Build to play Skyrim in 3D

[morespama2k]

Hi guys,

I am thinking about upgrading this Christmas to play Skyrim in 3D. Can you please advise on a build, which will be powerful enough to deliver Hight/Extreme Quality/Texture at least at a mn of 30 FPS.

I got now:

42" LG HDTV
Asus MB (£50)
CPU - Core2Duo E8400 OC @3.4 Ghz
GPU - PTY GTX 460 OC 800 Mhz
PSU - OCZ 600 Watts
4GB RAM (2x2)
Western Digital 500GB Blue - Boot
Western Digital 2TB Green- Data

I think that I will need:

47" 3D LED HDTV
AsRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 MB (£70)
CPU - i5-3570K (£170)
GPU - PNY GTX 670 XLR8 (£280)
PSU - XFX PRO 850W Core Edition (£90)
Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Kit RAM (£60)
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD - Boot (£80)
Western Digital 500GB Blue - Data
Western Digital 2TB Green- Data

Do you think that I will be able to play Skyrim in 3D at Very High Settings?


Many thanks,

Leo

 

[BreadWhistle]

Why do you need to play it a TV screen?

 

[Sakkura]

I think that I will need:

47" 3D LED HDTV
AsRock Z68 Pro3 Gen3 MB (£70)
CPU - i5-3570K (£170)
GPU - PNY GTX 670 XLR8 (£280)
PSU - XFX PRO 850W Core Edition (£90)
Corsair 16GB 1600MHz CL10 DDR3 Vengeance Memory Kit RAM (£60)
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB SSD - Boot (£80)
Western Digital 500GB Blue - Data
Western Digital 2TB Green- Data

Do you think that I will be able to play Skyrim in 3D at Very High Settings?


Many thanks,

Leo

Not sure about that, but I am sure about the issues with that build.

You would want to get a Z77 motherboard for that Core i5-3570k. Z68 motherboards will only support Ivy Bridge CPUs like the Core i5-3570k if the BIOS is updated, and that needs to be done with a Sandy Bridge CPU in there.

The 850W PSU is overkill. Get a 750W PSU if you intend on running two GTX 670s (or the like), otherwise your current PSU is sufficient.

I would also consider getting 8 GB RAM, and a Samsung 840 instead of the Kingston SSD.

 

[g-unit1111]

Why do you need to play it a TV screen?

And why would you get a new TV just for that? Doesn't make a whole lot of sense to me.

You would want to get a Z77 motherboard for that Core i5-3570k. Z68 motherboards will only support Ivy Bridge CPUs like the Core i5-3570k if the BIOS is updated, and that needs to be done with a Sandy Bridge CPU in there.

Yes this is true - you can't pair a 3570K with a Z68 motherboard, and you shouldn't pair a 2500K with a Z77 motherboard.