Will my pc play skyrim?

[oldoldie]

Specs are:

Asus m2a-mvp
ATI Radeon HD 4870 1GB
2 gigabytes ram
amd athlon II black edition processor (Unsure of specs for cpu)

How far can my settings go up?
How much can I get before lag?

 

[samuelspark]

The game is pretty CPU intensive. I suggest upgrading your CPU and adding 2 more gigs of RAM. You should be able to run the game on mid-low settings at a high resolution. I'm currently able to run it on my Sandy Bridge laptop (i5 2.5GHz) with the intel HD 3000 on low at 720p with minimal lag.

 

[oldoldie]

I dont use anything greater than 1024x768.
I have system instability when both 2 gig sticks are in.
i do have win7 64 bit edition.

 

[oldoldie]

oh what about the toxic video card?

http://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=43_557_558&item_id=035091

 

[illfindu]

the 6850 will give you playable frame rates even at ultra I believe , I am talking about the card its self your CPU wouldn't handle those kinda settings . With out researching to much you can play pretty solid medium with some settings on high with that set up.

 

[WR2]

You will be able to run the game.
Go ahead and give it a shot and figure out just how well it runs on what you have.
Then you'll have a better idea how it runs and what you need to upgrade to get the type of game experience you want.

 

[WR2]

I dont use anything greater than 1024x768.

Is that the max resolution of the monitor?

 

[samuelspark]

Should be fine. Still might want to upgrade your CPU to a Phenom II x4 though.

 

[WR2]

upgrade your CPU to a Phenom II x4

No Phenom II x4 (or X2/X3) on the M2A-MVP MB CPU Support List

 

[oldoldie]

No the monitor's max res is much higher than that.
I cannot see anything if the res is higher than 1024x768

What cpu should I upgrade to?
Should I just go out and buy an intel based system or is what I have enough?

 

[oldoldie]

My dream intel based system is:

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Plug n Play Desktop Memory Model KHX1866C11D3P1K2/4G

ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

LG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model UH12LS28 OEM LightScribe Support - OEM

OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)


The SSD Would be OS only
I have the other parts for the system in my current case. The components above are upgrades to what I have.
Would that be enough to play Skyrim up ultra-high?

 

[WR2]

ASUS Sabertooth X58 LGA 1366 Intel X58 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core i7-950 Bloomfield 3.06GHz LGA 1366 130W Quad-Core Processor BX80601950

<- Bloomfield & Tylersburg - a flashback to 2008!
-> Sandy Bridge (Core i5-2500K CPU) & Cougar Point (Z68 motherboard) - flash forware to 2011.

 

[WR2]

Would that be enough to play Skyrim up ultra-high?

You'd want to bump up the GPU from the HD 4870 to HD 6870 (for 1600x900) or lower resolution and HD 6950 for resolutions about that.

 

[oldoldie]

I assumed i7 cpus are better than i5

 

[WR2]

Benchmark comparisons of: Core i7 950 - 3.06GHz vs Core i5 2500K - 3.3GHz
In the majority of benchmarks the i5-2500K beats the Core i7 950. Im some case quite a bit.
The new 'Sandy Bridge' CPUs are about 15% faster clock per clock, so that 3.3Ghz i5 2500K would have a comparable clock speed of about ~3.795Ghz compared to the older i7-950.
i7-950 = $260
i5-2500K = $215
i7-2600K = $320
If you want to compare i7s compare use Core i7 950 or970 with the Core i7-2600K on that benchmark site.

 

[oldoldie]

Okay, based on new info my intel system has been revised as follows:

ASUS P8Z68-V LE LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor Intel HD Graphics 3000

Kingston HyperX 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1866 Plug n Play Desktop Memory Model KHX1866C11D3P1K2/4G

OCZ Vertex 3 VTX3-25SAT3-60G 2.5" 60GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)

LG Black Blu-ray Drive SATA Model UH12LS28 OEM LightScribe Support - OEM


SSD has not changed, it is just OS.
I have win7 ultimate edition
and its 150 cheaper than a 1366 based intel system
Video card will be bought afterwards