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ShoesandHats

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Can I run Skyrim?
« on: November 09, 2011, 11:16:14 pm »
Do you guys think I could run Skyrim when it comes out? This website gave me this rating:

   
CPU
Minimum: Info
You Have: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
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CPU Speed
Minimum: Dual Core 2.0 GHz or equivalent processor
You Have: 2.3 GHz
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RAM
Minimum: 2 GB
You Have: 5.9 GB
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OS
Minimum: Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
You Have: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
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Video Card
Minimum: DirectX 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM (NOTE: This requirement is NOT yet confirmed by Bethesda - NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT & ATI Radeon X1800. Please be advised this may change soon).
You Have: Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
    Upgrade Suggested: Unfortunately, your Video Card does not meet this requirement. Click here to see some recommendations.
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Features: Minimum attributes of your Video Card
Required    You Have
    Video RAM    512 MB    1.7 GB
    Pixel Shader version    3.0    4.1
    Vertex Shader version    3.0    4.1

Sound Card
Minimum: Yes
You Have: Realtek High Definition Audio
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Free Disk Space
Minimum: 6 GB
You Have: 405.5 GB
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2011, 11:23:55 pm »
Well considering you're failing your video card on what I assume is minimum settings (pretty sure system requirements lab tests for minimum settings) I'd say no. :P
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2011, 11:25:05 pm »
I have the same graphics card. We aren't going to be playing it :(
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2011, 11:27:30 pm »
It is pretty safe to assume if your using integrated graphics (such as the Intel chip sets) then you wont be playing much at all...
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2011, 11:32:55 pm »
How about mine?
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2011, 11:33:55 pm »
I can play TF2 at max settings, and it runs smoothly (except for the occasional internet lag.) Same goes for L4D2 for the most part. I was able to play Oblivion at high settings, except for the fact that if I tried to get it's resolution right, it would go black except for the HUD.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2011, 11:36:57 pm »
Quote from: Comp112 on November 09, 2011, 11:27:30 pm
It is pretty safe to assume if your using integrated graphics (such as the Intel chip sets) then you wont be playing much at all...
Screw you, Intel! *shakes fist*
Can you believe that this brand new laptop, with dual-core processors and 4 gigs of memory, can't even run Minecraft on the absolute lowest settings? I get like 15 frames per second, best-case.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2011, 12:04:56 am »
Quote from: Comp112 on November 09, 2011, 11:27:30 pm
It is pretty safe to assume if your using integrated graphics (such as the Intel chip sets) then you wont be playing much at all...
Thats not true. Intel HD can run most games.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #8 on: November 10, 2011, 12:12:23 am »
So, could mine theoretically run Skyrim?
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Quote from: Sinpwn on October 08, 2011, 09:45:53 pm
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #9 on: November 10, 2011, 12:14:13 am »
The Intel HD Graphics intergrated things won't run any sort of modern games, except for some indie titles. To my eternal regret.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #10 on: November 10, 2011, 12:59:34 am »
Quote from: Rex_Nex on November 10, 2011, 12:04:56 am
Quote from: Comp112 on November 09, 2011, 11:27:30 pm
It is pretty safe to assume if your using integrated graphics (such as the Intel chip sets) then you wont be playing much at all...
Thats not true. Intel HD can run most games.

Quote from: Flying Dice on November 10, 2011, 12:14:13 am
The Intel HD Graphics intergrated things won't run any sort of modern games, except for some indie titles. To my eternal regret.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #11 on: November 10, 2011, 01:05:33 am »
Quote from: ShoesandHats on November 09, 2011, 11:33:55 pm
I can play TF2 at max settings, and it runs smoothly (except for the occasional internet lag.) Same goes for L4D2 for the most part. I was able to play Oblivion at high settings, except for the fact that if I tried to get it's resolution right, it would go black except for the HUD.

A sufficiently recent integrated graphic system might be able to run Skyrim, but it would look bad and probably be excessively choppy.

On the plus side, a video card is pretty much the easiest thing to upgrade (assuming you're not using a laptop), and you could probably get one capable of handling Skyrim without having to spend too much.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #12 on: November 10, 2011, 04:03:40 am »
Quote from: ShoesandHats on November 09, 2011, 11:33:55 pm
I can play TF2 at max settings, and it runs smoothly (except for the occasional internet lag.) Same goes for L4D2 for the most part. I was able to play Oblivion at high settings, except for the fact that if I tried to get it's resolution right, it would go black except for the HUD.

REALLY up in the air. Keep in mind TF2 and L4D2 both use an engine that is at least 8 years old now. Oblivion ran on even lower specs with some tomfoolery.
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #13 on: November 10, 2011, 06:19:16 am »
If you can't afford to upgrade, there's always the 360, but for a Bethesda game that's really an inferior way to go (if Skyrim remains as moddable as Bethesda's previous games)
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Re: Can I run Skyrim?
« Reply #14 on: November 10, 2011, 06:40:11 am »
phew seems i'm in the little bit more than recommended.
good to know.
i would have had to raze a couple of places otherwise.
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