EPTi5 750 @2.8
gts 250 1gb memory
4 gb ddr3 ram
1650x1080 resolution
Should I buy Skyrim now so I can play during the rest of my break, or just save my money and get a gtx 560 ti later on?
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JosephAM
Canada131 Posts
i5 750 @2.8 gts 250 1gb memory 4 gb ddr3 ram 1650x1080 resolution Should I buy Skyrim now so I can play during the rest of my break, or just save my money and get a gtx 560 ti later on? | ||
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d00p
711 Posts
On December 29 2011 08:01 JosephAM wrote: I've done a little bit of googling, but I'm still not sure about whether my computer will be able to run Skyrim smoothly.. My specs are: i5 750 @2.8 gts 250 1gb memory 4 gb ddr3 ram 1650x1080 resolution Should I buy Skyrim now so I can play during the rest of my break, or just save my money and get a gtx 560 ti later on? Should be fine on medium at least but you could use a better graphics card. You should get it now. Skyrim requires some kind of break. Trust me. edit. Get Skyrim I mean. | ||
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DrDrake
Netherlands31 Posts
On December 29 2011 07:53 d00p wrote: I'm probably the only person in the world who thinks Oblivion (with OOO) was better than Skyrim (and Morrowind). I just don't like the simplifications they made with the character building. Oblivion's system was simply better and more "RPG". Another thing I don't like is the inventory. Again it just doesn't look like something from an RPG. Still, it has been a great experience so far. I went up to lvl 20+ with my unoriginal destruction/conjuration/alteration build but that got boring and the game felt a bit easy on expert (shoulda tried master but I was looking for the right balance between challenge and enjoyability, didn't find it I guess). Mages guild quest line was sort of dissapointing. Thieves guild looked promising but then I decided to start a new character. Now I'm a Wood Elf specializing in sneak/archery/(pickpocket)/(light armor). So now I'm finding out (not in game but in the forums) that sneak gets really imba really fast? It was kind of the same in oblivion too. Sneaking + archery + that illusion spell "ghostwalk" was preeetty imba. There is an invisibility spell in Skyrim too, haven't ran into it yet (and I never read walkthroughs or guides). Also, I think I found a glitch (has probably been mentioned already but whatever): That illusion spell that muffles you seems to be exploitable in leveling. My illusion lvled up really fast while casting it with my mage character and it didn't seem to slow down that much either. I went up 5 lvls of illusion + 1 character lvl in less than 5 minutes while spamming it (I was able to cast repeatedly since I had arch mage's robes and the morokei). So if I'm feeling abusive I might lvl up my illusion with the sneak archer and become invinsible. Tho it might cost too much magicka to cast. Now back to Skyrim. Haven't had this much fun gaming in almost 5 years. Played a sneak archer in both Oblivion and Skyrim, it's pretty easy going yeah (esp in Oblivion with Nocturnal's Cowl lol) Also, maybe this is something for you, a mod that changes the inventory more like Oblivion one: http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=3863 ![[image loading]](http://static.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/images/3863-1-1324518649.jpg) | ||
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d00p
711 Posts
E8500 @ 3,8 Ghz HD6870 4 Gb | ||
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d00p
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DrDrake
Netherlands31 Posts
On December 29 2011 08:15 d00p wrote: Cool thanks Drake, will try it for sure. There's some arrow-crafting mods in there too, quite handy in case you wanna go archer (big flaw in the game design imo) | ||
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plated.rawr
Norway1676 Posts
Greatest jawdropping moment for years. | ||
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ArcticVanguard
United States450 Posts
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
Also I haven't been following lately, but if there's some mod to nerf enchanting/smithing/conjuation install it too. I think there's one to make dragons harder as well! | ||
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Archas
United States6531 Posts
Yeah, it might be a nice feature, but arrows aren't exactly in short supply; Skyrim's enemies, treasure chests, and shopkeepers practically throw arrows at you. And you can always head to Castle Dour, the Riften Cistern, or any other locations with archers shooting at targets, and pocket the arrows they shoot. | ||
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IntoTheWow
is awesome32274 Posts
And also I think you need to lvl up smithing to craft high lvl arrows, which I don't (can't tell, im starting over with a new character with this mod) | ||
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Archas
United States6531 Posts
Yeah, if that's what you meant, I think I can get behind that idea. I totally misunderstood what you were saying.  | ||
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TyrantPotato
Australia1541 Posts
On December 29 2011 11:45 IntoTheWow wrote: My point is, arrows are super easy to get. I force myself to craft them (I don't buy from shop or loot them). And also I think you need to lvl up smithing to craft high lvl arrows, which I don't (can't tell, im starting over with a new character with this mod) whats more annoying is that Todd howard said explicitly that it was harder to find arrows and there weren't as much... which is exactly why im running around with 100+ arrows AT ALL TIMES on an archer character? On December 29 2011 11:28 ArcticVanguard wrote: Just bought Skyrim, any mods I should be aware of off the bat? the mods i have installed are PISE, harder dragons (the mod with 4 new types of dragons) usual graphics stuff like new textures and what not like landscape tetxtures lush grass lush trees more textures for trees and what not. Dukes combat overhaul. which when combined with PISE makes combat FUN as hell. XSO which is a script dragon sort of thing i LOVE it. makes ALOT of values of the game much better. can change hp/mp/stamina regen run speed LOTS of things then i got this TESVAL which is run through SKSE which makes the game run MUCH FASTER (+10 fps for me when looking down whiterun) by removing CPU bottlenecks that happen due to some shitty code by bethesda SKYUI which is a 1000000000% better interface for inventory then vanilla. this is also run through SKSE i have darker nights and bright skys which comes with PISE, as well as a shadow injector mod which mainly effects dungeons for me and makes night time travel very dangorous (i fought a dragon at night once.....never again) it also makes the deep caves so dark you NEED a torch to see what items are on the floor. it does so without doing the stupid 100000% saturation shit like alot of mods do. i used to have many crafting mods but i decided to remove them because i was happy with the current mods i got now. | ||
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valheru
Australia966 Posts
EDIT: trying to quote plated.rawr but it isn't letting me for some reason. | ||
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Teejing
Germany1360 Posts
http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4387 give u 5-20 more fps, you are going to need dl skse mod too, apart from that i like deadly dragons mod (harder dragons) and Pise mod( ai/refining) There are tons of other useful mods and ini. tweaks | ||
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Sitinte
United States499 Posts
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Mindcrime
United States6899 Posts
I started messing around with the fortify restoration exploit and gained 30 levels for improving one pair of boots. shit blew my mind | ||
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Demonhunter04
1530 Posts
On December 29 2011 08:10 d00p wrote: Should be fine on medium at least but you could use a better graphics card. You should get it now. Skyrim requires some kind of break. Trust me. edit. Get Skyrim I mean. The GTS 250 is GDDR5, right? I maxed Skyrim in ALL video settings, 1600x900, on a 1 GB 4890 HD and 3.3 GB of RAM. You could probably do the same. Where can I dl duke's combat overhaul? I couldn't find it. | ||
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PeZuY
935 Posts
On December 29 2011 17:07 Demonhunter04 wrote: The GTS 250 is GDDR5, right? I maxed Skyrim in ALL video settings, 1600x900, on a 1 GB 4890 HD and 3.3 GB of RAM. You could probably do the same. Where can I dl duke's combat overhaul? I couldn't find it. By that you mean that it is just maxed or it is running smoothly? Meaning constant +60fps? | ||
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ArcticVanguard
United States450 Posts
On December 29 2011 12:10 Teejing wrote: this mod http://www.skyrimnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=4387 give u 5-20 more fps, you are going to need dl skse mod too, apart from that i like deadly dragons mod (harder dragons) and Pise mod( ai/refining) There are tons of other useful mods and ini. tweaks That mod's a life-saver, it helped my framerate sooooooo much. Thanks! | ||
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