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Now that the real stats are out, I was hoping I could get a more definitive answer. I apologize for posting already, but the answer I got was vague. With this PC I could play oblivion flawlessly with all the graphical features turned on with a middle resolution (1280x768 works great)

HP Pavilion p6210y =

AMD Athlon II X4 620 processor~ 2.6 GHz

6 GB RAM (5.75 useable)

NVIDIA GeForce 9100 graphics card

Plenty of memory

 

The only thing I don't understand is how graphics cards rank, so with this one, is it closer to

a. i can play it smoothly on a med?-low res

b. i can barely play it on a low res with all features turned off, or

c. i cant play it whatsoever

The simple answer would be to get it for xbox, but I really don't want to pass up the opportunity for mods. So my final question is: should I get it for PC or Xbox?

Thanks

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What's your graphics card? And is that a mobile (laptop) Core i3?

 

How do I find out what graphics card I'm using?

 

Yes, it's a laptop.

 

 

Ah...right click on your desktop and see if you have AMD Vision Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel. I don't know for Nvidia but in the AMD one go to Information then Hardware. It will say what series you have. Or, what is the model of your laptop?

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Ah...right click on your desktop and see if you have AMD Vision Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel. I don't know for Nvidia but in the AMD one go to Information then Hardware. It will say what series you have. Or, what is the model of your laptop?

 

On the bottom it says "INSPIRON N5010".

 

EDIT: A quick google search brought me this, and it seems to go into more detail about the specs..

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Ah...right click on your desktop and see if you have AMD Vision Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel. I don't know for Nvidia but in the AMD one go to Information then Hardware. It will say what series you have. Or, what is the model of your laptop?

 

On the bottom it says "INSPIRON N5010".

 

EDIT: A quick google search brought me this, and it seems to go into more detail about the specs..

 

Hmmm well you either have the Intel Graphics (which aren't supported) or a mobile ATI card.

 

edit: Ah...a mobile 5470. You should be able to run it on low-medium. Laptop graphics cards aren't very powerful.

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Ah...right click on your desktop and see if you have AMD Vision Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel. I don't know for Nvidia but in the AMD one go to Information then Hardware. It will say what series you have. Or, what is the model of your laptop?

 

On the bottom it says "INSPIRON N5010".

 

EDIT: A quick google search brought me this, and it seems to go into more detail about the specs..

 

Hmmm well you either have the Intel Graphics (which aren't supported) or a mobile ATI card.

 

edit: Ah...a mobile 5470. You should be able to run it on low-medium. Laptop graphics cards aren't very powerful.

 

Looks like I have intel graphics.

 

Ah, okay. Well thanks, I appreciate the help. :) Looks like I'll definitely need to upgrade before Skyrim.

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Ah...right click on your desktop and see if you have AMD Vision Control Center or Nvidia Control Panel. I don't know for Nvidia but in the AMD one go to Information then Hardware. It will say what series you have. Or, what is the model of your laptop?

 

On the bottom it says "INSPIRON N5010".

 

EDIT: A quick google search brought me this, and it seems to go into more detail about the specs..

 

Hmmm well you either have the Intel Graphics (which aren't supported) or a mobile ATI card.

 

edit: Ah...a mobile 5470. You should be able to run it on low-medium. Laptop graphics cards aren't very powerful.

 

Looks like I have intel graphics.

 

Ah, okay. Well thanks, I appreciate the help. :) Looks like I'll definitely need to upgrade before Skyrim.

 

No problem. That sucks though :( Looks like you'll be buying a desktop ;)

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