[Assumptah George]

If the above isn't good I'd be happy to be led to a good PC at around $900 being the top of my price range.

[Taylor Thompson]

A Radeon HD 6670 is a nice Medium Quality Gaming card. It isn't high end, and won't offer high resolutions or high Image Quality settings. It's a Medium card.

The correct message thread relating to generally comparing computers and manufacturers is in the Community Forum, here:

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1397168-the-community-tech-thread-no-117/

[Jessica Colville]

If the above isn't good I'd be happy to be led to a good PC at around $900 being the top of my price range.

I'm very much an advocate to building your own PC with that kind of budget. However, if prebuilt is a must, this would be a better alternative:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229317

The thing that bugs me most about these pre-builts is that they never specify what power supply they're using, although it's likely to be some generic cheap brand. In which case, if you are to buy this, I highly suggest you replace that 600W PSU at some point....don't rely on it for the long haul.

If interested in building your own PC, come on over to the community tech topic and ask there through the link Gorath gave.

Edit...I see you already did...

[Emmie Cate]

Hey guys,

First time posting here, I must say that this is a wonderful thread. My question is about performance. Like many males my age, I tend to suffer from performance issues during regular gameplay. At first I was ashamed, but after seeing that I wasn't alone, I found the courage to speak out!

System Specs:

Windows 7 64bit
8gigs of RAM
AMD Athlon 630 II Quad Core
AMD Radeon 6870 Sapphire II 1gig (I'm unsure of the drivers.. my Catalyst Control Center is 12.6, but I think the drivers are 8.9?!)
700w Power Supply
DirectX 11
Samsung 43in Plasma HDTV connected via HDMI
1630x1050 Resolution
Graphics: Ultra/High


Most of the time I'll have a very healthy FPS that ranges from 40-60 in the wilderness/cities and a solid 60FPS in any dungeon. However, I often find that my FPS drops significantly before a battle or when loading a new cell. Sometimes it will completely freeze for a few seconds and then stutter along before regaining the normal 40-60 FPS.

I should note that I'm using a lot of mods, including several HD texture packs, some lighting mods, and several mods that add tons of NPC's and monsters. I accept that these mods will decrease performance, but it shouldn't be decreased to the point of stuttering or freezing my game. Based on what I've read in this thread, my system is more than capable of running Skyrim.

Notes:

• My GPU makes a really loud whirring sound almost constantly when Skyrim is running. I usually don't notice the same sound if I'm playing other games (Starcraft II) or just browsing online. Is this normal, or should I be worried?
  
• I tried playing at the full 1080p resolution, but found that my FPS was far too low (10-15FPS). From what I gather, I should be able to play the game fine at that resolution, no?
  
• Does it matter that I'm playing on a 43in TV? It is my understanding that resolution is resolution, no matter what size the screen.

Any help would be greatly appreciated! I've spent a lot of money putting together this system for Skyrim and I'd really like to enjoy it.

Thank you kindly,

[Marcia Renton]

I just bought this laptop and i wanna know if i can run skyrim on high or medium or with some options on high and medium.

Asus R500VD-SX198V
Intel Core? i7-3610QM, 2,3 GHz turbo boost up to 3.30 Ghz
Ram : 6 GB DDR3 1600Mhz
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610M 2GB

[Melanie Steinberg]

No, not with that GPU at least.

[Baby K(:]

Whats so bad about my GPU i have seen ppl play Battlefield 3 and other games on high and some options on medium. With decent fps 35fps+ and my cpu was better then the one they have and they where using the GPU i have.

[Alex [AK]]

Battlefield, and 'other games' are not as demanding of video hardware as beth games are notorious for being. The game might run on that, but, don't expect good performance. You will have to experiment with resolution, and view distances to get a playable experience.

RAM:

Win 7, which most folks seem to be running these days..... wants at a minimum, 2gb of RAM to run halfway decent. Going from 2 to 4gb, will give you a very noticeable performance improvement across the board, going from 4 to 6, you may, or may not see any improvement, going from 6 to 8, you won't notice anything. Beyond that is pretty much useless unless you are doing RAM heavy work like video editing, or things of that nature. For 99% of folks, 4gb is more than adequate to the task.

[luis ortiz]

Any advice? (see above post)

Thanks!

[Jack Moves]

I just got a new laptop and I'm not sure if it'll work. I know nothing of computers here is my software
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2806mb graphics memory,
Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz
4gb of ram
64 bit

[Chelsea Head]

That's not your VRAM, by the way.

Since that's out of the way, it should run but don't expect anything too stellar since the GPU is a bit weak.

[Mélida Brunet]

Hi bassically idk what half of this stuff means so... will mine run it?
This is from my "system" thing on control panel;
Mannefacturer: Samsung
Rating: 4.7 windows experience index
Processor: Intel? core? i3-2330M CPU @ 2.20GHz 2.20GHz
RAM: 4.00 GB
System type: 64-bit opperating system

its also Windows 7.
It cost ￡500+ so if it cant run it... well i guess i wont be playing Skyrim for PC anytime in the next 2 years
also, idgaf about high quality graphics. As long as i can play it, and i can have a go of a few mods for the first time, i'll be happy.

I'm guessing from your CPU you're on a laptop? Also what graphics card/chipset are you using? There's a program called CPU-Z which will tell you all that stuff if you're not sure.

[Rachel Briere]

Hi everyone,

I am thinking of upgrading to a new laptop (my current one is 2 years old) but want to see if I can squeeze some life out of this one with SKyrim. Graphics aren't all too important to me, but gettinga smooth FPS is, and I like to run a lot of mods. Here is my current rig:

i7-720QM
4GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon 5730 1GB
Windows 7

I would love to run the civil war mod that adds 1000s of NPCs, but I realize that might be a stretch. I guess my question is, would I be able to run Skyrim on decent graphics settings with a smooth FPS?

Thanks

[Juan Cerda]

I just bought a laptop and wasn't planning on playing games but will this run Skyrim?


Windows 7 64 bit
Processor: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon HD Graphhics (4 CPUs), ~1.5GHz
RAM: 4GB

[Yonah]

Hi everyone,

I am thinking of upgrading to a new laptop (my current one is 2 years old) but want to see if I can squeeze some life out of this one with SKyrim. Graphics aren't all too important to me, but gettinga smooth FPS is, and I like to run a lot of mods. Here is my current rig:

i7-720QM
4GB RAM
ATI Mobility Radeon 5730 1GB
Windows 7

I would love to run the civil war mod that adds 1000s of NPCs, but I realize that might be a stretch. I guess my question is, would I be able to run Skyrim on decent graphics settings with a smooth FPS?

Thanks

Although I haven't looked it up yet, my assumption would be that you will be potentially disappointed. While a 5750 and a 5770 are pretty decent, I believe that a 5730 is going to be a mundane piece, nothing special, just workaday average, not even quite as good as the desktop HD 5670 with a lesser perfpormance claimed in the numbers, save that desktops are always ahead of laptops.

Radeon HD Graphhics

There is no such APU graphic component as that. There are in fact several that are included in various AMD APUs, so which do you actually have? .

[Roberta Obrien]

There is no such APU graphic component as that. There are in fact several that are included in various AMD APUs, so which do you actually have? .

I wish I could tell you but that is all it says.

[james reed]

Then post a full dxdiag in a spoiler tag. We can get it from there.

[Julia Schwalbe]

Then post a full dxdiag in a spoiler tag. We can get it from there.

I'm not sure what you mean. I would post a screen shot but I can't post links for some reason.

[Lucky Girl]

Start -> Run/search bar -> dxdiag -> Save all -> Open file -> Ctrl-A -> Ctrl-C -> in a spoiler tag (click the option for more BBCode in the panel here), Ctrl-V

I say that so often, I just might make that my sig

[Kara Payne]

Start -> Run/search bar -> dxdiag -> Save all -> Open file -> Ctrl-A -> Ctrl-C -> in a spoiler tag (click the option for more BBCode in the panel here), Ctrl-V

I say that so often, I just might make that my sig

Oh haha alright.

Spoiler

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version CCB.03.61.31F.52
Processor: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon? HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~1.5GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3562MB RAM
Page File: 2688MB used, 4432MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

Here you go. More than you need but it's what you need, hopefully.

[sunny lovett]

Not at all what I asked for. There's a button to save all to a file. Please post the contents in their entirety. It'll look very long, that's how you know you've got the right stuff.

[Victoria Vasileva]

I see.

Spoiler

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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/27/2012, 17:28:39
Machine name: OLEG-HP
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.120503-2030)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Pavilion g7 Notebook PC
BIOS: InsydeH2O Version CCB.03.61.31F.52
Processor: AMD A6-3420M APU with Radeon™ HD Graphics (4 CPUs), ~1.5GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3562MB RAM
Page File: 2688MB used, 4432MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

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DxDiag Notes
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Display Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 1: No problems found.
Sound Tab 2: No problems found.
Input Tab: No problems found.

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DirectX Debug Levels
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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)
DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)
DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)
DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)
DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)
DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)
DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

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Display Devices
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Card name: AMD Radeon™ HD 6520G
Manufacturer: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9647)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9647&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_00
Display Memory: 2021 MB
Dedicated Memory: 497 MB
Shared Memory: 1524 MB
Current Mode: 1600 x 900 (32 bit) (60Hz)
Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
Monitor Model: unknown
Monitor Id: LGD027A
Native Mode: 1600 x 900(p) (60.080Hz)
Output Type: Internal
Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.1099 (English)
Driver Version: 8.900.7.1000
DDI Version: 11
Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 9/28/2011 19:15:26, 867328 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D507-11CF-C777-6215BEC2C535}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9647
SubSys ID: 0x3568103C
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: oem2.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_Sumo_Mobile:8.900.7.1000:pci\ven_1002&dev_9647&subsys_3568103c
Rank Of Driver: 00E60001
Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C
Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{552C0DAD-CCBC-420B-83C8-74943CF9F1A6}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive
{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=
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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported
DXVA-HD: Not Supported
DDraw Status: Enabled
D3D Status: Enabled
AGP Status: Enabled

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Sound Devices
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Description: Speakers and Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Playback: Yes
Default Voice Playback: Yes
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7605&SUBSYS_103C3568&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6341.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 5/27/2011 12:06:16, 528384 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: IDT
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

Description: Communications Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Playback: No
Default Voice Playback: No
Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7605&SUBSYS_103C3568&REV_1001
Manufacturer ID: 1
Product ID: 100
Type: WDM
Driver Name: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6341.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
Date and Size: 5/27/2011 12:06:16, 528384 bytes
Other Files:
Driver Provider: IDT
HW Accel Level: Basic
Cap Flags: 0xF1F
Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
HW Memory: 0
Voice Management: No
EAX™ 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
I3DL2™ Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura™ ZoomFX™: No

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Sound Capture Devices
---------------------
Description: Internal Mic (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Capture: Yes
Default Voice Capture: Yes
Driver Name: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6341.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 5/27/2011 12:06:16, 528384 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: External Mic (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6341.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 5/27/2011 12:06:16, 528384 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

Description: Stereo Mix (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)
Default Sound Capture: No
Default Voice Capture: No
Driver Name: stwrt64.sys
Driver Version: 6.10.6341.0000 (English)
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Date and Size: 5/27/2011 12:06:16, 528384 bytes
Cap Flags: 0x1
Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

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DirectInput Devices
-------------------
Device Name: Mouse
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: Keyboard
Attached: 1
Controller ID: n/a
Vendor/Product ID: n/a
FF Driver: n/a

Device Name: HID-compliant consumer control device
Attached: 1
Controller ID: 0x0
Vendor/Product ID: 0xFEEB, 0xDEEF
FF Driver: n/a

Poll w/ Interrupt: No

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USB Devices
-----------
+ USB Root Hub
| Vendor/Product ID: 0x1022, 0x7807
| Matching Device ID: usb\root_hub
| Service: usbhub

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Gameport Devices
----------------

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PS/2 Devices
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+ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
| Matching Device ID: *pnp0303
| Service: i8042prt
|
+ Terminal Server Keyboard Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_kbd
| Upper Filters: kbdclass
| Service: TermDD
|
+ Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
| Matching Device ID: *syn1e43
| Upper Filters: SynTP
| Service: i8042prt
|
+ Terminal Server Mouse Driver
| Matching Device ID: root\rdp_mou
| Upper Filters: mouclass
| Service: TermDD

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Disk & DVD/CD-ROM Drives
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Drive: C:
Free Space: 388.8 GB
Total Space: 452.1 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 SATA Disk Device

Drive: D:
Free Space: 2.2 GB
Total Space: 20.6 GB
File System: NTFS
Model: Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 SATA Disk Device

Drive: E:
Free Space: 1.1 GB
Total Space: 4.1 GB
File System: FAT32
Model: Hitachi HTS547550A9E384 SATA Disk Device

Drive: F:
Model: hp CDDVDW SN-208BB SATA CdRom Device
Driver: c:\windows\system32\drivers\cdrom.sys, 6.01.7601.17514 (English), , 0 bytes

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System Devices
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Name: AMD SMBus
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_780B&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_13\3&2411E6FE&3&A0
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1719&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C7
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1703&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C3
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7808&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&B2
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1718&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C5
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1702&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C2
Driver: n/a

Name: Atheros AR9485 802.11b/g/n WiFi Adapter
Device ID: PCI\VEN_168C&DEV_0032&SUBSYS_1785103C&REV_01\4&39FB9FE0&0&0020
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7808&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&9A
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1716&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C6
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1701&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C1
Driver: n/a

Name: Realtek PCIe FE Family Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_8136&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_05\4&2190249&0&0028
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard Enhanced PCI to USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7808&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&92
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_170B&SUBSYS_12341022&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&30
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1700&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_43\3&2411E6FE&3&C0
Driver: n/a

Name: Realtek PCIE CardReader
Device ID: PCI\VEN_10EC&DEV_5209&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_01\4&706F41E&0&0030
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7807&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&B0
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_170A&SUBSYS_12341022&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&28
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD Radeon™ HD 6520G
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9647&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&08
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_780F&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_40\3&2411E6FE&3&A4
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7807&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&98
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard PCI-to-PCI bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1709&SUBSYS_12341022&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&20
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_1714&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&09
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard ISA bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_780E&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&A3
Driver: n/a

Name: Standard OpenHCD USB Host Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7807&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_11\3&2411E6FE&3&90
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1705&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&00
Driver: n/a

Name: High Definition Audio Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_780D&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_01\3&2411E6FE&3&A2
Driver: n/a

Name: AMD SATA Controller
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_7804&SUBSYS_3568103C&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&88
Driver: n/a

Name: PCI standard host CPU bridge
Device ID: PCI\VEN_1022&DEV_1704&SUBSYS_00000000&REV_00\3&2411E6FE&3&C4
Driver: n/a

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DirectShow Filters
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DirectShow Filters:
WMAudio Decoder DMO,0x00800800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
WMAPro over S/PDIF DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
WMSpeech Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOD.DLL,6.01.7601.17514
MP3 Decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,mp3dmod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4s Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp4sdecd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMV Screen decoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsdecd.dll,6.01.7601.17514
WMVideo Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,wmvdecod.dll,6.01.7601.17514
Mpeg43 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mp43decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
Mpeg4 Decoder DMO,0x00800001,1,1,mpg4decd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMT VIH2 Fix,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
Record Queue,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
WMT Switch Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
WMT Virtual Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
WMT DV Extract,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
WMT Virtual Source,0x00200000,0,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
WMT Sample Information Filter,0x00200000,1,1,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
ATI Ticker,0x00200000,0,1,Ticker.ax,
DV Muxer,0x00400000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Color Space Converter,0x00400001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
WM ASF Reader,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514
Screen Capture filter,0x00200000,0,1,wmpsrcwp.dll,12.00.7601.17514
AVI Splitter,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
VGA 16 Color Ditherer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
SBE2MediaTypeProfile,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft DTV-DVD Video Decoder,0x005fffff,2,4,msmpeg2vdec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
AC3 Parser Filter,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
StreamBufferSink,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
MJPEG Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG-I Stream Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
SAMI (CC) Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Splitter,0x005fffff,1,0,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
Closed Captions anolysis Filter,0x00200000,2,5,cca.dll,6.06.7601.17514
SBE2FileScan,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
Internal Script Command Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG Audio Decoder,0x03680001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MMACE ProcAmp,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
DV Splitter,0x00600000,1,2,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Video Mixing Renderer 9,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft MPEG-2 Encoder,0x00200000,2,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
ACM Wrapper,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Video Renderer,0x00800001,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG-2 Video Stream anolyzer,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Line 21 Decoder,0x00600000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Video Port Manager,0x00600000,2,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Video Renderer,0x00400000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File Writer,0x00200000,1,0,WLXVAFilt.dll,15.04.3538.0513
VPS Decoder,0x00200000,0,0,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514
WM ASF Writer,0x00400000,0,0,qasf.dll,12.00.7601.17514
VBI Surface Allocator,0x00600000,1,1,vbisurf.ax,6.01.7601.17514
MMACE SoftEmu,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
File writer,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
iTV Data Sink,0x00600000,1,0,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514
iTV Data Capture filter,0x00600000,1,1,itvdata.dll,6.06.7601.17514
DVD Navigator,0x00200000,0,3,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MMACE DeInterlace,0x00200000,0,2,MMACEFilters.dll,
Overlay Mixer2,0x00200000,1,1,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
AVI Draw,0x00600064,9,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
RDP DShow Redirection Filter,0xffffffff,1,0,DShowRdpFilter.dll,
Microsoft MPEG-2 Audio Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msmpeg2enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
WST Pager,0x00200000,1,1,WSTPager.ax,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Demultiplexer,0x00600000,1,1,mpg2splt.ax,6.06.7601.17528
DV Video Decoder,0x00800000,1,1,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
SampleGrabber,0x00200000,1,1,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Null Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,qedit.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x005fffff,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft AC3 Encoder,0x00200000,1,1,msac3enc.dll,6.01.7601.17514
StreamBufferSource,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
Smart Tee,0x00200000,1,2,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Overlay Mixer,0x00200000,0,0,qdvd.dll,6.06.7601.17713
AVI Decompressor,0x00600000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
AVI/WAV File Source,0x00400000,0,2,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Wave Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MIDI Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Multi-file Parser,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File stream renderer,0x00400000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft DTV-DVD Audio Decoder,0x005fffff,1,1,msmpeg2adec.dll,6.01.7140.0000
StreamBufferSink2,0x00200000,0,0,sbe.dll,6.06.7601.17528
AVI Mux,0x00200000,1,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Line 21 Decoder 2,0x00600002,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File Source (Async.),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
File Source (URL),0x00400000,0,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Infinite Pin Tee Filter,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Enhanced Video Renderer,0x00200000,1,0,evr.dll,6.01.7601.17514
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00200000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7601.17669
MPEG Video Decoder,0x40000001,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

WDM Streaming Tee/Splitter Devices:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Video Compressors:
WMVideo8 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvxencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
WMVideo9 Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvencod.dll,6.01.7600.16385
MSScreen 9 encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,wmvsencd.dll,6.01.7600.16385
DV Video Encoder,0x00200000,0,0,qdv.dll,6.06.7601.17514
MJPEG Compressor,0x00200000,0,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Cinepak Codec by Radius,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Intel IYUV codec,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft RLE,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft Video 1,0x00200000,1,1,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

Audio Compressors:
WM Speech Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMSPDMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
WMAudio Encoder DMO,0x00600800,1,1,WMADMOE.DLL,6.01.7600.16385
IMA ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
PCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft ADPCM,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
GSM 6.10,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Messenger Audio Codec,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
CCITT A-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
CCITT u-Law,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
MPEG Layer-3,0x00200000,1,1,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

Audio Capture Sources:
Internal Mic (IDT High Definiti,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
External Mic (IDT High Definiti,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514
Stereo Mix (IDT High Definition,0x00200000,0,0,qcap.dll,6.06.7601.17514

PBDA CP Filters:
PBDA DTFilter,0x00600000,1,1,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PBDA ETFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528
PBDA PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,CPFilters.dll,6.06.7601.17528

Midi Renderers:
Default MidiOut Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Microsoft GS Wavetable Synth,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

WDM Streaming Capture Devices:
,0x00000000,0,0,,
MuxedIn1,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
MuxedIn2,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
,0x00000000,0,0,,
CyberLink Webcam Splitter,0x00200000,0,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
HP Webcam-101,0x00200000,1,2,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

WDM Streaming Rendering Devices:
HpOut,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
,0x00000000,0,0,,
,0x00000000,0,0,,
Speaker,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

BDA Network Providers:
Microsoft ATSC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBC Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBS Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft DVBT Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSDvbNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514
Microsoft Network Provider,0x00200000,0,1,MSNP.ax,6.06.7601.17514

Video Capture Sources:
CyberLink Webcam Splitter,0x00200000,0,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514
HP Webcam-101,0x00200000,1,2,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Multi-Instance Capable VBI Codecs:
VBI Codec,0x00600000,1,4,VBICodec.ax,6.06.7601.17514

BDA Transport Information Renderers:
BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter,0x00600000,2,0,psisrndr.ax,6.06.7601.17669
MPEG-2 Sections and Tables,0x00600000,1,0,Mpeg2Data.ax,6.06.7601.17514

BDA CP/CA Filters:
Decrypt/Tag,0x00600000,1,1,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708
Encrypt/Tag,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708
PTFilter,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708
XDS Codec,0x00200000,0,0,EncDec.dll,6.06.7601.17708

WDM Streaming Communication Transforms:
Tee/Sink-to-Sink Converter,0x00200000,1,1,ksproxy.ax,6.01.7601.17514

Audio Renderers:
Speakers and Headphones (IDT Hi,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Communications Headphones (IDT ,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Default DirectSound Device,0x00800000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
Default WaveOut Device,0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DirectSound: Communications Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713
DirectSound: Speakers and Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC),0x00200000,1,0,quartz.dll,6.06.7601.17713

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EVR Power Information
---------------
Current Setting: {5C67A112-A4C9-483F-B4A7-1D473BECAFDC} (Quality)
Quality Flags: 2576
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow half deinterlace
Allow scaling
Decode Power Usage: 100
Balanced Flags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 50
PowerFlags: 1424
Enabled:
Force throttling
Allow batching
Force half deinterlace
Force scaling
Decode Power Usage: 0

[Jesus Lopez]

Ok, you've got a 6520.

It may run (I'm not sure how well, I don't have a clue about the APUs and stuff), but I don't think it'll give that good of performance.

[Mariana]

I've recently treated myself to a new laptop, a Samsung RF711 and I was wondering if if was powerful enough to run Skyrim on mid to high settings.

If it runs it on par or better than my PS3 then I'll be chuffed. I'm really looking forward to all those mods

The specs are as follows: Intel Core i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.2GHz 8GB RAM Direct X 11 GeForce GT 540M

I'm also thinking of adding a SSD drive as there's an extra bay for extended storage so I'm assuming this will improve on performance too.

[naomi]

Hey everyone, I'm a big TES fan and I'm going to buy Skyrim very soon, but I'm completely thrilled with all the mods out there, and so I would like to buy it for PC instead of Xbox 360. Problem is my computer is a laptop and not specially gifted for gaming, but could you please tell me if this configuration can decently run Skyrim? And also, wich graphical setting resembles the 360 version's graphics?

• Asus
  
• Intel Pentium Dual CPU T2390 @ 1.86GHz~1.9GHz
  
• 3072MB RAM
  
• ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3470

I don't know if it's going to help much in running Skyrim, but I use GameBooster to enhance my computer when I play games.

Thank you and sorry for the trouble.