Skyrim Requirements Revealed
Bethesda has confirmed the PC system requirements for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim as of today as a follow-up to their recently-revealed map. Yesterday, Bethesda put out a brand new live action Skyrim trailer, so once you're done here, go over and check that video out. If you're unsure whether or not your PC can handle Skyrim on maximum settings, feel free to ask on our forums for tweaking advice or check out our $550 budget gaming PC build and $868 hardcore gaming PC build.
We already know that Skyrim's texturing and modeling has vastle improved on its predecessors, now all that's left to be seen is how scalable it is on modern video processing devices. View the specs below:
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@DCDeacon of Bethesda released the following tweets of system requirements:
"Recom 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." (source)
"Min PC specs: Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit), dual core 2[Ghz], 2GB RAM, DX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM, Internet Access for Steam activation." (source)
"The Min specs get you playing. The recommended specs let you play on High, not on Ultra. You'll want beefier rig for that."
You can view more news here. Skyrim is due for release -- if you hadn't already heard by now -- on November 11, 2011. 11.11.11. We'll see you then, Skyrim.
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wtf wrote:i thought this game was gonna be rly high graphics, but ONLY 2GB PROCESSOR REQUIRED?
thats as bad as oblivdion
no thx glad i didnt preorder lol
Graphics will be easily two time better then oblivion. Have you checked out the specs for Oblivion in the past year or so?http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:System_Requirements
PLus at least for me, games are about content. Thats why i Love Elder Scrolls, and Bethesda.
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2011-10-26 19:15:03 | Anonymous
This game will be different... But still awesome because of the lore. I trust Bethesda. They know how to make great games!!!
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2011-10-26 19:11:06 | Anonymous
2gh dual core processor is only minimum...which is like low settings. Sometimes I wonder if some people even read the whole article. Hines himself says you need a better rig than the recommended to even play on ultra. They have been saying for moths that this game is mostly direct x 9. True fans o the elder scrolls will at least try this game. We cannot base everything just off of system requirements alone.
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2011-10-26 18:40:47 | wtf
i thought this game was gonna be rly high graphics, but ONLY 2GB PROCESSOR REQUIRED?
thats as bad as oblivdion
no thx glad i didnt preorder lol
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2011-10-26 12:14:55 | vandoran - GAY
Why are these so low? This is massively disappointing. I can max this out on my 3yr old computer. I'm canceling my preorder, this wont live up to the videos at all (guess they were just cinematics).
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2011-10-26 02:10:23 | general trymutos
Ultra settings may be a bit out of your reach. I'd just recommend buying a new video card, perhaps a radeon 6870 (around $150-160) as opposed to over clocking.
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I don't care about the system requirement. To me a good developer means that their games are optimized for the PC and supported beyond it's shelf life.
My PC is decent enough but it doesn't mean I don't appreciate a low spec requirement that still churn out great graphics.
The only thing I do fear from Skyrim is the engine's stability. C'mon, it's Bethesda. Fallout 3, Fallout New Vegas, Rage - all crappy gold. Crappy here means terrible launch that require tons of patches. Gold means they still make tons of money.