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    Elder scrolls 5

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bomblord, Jan 25, 2011.

  1. bomblord

    bomblord Notebook Geek

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    With the info out now you think the m11x can handle it
     
  2. Vidaluko

    Vidaluko Notebook Evangelist

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    It will, the question is at what settings xD
     
  3. keftih

    keftih Notebook Evangelist

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    If they really are using a brand new engine as they claim, I'd predict that the r2 will run the game on medium settings with tessellation and object detail on low.
     
  4. bomblord

    bomblord Notebook Geek

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    Im pretty sure the graphics card can handle it well im worried about the processor handling the radaiant AI and Radiant quest systems with the leaves blowing with the wind and the game scanning the ground to proeperly accumulate snowfall etc

    I have the r1
     
  5. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    @All - As with my experience with Tessellation, the 5850 overclocked to above 5870 levels can BARELY handle TESS on low levels... So.. the 335m GT will "probably" be able to play the game at low to medium levels, no DX11 features (since the card is not dx11) and no AA or AF. It really boils down to cpu requirements if the R1 or R2 is better suited.

    My personal opinion is that TESS is a Nvidia "sales tactic" that will hopefully go away soon in favor of something that makes a greater impact in game play, feel and immersion... Again.. just my opinion.

    Take Care,

    StevenX
     
  6. bomblord

    bomblord Notebook Geek

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    I see who really knows i guess I'll wait for official specs to be released
     
  7. headphones989

    headphones989 Notebook Consultant

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    supposedly the requirements are as such


    The Elder Scrolls V
    PREDICTED System Requirements*
    Intel Processor - Celeron E3300 Dual-Core 2.5GHz
    AMD Processor - Athlon II X2 240
    Nvidia Graphics Card - GeForce GT 420
    ATI Graphics Card - Radeon HD 5670 512MB
    RAM (Memory) - 4 GB
    Hard Disk Space - 10 GB
    Direct X - 9

    it lets you put in what specs your pc has and when i entered in an i5 m11x 4gb ram it said not for you buddy lols

    who knows, could just be speculation and nothing to worry about...
    The Elder Scrolls V System Requirements - PC Game The Elder Scrolls V requirements where i found this thinger (the input system is weird)

    edit: found this little bugger there too - * Predicted System requirements are based on recommended system requirements.... idk if that changes anything though
     
  8. vorob

    vorob Notebook Deity

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    Taking in point that 335 doesn't support tessellation at all, i predict if will be set to off.

    And taking in point that its a console game i can conclude that it will run on high settings. How 5 years old hardware could possibly make such load that will kneel our laptop? lolly...
     
  9. kent1146

    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    This.

    The benefit to the mass of console games / ports is that game developers are tied to lower hardware requirements if they want to develop cross-platform games.

    The Xbox360 is a 5-year old console, which came out when Athlon 64's, Pentium 4's, ATI Radeon 19xx's, and GeForce 8800GTX's were the absolute best hardware you could buy. An M11x can easily play any game made for that generation of hardware. You might need to forego a lot of the super-high-quality image settings (like dynamic shadows), but I am confident that the game will run fine on at least medium settings at native res.
     
  10. ebondefender

    ebondefender Notebook Evangelist

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    ES4: Oblivion was the first Elder Scrolls game I played. That got me hooked, I'm hoping we can play ES5 on both the R1 and R2. I think I may need to do a clean install of Oblivion though, it crashes constantly. I modded it like crazy.

    I'm still running twin 8800 GTS cards in SLI mode in my family's desktop machine. It's exactly what kent1146 described: Athlon64, dual core. Venerable system, handles almost any game I've tried since I built it. :) Although, the newest game I have is Splinter Cell Convictions, and that came out last year.
     
  11. BrokenKeyboard

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    I'll be happy if it can play on medium settings with some things low and off. If not, Xbox it is then :\
     
  12. keftih

    keftih Notebook Evangelist

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    New pics. Landscape looks gorgeous :eek:

     
  13. TalonH

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    Eh, it'll probably stutter every 5-10 seconds just to load the next bit of area. Well, unless Bethesda has actually created a new engine and not just Gamebryo 2.0.
     
  14. kent1146

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    That's where an SSD comes in handy :p
     
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    We'll all just have to wait and see how the m11x can handle the Creation Engine. I'm too excited about the new engine and story.
     
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    I predict the view distance will have a lot to do with the quality of your gameplay. If you scale the view distance back, you may be able to get some decent framerates. On top of that the M11x has a lot of things going for it... specifically that its native resolution is low.
     
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    SazukeEX Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im' sure that there will be mods out that will remove minor things that are nice to have but don't really effect how the game plays at all. Like Low Poly Grass or the removal of small rocks that grant a nice FPS increase.
     
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    Thanks for the info buddy. but nahhh, I wouldn't trust the "Can I run it" tool. I think I'll just pre-order the game and be at peace.
     
  19. BrokenKeyboard

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    Might actually start saving up and build myself a computer just for this game actually.
     
  20. Soni4126

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    I know, right? I'm going to be playing this game non-stop when it releases. I still find myself playing Oblivion here and there, as old as it is.
     
  21. upaboveit

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    New engine. Any predicted system requirements mean absolutely zilch to anyone who hasn't actually tested hardware on a game using this engine, and at this point, no one outside Bethesda has done that.

    This game's performance and scalability down to m11x's speeds is certainly possible, but there's no way to know right now.