Official ES4: Oblivion specs announced!

[VictimOfScience]

From the official site (http://www.elderscrolls.com/games/oblivion_faq.htm):
Recommended:
3 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
1 GB System RAM
ATI X800 series, Nvidia GeForce 6800 series, or higher video card

Minimum System Requirements:
Windows XP
512MB System RAM
2 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
128MB Direct3D compatible video card
and DirectX 9.0 compatible driver;
8x DVD-ROM drive
4.6 GB free hard disk space
DirectX 9.0c (included)
DirectX 8.1 compatible sound card
Keyboard, Mouse

Supported Video Card Chipsets:
ATI X1800 series
ATI X1300 series
ATI X850 series
ATI x800 series
ATI x700 series
ATI x600 series
ATI Radeon 9800 series
ATI Radeon 9700 series
ATI Radeon 9600 series
ATI Radeon 9500 series
ATI Radeon 9000 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
NVIDIA GeForce FX series
Hopefully that means we can run everything on the highest setting if we meet/exceed the recommended specs...we'll see I guess, but it doesn't look that bad really considering how ambitious a title it is!

[Prince of China]

Yeah! My computer will explode! Yeah! I wish my computer didn't suck so much.:(

[Zeus]

Hmm I think my comps in good shape..now just to wait for a review..

[Agent.M]

Awwww was just gonna post that....so yeah looks like Im good to go with my pc however it doesnt really matter considering Im getting this for 360 instead.

[DrDevin]

I need to buy both a keyboard and a mouse to play this game! What a ripoff! :frown:

[MultiVaC]

Great, I meet the recommended specs. Let's hope the devs don't pull an Invisible War on us and 'streamline' it for the console demographic.

[Qonfused]

Heh. I'm set for the reccomended specs but I duobt any system will be able to play it on maxed with a constant of 40 FPS.

[satch919]

Awwww was just gonna post that....so yeah looks like Im good to go with my pc however it doesnt really matter considering Im getting this for 360 instead.

My PC is under the recommended specs but I'll pick it up for the 360 as well.

[bvasgm]

3.2 P4 CPU + 2 MB Corsair RAM + 6800 Ultra = for the win

[dream431ca]

3.2Ghz P4, Radeon X850 and 2GB of RAM..I'm set :)

[Snowden]

Now all we have to do,
is wait for a review.

[giant384]

hmm me needs a pci-e gfx card soon

[Roland Deschain]

Damn, too bad tuition and a healthy social life cost so much. No way can I afford a new graphics card. Plus I still have nightmares from Morrowind 3. Even if you met the recommended setting, the game ran rather badly and the loading times killed the experience.

[pvtbones]

hmmm me needs to get a better cpu (1.6 p4 :'( )

[B_MAN]

sweet im right on the money

[Icarusintel]

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!! P4 3.4, 2 Gig RAM, X800 XT FTMFW!
Not really, but I'm glad to see I meet the reccomended specs, and actually exceed them a little bit. I just want this pretty game in my hands.

[destrukt]

my system is the recommended specs, but i won't be able to play it all max. : (

[venturon]

Sweet. I exceed the recommended specs. My excitement for this one is almost palpable.

[Lemonking]

Amd64 3500 & 7800GT FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


yay :D

[Dumb Dude]

I doubt I can run this game maxed out, but I'll take what I get.

[WhiteZero]

Anyone else notice that it requires a DVD drive? ;)

Finaly a big name game is helping to phase out copious ammounts of CDs for installing.

Thank you Bethesda!

[venturon]

Woah. You US guys still get most of your games on CDs?

[WhiteZero]

Woah. You US guys still get most of your games on CDs?
Yea, totaly lame, eh?

[OCybrManO]

Woah. You US guys still get most of your games on CDs?Yeah, we haven't moved up to DVDs yet because the Intelligent Design people don't believe in the theory of technological evolution.

[Gargantou]

I wonder how my P.O.S. comp with a 9800 Pro, 2.5 Ghz P4 and 512 MB RAM will run this..
Oh well, if it runs it too badly I can always get the 360 vers and buy the PC vers when I buy a new computer Q4 this year..:|

[RoyaleWithCheese]

my pc amd 2700 xp 1GB 6800 GT should be able to run it fairly. But I'm glad I own an xbox360 :)

[Darkwolf]

Buck! need a graphics update :P

How much do 7800's/6800's cost these days?

It's just that im running a... *cough*5700*cough* and its starting to suck more reacently :)

Yeah, we haven't moved up to DVDs yet because the Intelligent Design people don't believe in the theory of technological evolution.

lol. CD's AND intelligent design (not starting a debate) are teh suck... too bad

[Lemonking]

my 7800 was $416 /w free mobo after taxes :D

[The Brick]

AMD 4000+
2gb DDR400
2x 7800GT
FTW!!!


Ok Gorgon your turn...

[Cole]

Amd Athlon 3500+
7800GTX
A perfect match.

[Dr. Freeman]

Yeah, we haven't moved up to DVDs yet because the Intelligent Design people don't believe in the theory of technological evolution.

:laugh:
aw well...too bad my DVD drive can't take the load off my CPU.
only way i'll be playing this game is if i get a whole new PC...which isn't happening soon.

[carrera]

A64 3200+
X800XL
1 gig ram

pretty much on the money for recomended specs:D

[Sainku]

Im just above the recommended, my main computer should be able to run this great...if I ever get my motherboard/cpu back.


A64 3500+
7800gt
1gb ram

[dekstar]

Looks like it's almost time to upgrade.

[StardogChampion]

Nice. I just have the Recommended.

[Warbie]

Cant wait :)

[3ssence]

Should run nicely, although still not sure whether to get it for xbox360 or my rig..... still, exciting, can't wait to see it in action (although i'll prob play it for a few hours then go back to css xD)

[CptStern]

I upgraded for this game (and others, this is just the first to be released), I'm ready

[VictimOfScience]

Should run nicely, although still not sure whether to get it for xbox360 or my rig..... still, exciting, can't wait to see it in action (although i'll prob play it for a few hours then go back to css xD)
I'd say for your PC just because of the Construction Set. LOADS of possibilites. That is a huge omission from the 360 version IMO and if your rig can handle it (which apparently it can), this is the biggest reason to get it for the PC.

[dekstar]

Agree with VoS. that, and the downloadable pluggin madness.

[Sainku]

I agree, while I wasn't nearly as in to all the little mods as some people, some of the larger mods that added entire landmasses were at or exceeding the quality of the expansions. I can settle with a little loss in graphics for hundreds of extra gameplay hours.

[Warbie]

Should run nicely, although still not sure whether to get it for xbox360 or my rig..... still, exciting, can't wait to see it in action (although i'll prob play it for a few hours then go back to css xD)

I'm in a similar postion - and am going for the 360 version.

Oblivion is already a huge game, and will have to be consistantly damn good to keep my attention from start to finish. With so many decent titles about i'm not interested in extra content. I want to sit down, become completely immersed, and then move on (maybe come back again in a few months/year if it really is that good) - for this I far prefer sitting on the sofa and playing on a big tv. It's for this reason I prefered KOTOR on the Xbox - it felt more cinematic than the pc version, and I got more involved in the story.

It's also worth noting that 'recommended spec' these days usually means, 'runs with an ok frame rate at medium details'. I'm confident it'll run and look better on the 360, regardless of what pc you have, especially if you have a nice HDTV.

Anyhoo - the game looks cracking and is bound to be great on either system. If you're after mods and extra content the pc is the way to go.

[WaterMelon34]

I'm a tad under the recommended specs with my P4 2.6ghz w/ HT, X700 Pro 256mb, and 1 gig of ram. I bet I'll still be able to play at high settings with a few things turned off.

[JellyWorld]

Supported Chipsets:

NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series
NVIDIA GeForce FX series
Does that mean no 6600gt >.>

[Warbie]

Does that mean no 6600gt >.>

I'd be suprised if it didn't. Making a game that only works on a few gpu's isn't a smart move.

[Bait]

ATI Radeon 9000 series

HELLLLLLLL YEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHH

[Alig]

AMD64 3800+ 2gb XMS ram x800pro woohoo! :)

[DEATH eVADER]

I'm assuming that the 6600GT will be compatible, as the architecture is based on the 6800, just dumbed down.

What I don't understand is that they never included the 6600 in Doom3's compatible hardware list, yet it ran like a charm

[Narcolepsy]

I think it's pretty safe to assume that everything in between the weakest and the strongest specs they list will work. So if they say the GeForce FX Series (5xxx) is compatible, I'm sure any 6xxx or 7xxx card will work as well.

With that said, this is by far my most anticipated PC game in a long time, but I'm terrified about its performance. If a 6800 series is "recommended," I have a bad feeling I'm looking at about 30 fps at a mediocre resolution. And lower resolutions look pretty awful on high res flat panel monitors... just imagine 800x600 on a 1920x1200 screen... *shudder*

[P43.2/1Gig/X800P]

I'll pass on this game thanks

J/K :)

[Spoonoop]

I'm pretty much all set... except i'm missing a damn DVD drive, one of the cheapest and easiest upgrades yet I never bought one, but I better do it before it comes out :p

[Bait]

I'll pass on this game thanks

J/K :)

Wanna hook me up with that rig once you buy a new one off of NASA? My Radeon 9100 will thank you.

[Lemonking]

and only 1 more month :D yay


I cant wait to make my battlemage ^__^

[Quixoticism]

Yes! My computer will run this!!! CPU will take a heck of a beating though, only have an XP 2000+. 9800Pro ft...middle. :|