runforitkyle Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 Just wondering if i should upgrade for Skyrim HDD: barracuda 7200 320gb Power supply: CodeGen 550 watt Motherboard: Gigabyte EP45-UD3L Processor: Intel core two duo 2.8 gigahertz Graphics card: Nvidida GeForce 9600 gt 1gb 32bit Physical memory: 2Gb DDRVirtual memory: 2Gb Cd-rom: Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-217 Audio: realtek high definition audio integrated. OS: Windows xp service pack 3. Feed back would be appreciated thanks. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micalov Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 We know very little of the min system requirements if anything yet, but the memory amount maybe slightly low and CPU on the lower end of the requirements at a guess, so would proberly run it, just dont expect max bling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullsy Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 (edited) I would recommend an upgrade on RAM. 4 GB of DDR3 would be good, but 6 GB of DDR3 would be great. Since Skyrim is open world like Oblivion, my guess is it will be heavy on the RAM. Edited May 28, 2011 by skullsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hector530 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 ram and a new gpu should run skyrim at the highest or near there. ram http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6044642&CatId=4524 50 bucks gpu http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=41126&csid=_23 160 bucks or the 560 is 200 bucks right now, really awesome card http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=555335 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAPALM13092 Posted May 28, 2011 Share Posted May 28, 2011 We have no idea what the requirements are for Skyrim yet but considering the engine is a rehashed version of Gamebryo and looking at other games coming out now and in the near future I can take a pretty good guess at it. Would that rig run Skyrim? Well it likely would if you don't mind the settings turned down to an abysmal level and low frames per second. If you are going for a solid rig to run Skyrim at it's finest along with the other games coming out this holiday expect to drop a pretty penny. I would save my money and wait till early fall to buy a new PC that way you know for sure what you need to be in the market for and the way technology comes and goes what is $1500 today might only be $900 by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runforitkyle Posted May 29, 2011 Author Share Posted May 29, 2011 Thank you for the feedback. I'll keep it in mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAPALM13092 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 One more word of advice. Never purchase a PC from a major retailer like Best Buy or Circuit City. The employees often have no idea what they are talking about and you will pay hundreds more than if you where to build it yourself. If you don't know how or feel comfortable trying to build a PC yourself go to a website that specializes in custom gaming PC's like CyberpowerPC or Digital Storm. You will still pay a bit of a premium but they know what they are doing much more so than some guy in a electronics retail outlet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hit_man2142 Posted May 30, 2011 Share Posted May 30, 2011 I will buy a new system soon with these major specs : intel i5,ati 6870 and 6gb ddr3.I think it should be enough to run skyrim at highest settings and fully moded at no less than 30fps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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