We are about two weeks away from the release of Bethesda’s long-awaited sequel to Oblivion: Skyrim, and the company has given us a reason to upgrade our computers. Bethesda has just announced the official recommended and minimum PC requirements for the game so consumers will know if they need to fork out some extra money to enjoy the game when it goes on sale in November.
Judging by the official specs, it looks like Bethesda is trying to include folks with gamers from all walks, as the minimum requirements aren’t very high but as usual – playing the game on a minimum spec computer means that you won’t be able to experience it in all its full glory. Check out the required specs for yourself and let us know if you’ll be getting an upgrade just to play Skyrim:
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).
DirectX compatible sound card
Internet access for Steam activation
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
DirectX compatible sound card
Internet access for Steam activation
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