Wait until its actually out. Let people play it. Let them tell you what they have and how they fared.
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 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM (Nvidia GeForce GTX 260 or higher; ATI Radeon 4890 or higher).
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 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM
Her PC has a phenom II X3 720, 8 GB and a x1900xt. It needs a video card upgrade but she hasn't played games on it for awhile so it wasn't pressing. I might hand down my hd4850 (which also has done plenty for me as of late...)
Try Oblivion - it should give you a very good idea.
I am looking forward to a month or two after it's out, for when it's patched and playable without too many bugs.... Hoping my crossfire 5870 setup can handle 5760x1080 (well I think it renders 6000 something x1080 due to bezel correction)
The game isn't even out and you know it'll have bugs? And by bugs do you mean game-breaking bugs or just your common minor bugs seen in every frigging games released since PC game exist?
The game isn't even out and you know it'll have bugs? And by bugs do you mean game-breaking bugs or just your common minor bugs seen in every frigging games released since PC game exist?
"Bethesda has developed something of a reputation for releasing buggy games, and Skyrim is no exception. My game locked up five or six times, though I didn’t lose any progress thanks to the game’s frequent automatic saves. I also experienced a handful of weird animation glitches and conversation errors — nothing major or game-breaking, but worth noting. Bethesda has promised a day-one patch that will hopefully fix some of these issues."
From Wired's review.
Yeah so no game breaking "this game is unplayable!" bugs that apparently have existed in every Bethesda game ever made, according to this place.
I would call a game constantly locking up pretty damn game breaking for me.
The game isn't even out and you know it'll have bugs? And by bugs do you mean game-breaking bugs or just your common minor bugs seen in every frigging games released since PC game exist?
I would call a game constantly locking up pretty damn game breaking for me.
In the review he noted that he had played for about 62 hours. Assuming the number of lockups is total over his cumulative playing time, it comes out to one lockup every 10 or so hours. While I agree lockups are annoying and break immersion, I can handle one every 10 hours.