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"I can run it", but is it worth this PC upgrade? PS3 Instead?


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Hi Everyone. I used the I Can I run it application found in the forums and these are my results:

 

My results

 

My Question is it worth it? I have the 4 GB Ram, Windows 7 and Disk space. But I'd have to invest in a new GPU and Graphics Card (using AMD Phenom X3 Processor 8450 and Radeon HD 4850, 512 MB I thought). Please keep mind I run this on a 19" monitor. I custom built my PC so that's not an issue, but cash is. If so, does anyone know of any processor/ video card recommendations or combo deals at a reasonable price? I've been browsing NewEgg but don't know where to start... And I really don't want to overkill and blow my budget on one game (tho it does look awesome!!!)

Or should I save myself a headache and go for the PS3 (tho the lack of mods will sting me!)

 

Thanks so much in advance!!!

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Both your processor and video card are well above the minimum requirements for the game, so I'm not sure what the problem is? Your processor and video card are a little dated, but a 19" monitor isn't all that taxing either. I would definitely get it for PC vs PS3.
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Both your processor and video card are well above the minimum requirements for the game, so I'm not sure what the problem is? Your processor and video card are a little dated, but a 19" monitor isn't all that taxing either. I would definitely get it for PC vs PS3.

 

Thanks for clearing that up for me. I ran FO:NV with relatively no problems, but I was just looking directly at the recommended specs, I suppose. Just wondering how much it will REALLY effect my game. I mod the Oblivion and Fallout games, but not too excessively and they do fine - I like to play it vanilla first anyway. And yes, these type of games (INMHO) don't match up to the PC on the PS3, or XBox.

 

 

Hi Everyone. I used the I Can I run it application found in the forums and these are my results:

 

My results

 

you posted it wrong. we see no results.

 

Oops, here ya go...

 

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Obviously you're not going to be able to run it on the max settings unless your resolution is set to silly levels of low, but I think you'll find it will run awesome-ly if you turn off some options like Anti-Aliasing and Anisotropic Filtering. If you're still getting hits then I'd suggest turning down shadow quality, and texture size if that's an option.

 

With that said, does anyone know any information on how much leverage we have when tweaking graphic options in Skyrim?

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Let's put it this way; you should at least be able to make it look as good as whatever you ran FNV at, since Skyrim is better optimized. That's my guess anyway.
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I'd say that it all depends on how much great graphics and smooth framerates matter to you, and how much you love the Elder Scrolls. If the answer to the former is "yes, they make a big difference to me", and the answer to the former is "I LOVE them - Skyrim is a once-in-five-years experience for me", then I'd say it's worth it. Skyrim looks good on lower settings, and looks good on consoles, but you can already get significantly nicer visuals on PC, with things like self-shadowing trees and forced SSAO. Eventually there'll be high-res textures available on the nexus, and that'll make all the difference - but all that kind of warrants a high-end PC.

 

If you're going to sink hundreds of hours into it and you want to savour each one of those hours, then it's probably worth the upgrade to make the experience as beautiful and immersive as possible for you.

 

One final thing to add: I've just made the switch to playing this with a gamepad, because the kb&mouse UI just sucks. So, that's perhaps another argument in favour of getting it on PS3.

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I'm running;

 

Palit GTX 460 768mb

i7 CPU 950 @ 3.07GHz

6gb Ram (have tweaked Skyrim to use more than 2GB address space)

 

And that's enough to run the game on Ultra settings @ 1920 x 1080 with FXAA (Anti-Aliasing is set to 4x instead of 8x is the only downgrade, and there is practically no difference).

 

Hopefully that will be useful to someone to compare settings and get a good gauge of how they can run the game.

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It will run better on your PC than the PS3 (or 360 for that matter).

 

There is a huge difference in requirements between medium (which your pc should manage just fine), high and ultra. You should be able to tweak settings so the game looks fine and keeps above 20fps (worst case, mostly you will get way better).

 

The above posters i7 will still be dropping into 20s fps on ultra in places. You can have a similar experience with blockier shadows and lower draw distances.

 

I havent seen any benefit from patching the exe for large address aware, not with the game unmodded as present. The game loads super fast anyway compared to prior beth titles on a regular hd (ssd its literally instantaneous).

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It will run better on your PC than the PS3 (or 360 for that matter).

 

There is a huge difference in requirements between medium (which your pc should manage just fine), high and ultra. You should be able to tweak settings (mix of high and medium) so the game looks great and keeps above 20fps (worst case, mostly you will get way better).

 

The above posters i7 will still be dropping into 20s fps on ultra in places. You can have a similar experience with blockier shadows and lower draw distances.

 

The lowest I drop on average is 30, usually averaging between 45-50. I have disabled some of my cores (only using 4 of a possible 8 cores) when playing the game though.

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