Skyrim PC System Requirements Revealed, w/ GPU Guide

[Gikoku]

Pete Hines just released the official system requirement specs for PC on his twitter today.

http://twitter.com/#!/DCDeacon

EDIT: Click here for the list of GPU performances with Skyrim.

Minimum PC specs:

Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
Dual core 2GB
2GB RAM
DX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM
Internet Access for Steam activation

Recommended PC specs:

Win XP/7
quad-core Intel/AMD CPU
4GB RAM, 6GB HD
DX compat snd card
DX9 vid card w/ 1 GB. GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher
Internet Access for Steam activation

Finally, after all this waiting I now know my PC can run Skyrim on ultra. Finally!

What about you guys?

 

[Skotekal]

My current PC could probably run it on the lowest settings with minimal lag. But that's about it. I'll hopefully be getting a better PC soon though.

 

[James Butts]

I think I'ma /needget a new vid card, otherwise my pc is good enough to run it on very high settings. but my computer could probably run it on medium-low at the moment.

 

[Tyloric]

I can actually run that. ._.;

 

[Azer249]

Pc here i come, Cant wait for this. Been to long of a wait Nice find Scotty.

 

[Gikoku]

I really am surprised by how undemanding this game is, I kept getting paranoid I'd have to upgrade my GPU, but this I'm happy about. On top of this however, the optimization Bethesda managed for a game this size is quite scary, considering Battlefield 3 & RAGE require 20GBs of HDD space (Skyrim only 6GBs).. I have to tip my hat to Bethesda.

 

[Dark Drakan]

I really am surprised by how undemanding this game is, I kept getting paranoid I'd have to upgrade my GPU, but this I'm happy about. On top of this however, the optimization Bethesda managed for a game this size is quite scary, considering Battlefield 3 & RAGE require 20GBs of HDD space (Skyrim only 6GBs).. I have to tip my hat to Bethesda.

Now if the new engine they have designed is less buggy then the last then they might covert a lot of people who have avoided their games in the past.

 

[Gikoku]

Now if the new engine they have designed is less buggy then the last then they might covert a lot of people who have avoided their games in the past.

Funny you should mention that, Bethesda stated there were some interesting bugs that cropped up during the development such as a chicken that snitches on you if you're doing something naughty in the world. They also stated that glitches that add for some humorous experiences in the game will be left in the game and won't be fixed, surprisingly.

Skyrim looks a lot more polished than Oblivion & Fallout 3 though, course... it's also not running on decade old tech either. :lol:

 

[Gikoku]

Little update here..

Bumping this thread with a full list of GPU performances for Skyrim that was constructed by one of the members at the official Bethesda forums.

Click Here

To quickly find your card on the list, press Ctrl+F and then type in the name in the search box below, then hit Enter.

 

[Arseface]

The only thing I really lack is a decent CPU, but my dad is upgrading his for BF3, so hopefully I'm gonna get me some tasty hand-me-downs.