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Skyrim System Requirements to be Announced Monday


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If you are planing to use windows 7 64 bit I recommend more then 4 GB since, windows 7 64 bit uses around 1 GB for running.

 

I for example have windows 7 64 bit and have 4 GB ddr3 ram but I am changing back to windows xp since when your windows uses 1 GB ram that means you have only 3 GB ram free so it is the same range of ram free I would have on windows xp 32 bit since windows xp sees around 3,25 GB max but uses also much less ram then windows 7.

 

It uses around 300 MB so there is nearly no diffrence with the free amount ram that you have.

 

And when it comes to games, there is about the same frame rate, and dx11 isn't really that great.

 

So if you plan to use windows 7 64 I really recommend you to buy another 4GB ram to have 8 in total.

It never hurts to have more ram, but this entire post is very misleading. Windows 7 runs perfectly fine with 4GB of RAM. Don't just look at numbers and assume that transfers directly to performance... Windows 7 manages virtual memory more efficiently then Windows XP, and can make better use of newer video drivers, etc...

 

If you have less then 4GB of ram you really should upgrade your ram: not downgrade your OS.

 

Windows XP is archaic and has numerous problems of its own. Simply because it uses less RAM does not mean your game will perform better in it, or that you should ever consider going back to it from Windows 7...

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Hi all - I too am waiting for the specs to be released as I am planning on purchasing a new laptop to coincide with the release of Skyrim!

 

I have got the following earmarked as a potential purchase - what do you guys think?

 

PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ i7 2617M 1.5GHz (2.6GHz w/Turbo Boost, 4MB Cache)

OPERATING SYSTEM English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT)

GRAPHICS CARD 2GB DDR3 NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M

MEMORY 6144MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [1x2048 + 1x4096]

HARD DRIVE 256GB Solid State Hard Drive

 

Do you think that will be sufficient to run Skyrim on its top settings?

 

Thanks

 

Does this happen to be an Asus laptop? My system specs are near identical.

 

It's not an Asus - it is one of the Alienware laptops. How does your Asus fare with newly released games?

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Thanks for the replies but I think i'll have to redo this computer, keeping only

the case: XPS 630i

and the screen: Dell SP2208WFP (1680 x 1050)

 

Any idea on what other components i'd need, i've already ordererd an INTEL Core i5-2500 3.30GHz processor

And where can I purchase Windows 7 64 bit for a reasonnable price? thanks in advance

 

 

 

If you are planing to use windows 7 64 bit I recommend more then 4 GB since, windows 7 64 bit uses around 1 GB for running.

 

I for example have windows 7 64 bit and have 4 GB ddr3 ram but I am changing back to windows xp since when your windows uses 1 GB ram that means you have only 3 GB ram free so it is the same range of ram free I would have on windows xp 32 bit since windows xp sees around 3,25 GB max but uses also much less ram then windows 7.

 

It uses around 300 MB so there is nearly no diffrence with the free amount ram that you have.

 

And when it comes to games, there is about the same frame rate, and dx11 isn't really that great.

 

So if you plan to use windows 7 64 I really recommend you to buy another 4GB ram to have 8 in total.

 

 

what about 8GB of ddr2? i don'T see any difference between ddr2 and ddr3 , is there any?

 

The problem is that you cannot insert ddr 2 ram to ddr 3 mainboard.

 

If you want ddr 3 ram you cannot use it on ddr 2 mainboard.

 

Some processors like for example phenomen 955 won't work with mainboard ddr 2.

 

This is how technology works.

 

But ddr 2 processor can work on ddr 3 mainboard since I am using ddr 2 processor on ddr 3 mainboard.

 

Ram is last thing you need to worry about first, graphic card then processor and then ram.

 

Some kind of newer technology, they say it is better but truly what is most important in games is graphic card and processor as I said before.

 

DDR 3 is a investment in the future since the rams and processor are made now for ddr 3 but if you buy the best processor for ddr 2,

you would be able to run skyrim with no problem.

Don't waste your money on ddr 3 ram if you already have 8 GB ddr 2 at your disposal.

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