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Most of the 'Can I run Skyrim' threads have quad core desktops which will OBVIOUSLY run skyrim better than the consoles so this thread is for those of us with laptops who have nothing to compare to, so please excuse me for creating yet another thread like this.

 

This thread will hopefully help me decide whether to get Skyrim on console or PC.

 

These are my laptop specs:

 

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz (64-bit)

RAM @ 4 GB

Radeon HD Mobility 4550 @ 512 MB (two of these, but max usable VRAM = 512 MB)

17" screen @ 1600 x 900 resolution

 

Can anyone give me an educated guess as to what the maximum framerate on minimum settings might be? I would rather have skyrim on computer but if my laptop is really going to struggle then console it will have to be :(

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That GPU is listed as low/medium, the CPU won't do you any favours either. You may be looking a low settings to get a decent framerate, it might be worth waiting until we know just how well (or not) the game does run.
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I'm interested in knowing how a Nvidia GTX 560m would run Skyrim...

 

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop, anybody have an idea? OR can someone who has this card let me know how it plays when it comes out? :teehee:

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I'm interested in knowing how a Nvidia GTX 560m would run Skyrim...

 

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop, anybody have an idea? OR can someone who has this card let me know how it plays when it comes out? :teehee:

 

That shouldn't have any issues.

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I'm interested in knowing how a Nvidia GTX 560m would run Skyrim...

 

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop, anybody have an idea? OR can someone who has this card let me know how it plays when it comes out? :teehee:

 

That shouldn't have any issues.

Quality-wise, what do you think?

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I'm interested in knowing how a Nvidia GTX 560m would run Skyrim...

 

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop, anybody have an idea? OR can someone who has this card let me know how it plays when it comes out? :teehee:

 

That shouldn't have any issues.

Quality-wise, what do you think?

 

I'd guess high, as mobile chips go it's a good one. No one will know for sure until we get our hands on the game.

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I'm interested in knowing how a Nvidia GTX 560m would run Skyrim...

 

I'm thinking of getting a new laptop, anybody have an idea? OR can someone who has this card let me know how it plays when it comes out? :teehee:

 

That shouldn't have any issues.

Quality-wise, what do you think?

 

I'd guess high, as mobile chips go it's a good one. No one will know for sure until we get our hands on the game.

Excellent card, but Skyrim will probably be very processor-intensive, so you'll probably need either a very good dual core or a decent quad core processor to play the game well on a laptop.

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Although my desktop should power through skyrim no problem (I did build it as a rendering workstation afterall), I have a cheap laptop I got on sale, which also happens to be the second best functional computer I have, and the best mobile computer I have, and I was mostly concerned about its graphics capability:

 

specs are:

i5 2410M @ 2.3Ghz (Its a dual core w/ hyperthreading, SB model i5)

6GB ram (~750MB reserved for GPU)

Intel HD3000 <-- that is what I'm worried about: I'll be happy if I can run skyrim on this computer on the lowest graphics settings even, I just want to be able to play it period, if say, I am on the train or waiting around or something. I think it helps I have a dinky 1366x768 monitor on it.

plenty of HDD space

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Around skyrim release I will be traveling for around one month , think my old laptop can run it on low , with most eyecandy turned off ?

 

NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS

32 bit

Intel Core 2 Duo CPU T9300 @2.5 GHz 2.5GHz

4 GB (3 GB usable) RAM

 

I have run oblivion on this laptop on near high settings most candy enabled except for draw distance , with couple mods too.

please get back to me , will make difference between a steam preorder now or Q1 2012 purchase.

 

Minimum Hardware Requirements:

 

OS: Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)

CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor

RAM: 2GB

GPU: DX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM

6GB free HDD Space

DirectX compatible sound card

Internet Access for Steam activation

From IGN .

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