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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        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's Creation Engine: "The resulting game engine was dubbed the Creation Engine, which was based on the Gamebryo engine used for Oblivion and Fallout 3..."
  
  I don't really know how you could improve the Gamebryo engine, other than totally throwing it out and shooting it several times in the face. If the basis for Creation is Gamebryo, and in the end it feels like Gamebryo (i.e. horrible) I will be very disappointed. Can anyone who's played a preview build confirm/deny that Creation looks/feels/plays completely different than Gamebryo?

  Oct 26, 2011 7:00am PDT
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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