve things for you.

[Lisa]

You have software problems. Most owners of Radeon 69xx cards have been doing fine as soon as the 12.1 Beta Drivers showed up. CF has always been problematic in many games. Turn it into Quadro with two CF cards, and IMO, you are asking for trouble. Each 6990 already has dual cores, for readers who are unfamiliar with the design.

[Latisha Fry]

Hello, I'm new to this forum, as I stumbled upon this thread via Google.
I don't know all that much about hardware, and as many others, I have been wondering if my PC will be able to run TESV:Skyrim.

I would be more than happy with medium details in a moderate resolution, as I've always valued gameplay higher than graphics.
However, the question remains if I would be able to get at least 30 fps out of the rig listed below. If not, what is my "weakest link"?

I thank for any feedback to this question. I greatly appreciate any feedback.


The main parts of my PC are:

Motherboard: ASUS Commando Republic of Gamers
CPU: Intel Core2Duo E6600 (2400 MHz / 1066 MHz FSB)
RAM: 2x2 GB Kingston Value RAM (1333 MHz if I remember correctly)
Graphics: 8800GTX (768 MB)
OS: Win7 x64

[StunnaLiike FiiFii]

Welcome to the forums, have a fishy stick

The main parts of your computer look OK for medium settings. Your weak point in Skyrim is the CPU - Skyrim is unusual in being very CPU-limited, especially in cities. Outside of cities you will have a pretty good experience on medium.