Can I run skyrim on medium/max graphics?

[Skydran]

Was curious before I tried, I'm running

 

Windows 10 (Home, build 10240)

 

 

Dual Core AMD Opteron™ Processor 1218 (2 CPUs), ~2.6GHz (I know I should upgrade this)

 

4GB RAM

DirectX 11.2

 

AMD Radeon HD 6800 Series

Approx Total Memory 2807MB

Dell E178FP Monitor

 

got the information off dxdiag

[chanchan05]

Desktop or laptop? You can run high settings as long as you don't have mods. I used to run 300mods on medium on a laptop with 1st gen i5 2.4Ghz, 6GB RAM and AMD 5640 HD Mobility.

[notmyhome]

Should be able to handle some - A SELECTED FEW! - HD mods just fine. You'll want to avoid mods that add many new NPCs, as that would fry your CPU.

 

Edit: Many new NPCs at once in crowded places, I meant.

[LeddBate]

That's an ageing system, but is still sufficient to play Skyrim (which is, after all, a 4+ year old game itself.) However, I would leave most settings on medium. As notmyhome pointed out, a few texture mods are okay. Some of them actually will help to improve performance (optimizing!) However, stay away from anything even remotely close to 4k.

 

I'm a bit confused by the "Approx Total Memory 2807MB" line. Does that refer to your remaining free space on your HD? Your GPU's memory buffer? Or something else?

 

EDIT: Also, if you want a better read-out of your system (and its abilities) I recommend CPU-Z.

Edited December 2, 2015 by LeddBate

[536861646f57]

Should be able to handle some - A SELECTED FEW! - HD mods just fine. You'll want to avoid mods that add many new NPCs, as that would fry your CPU.

 

Edit: Many new NPCs at once in crowded places, I meant.

Pah! My laptop has a 4th gen i3 and 8GB of RAM with integrated graphics. I run anywhere between 35 and 75 mods, INCLUDING Skyrim 2K! What really upsets me is that people think that weak computers can't run Skyrim at decent settings. I have an old Acer AO that can run Skyrim at Medium.

[536861646f57]

That's an ageing system, but is still sufficient to play Skyrim (which is, after all, a 4+ year old game itself.) However, I would leave most settings on medium. As notmyhome pointed out, a few texture mods are okay. Some of them actually will help to improve performance (optimizing!) However, stay away from anything even remotely close to 4k.

 

I'm a bit confused by the "Approx Total Memory 2807MB" line. Does that refer to your remaining free space on your HD? Your GPU's memory buffer? Or something else?

 

EDIT: Also, if you want a better read-out of your system (and its abilities) I recommend CPU-Z.

That refers to total GFX memory. If you run DXDIAG it tttells you exactly what you have.

http://i.imgur.com/cVnFOHD.png

http://i.imgur.com/kQ6FBMe.png

Edited December 3, 2015 by 536861646f57

[Skydran]

Oh, screenshost are below, and I have ~100 mods atm, it runs fine on medium, and has a occasional crash, or infinite load screen

Edited December 4, 2015 by Skydran

[Skydran]

http://i.imgur.com/Y4HJ1cg.png

http://i.imgur.com/ClEEJsT.png

[ironbender800]

Medium to high with a light mod setup.

 

My old phenom with a 6670 could play vanilla skyrim on high. Ultra was a no go tho.

Edited December 5, 2015 by ironbender800

[536861646f57]

http://i.imgur.com/Y4HJ1cg.png

 

Your CPU has decent benchmark scoring, actually on the same level as mine. Without any HD mods you should be able to run Skyrim on Ultra at about 20-25FPS. I advise lowering the resolution if you want to do that. If not, try medium or medium high. 1280x1024 is a 16:10 aspect ratio. Use google and find some lower resolutions and add them into your GFX "custom resolutions" settings. I'm an AMD person, and if my laptop wasn't Intel I'd be a lot happier. Hope that helps.

I'd invest in some more RAM.