TES: Skyrim on 27" iMac (2011)

[DJL33KSP1NN3R]

My dad is considering getting an iMac instead of a PC for our new computer. I don't plan on gaming too much, but I'm definitely gonna bootcamp it and get Skyrim.  Should I get a magic mouse or the plain Apple mouse?

[TheThreeDivine]

Where can I get the software to be able to play it on my mac?

[leanggg]

Hey, i just bought the mid 2011 Imac n m i was wondering if update my ram to 12g, does it help to speed up faster?

[TheDesertGamer]

@leanggg The price on RAM is so cheap for these machines I'd seriously recommend it. However you should be able to play the game fine right out of the box.

[TheMachetePwnz]

lucky hes playing on pure High DEF!!!!

[lgvphilly]

I have an early 2006 iMac. Should I even bother? *L*

[TheDesertGamer]

@lgvphilly No. Buy an Xbox. :-P

[lgvphilly]

@TheDesertGamer Getting an iMac next Feb, but been very interested in how PC games run via Bootcamp. I plan on playing Guild Wars 2. Great video. Will share on Twitter. Thanks!

[TheDesertGamer]

@lgvphilly I plan on doing a video w/ GW2 when it comes out. The market has been a bit dry for games which is why I haven't uploaded any in a while. Plus work has me bogged down. :)

[nggaplz]

i have the 2009 imac with the 2.8 i7 and 6gb of ram. do I have a chance with this?

[TragicTopGun50]

@nggaplz All Imacs have a chnce of running the game pretty much. The game only uses 2GB of ram and is mostly CPU heavy.

[TheBadAssNcrRanger]

do you think a stock 2011 21.5 or 27 inch imac could run this? also if there is anyway to max out the setting i would like to know how i should upgrade an imac! sorry im new to gaming on computers especially on imacs!

[TheDesertGamer]

@TheBadAssNcrRanger Probably on lower settings, but you should be able to make it playable.

[eurosonly]

6970 gpu on imac i must have misheard that

[EskilBri]

how can u play it i got imac 27" with bootcamp but everytime i try to run it it says: failed to initialize renderer. please help!

[TheDesertGamer]

@EskilBri have you updated your AMD Catalyst drivers?

[EskilBri]

@TheDesertGamer THANK YOU SO MUCH!! SKYRIM IS AMAZING!!!!

[TheDesertGamer]

@EskilBri Thank YOU for watching. :)

[EskilBri]

How the heck can you play Skyrim on mac ?



[LlehctimmitchelL]

@EskilBri He probably does it via bootcamp

[tadejg1992]

i have an iMac 27" 2009 and once i've downloaded and opened it the game freezes at loading at level 1 (start of the new game). anyone knows what to do? :D thanks for help :D

[xLiamCrowx]

i have a question what settings will i be able to play the game on

Imac 21.5'' with 2.5ghz 8gb ram and AMD Radeon Hd 6750M 512

thx

[Luxuryball]

Actually never mind, I figured it out. Although I will ask you do I need to install any external hardware? 'cause I'm really bad at that stuff.

-.-

[Luxuryball]

I don't see an option for VRAM when buying a Mac on apple's website... care to shed any light on how you got it in yours?

[YuniorMintz]

12 GB RAM'??????????????????!!!!!!!!­

[TheDesertGamer]

@YuniorMintz Yes. 12GB

[ThePinkMonster105]

@YuniorMintz i have 16 GB of ram on a PC

[YuniorMintz]

@ThePinkMonster105 I have 1 GB of ram in a Mac...

[TheDesertGamer]

@zMrCokez You can try them, it's the 11.10 preview 3 catalyst drivers from AMD.

[MrRasmar]

U bought it on Steam?

does it work on my MacBook pro too??

[TheDesertGamer]

@MrRasmar I have no idea what kind of MBP you have.

[Meedamon]

how much vram do you have?

[TheDesertGamer]

@Meedamon 1gb

[Meedamon]

@TheDesertGamer do you think 256mb would be enough to run it on medium graphics settings? which graphics setting are you using? thanks.

[TheDesertGamer]

@Meedamon No, minimum requires a graphics card w/ 512. You MIGHT be able to get away with the game on low, but at that point I'd tell you just play on Xbox or PS3.

[tris5764]

HOLY S***! How did you get that? Is that the Russian Port?

[TheDesertGamer]

@tris5764 Steam.

[tris5764]

@TheDesertGamer So that will work on my 2.66 GhZ macbook pro?

also how much did it cost?

[133serge13318]

great vid man! what do you need to turn down to get like 50-60 fps? i dont like running 30fps

[TheDesertGamer]

@133serge13318 Off the top of my head probably drop everything to medium. I haven't checked, but I will.

[133serge13318]

@TheDesertGamer thanx for that. i tested it yesterday.. sometimes i wish i had a 21 inch :p now playing in windowed mode.

[FredrikJansson1]

Thanks! Love to se how different games play on the 27" mid 2011 iMac.

Keep them coming :D

[TheDesertGamer]

@FredrikJansson1 Thanks! I plan on it!

[bingflop]

this bloke needs more views

top notch video!

[rainerfeatrainer]

thanks for the video, cant wait to get it myself!!!! :D