Elder Scrolls V "Skyrim" (and a discussion about E.S. IV, Oblivion)

[ninzza]

I pre-ordered it at Gamestop yesterday.  :)

[Art Blade]

Nice :) :-X

[Rhynder]

11.11.11  ...The day I lose more sleep than usual. I've been pre-ordered for over a two months now, I cant wait to whip out my "Burlap" map and let destiny guide me to my fate, good or bad.  ^-^

[Art Blade]

*sigh*  :) I need more time.

[Rhynder]

Recommended Specs

Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
4GB System RAM
6GB free HDD space
DirectX 9 compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher).
DirectX compatible sound card
Internet access for Steam activation

Minimum Specs

Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
Processor: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
2GB System RAM
6GB free HDD Space
Direct X 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
DirectX compatible sound card
Internet access for Steam activation

Also tweeted: "The Min specs get you playing. The recommended specs let you play on High, not on Ultra. You'll want beefier rig for that."

They are lower than I thought they would be, huzzah!

[Art Blade]

  @ "huzzah"  :-D cheers, and indeed, not too far from what we've got :-X

[PZ]

I don't need an upgrade yet after all  :-()

[Art Blade]

yes indeed, I'm glad to know that it will at least run on our machines even if not in all its glamour. That's reserved for upgrades or even new machines. :)

[Fiach]

I can run Rage with no problems .... just sayin'..... >:D

[Art Blade]

I wanted to check your gaming rig specs but there aren't any. Maybe a good idea to post away over there, "whatcha got mate?"  :-D

[Fiach]

Its nothing special mate, its a Dell Inspiron Desktop, Win7 64bit, Quad Core, 6 gig ram, ATI Card 5 series with 1 gig of Ram, 1TB HD, dunno what the motherboard is (dunno if i3 helps any).

I hate the card though and I hate NVIDIA, because NVIDIA has a thing called PHYSX (spelling?) and a lot of games use it, but the ATI cards cannot handle it and it buggers up some games.

[Art Blade]

I see, that's quite a shite machine.. I understand why you've never posted those specs in the members' game rigs topic.

Spoiler

sorry, couldn't resist  :-D
PhysX it's called indeed, makes use of GPU acceleration to create better game physics. ATI and nVidia always had that kind of competition going. They keep inventing exclusive/proprietary stuff.

You know, I had done everything but ask you straight to please post in THAT topic which I had already hyperlinked to.. haha, epic failure.  ^-^

[Fiach]

Hahahahaha :) I love the word "shite", s#!t doesnt quite express the same depth of feeling that that extra letter "e" tends to add to the word :)

[Art Blade]

 ^-^

You did see the spoiler tags and read its content, didn't you?  :-D

[Fiach]

yeah mate, its all good :)

[fragger]

I love the word "shite"...

Just be careful you don't accidentally type "shiite" - you could get yourself into a world of - well, shite... 8-X

[Art Blade]

It's shite being Scottish
(film, "train spotting")

Shite being Scottish

[Fiach]

Just be careful you don't accidentally type "shiite" - you could get yourself into a world of - well, shite... 8-X

hahahaha  ;D

Nice link mate, I love that movie :)

[Art Blade]

cheers, and yes, got it on DVD :)

[Fiach]

I was just looking at the specs, 6gig HD space.... thats the size of a 360 disc.....

Does that mean that there will be no better gfx on PC than the 360 do you think?

[Art Blade]

likely  :-\\

[Fiach]

Ouch! Saves me wondering which platform to get, couch and WS TV wins easily :)

[Art Blade]

 :)

[Fiach]

360 version (dunno about the PC version) has texture pop in problems, I guess like RAGE had. There is a day one patch, but it does not address this problem. Glad I decided to wait lol :)

[Fiach]

A pretty informative review, no score yet and some bad bugs/glitches, but over all it looks like a bloody good game (well after patching a bit), some nice information in the article.

http://uk.gamespot.com/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim/reviews/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-review-6344618?hd=1&page=1