PC Could these specs run Skyrim on Ultra High?

[cmhawk84]

Intel Core i5 3570 3.4Ghz Quad core
8GB DDR3 1600Mhz RAM
Asus P8B75-M/CSM Motherboard
NVIDIA GeForce 560 1GB Video Card
500GB Hard Drive
DVD Burner
Thermaltake V3 Chassis with 500W Power Supply
Windows 7 64-bit SP1
the quote I got from the guy at the pc store was $899.00 Do you guys think its a good deal for the money? and could it run Skyrim ultra high?

 

[cmhawk84]

It's my first venture into PC gaming is why I'm asking..any input would be much appreciated!

 

[Spiral Power!]

It's really a choice between performance and quality when it comes to PC gaming. If you look at the steam forums for skyrim, you'll find a sticky topic at the top with a list of great tweaks to increase your performance. Couple that with something like ENB, and you should be ablt to crank it up to ultra high just fine.

I'm at work right now, but I'm almost positive I have a laptop with almost identical specs.

 

[cmhawk84]

Thanks for the input..I'm assuming you can run Skyrim fine on it?

 

[Spiral Power!]

By default the game tries to run it on ultra high, but it got pretty choppy at times. I tweaked it quite a bit since then and it looks and runs twice as good as it did on default ultra high. If you want the best performance for your machine keep in mind that the game isn't exactly optimized for pc, and your gonna have to get your hands dirty.

In my opinion, grab a boxed copy of skyrim and take it to the computer you are checking out, and have an associate compare it with you. After installation, my strongest recommendations are the steam forums for skyrim, which has a huge list of great tweaks, and using ENB to make it look picture perfect

 

[Shadowbane]

you should be able to do ultra, maybe tweak antilasting with it but it should be fine