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The Thread of Computers (aka will my computer run Skyrim)


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na man that'll be plenty for it.

 

CPU : Intel Core2Duo E8400 3.0GHz

GPU : 430GT

RAM : 4gb DDR3 1600 RAM

 

yeah thats still better than a lot of pc's

 

I wouldn't say "plenty" .. it will run it I'm sure but not much better than a console... that GPU is just about on par with a console GPU except its DX11... which doesn't really matter with skyrim since it wont make use of any DX11 effects.

 

Really?! a 430GT is on par with the console gpu's? Xbox 360 use a custom 500 MHz ATI gpu thats similar to the sapphire x1950pro. Ps3 runs a 550MHz 7900gtx from Nvidia. The GT430 has higher clock speeds, higher standard memory than both of them. I mean I know the GT430 aint the best but surly its better than the console gpu

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always use benchmarks.. its slightly better .. Ive owned a GT 220 for a few years and it was exactly on par with the current consoles .. every game I played I ran on console settings at a 720i res .. now I have a much better GPU and a much bigger screen to match .. but take a looks at these benchmarks and see what I mean .. the 430 is just a little better .. take note of the 240 too .. thats about where you would notice a difference .. I'm not calling the 430 crap or anything .. but that little bit wont get you to far .. not maxing out most games at least.

 

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Well fair enough then :) Your right its awfully close to notice a difference. I thought it was a tad better than that lol

That guy should be fine with it for skyrim tho wouldnt he? (i know, i know, no one knows the specs yet) but roughly?

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Yea he can run Crysis and the Battlefield 3 Beta but he has to turn it down to pretty abysmal levels to get 60fps. I know he can run Skyrim but not maxed out and still get buttery smooth gameplay so it is just time for an upgrade for him. The 550ti is a awesome card for $140. In the future if he wants some more performance he can buy a second and run them in SLI and for $280 two 550ti's are easily on par with a $400-500 card.
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Yea he can run Crysis and the Battlefield 3 Beta but he has to turn it down to pretty abysmal levels to get 60fps

wonderin if the xbox can get 60fps on that TV

:facepalm:

 

On that TV? I will pretend I mentioned a TV and anything you said made sense.

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I'm thinking of getting this and need to know if it will run Skyrim well or at all:

 

AMD Phenom II X4 955 HD RAM 8GB Windows 7 Home Premium

Graphics card is AMD Radeon HD 6870

 

Specs say clock speed 3200, not sure what that means. Is that 3.2 Ghz?

 

Will it blend?

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I'm thinking of getting this and need to know if it will run Skyrim well or at all:

 

AMD Phenom II X4 955 HD RAM 8GB Windows 7 Home Premium

 

Specs say clock speed 3200, not sure what that means. Is that 3.2 Ghz?

 

Will it blend?

 

3200 will mean 3.2ghz

System requirements should{/i] be out on Monday so wait till then for certainty.

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Would love some hints on what piece i should add/remove to max out graphics and fps, thanks!

 

Operating System:

Windows 2.6.0.6002 (Service Pack 2)

CPU Type:

Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50GHz

CPU Speed:

2.52 GHz

System Memory:

6 GB

Video Card Model:

ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series

Video Card Memory:

3.74 GB

Video Card Driver:

aticfx32.dll

Desktop Resolution:

1680x1050

Hard Disk Size:

596.17 GB

Download Speed:

1.4 MB/s (11.8 mbps)

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