Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC system requirements confirmed

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  Q6600 Quad core, 4 gigs of ram, and 550 Ti. Am I good still (like I am with BF3) or should I get it ... : pigvomit
  • Hah, well, looks like I'm good! : pigvomit
  • You are solid. : ajvitaly
  • what resolution/settings do you have? : broly1718
  • Same here, except with a 5970. : MacemanInTW
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  i'm so pumped the thing will run on highest settings on my laptop \m/ : multisync
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    Specs? Keep thinking about a gaming laptop but want 14" or less... so basically m11/14x hmmm : RatedNC-17
    • highest end 15" mbp, ordered yesterday. 2.5ghz quad core i7 w/8gigs, 256 SSD, 1gb Radeon 6770 : multisync
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  requires an internet connection? in 2011? this is an outrage! : badcaps
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    just to activate - its not some goofy always on DRM is it? : multisync
    • goofy ubi : ajvitaly
    • Steamworks so it should be fine. : patters666
    • parody, my good man. : badcaps
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  So, graphics cards from two generations ago and 6GB of HDD space... I can see where Bethesda's priorities... : jacobvandy
  • We knew this was going to be the case since they showed their first footage. : one random winner
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    so I'm confused. Are you happy the game will run on lower end PCs or pissed your $500 video has gone to ... : UberKalden
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      since when have you paid $500 for a video card? Most go for under $200, with the top of the line ones go... : deathofrats
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        huh? Here are a few above $500... http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=1000077... : oneandone11
        • OK, that link is whacked. Here is at least one, with plenty more to be found there: http://www.newegg... : oneandone11
      • Pre AMD resurgence, top end GPUs would routinely come out north of $500 and stay there. Since then we've... : one random winner
      • lol what??? : JohnnyRey
      • Top of the line video cards most certainly do go for around $500. : Sapiens
      • Must not have been in the PC scene to long to think this... : ReckHavoc
    • This type of comment always cracks me up. Perhaps he's upset that it's not utilizing all the features and... : at0micgarden
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      A $500 card is never a waste, unless you're not interested in the best gaming equipment. : Jobos
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        Spending $500 on a video card is the definition of a waste of money. : ReckHavoc
        • Says the guy with the shitty computer, I guess. : Jobos
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      Why not make a game that runs on both? You know, computers are not consoles. They have different levels o... : Bensam123
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        I think it's more of an epeen argument where someone wants to spend 4k on a computer and then say "I get ... : DianeOfTheMoon
        • You can't magically make scenery look better when it's source isn't higher res. There aren't any magic tw... : Bensam123
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        By: Vincent Grayson x Show Full Post

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        The game *DOES* run on both, and I'm sure the low and ultra settings will look quite different.

        Oct 25, 2011 7:02pm PDT
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        The game *DOES* run on both, and I'm sure the low and ultra settings will look quite different. : Vincent Grayson
        • Heh... you'd assume that. You know what I meant about having a game made for high end PCs and then runnin... : Bensam123
      • I am not saying that games shouldn't run at both extremes, but as a developer that shit costs time and mo... : UberKalden
  • In selling as many copies as possible? Yeah. Crazy stuff huh? Go figure. : MacemanInTW
  • Well, they are supporting XP, so that limits them to DX9. : mojoald
  • Hose the sand out of your vagina. We knew where their priorities were back when Oblivion came out, but t... : Sapiens
  • :< : uebersoldat
• I like how Vista isn't in the Recommended list of OS's : SladeZero
• I'm kind of shocked my laptop will be able to grind this out on low. : targetthyself
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  Wow, only 6 gigs of hdd space. Thank you! : Jobos
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    Just wait until modders create super hi res textures and you download 50 mods. Then your instal folder w... : MH Knights
    • Yeah, it's gonna be great. Modders would have made those anyway, so at least we start at 6 gigs :) : Jobos
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  Pretty weak... the recommended specs you could buy in 08. Oblivion you could buy in 06, but the same reco... : Bensam123
  • Not at all. : TastyWheat
  • How the fuck can you look at low system requirements as a bad thing? An optimized engine is a good thing! : OverloadUT
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    Except that if you look at literally *ANY* of the footage of Skyrim out there, it clearly looks better th... : Vincent Grayson
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      It doesn't... what footage have you been looking at? : Bensam123
      • I've been playing Oblivion for the past couple of weeks - Skyrim blows the shit out of Oblivion's ass wit... : Jobos
  • What the shit? haha : Senate5000
  • Seriously? Like, I understand putting your head in your hands over stuff like Rage, or Deus Ex: HR or Dra... : targetthyself
  • "Skyrim doesn't look any better then Oblivion either objectively or subjectively." Whaaaaaat? : ManiacalMoose
  • Get off my internet. : master_disaster_17
  • Last time I checked, what affects graphics quality is how it looks, not how it runs. By your logic, a dri... : Kresske
  • aside from the obvious, where does the subjective value of Skyrim's graphics get addressed by this, or an... : Fenring42
  • sometimes i wonder why i come here : synapse19
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    you're right, I can't see any difference. fucking consoles http://download.gameblog.fr/images/blogs/31... : not a crook
    • Tooth is chipped would not hit : Kresske
  • Too... many... logical.... leaps... : Skrynkelberg
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    You are what I hate about PC gaming. And there isn't much else that I hate about it, so thanks. : node
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      same. PC gamers are the whiniest group of gamers i have ever come across. : purekillforce
      • That's because PC gaming at its best is the best the entire gaming medium has to offer. : Marrbe
  • maybe you should find a different hobby. : purekillforce
  • Hey I appreciate what you're doing, but try not to wear yourself out : Dong Patrol
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    Pretty sad line of comments following this. This is exactly like what I said in the thread up a bit. P... : Bensam123
    • Have you even played Fallout 3 or New Vegas? That shit was NOT consolized. The graphics were/ are pheno... : Jobos
• Unfortunately, I'm still rocking the computer I built in 2007. So It will run it... barely. Its definitel... : dreamwraith
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  Woo, DX9! Thank you Xbox. At least we can run it with crazy anti-aliasing if we want. : Dynotaku
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    What does the Xbox have to do with it? Plenty of multiplatform games also run on DX10 and DX11. Blame B... : Halen
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      Name console ports that run DX10 and 11. I can only think of one and that's Crysis 2 with a shitty con... : Bensam123
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        Really? You posted this without research? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_games_with_DirectX_10_... : Halen
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          Yes, and you know how many of those games are built off the Unreal Engine? Just because the engine itself... : Bensam123
          • Fear, Dirt 3, BF3, and Metro were not designed for consoles Do you have any evidence to back that up? ... : Halen
• Not mentioned: Xbox 360 controller : MondayJBlack
• *CONSOLE'D* : PenicillinX57
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  God damnit people, it's an Elder Scrolls game. Countless mods will be made for the PC version and I'm sur... : rick
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    Problem is, people are going to now use BF3 on Ultra as the pc graphics benchmark. When this game actuall... : drac01
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      Let them. Skyrim doesn't need to be a graphics benchmark. : rick
      • Couldn't agree more. : drac01
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  The bitching over the system requirements is so. goddamn. hilarious. There are a million videos out ther : icon_of_syn
  • it's only a fear that the game experience could be lessened so the console kiddies can play too. We jerk ... : uebersoldat
• I can't wait for this game to have size 70 fonts and scrolling through 3 items at a time in my inventory ... : creeping-death
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  Everything about this game looks great to me except what I read on Skyrim's wikipedia page about Bethesda... : Gore87
  • Morrowind and Oblivion, if I recall correctly, both used the Gamebryo engine (unfortunately). : Epsilon Sector
  • Fallout 3 and New Vegas looked fantastic, not sure what you're talking about here. : Jobos