Is my computer good enough to run Skyrim?

ecozombie · Sep 17, 2014

Hey guys, got another question for ya. I know someone asked this just a little while ago but seeing as my laptop has different specs, I figured it would be okay to ask again.
So here's my laptop:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HKF1I6S?pc_redir=1410868370&robot_redir=1

The specs and all are there. I did try and compare it against the minimum specs needed to run Skyrim, and it seems fine, but there are two things I'm unsure of. One, my laptop runs Windows 8, and it says it needs Windows 7. And two, I don't have a Nvidia GeForce video card.
I'd like to try and download Skyrim while it's still on sale over at Steam. And of course, run it with a few mods, nothing too major. So would my laptop run Skyrim? Thanks for any help you can give me.

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JoeReese · Sep 17, 2014

You can try this site. My avast gives it the green "safe" logo in the browser.

http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri

ecozombie · Sep 17, 2014

Will do. Thanks.

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shadowkitty · Sep 17, 2014

To be honest it's not the best as it has Integrated Graphics. It might struggle, and definitely with mods applied. You also need a kick-ass cooling system for a laptop if you are going to game on it. Personally I would steer away from HP as a brand as well. Sorry but if you want to game on a laptop, you need a gaming laptop, and this is not.

You could try it. But you might want to be prepared to be a little disappointed.

ecozombie · Sep 17, 2014

Yeah that's what I was worried about. According to the site Joe sent me, I have a chance to play it. I don't have the official requirements but the bare minimum at best. Looks like I could play vanilla possibly, with no DLCs and maybe one or two small mods. :/ I may as well stick to the console. Thanks for your help though guys.

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shadowkitty · Sep 17, 2014

No worries at all. Laptops are tricky. They require far more than PC's to be able to game on. Their fans are tiny and can't deal with the heat generated by all the work the laptop has to do to run the game. Investing in a cooling platform of some sort will help (not enough to pull of a game like Skyrim though) especially in the warmer months.

ecozombie · Sep 17, 2014

Yeah I've noticed that just in general with laptops. And as it is it's been like, over 100 degrees where I live for the last week. I dunno, I still may try it. Unfortunately the Steam sale has ended though so it'll have to wait a bit. :/

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shadowkitty · Sep 17, 2014

It gets pretty hot here to. Hubby bought a cooling platform for his laptop. Makes a difference.

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