Skyrim on a 256MB Graphics Card

[apinankarva123]

If I wanted to buy graphics card or new processor, which would it be? my specs are:

-AMD Radeon HD 6450 512MB

-4GB RAM

-Windows 7 Enterprise 32-Bit

-Intel Core2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz

[mrfastreaction]

@apinankarva123

Its allways best to start from fresh for avoid bottle necks

[Magmax1452]

@everclear21 i dont speek english :D But the graphic card (MB) dont have sence on pc if u play with non - high resolution.

[everclear21]

@Magmax1452

You can speak in Lithuanian if you want, that's what google translate is for lol

[Magmax1452]

@everclear21 U Can speak lithuanian? or no?

[everclear21]

@Magmax1452

Noooope, but google can

[Magmax1452]

@everclear21 i dont speek english :D But the graphic card (MB) dont have sence on pc if u play with non - high resolution.

[Magmax1452]

@everclear21 i dont speek english :D But the graphic card (MB) dont have sence on pc if u play with non - high resolution.

[ivjonesyvi]

looks like a n64 game eh? sounds like you havent played an n64 game in a while.

[CMSonYT]

N64, even with the expansion pack it had total ram of 8MB.

congrats though.

[MrBigglesBuffalo]

INTEL CORE i5 Proccesor, with NVIDIA GeForce with cuda FTW! Woooooo!

[MinecrafterBlake]

Im running a NVIDIA Geforce 100000GT with 1000 GB ram Will i beable to watch porn in HD then?

[bumtaksi]

@MinecrafterBlake  sorry..no :)

[MinecrafterBlake]

@bumtaksi COCKCAOS

[MrBigglesBuffalo]

@MinecrafterBlake

Nope, but you can play minecraft

[IMAFIRINMYLAZERMAN77]

@everclear21 Do you think games like TESV: Skyrim, Need For Speed: SHIFT 2, Battlefield 3, and GTA IV, would run well on medium-high settings on this laptop? (preferably high settings)

Acer Aspire AS5560-8431 15.6" Laptop

- AMD A8-3520M 1.5-2.4Ghz Quad-Core CPU/APU

- 8GB DDR3 RAM

- AMD Radeon 6620G 512MB Shared Graphics Chipset

- Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

[everclear21]

@IMAFIRINMYLAZERMAN77

It should definitely be ok in medium with those specs. You may experience some lag if you've got 512MB graphics and high settings however.

And there are no guarantees for GTA IV, the port to PC is one of the most ridiculous ever...

[CMSonYT]

@everclear21

there's a hack to get GTA IV to work on a GMA chip. oh sure it'll like a ps2 game or worse but doable.

[gta4digger]

@everclear21 Do you think Skyrim will run Ultra high with these?

Intel Core i7-2600K clocked at 3.40GHz

Cache memory Cache: 8MB

Operating System Windows® 7 Home Premium 64-bit

RAM 12 GB

1333 MHz

DDR3

Max capacity: 16 GB

Graphics card nVidia GeForce GTX 580

1536MB GDDR5

[TheMegaZunac]

@gta4digger It will run on "Ultra High" :)

[gta4digger]

@TheMegaZunac Nicccce...Now I only have to get the PC LOL

[mrfastreaction]

@gta4digger

I built one for under 220 pounds and it runs this game

[WilliDaChili]

Yes.

[writtenaudio]

@IMAFIRINMYLAZERMAN77 Type in "can you run it" on google. this will tell you.

[cDragonBallz]

4.2ghz, 16 GB ram, video card GTX 550 ti 2GB(2014MB), OS Win7 64 bit. Screen size 26"

Good?

[bmxerjmk]

Intel Q6600 Quad core @ 2.4 ghz

3gb ram

8600 GT 256 mb

Windows XP 32 bit

It'll run pretty well on this, right?

[MrBigglesBuffalo]

@bmxerjmk oooph... I dunno

[ReVzRashada]

i got a macbook pro from and its processor is 2 GHz Intel core duo and memory is 512 MB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM, what ur opinion? do u think ill be able to play it?

[Mortislord]

@ReVzRashada No, the 512mb of RAM is very poor and the processor is iffy, you might want to upgrade your ram and what type of graphics does it have

[ReVzRashada]

@Mortislord how u upgrade the ram? dose it involve buying something really expensive?

[Mortislord]

@ReVzRashada No, its the cheapest upgrade for a computer actually. send me your computer specs, manufacturer, and model number of the computer and i can look up compatible upgrades for it

[JustinBurkeMusic]

Plz Respond! Can I Play Skyrim with this?

2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2430M processor 2.40 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.00 GHz

Intel HD Graphics/HD Graphics 3000 with up to 1.6GB Dynamic Video Memory

15.6" High Definition (720p) LED Display with Truelife™

500GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive

Oh and BTW, its 6 gb 0f ram!

[v0redor]

@JustinBurkeMusic the intel hd graphics will slow down you a bit but it should be playable. Get a desktop if you want to play games with reasonable framerate.

[Thiti6922]

Tutorial how to get past the Shader Model 3.0 error?

[flyboy685]

AMD E-350@1.6 GHZ

AMD RADEON HD 6310 w 512 mb

4 gb ram

4 gb sd card (readyboost)

gamebooster. Is my computer better?

[RibuloseBiphosphate]

@flyboy685 Your computer will probably be able to run it albeit only on low settings. Maybe even bad framerates. The card you haven't isn't all that great.

[Magmax1452]

does your pc is dell xps m1530!???

[everclear21]

@Magmax1452

Does yours sentence is sense make!???

(And yes, it is)

[robocop265]

@everclear21

Ha!

[adam1240]

@everclear21 Why are you Such an ass? not everyone speaks perfect english

It was a simple question you could of said yes mate, it is, not "Does yours sentence is sense make!???".

[Exterminator1234abcd]

Wtf Total Bull Shit I have a 1gb shitty card for 50NZD and I lag like shit

[McShelldon]

@Exterminator1234abcd you probrobly didnt turn off usless settings like water reflection. your particals are too high or your running a bunch of backround stuff.

[minis75]

will skyrim run on my laptop i have AMD V140 Processor 2.30 GHz 8 GB Ram Windows 7 home premium 64 bit operating system and a AMd M880G with ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4250 graphic card please tell me if this will run skyrim and on what settings?

[IceAshes]

Been there, done that. With a nVidia 9100 Chipset too! :D

Luckily, I've upgraded to a card now.

[m3mfist0]

Лаги ? да ну ? нет не слышал

[yagami3242341]

not bad for such low ram

[mattehFLCL]

well the geforce 8k series is still a beast. i can play this fine on my 8800m gts

[pharaohgirgzz]

ohhh i seem this isn't a mac. theres the lag problem.

[CMSonYT]

Why do people keep using fraps when camstudio is free?

[ShredSledsAreRad]

we have the same specs, apart from i have a 2.4 ghz Core 2 Quad

[hotdick39]

Will this Run Dell Laptop Inspiron n5010

Core i3 2.26 GHz

4 GB RAM

Intel HD graphics 1696 MB plz reply i want to buy this game !

[The50Shadows]

@hotdick39 I think will run OK :D

[hotdick39]

@The50Shadows no worries already it works !

[vrtex17]

will it run on geforce 8600 gt (not gts)?

[Daemonui]

As a hint for FPS gain, First, search google for Skyrim Script Extender (SKSE), then go to the nexus and get the TESV Acceleration Layer and the FPS Background Booster.

You should get about 10+ FPS.

[Rafaelinux]

@Daemonui Skyboost, no external proggies needed.

[WolfhoundNine]

Reminds me of running the first Modern Warfare on a Windows 2000 PC with every single component below specs. Fight on, brotha!

[lampuiho]

But it will stutter a lot because not having enough memory for the texture means the cache is not enough to smooth the transition of different objects at different views.

[Sk8Nature]

I need some help

I am going to buy a laptop

Intel® Core™ i3 2330M Processor

Windows® 7 Home Premium

4 GB RAM

Intel® HD 3000

Can i run skyrim properly

without lag

and decent setting??

[COREXZGAMING]

@Sk8Nature Well, not with that graphics card, everything else looks fine. try get a laptop with ati or nvidia graphics.

[Sk8Nature]

@COREXZGAMING

thanks

[TheWitchking123]

Will I be able to run Skyrim good on these settings!?

Intel Core 2 Duo e4500 @ 2.20ghz 2.20ghz

4GB ram,NVIDIA GeForce 9500GT 512MB

Windows 7 32-bit.

Please please reply..and I hope I can play Skyrim on high settings with no AA..and a res of 1152x864!

[everclear21]

@TheWitchking123

You should (should) be fine.

Best thing to do is go on systemrequirementslab/dot/com and see if your computer/laptop can play skyrim. If it's a yes, then you should be able to run it on decent settings. I got a "No" and can still run Skyrim so don't take it as gospel :)

[KentuckyKid220]

@TheWitchking123 Got exact same specs, Except om GE FORCE 9400GT and I can go HIGH with my HD LED Monitor (1920x1024 I think(

[TheWitchking123]

@KentuckyKid220 Wow brilliant!! 8D..So it seems like Skyrim is a little less demanding than Oblivion though Oblivion has lesser requirements its a little more demanding eh?...Well it sure is..uh I dunno but if you have the exact same specs as me except the graphics card..and can play in high...than so can I with 40-50 fps! ;)..

[KentuckyKid220]

@TheWitchking123 Haha I go high with only 20fps on the low resolution (1024xwhateveritis)

My new pc should kill this game on ultra. My pc sucks atm.

[MacaulyWilson]

@TheWitchking123 CANYOURUNIToCOM

[XKemel]

@TheWitchking123 well you need a 512 mb graphics card to run skyrim well

[TerrariaLetsPlays]

@TheWitchking123 You'll be able to hit 50+ FPS.

[error262]

you know that not all 256mb cards are the same right??? you can have 2gb nvidia 520 and not be able to run this...

[candycandy57]

I have a Quad Core processor

[samuelrosenbalm]

Looks way better than N64.

More like PS2.

And it still runs well!

I bet it is still a blast to play.

[callmesmorz]

im going to get an i5 2500k and a Radeon 7850 CFX. will i be able to run it???????? lol im a jokester

[samuelrosenbalm]

@callmesmorz Nothing special to joke about.

I HAVE two 6970's crossfired and a i5 2500k that would rape the cards you don't even have yet.

So be humble, and don't brag. There are always people with better hardware than you or I.

[callmesmorz]

@samuelrosenbalm i have an xbox. that is all. and im probably not even getting any. it was a joke. so, unless you're joking back, (which i dont think you are), please proceed to have sexual intercourse with yourself

[samuelrosenbalm]

@callmesmorz So you are NOT planning on grabbing those two 7xxx cards?

*Sigh*

Whatever, dude. Don't waste my time, anymore.

You could have come up with much better cards to joke about - the x850's from AMD aren't even that powerful. You should have said x970's or x990's or even 580's.

[callmesmorz]

@samuelrosenbalm . . . . you responded to me lol

[samuelrosenbalm]

@callmesmorz Yeah, I guess I did.

There are people in this world that will love you.

You are not someone who is undeserving of a response. :)

[callmesmorz]

@samuelrosenbalm lets agree to be best pals

[samuelrosenbalm]

@callmesmorz Sounds good. :)

[MegaSonicKing]

Minerim

[rx8cosmo]

hey guys i have a laptop with the 8600m gt but it wont run even in low settings it lags!hows that possible?i can see that it can run easily in worse graph cards!could it be a game problem?

[Nilokster]

@rx8cosmo Mobile graphics cards are almost always weaker than their desktop counterpart: in other words, it's probably because it's too weak.

[redos111]

I have C2d 2ghz, 3,5gb ram and ati 3470 256mb and skyrim runs just fine, 800x600, lowest possible settings (ingame settings, actor fade, grass fade... maxed) and I have sth about 30 fps

[jeroenbudding]

wow my xbox is the same i have like somtimes it look great amd some times it looks horrible!

[a619mwa]

Is it possible to run it without the proper processor?

[everclear21]

@a619mwa

The processor is important as the information needs to travel from point A to B. A dual core processor would be needed though a normal dual core should be enough to run the game on low settings - I've got a 2.5 GHz dual core and it runs fine !

[Peligrazo]

@everclear21 can my Intel Core i7 2670QM 2.20GHz (boosted to 2.90GHz) run it?

[DMAN4u2]

@a619mwa yes although it depends on your settings, if you cut draw distance down a bit and set textures to medium and run at a lower resolution you can easily run this game with less than 2ghz processor of dual core

[MrF0reveralone2]

Hey can i run this at LOWEST POSSIBLE SETTINGS -

AMD Athlon 2 X2 215 2.7 Ghz

4GB DDR3 1333hz Ram

And Nvidia Geforce 6150SE 256MB?

[everclear21]

@MrF0reveralone2

You should be able to with those specs, may even get up to medium with the performance mod (on skyrimnexus)

[MrF0reveralone2]

@everclear21 I just installed skyrim, I cant play it on the LOWEST Possible settings.. :/

[DannyV1991]

@MrF0reveralone2 do you want to know why? the 6150SE is one of the worst graphics cards on the market. even though it's 256mb, it would be considered as powerful as a decent 64MB card. I onced owned a Geforce 6200 which isn't too different. it struggles to even play games from 2005!

[000Z9A]

@MrF0reveralone2 htt p://ww w. systemrequirementslab .c om/cyri/ test your pc there and let me know what the results are (if you passed for everything)

[gangstabwoy360]

@everclear21 Card name: ATI Radeon X1200 Series Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc. Chip type: ATI Radeon X1200 Series (0x791E) DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz) Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_791E&SUB­SYS_0E0C105B&REV_00 Display Memory: 1599 MB Dedicated Memory: 127 MB Shared Memory: 1471 MB Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

 Monitor: Generic PnP Monitor

could i be able to play? thx so much

[everclear21]

@gangstabwoy360

It's very likely that you won't be able to I'm afraid - You've got a 128MB graphics card and the mininmum specs say 512mb (which is a lie ;) )

However, there are some videos out there with people playing Skyrim on 128mb graphics. I wouldn't get my hopes up though

[gangstabwoy360]

@everclear21 ok thx

[VinceIP]

do you have a dell xps m1530? it really does have a lot more power behind it than one would think. i'm just satisfied i can give skyrim a try while i RMA my dead desktop power supply and gtx 560 ti :(

[everclear21]

@VinceIP Yep, XPS M1530, 3 1/2 years old and still playing games at a decent pace ! Good luck on getting your desktop back :)

[GordonFreeman95]

@everclear21 Thanks for uploading this man. You have the same specs as I do, and I was so relieved to see that Skyrim doesn't look like shit running on my specs

[everclear21]

@GordonFreeman95

No problem :)

[xRevilatioNx]

I have the same EXACT specs as you, everclear21 . Do you enjoy it on the 256MB? Is it playable? Looks a bit laggy, judging from your video. I am so undecided whether to buy the gamem since my specs are exactly the same as you. :(

[everclear21]

@xRevilatioNx

Hey, yeah the game runs very well at low/medium specs on my laptop. The video is laggy because the software I use to record the game eats up half my RAM :(

There's also a performance enhancing mod which means I can run the game on medium settings. I recommend you buy the game and just play with the settings until you find the perfect combination. I normally get 30-50 FPS ;)

[xRevilatioNx]

@everclear21 Awesome! Where do I get this performance enhancing Mod :D

[salamoo42]

@xRevilatioNx I think it is game booster. Look it up on google and you should find it.

[everclear21]

@xRevilatioNx

Ermm can't remember the exact name of the file but it was on Skyrim Nexus

[xRwAnDeRoo]

derp. everyone get TESV reduced texture pack.

[iEpithymy]

My graphics card says 1696MB is that right? :P

[everclear21]

@iEpithymy

DxDiag says that I've got 1780MB graphics... I WISH !

Control Panel > Appearance & Personalisation > Personalisation > Display Settings > Advanced Settings. And 'dedicated video memory' is how much memory you actually have :)

[iEpithymy]

@everclear21 LOL so 64mb is what I have? :O holy shit. Is it possible for me to uprade this on my laptop? & This would explain why I'm getting TERRIBLE fps in most games? (Tried skyrim)

[everclear21]

@iEpithymy

Most laptops have the graphics soldered onto the motherboard so your best bet is to get a new laptop. Laptops with 256 or 512mb graphics dont cost that much nowadays

[CenaTv2]

So from looking at this video, i should be able to play decently on my GeForce 8600GT 256MB DX10 Card?

[everclear21]

@CenaTv2

Yep, that's the same card that I use (albeit mine is for the laptop) - There are also some performance enhancing mods out there which make the game run even smoother

[supergamer1221]

@everclear21 Damn I have an 128MB card,will I be able to play it? :(

[everclear21]

@supergamer1221

I've heard of people who, with the performance mod and every setting at lowest, have been able to run it at 10-20 fps. 256mb or 512mb cards are quite cheap nowadays so I'd recommend getting one :)

[SoothingSound]

Cool, thanks! Wanted to know if it ran with this setup.

[edwardocortez]

i tried running it on a geforce7600 gs. doesnt work well enough to play.

[OlmoLane]

Is it still enjoyable? I'm away from home for a year without my Ps3 so I can't get this. I have a 256mb video card. I would run it on low, but do you think the graphics are too shitty?

[everclear21]

@OlmoLane

Hey, I'm in the same situation, away from my 360 for a year :( I'm running it at 1280x800 resolution at about 40fps but the graphics and gameplay are still really good even at low settings. Definitely enjoyable :D

[OlmoLane]

@everclear21 Thanks for the response. I just bought it today and It works decently. It's a little bit laggy, but it's not bad.

[everclear21]

@OlmoLane

I recommend putting most of the object, grass, specular etc fade to 3 or 4 (except for actors... I had that on 2 and couldn't see enemies until they were right in my face ;D ). That reduces the number of polygons your card has to render and you can then afford to bump up textures and keep a good fps :)

[OlmoLane]

@everclear21 Thanks, actually I just put it on fullscreen. With fullscreen 1024 resolution I can put the textures on low but have the grass etc at high range and have it run perfectly. If 800x600 I can put it on Medium textures with lower range for the grass etc and It still runs perfectly.

[everclear21]

@OlmoLane

Glad to hear it :) Happy Skyrim-ing

[OlmoLane]

When I say fullscreen I mean 4:3

[finalfantasymad]

@everclear21 there are performance mods already out there that may allow you to bump it up to a mixture of low and mid settings, go to skyrimnexus and check them out.