literally i will be going to the store today to buy and build a spanking new gaming PC, specifically for the ability to play and mod the [censored] out of skyrim.

some questions i guess:

is the i5 ivy bridge h4x enough?

is a gtx 550 h4x enough?

is 12 G ram overkill?

Yes to all three questions, although I have no idea what "h4x" means.

You startled me; for a second I thought it was the new price of the game.

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1369386-unofficial-will-my-pc-run-skyrim-thread-59-w-hardware-guide/

Please see the first post there.

Please use the existing topic for this sort of "Will My Computer Run Skyrim" hardware question:

http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1369386-unofficial-will-my-pc-run-skyrim-thread-59-w-hardware-guide/