Poll: Skyrim: Help! PC or PS3?
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if your compy can run it always buy PC. I have a copy of baldurs gate that can run on compy, i know ill always have a compy if a system breaks down you cant play anylonger
That graphics card will run skyrim at better than the 1280x720 that console will use.Kris015 said:PS3: Better graphics. Will run better. Giant screen. No mods. More expensive (15 bucks or so).
Remember, using PC's full native resolution which could be as high as 1680x1050 is TWICE the number of pixels, that means TWICE the load on the graphics card! Compare with console like-for-like.
And it hasn't even been confirmed that Skyrim on PS3 will be in 720p native. It may be a bit lower.
You also should be able to plug your PC output into your HDTV with a DVI-HDMI cable (sound, you'll have to handle separately) as HDMI is literally the exact same pins and signal as DVI, but with a smaller plug and sound added along the cable as well.
I always find Bethesdas RPGs more fun on consoles.. I preferred Morrowwind on the Xbox over PC and same with Oblivion and Fallout 3. Thats why I bought New Vegas on my ps3 and didn't even bother with it on the PC. If I get Skyrim im sure I will get it for my PS3 over my PC even if it can look better on a PC.. I just don't think that style of game suits a PC well unless you have a great PC, a good controller, hookups to your TV with graphics card to handle it, and really care about mods that much.. to me I don't really care about custom mods all that much.
Windows Vista chokes your hardware, I know because I had it for years. If you can barely run a game and you have WIn7 no problem. However, if you can barely run a game and you have Vista then expect plenty of lag (laptop components are smaller and as a result, less powerful which probably isn't helping either). On top of that your 32-bit OS can only use around 3.4-3.6Gb of your 4GB memory.Kris015 said:
Lowest settings may still be pretty laggy on Vista, that's the truth of it.
I'm pretty sure that the highest single monitor resolution is 2560x1600. Double the resolution does not mean double the stress on the GPU, however. The most thing that higher resolutions consume is vRAM and while I don't know how much vRAM consoles have, I know for a fact that they cannot output the higher (native) resolutions that PCs can manage today.Treblaine said:
I mean typical for HIS set-up. I doubt he had an E8400 based PC he'd have it plugged into a super-duper 2560x1600 monitor.MercurySteam said:
And more or less, doubling then native resolution does half frame-rate performance. Though I'll admit there are other factors at work, the main load on the graphics cards is the number of pixels it has to refresh each second. It's certainly not a trivial factor, yet people load games with native resolution and wonder why it's choppier than on console.
I would just like to point out to everyone saying that Bethesda games are always better on PC: Skyrim was very much designed with consoles in mind. The dual-wielding thing makes a lot more sense on the controller's shoulder triggers than on the PC's right and left mouse buttons, and the menus also seem to be designed for easy console navigation.
That should be taken into account as well. Mods are a strong argument...though I never modded Oblivion nor New Vegas on PC.
That should be taken into account as well. Mods are a strong argument...though I never modded Oblivion nor New Vegas on PC.
Wow, it may be worth considering the PC a bit more then. The graphics will suck and the framerate might dip every now and then, but if you're in for the long haul, you will benefit greatly from the extra staying power of the PC. Besides, if you plan to play for a long time, you may eventually end up buying upgrades for your PC anyway. The icing on the cake is the fact that you get to play the game with a mouse rather than analogue sticks.Kris015 said:Well.. I'm still playing Morrowind and Oblivion, so I guess I am haha
As long as your PC CAN run it with average FPS on low settings, and you will be able to buy upgrades at a later date, PC sounds like the best option to me, at least.
Yeah my some of my components don't quite cover the recommended system requirements but I'm getting it anyway (even if I hypothetically could have it on console) because of the mods and I'll upgrade my PC this Christmas.
Also, it tends to be the case that console versions of Bethesda's games are more buggy (or at least, that was the case with New Vegas and Fallout 3), but Skyrim seems to be more console friendly, so it's up to you.
Also, it tends to be the case that console versions of Bethesda's games are more buggy (or at least, that was the case with New Vegas and Fallout 3), but Skyrim seems to be more console friendly, so it's up to you.
I have used my TV for computer gaming before, it's just annoying 'cuz i always end up looking at my computer screen instead ;DTreblaine said:That graphics card will run skyrim at better than the 1280x720 that console will use.Kris015 said:PS3: Better graphics. Will run better. Giant screen. No mods
Remember, using PC's full native resolution which could be as high as 1680x1050 is TWICE the number of pixels, that means TWICE the load on the graphics card! Compare with console like-for-like.
And it hasn't even been confirmed that Skyrim on PS3 will be in 720p native. It may be a bit lower.
You also should be able to plug your PC output into your HDTV with a DVI-HDMI cable (sound, you'll have to handle separately) as HDMI is literally the exact same pins and signal as DVI, but with a smaller plug and sound added along the cable as well.
So I should get 64-bit Windows 7?Yopaz said: