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Will my PC max out Skyrim? (49 comments)

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Posted by Monkey_Business @ 03:23 CDT, 23 July 2011 - iMsg

I heard that the system requirements for the PC version of Elder Scrolls 5 Skyrim are going to be staggering, possibly even more so than Crysis. Especially if you want to max it out. Games that are made for consoles and then ported to PC's are given major graphical facelifts because PC hardware is so much faster.

Can I play Skyrim on it's highest settings @ 1920x1080 and get a playable framerate with the following hardware setup?

*Core i7 930
*6GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM tri-channel
*MSI Big Bang Xpower X58 motherboard
*Two Radeon HD 5870's (1GBB in crossfire

I can play Crysis on all very high spec on 1920x1080 and get 30-50 fps.

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<< Comment #1 @ 04:13 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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how would someone know if game wasnt even released yet?

<< Comment #2 @ 04:55 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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kapca

will you max out Skyrim with that PC?

<< Comment #18 @ 22:41 CDT, 27 July 2011 >>

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Xen_Crypt - Reply to #2

will skyrim max out your pc?

<< Comment #19 @ 23:47 CDT, 27 July 2011 >>

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kapca - Reply to #18

I don't really mind tbh, I always go for the game and not for the visual... I have a crt, so all valid or custom res looks perfect @ 125hz and even crysis runs just fine with that resolution ( but it's a very good looking terrible game, so I wont start it anyway:] ).

<< Comment #3 @ 05:59 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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fuzz

You need xbox for that.

<< Comment #4 @ 06:07 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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No, you will need to buy a new PC.

<< Comment #5 @ 06:08 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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toop

When your Machine gets older dont think about Maxing out new or upcoming games. Just reduce some AA resolution etc and enjoy playable fps.

<< Comment #6 @ 06:59 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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cumrag

You really should buy a new PC. i5 2600k @ 5Ghz, GTX590. Aim for 60 fps, not less.

<< Comment #7 @ 07:12 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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u3a6 - Reply to #6

upgrade to that from what he has... not worth it, he should wait till AMD HD7k series.... he shouldn't upgrade just yet...

<< Comment #8 @ 07:18 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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cumrag - Reply to #7

he can always upgrade again.

<< Comment #9 @ 07:19 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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u3a6 - Reply to #8

better save the money and wait to the right time...

<< Comment #12 @ 10:15 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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crea* ' - Reply to #9

it better be now.

<< Comment #13 @ 10:24 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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u3a6 - Reply to #12

i would expect better trolling from you.

<< Comment #11 @ 08:06 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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toop - Reply to #6

Not worth it.

<< Comment #10 @ 07:52 CDT, 23 July 2011 >>

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skint

Im gonna play this on my �60 console.

<< Comment #14 @ 06:48 CDT, 27 July 2011 >>

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douille

I knew it was a monkey business topic as soon as i read that title

<< Comment #15 @ 06:57 CDT, 27 July 2011 >>

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amOKchen

If you are a billionaire like me, you just buy two new pc's, and your double maxed out.

<< Comment #16 @ 20:39 CDT, 27 July 2011 >>

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Monkey_Business - Reply to #15

You're a billionaire? How?

<< Comment #17 @ 22:13 CDT, 27 July 2011 >>

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Xen_Crypt - Reply to #16

supermodel

<< Comment #21 @ 02:33 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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amOKchen - Reply to #16

as a boy in klondykes great gold rush 1899 I hit the jackpot!

<< Comment #25 @ 10:19 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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cerb0z - Reply to #21

And a fountain of youth!

<< Comment #49 @ 12:28 CDT, 9 August 2011 >>

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voodoochopstiks - Reply to #15

my double maxed out?

<< Comment #20 @ 01:39 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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tbone

If a tree falls on a mime in a forest, does anyone care?

<< Comment #22 @ 02:50 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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Raist

What came first? the egg or the chicken?

<< Comment #23 @ 07:00 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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Something - Reply to #22

The dog.

<< Comment #24 @ 10:01 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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Raist - Reply to #23

who let the dogs out?

<< Comment #26 @ 10:55 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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Xen_Crypt - Reply to #24

the chicken

<< Comment #27 @ 11:15 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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Something - Reply to #26

who let the chicken out?

<< Comment #28 @ 11:42 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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boenk - Reply to #27

this guy named waldo

<< Comment #31 @ 13:30 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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Something - Reply to #28

You were meant to say 'the dog', nab >:(

<< Comment #32 @ 15:24 CDT, 29 July 2011 >>

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boenk - Reply to #31

you're just jealous that my creativity is bigger than yours :>

<< Comment #33 @ 16:11 CDT, 29 July 2011 >>

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Something - Reply to #32

It would have been a paradox if you said 'the dog', and now it isn't :(

<< Comment #34 @ 16:53 CDT, 29 July 2011 >>

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boenk - Reply to #33

uh sry for ruining your dreams :/

how about "the cat" then ?

<< Comment #36 @ 17:46 CDT, 29 July 2011 >>

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Something - Reply to #34

how about 'the dog'?

<< Comment #37 @ 09:07 CDT, 30 July 2011 >>

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boenk - Reply to #36

too mainstream :p

<< Comment #29 @ 12:00 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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kg - Reply to #22

depends on your definition of chicken egg

<< Comment #30 @ 12:01 CDT, 28 July 2011 >>

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ischju

If you are lucky you can play QL on stable fps with it.

<< Comment #35 @ 17:16 CDT, 29 July 2011 >>

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mar-

OC your cpu and ram to the max with a stable temp (may need better cooling) other then that, youre should be good to go

<< Comment #38 @ 12:17 CDT, 30 July 2011 >>

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Your setup should run the game nicely maxed out, unless you consider that to mean 24x AA etc. which is obviously out of the question.

In my oppinion, if one has less than 4 cores / 3 ghz with this game, it's going to struggle on higher settings - no way around it. I am currently upgrading my cpu with this game in mind (primarily).

Edited by maltyplaya at 12:19 CDT, 30 July 2011

<< Comment #39 @ 12:52 CDT, 3 August 2011 >>

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Anonymous (71.251.33.87)

Contrary to what everyone in this thread is saying. You'll max it out. It's a console port and won't be that intensive.

<< Comment #40 @ 14:37 CDT, 3 August 2011 >>

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Monkey_Business - Reply to #39

Will 2GB of VRAM help?

<< Comment #41 @ 15:39 CDT, 3 August 2011 >>

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Anonymous (71.251.33.87) - Reply to #40

very, very unlikely at 1080p

<< Comment #42 @ 21:45 CDT, 3 August 2011 >>

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Monkey_Business - Reply to #41

I can run Crysis on 1920x1080 (1080p) and get 30-50 fps.

Crysis is still the ultimate nemesis of graphics cards. At extremely high settings with 32x AA, it brings even the fastest hardware setups physically possible to it's knees.

Edited by Monkey_Business at 21:46 CDT, 3 August 2011

<< Comment #43 @ 06:38 CDT, 4 August 2011 >>

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end0rphine - Reply to #42

Crysis hates AMD though, more-so during crossfire.

<< Comment #44 @ 06:50 CDT, 4 August 2011 >>

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The real question is, why would you play that turd?

<< Comment #46 @ 02:06 CDT, 5 August 2011 >>

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Monkey_Business - Reply to #44

It has the best graphics of any video game EVER made. Especially when running graphics mods.

<< Comment #48 @ 07:25 CDT, 5 August 2011 >>

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madbringer - Reply to #46

Xd plz

<< Comment #45 @ 17:55 CDT, 4 August 2011 >>

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Corrupt^

Won't max it out because it'll be a badly optimized console engine.

<< Comment #47 @ 03:27 CDT, 5 August 2011 >>

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Monkey_Business

Battlefield 3 might give Crysis a run for it's money in the graphics department.

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