hey could anyone point me to a gaming computer that could run skyrim on uber roflcopter graphics preferred price range: 750-1050 feel free to post cpu:s over the price range but keep it realistic

Good God man! You can build a beast with 750. Go to newegg and watch tutorials on how to put one together. It isn't hard to do.

hey already got a uber PC with 1000$ flat

u can find more help on another thread though

someone will link it cause i svck at multitasking

People still use the term uber?

Anyway, have a free tip: always build* a custom PC, it'll probably save you 100+ dollars/euros/pounds/whatever currency you use.


*And I don't mean build literally, have it put together by someone else, just order the parts yourself.

Ill look into that but im not an expert

what's the fun in that.

Yeah, don't buy a pre-made computer. You'll just end up wasting money. Build one for yourself, it's easy peasy. Newegg.com, Tigerdirect.com and Amazon.com all have good prices. Check Newegg first then check prices.

For reference, my build probably equals around $1400 if I take into account the prices of everything I have when I bought it. You can build something for around $1000 that'll let you play Skyrim and more, easily.

Also, you don't have to be an expert. You buy the parts and follow directions and BOOM. PC.

You should build.

But if you're really set on buying your computer, check here- http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006736%204022%20600030537&IsNodeId=1&name=Gaming

To max you probably want at least a GTX570 / 6870 with an i5/i7 cpu

If you have every played lightbright or connect the dots, you can build a pc. Not trying to be sarcastic, but spend maybe 1 hour of your time watching how to correctly install a CPU, or how to handle pc components etc.. It really isn't hard at all. On a 1-10 scale. 1 being easy. It's a 3.

just check out what other people here are using. many have specs in their sig. you can then check prices on newegg or tigerdirect. remember that some parts play well together than others. I don't think my mobo does sli, instead it just supports xfire. something I failed to recognize.
I think mine will play on high, but not "uber".

There are lot of online video tutorials out there. and don't forget, static electricity is your enemy.

I hate spending money and I am accident prone.
If I decide to put together my own PC it will die, 100% guaranteed.

So I guess the fun is not having spent 1000 dollars on nothing!

thanks all i will look into all replies i get when i put down my phone and get to my proper computer

I'm going to be building a really good gaming PC for $750 (was $690 total until the damned Thailand flooding causing Hard Drive price gouging.)

You'll probably be able to play on ultra, easy. Maybe get an extra stick of RAM or two to be safe, it's super cheap these days.

But yeah, you could get a somewhat stripped down version of my build, for example, and still play it on high or even ultra. Like, you probably won't need an aftermarket CPU cooler if you're not very tech savvy, since you won't be overclocking. Maybe stick with 4GB of RAM, or get 8 because it's mega cheap right now.

Edit: That reminds me, I'm running this puppy at 3.8 now. I could probably go higher with this heatsync, too.

Over the past two months I pretty much gutted my computer and replaced most of the components for under 500 dollars. The only components that remain are the case, my hard drives, sound card (which I technically don't need since my motherboard has onboard sound) and wireless network card. Motherboard, video card, CPU, memory and power supply are all new.

PSU CORSAIR|750W CMPSU-750TXV2 R......................................................................................$100
VGA POWERCOLOR|AX6850 1GBD5-DH R (Radeon HD6850, included free copy of Deus Ex HR)......$160
MB BIOSTAR|A870 AM3 870 R Motherboard...................................................................................$60
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2G AM3 RT Processor......................................................................$120
MEM 2Gx2|WINTEC 3AXH1333C9WS4GK R (2 sticks of 2GB DDR3 1333 memory)...........................$30

Total $470

When you do put one together, watch your temps and monitor them frequently and make sure your generous on the thermal paste, and don't skip on cheap thermal paste. There are tons of H/W monitor sites out there for free and takes seconds to install. Read about what your CPU's max temp are and subtract 10c from that to be safe. If your running hot, then look into things like ambient temps, and how you can keep it cool, also a CPU heatsink and fan. There is much information out there, and it's easy to interpret, just spend some time reading/watching videos etc..but important thing to know is your temperatures, and what there specifications are for max temps are. If your in a hot climate such as myself, AZ,USA. Then I would go ahead and purchase a CPU cooler. You don't need to spend 70.00 on a CPU cooler either unless you want to, decent ones are around 30.00.

PC Gamer has a nice setup:


http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/11/05/keep-your-pc-up-to-date-with-the-pc-gamer-rig-2/

No, no no! Do NOT be generous with thermal paste! That is a common mistake. You want just enough to cover the surface of the CPU in a thin layer. Sometimes a pea-sized blob is enough. A good way to apply is is to spread it with a razor blade evenly across the top of the CPU.

I doubt this would max Skyrim, most likely high settings...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119160
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139035
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102945
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231314
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115072

Feel free to add an i7 2600K or decrease RAM to 4GB and maybe up to a 6970 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814129170

Or just go with AMD all the way, it's cheaper and just as reliable. Also who is "Visiontek"? Never even heard of them. Go with a more well-known company like XFX, Sapphire, Gigabye, etc.

let me elaborate on generous. Not to much, not to little.

The deciding factor is whether or not you feel comfortable assembling the computer yourself. There are half a million online tutorials and it is relatively easy. You shouldn't end up spending over 600$ for a gaming computer just to play Skyrim completely maxed out then, if you want a rig that will keep playing games at highest for at very, very, least a year to come it might go up to 700$ or at worst 1000$ but that is an extremely high end computer

If you want to buy an already built computer you will spend about 30-70% more and possibly not get everything you wanted.



yep, very nice price quotes You don't need much over a GTX 260 to play Skyrim at max.. since they didn't add in a 'super euber max' graphics setting anything beyond max doesn't really matter... and the GTX 260 is a 90-110$ graphics card... at most pay 250$ for one and that means you want some serious sh*t, with the way prices for graphics cards drop, anything over that is just wasted money

if you have any sort of quad core you will be fine, ideally you'll have least a 2.6ghz one.
This man's prices are pretty dead on though for low ball-ed, yet solid, hardware for a computer. I found my intel motherboard for 60$ (with mail in rebate) and its a top notch new enough model


I'll double check the graphics card (at 160$ the card should be fine)
everything else he has is beyond whats necessary to max Skyrim out

Finally got around to building my first custom PC a couple months ago.

It wasn't fun. It was quite stressful.

I'll be sticking with pre-builts once this one dies.

:shrug:

Different people enjoy different things.


OP: best thing to do would be go to the Community Tech Thread, over in the Community Forum. They're happy to give all sorts of advice on picking a computer / building one / buying a pre-built one / matching a budget / etc. http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/topic/1247846-the-community-tech-thread-no-109/

Smartest path -- listen to the hivemind here. ^_^ Newegg.com and build your own.

Easiest path -- Go to hp.com and choose high performance desktops. Look at the HPE h8 and h8m series. Get that. Then go to newegg.com and order a AMD 2GB 6950. That will put you on superawesome mode for right about a grand.