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Skyrim’s official system requirements revealed

Here’s what you’ll require to run Skyrim on your PC.

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Avinash Bali|Oct 28, 2011, 10:58:54 IST
The next chapter in the Elder Scrolls saga, Skyrim is just two weeks away from release and if you plan on picking up the action RPG for your PC, here’s what you’ll need to run under the hood.Skryim, a home away from home

Skryim, a home away from home

Minimum:

Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)

Processor: Dual Core 2.0 GHz or equivalent processor

2 GB System RAM

6 GB free HDD Space

Direct X 9 compliant video card with 512 MB of RAM

DirectX compatible sound card

Internet access for Steam activation

Recommended:

Windows 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)

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Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU

4 GB System RAM

6 GB free HDD space

DirectX 9 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

The 6GB of space required is not a typo. Apparently Bethesda has devised a ninja way to compress game data. I only hope this doesn’t come at the cost of low resolution textures. Either way, we’ll get to know once the game releases for the Xbox360, PS3 and PC by the 11th of this month.

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Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now.

First Published:Oct 28, 2011, 10:58:54 IST
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