Skyrim’s PC Specs Will Slay Your System… I Mean, a Dragon

October 25, 2011

Even Dovahkin might have to head to his local hardware shop for a quick upgrade in light of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim's Minimum and Recommended PC Specs. Gamebryo engine this is not and you'll need the oomph necessary to take on all the dragons, mages, and warriors on November 11th.

Minimum PC Specs:

Operating System: Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)

CPU: Dual Core 2GB

Memory: 2GB RAM

Video Card: DirectX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM

Recommended PC Specs:

Operating System: Win XP/7

CPU: Quad-Core Intel/AMD CPU

Memory: 4GB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive Space

Sound: DirectX compatible sound card

Video Card: DirectX9 video card with 1GB memory. GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher

Is your rig ready to take on the Dark Brotherhood and more next month?

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