[Philip Rua]

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1430631-the-community-tech-thread-no-123/

That's the thread for computer building help and/or recommendations.

This thread is to tell you how a given configuration will run the game.

[Wayland Neace]

Not really sure how to make a link, but here's the URL: http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/CyberPower_Z77_Configurator/
That is the website I've been using to build my pc. I've heard mixed reviews about that site, if you have any recommendations for a different one that would be welcome as well.

EDIT: oh, so that's how you make a link, just copy the URL... lol I feel smart now

Well i dont live in the USA so i cant recommend you a site,but if you do insist on using that site to build your pc and dont want to spend more money get the radeon HD 7770 instead,its cheaper and more powerful than the GTX 650

[J.P loves]

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1430631-the-community-tech-thread-no-123/

That's the thread for computer building help and/or recommendations.

This thread is to tell you how a given configuration will run the game.

Ah sorry about that, I started out just seeing how my configuration would work and things just kind of went from there, but I think I've gotten what I need, so I'll stop cluttering up the thread now And thanks for the recommendation arctic, the feedback's been very helpful

[Chantelle Walker]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows how well this laptop should play Skyrim on Ultra graphics (I C+P'd the info from the website):

Spoiler

Screen



Resolution :

1920x1080


Description :

17.3" Full HD Screen
Processor



Description :

Intel i7 3630QM Processor


Cache :

6MB


Clockspeed :

2.4Ghz


Manufacturer :

Intel


No. of Cores :

4
Memory



Description :

4 X 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory
Harddrive



Description :

128GB SSD Hard Drive


Description :

Samsung M8 1TB 8MB Cache SATA Hard Drive


Interface :

SATA


Interface :

SATA
Optical Drives



Description :

8x SATA DVD Writer


Formats :

DVD-RW / CD-RW


Interface :

SATA
Graphics



Description :

ATI HD 7970 Graphics
Chassis



Bluetooth :

Yes


Dimensions :

412(W) x 276(D) x 41.8~45.4(H)mm


External Monitor :

1x DVI-I output port
1x HDMI output port


Firewire :

1


Battery :

Removable 8 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack


Memory Capacity :

16GB


Memory Slots :

4


LAN :

Built in 10/100/1000Mb Base-TX Ethernet LAN


USB :

2x USB 3.0 ports
3x USB 2.0 ports (One for Power share)


Webcam :

2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam


Weight :

3.9KG


Screen :

17.3" (43.94cm) FHD (1920x1080) 16:9 panel


Card Reader :

9-in-1 Card Reader - MMC / RSMMC - SD / Mini SD / SDHC /SDXC - MS / MS Pro /MS Duo


Wireless :

Yes


Chipset :

Intel HM77 Express Chipset

[Neliel Kudoh]

I'm just wondering if anyone knows how well this laptop should play Skyrim on Ultra graphics (I C+P'd the info from the website):

Spoiler

Screen



Resolution :

1920x1080


Description :

17.3" Full HD Screen
Processor



Description :

Intel i7 3630QM Processor


Cache :

6MB


Clockspeed :

2.4Ghz


Manufacturer :

Intel


No. of Cores :

4
Memory



Description :

4 X 4GB DDR3 1600MHz Memory
Harddrive



Description :

128GB SSD Hard Drive


Description :

Samsung M8 1TB 8MB Cache SATA Hard Drive


Interface :

SATA


Interface :

SATA
Optical Drives



Description :

8x SATA DVD Writer


Formats :

DVD-RW / CD-RW


Interface :

SATA
Graphics



Description :

ATI HD 7970 Graphics
Chassis



Bluetooth :

Yes


Dimensions :

412(W) x 276(D) x 41.8~45.4(H)mm


External Monitor :

1x DVI-I output port
1x HDMI output port


Firewire :

1


Battery :

Removable 8 cells Smart Lithium-Ion battery pack


Memory Capacity :

16GB


Memory Slots :

4


LAN :

Built in 10/100/1000Mb Base-TX Ethernet LAN


USB :

2x USB 3.0 ports
3x USB 2.0 ports (One for Power share)


Webcam :

2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam


Weight :

3.9KG


Screen :

17.3" (43.94cm) FHD (1920x1080) 16:9 panel


Card Reader :

9-in-1 Card Reader - MMC / RSMMC - SD / Mini SD / SDHC /SDXC - MS / MS Pro /MS Duo


Wireless :

Yes


Chipset :

Intel HM77 Express Chipset

That laptop would likely play the game well at Ultra. This looks expensive though....

[Stat Wrecker]

Thanks a lot! But yeah, I have quite a bit of money coming into my pocket very soon and I was looking to upgrade to a machine which could do me well with most AAA games, as well as using it when I make games on my uni course. If it runs well on ultra, then I have no worries spending that amount of money on it.

[Fanny Rouyé]

Need a new PC and have been looking at NewEgg. This one seems to have everything I want, but it's out of stock:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229387

I can't find anything else like this on the site, mainly the vid card, processor, etc. Is there anywhere else that sells systems like this that's trust worthy?

Thanks.

EDIT: This looks nice? Opinions?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4959056&CatId=1886

[Kellymarie Heppell]

Need a new PC and have been looking at NewEgg. This one seems to have everything I want, but it's out of stock:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229387

I can't find anything else like this on the site, mainly the vid card, processor, etc. Is there anywhere else that sells systems like this that's trust worthy?

Thanks.

EDIT: This looks nice? Opinions?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4959056&CatId=1886

Why not settle for this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229388

Can you justify for a i7-3770? If you're just gaming, those extra threads are not really going to net you much benefit.

BTW, there is a separate thread for these types of questions:
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1430631-the-community-tech-thread-no-123/

This thread is mainly for those wondering how their present system will run the game...not so much a system builders or PC suggesting thread.

[Shae Munro]

Why not settle for this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16883229388

Can you justify for a i7-3770? If you're just gaming, those extra threads are not really going to net you much benefit.

BTW, there is a separate thread for these types of questions:
http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1430631-the-community-tech-thread-no-123/

This thread is mainly for those wondering how their present system will run the game...not so much a system builders or PC suggesting thread.

I really don't know a whole lot about the differences between a 3rd Gen i5 and a 3rd Gen i7, other than I can assume a i7 is better than a i5.

Seems whenever I try to use a pre-made thread I am always in the wrong one. When I make a thread of my own some always tells me to go to one of the pre-made threads. I just give up, but thanks for the link.

[Nymph]

Just got a new pc looking to play skyrim (hopefully) on max settings and im new to the whole computer gaming world. Need some wisdom as to wheather or not my new pc will play skyrim

Windows 8 64 bit
AMD quad core A8 5500 3.2ghz [turbo boost up to 3.7]
10gb ddr3 ram
(soon to be) ATI Radeon 6950
and a 1TB hdd

Let me know if there is any info i missed...
Please and thank you

[Mark]

Just got a new pc looking to play skyrim (hopefully) on max settings and im new to the whole computer gaming world. Need some wisdom as to wheather or not my new pc will play skyrim

Windows 8 64 bit
AMD quad core A8 5500 3.2ghz [turbo boost up to 3.7]
10gb ddr3 ram
(soon to be) ATI Radeon 6950
and a 1TB hdd

Let me know if there is any info i missed...
Please and thank you

I prefer Intel chips (i5 or i7) as they seem to be better for gaming and GeForce cards since they seem to be more updated with their drivers.

[Vahpie]

Hi I'm interested in getting skyrim and I'm wondering if you guys could recommend some upgrades I could make with a $100 budget? I'm mainly looking for a videocard, unless you think I should look for something else.

Here are my pc specs:


Win XP SP3
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHZ E8400
4 GB RAM
ASUS EN9600GSO TOP 384 MB Videocard
Echo Audiofire4 soundcard
Antec Basiq 550W
Samsung 206BW 20" LCD monitor 1680x1050 resolution screen.

I know I was recommended a card a while ago when I asked in another hardware recommendation thread, but I'm wondering if you guys have other advice?

What do you guys think about this card: EVGA GTX 650 1GB for $99: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130827

[chloe hampson]

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1430631-the-community-tech-thread-no-123/

You want there.

This thread is just for telling you how a given configuration will run the game.

[Alba Casas]

Ok, here is some specs of what I'm wanting to buy. How well do you think it will do?


Windows 8 (64 bit)
3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3770 processor
16GB DDR3 SDRAM
500GB Serial ATA II Hard Drive (7200 rpm)
GeForce NVIDIA GTX 660 (2GB)
Monitor is 1920x1080

My main concerns are Windows 8. Most complaints I've seen on this system have been about how hard Windows 8 is to learn. I'm not sure it's really gamer friendly, but it's about impossible to get Windows 7 anymore.

Wanted to get a NVIDIA GTX 660 ti, but I'm not sure the few frames per second faster is worth the $100 difference.

[HARDHEAD]

The hardware is fine.

The issue with Windows 8 is that it wasn't really designed with actual computers in mind. It was designed more for the mobile space and, as a result, is extremely cumbersome to actually use in practice.

[Cartoon]

I am pretty new in the computer building game and know next to nothing about computer hardware, but can anyone tell me what the ideal specs are to be able to run Skyrim on MAXIMUM settings, and then a little bit extra just in case? And I guess really, what is the minimum I can expect to spend on this kind of rig?

[sam]

Your question is off-topic in this thread. You need to take that to the Community Forum's Tech Thread, instead.

[Harry Hearing]

Ok, here is some specs of what I'm wanting to buy. How well do you think it will do?


Windows 8 (64 bit)
3rd Gen Intel Core i7-3770 processor
16GB DDR3 SDRAM
500GB Serial ATA II Hard Drive (7200 rpm)
GeForce NVIDIA GTX 660 (2GB)
Monitor is 1920x1080

My main concerns are Windows 8. Most complaints I've seen on this system have been about how hard Windows 8 is to learn. I'm not sure it's really gamer friendly, but it's about impossible to get Windows 7 anymore.

I wouldn't call it "hard to learn" as much as I'd call it a PITA to operate on an actual computer; simple things like shutting down or putting your machine to sleep are now needlessly more involved. I'm thinking very hard about rolling my rig back to Win 7 - of course, that would require me to acknowledge that I pretty much threw away the 40 bucks it cost me to "upgrade" to 8.

[OJY]

This is my computers base description I however have an HD monitor and 3.0 GHZ not 2.7



Dell Inspiron i660-6986BK Desktop PC:

Key Features and Benefits:

· Intel Core i5-3330 processor
2.70GHz, 6MB Cache

· 8GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory
Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work

· 1TB SATA hard drive
Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more

· DVD+/-RW drive
Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

· 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your PC

· 23" widescreen flat panel display
Intel HD Graphics

Additional Features:

· 8-in-1 memory card reader

· 4 x USB 3.0 ports, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x headphone jack, 1 x microphone jack, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x VGA port, 3 x audio jacks

· 3 x PCI Express (x1) slots, 1 x PCI Express (x16) slot

Processor
3rd gen Intel? Core? i5-3330 processor 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.20 GHz
Operating System
Windows 8
Memory
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs
Video Graphics
Intel? HD Graphics
Hard Drive
1TB Hard Drive, 3.5", 7200rpm, SATA
Multimedia Drive
DVD+/-RW Tray Load Drive, 16X, SATA
Media Card Reader
Media Card Reader, USB 3.0
Bluetooth
Bluetooth - No
Display
23" Widescreen LED Flat Panel Monitor
Fax/Data Modem
HDMI?
Wireless Connectivity
Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
Sound
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio / Dell AX210 speakers
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Warranty and Support
1 YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY:
Software 1
McAfee? SecurityCenter
Software 2
No call out on label for productivity software
Software 3
No Retailer-Specific Software
Software 5
Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials

[Kanaoka]

Given Intel's traditional lack of interest in game players' needs, you can expect any game to look poor, and exhibit numerous fits and starts in animation. Real graphics from real companies with a serious interest in games are what this game demands, and there is no official support for Intel's smoke and mirrors gimmicky Tinker Toy video.

[DAVId MArtInez]

This is my computers base description I however have an HD monitor and 3.0 GHZ not 2.7



Dell Inspiron i660-6986BK Desktop PC:

Key Features and Benefits:

· Intel Core i5-3330 processor
2.70GHz, 6MB Cache

· 8GB DDR3 SDRAM system memory
Gives you the power to handle most power-hungry applications and tons of multimedia work

· 1TB SATA hard drive
Store 666,000 photos, 285,000 songs or 526 hours of HD video and more

· DVD+/-RW drive
Watch movies, and read and write CDs and DVDs in multiple formats

· 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Connect to a broadband modem with wired Ethernet or wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal or hotspot with the 802.11b/g/n connection built into your PC

· 23" widescreen flat panel display
Intel HD Graphics

Additional Features:

· 8-in-1 memory card reader

· 4 x USB 3.0 ports, 4 x USB 2.0 ports, 1 x headphone jack, 1 x microphone jack, 1 x RJ-45 Ethernet port, 1 x HDMI port, 1 x VGA port, 3 x audio jacks

· 3 x PCI Express (x1) slots, 1 x PCI Express (x16) slot

Processor
3rd gen Intel? Core? i5-3330 processor 3.0 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.20 GHz
Operating System
Windows 8
Memory
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1600MHz - 2 DIMMs
Video Graphics
Intel? HD Graphics
Hard Drive
1TB Hard Drive, 3.5", 7200rpm, SATA
Multimedia Drive
DVD+/-RW Tray Load Drive, 16X, SATA
Media Card Reader
Media Card Reader, USB 3.0
Bluetooth
Bluetooth - No
Display
23" Widescreen LED Flat Panel Monitor
Fax/Data Modem
HDMI?
Wireless Connectivity
Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0+LE
Sound
Integrated 5.1 Channel Audio / Dell AX210 speakers
Keyboard
Dell USB Keyboard
Warranty and Support
1 YEAR LIMITED HARDWARE WARRANTY:
Software 1
McAfee? SecurityCenter
Software 2
No call out on label for productivity software
Software 3
No Retailer-Specific Software
Software 5
Cyberlink Media Suite Essentials

Is my only problem the processor, if so I can always change it out.

[Lizzie]

Would Skyrim run decently on ULTRA settings with these specs:

AMD-FX-8120 3,1G,
8 DDR3 RAM,
GTX550 Ti 1536GB?

Or would it be a lot better if I go with Radeon HD7770 1GB and leave processor and HD the same?

[Rob Smith]

Is my only problem the processor, if so I can always change it out.

Your processor is more than fine. It's your lack of a video card (Intel Integrated Chipset is what you've got) that is making your system poor overall. Your PC does have a PCI-E x16 slot available though, so a video card would do some justice here.

Keep in mind however, your power supply is probably only a 300W standard unit so depending on budget and what card you get, you may need to upgrade the power supply as well.

Would Skyrim run decently on ULTRA settings with these specs:

AMD-FX-8120 3,1G,
8 DDR3 RAM,
GTX550 Ti 1536GB?

Or would it be a lot better if I go with Radeon HD7770 1GB and leave processor and HD the same?

I'd say high settings rather than ultra. The 7770 would probably get you ultra.

[Fam Mughal]

Thanks for replying. Hmm I guess I might get 7770 then although it will cost an extra 70 euros.

[Ross Thomas]

Thanks for replying. Hmm I guess I might get 7770 then although it will cost an extra 70 euros.

that's not really worth it then....the 7770 is not 70 euros better than the 550Ti to be honest.