My Build For Skyrim ENB

[FierceNova]

I'm in the middle of building a dream PC.

This is the meat and potatoes so far.

 

- Radeon 7970 Quadfire aka x4 GPUs

- Rampage IV Extreme Motherboard

- 64 Gigs RAM

- Intel Core i7 Extreme Edition Proccesor "Latest"

 

How well will this run Skyrim ENBs?

 

In total with all the parts above and not mentioned I'm looking at 8 grand for this build.

This is my first time building a PC and I've done a lot of research. I am a huge fan of the Elder Scrolls and

want to push the game as far as I can. If you need to know more I can list the other parts. Thanks everyone! :D

[kenny19923]

Hey

 

What will your main uses be for this computer it can't simply be for skyrim.

What is your monitor setup? resolution?

 

64GB is going way overboard there is absolutely no game that will ever use that amount of RAM

the most ram i recommend is 16GB.

 

If the PC is mainly for gaming i suggest something like the Z77 chipset.

but if you dead set on x79 go with what you've chosen and lower the Ram.

 

I also i doubt you will need 4 Graphics cards i would suggest max 3 but 2 of the latest graphics cards will be sufficient.

You need to remember the Computer Parts are always getting better, theres no point in spending 2-3 grand on Graphics cards and then a year down the line selling them for a grand in a year just to spend another 2-3 grand on more cards, having 4 cards is gunna need a lot of power to maintain as well as having 64GB of ram.

 

Also bear in mind that you will want a Graphics card with at the least 3gb, i would recommend a 4gb. REMEMBER even if you have 4 graphics cards with 2GB VRAM each, does NOT mean your going to have 8GB or VRAM you would still only have that 2GB from the 1st card, it does NOT add up.

 

Lets just say that this is for mainly gaming you would run all games at max with this system:

 

Z77 Motherboard

I5 Ivybridge CPU - if your overclocking get the 2500k sandybridge as the I5 ivybridge has a high temp output and doesnt overclock well.

16GB RAM

2x GTX 680/690 4GB or 2X Radeon 7970

1000W Power supply - Make sure it's a good brand (Corsair, Seasonic, etc)

 

Kenny

Edited August 9, 2012 by kenny19923

[slave2midna]

What is an ENB exactly, I feel like I'm missing some vital information about them.

[FierceNova]

My Vision - Build a rediculous machine capable of tearing up any game max settings running at 1080p+ at 60+ FPS.

 

 

Hardware

 

CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Processor Extreme Edition

GPU: DIAMOND AMD Radeon™ HD 7970 PCIE 3G GDDR5 x4 "Quadfire"

RAM: CORSAIR XMS 32GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 x2 "64 Gigs"

MOTHERBOARD: RAMPAGE IV EXTREME

POWER SUPPLY: Platimax 1200WEPM1200EWT

SSD: 512GB 2.5-inch SSD 830 Series

HD: VelociRaptor 1TB Drive

BRW: LG 14x Internal Blu Ray Writer

CASE: Obsidian Series® 800D Full-Tower Case

MONITOR: 27” 950 Series 3D LED Monitor and Complete 3D Kit

 

Unless I forgot something the rest is a water cooling system to keep this

thing running cool. Full cover CPU & GPU waterblocks, tubes, fittings, etc.

 

This is a example of a ENB I was looking to download.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-p2URU1_gKQ&feature=watch_response

[samv96UK]

I use an Alienware x51 with nowhere near as good a spec as the pc your are building and it runs Skyrim like butter on ultra settings at around 50-60 FPS. I used sharpshooter's extreme graphics for a little bit and my FPS was still running at around 50.

 

So, basically your computer should run Skyrim on ultra along with any ENB like a breeze.

[FierceNova]

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