Hello fellow TES fans.
I have decided to buy Skyrim for my PC, but I am a bit concerned if I will be able run it.
My PC Specs:
Windows 7 (64-bit) (Build 7600)
8 GB Ram
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 2.80 GHz
Nvidia Geforce GTX 260
9 GB Hardrive
DirectX 11
I'm planning to max out this game.
So tell me can I run this game and/or what do I need to upgrade?
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Game » consists of 30 releases. Released Nov 11, 2011
- Xbox 360
- PC
- PlayStation 3
- Xbox 360 Games Store
- + 5 more
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Nintendo Switch
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X|S
The fifth installment in Bethesda's Elder Scrolls franchise is set in the eponymous province of Skyrim, where the ancient threat of dragons, led by the sinister Alduin, is rising again to threaten all mortal races. Only the player, as the prophesied hero the Dovahkiin, can save the world from destruction.
Can I run this game?
You'll run it at above average framerate and quality on the multiplatform spec. Whether or not you max it out, those are details that can only be revealed once they release the min/rec spec list, and whether the developer creates a subset group of GPU instructions exclusive to the PC version, such as running DX11 instructions and so on. Though that's unlikely.
8GB of ram ensures stable framerate in a asset-streaming heavy world.
Corei7 ensures you have stable framerate in a CPU-intensive dynamic world filled with real time simulations.
GTX 260 means you can run the game as it was programmed for multiplatform release at a higher spec than the console versions, since the GPUs on consoles are generations old.
Btw, do you know how much Vram your 260 has? is it a 260 216?
@Mikemcn: Terabyte drive?
If you built that PC yourself and only use it for gaming, it's rather unbalanced. 8GB RAM is overkill if you're not planning on editing video and large image files, and the GTX 260 is quite less powerful than the rest of the components. Get a GTX 570 and you'll be set for at least 4 or 5 years.
Impossible to say without knowing the amount of VRAM and your monitor's resolution. You probably will need a better graphics card to run it with everything maxed, but it will still look great with this one (assuming it has 1GB of RAM) with stuff like motion blur turned down or disabled.
The minimum requirements and the recommended requirements haven't been released by Bethesda yet. Wait on finding out that before you upgrade, as you will be able to figure out then if and what you need to upgrade. Seeing as they are developing for consoles which is 5-6 year technology, you should be able to run the game fine on even high settings. Ultra might be out of your reach, but you never know. But even that is just guessing, as we all need to wait on Bethesda to release the hardware requirements.
You have a 9 gigabyte hard drive, I highly doubt that Skyrim can fit on it. I mean ME2 on the PC is like... 16 gigs or something. Other than that you probably just need a better gfx card like most people.
This is definitely not the case. There are a whole slew of games that run better on my consoles at this point (5-6 year tech) than my PC (top of the line 3 or 4 years ago). Sometimes the PC versions of games are simply more power hungry without actually looking that much better. 2 years ago, I feel like my PC could still run games looking better than on the console, but for whatever reason that's not always the case any more.The minimum requirements and the recommended requirements haven't been released by Bethesda yet. Wait on finding out that before you upgrade, as you will be able to figure out then if and what you need to upgrade. Seeing as they are developing for consoles which is 5-6 year technology, you should be able to run the game fine on even high settings. Ultra might be out of your reach, but you never know. But even that is just guessing, as we all need to wait on Bethesda to release the hardware requirements.
I am going to assume your hard drive size is wrong but the pc in general should be able to run it. In the Witcher 2 quick look the giantbomb staff did they where running witcher 2 on a 260. So although you may not be able to max it or run DX11 (if it is available) you should be able to run it.
@Nate said:
@Unchained said:This is definitely not the case. There are a whole slew of games that run better on my consoles at this point (5-6 year tech) than my PC (top of the line 3 or 4 years ago). Sometimes the PC versions of games are simply more power hungry without actually looking that much better. 2 years ago, I feel like my PC could still run games looking better than on the console, but for whatever reason that's not always the case any more.The minimum requirements and the recommended requirements haven't been released by Bethesda yet. Wait on finding out that before you upgrade, as you will be able to figure out then if and what you need to upgrade. Seeing as they are developing for consoles which is 5-6 year technology, you should be able to run the game fine on even high settings. Ultra might be out of your reach, but you never know. But even that is just guessing, as we all need to wait on Bethesda to release the hardware requirements.
A PC that is 3 to 4 years old may as well be a pile of poop. What the hell are you on about?
Yeah, that's kind of the point that I was trying to make. That just because my PC is newer than my PS3 or 360 (and the "guts" are more powerful/fast on paper) it doesn't mean it's going to run games better. For the record, my PC is only 2 years old, but I did get parts that were probably top of the line 3 years ago. Anyway, "pile of poop" might be a bit strong as it still does run SOME games a lot better than the consoles do - Dragon Age (1 and 2), Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, and a couple others. Others, like Crysis 2 or Bulletstorm, would probably look a lot better on the consoles.@Nate said:
@Unchained said:This is definitely not the case. There are a whole slew of games that run better on my consoles at this point (5-6 year tech) than my PC (top of the line 3 or 4 years ago). Sometimes the PC versions of games are simply more power hungry without actually looking that much better. 2 years ago, I feel like my PC could still run games looking better than on the console, but for whatever reason that's not always the case any more.The minimum requirements and the recommended requirements haven't been released by Bethesda yet. Wait on finding out that before you upgrade, as you will be able to figure out then if and what you need to upgrade. Seeing as they are developing for consoles which is 5-6 year technology, you should be able to run the game fine on even high settings. Ultra might be out of your reach, but you never know. But even that is just guessing, as we all need to wait on Bethesda to release the hardware requirements.
A PC that is 3 to 4 years old may as well be a pile of poop. What the hell are you on about?
@Rolyatkcinmai said:That's odd.Yeah, that's kind of the point that I was trying to make. That just because my PC is newer than my PS3 or 360 (and the "guts" are more powerful/fast on paper) it doesn't mean it's going to run games better. For the record, my PC is only 2 years old, but I did get parts that were probably top of the line 3 years ago. Anyway, "pile of poop" might be a bit strong as it still does run SOME games a lot better than the consoles do - Dragon Age (1 and 2), Mass Effect 2, Dead Space 2, and a couple others. Others, like Crysis 2 or Bulletstorm, would probably look a lot better on the consoles.@Nate said:
@Unchained said:This is definitely not the case. There are a whole slew of games that run better on my consoles at this point (5-6 year tech) than my PC (top of the line 3 or 4 years ago). Sometimes the PC versions of games are simply more power hungry without actually looking that much better. 2 years ago, I feel like my PC could still run games looking better than on the console, but for whatever reason that's not always the case any more.The minimum requirements and the recommended requirements haven't been released by Bethesda yet. Wait on finding out that before you upgrade, as you will be able to figure out then if and what you need to upgrade. Seeing as they are developing for consoles which is 5-6 year technology, you should be able to run the game fine on even high settings. Ultra might be out of your reach, but you never know. But even that is just guessing, as we all need to wait on Bethesda to release the hardware requirements.
A PC that is 3 to 4 years old may as well be a pile of poop. What the hell are you on about?
Considering I'm running a Q9400, 4GB RAM and 8800GT (which by all rights should do worse than what you have considering it's almost 4 years old) and it's been consistently outperforming every single multiplatform game compared to my PS3 (in every way). There is not a single multiplatform game that I have played where I found the console version to be doing better than than my admittedly old PC, with the excpetion of the last couple of Rockstar Games.
In any case, OP, don't go thinking about upgrading just yet. Wait for the game to come out. There is no reason you shouldn't be able to run satisfactorily with that hardware, and at the very least, you should wait to find out for yourself since everyone here is just making guesses. Needless to say, by the time the game does come out and you somehow actually find yourself needing to upgrade, you'll find better prices on current hardware. Waiting would be the wise thing to do.
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