Skyrim Gaming PCs for any budget.

So, in order to run Skyrim like the developers intended you to do, you must have a fine gaming pc. Even though Skyrim is a console port and is not too demanding, in order to max out every single setting you will need to spend some money. I am here to help you get the best "bang for your buck" components and not spend a huge ammount of money just to enjoy Skyrim.

My Rig
Intel Core i5 2500k OCed at 4.0 Ghz
Gtx 570 slightly oced
8gb Corsair Vengeance 1600 mhz RAM
Running the game at 1080p

So with this gaming pc i can max out Skyrim and get a minimum of 35 fps and an average of 56 fps. My whole pc cost 1500 euro, these parts about 750 euro, that doesnt mean you have to spend these money in order to enjoy skyrim. Right bellow is a list of custom gaming builds that can run Skyrim very well, the first is a budget the second a mid-range and the third a high-end.

Budget Build
Motherboard Asrock p67 Pro B3 100 €
CPU Intel core i5 2400 170 €
GPU Gtx 550 120 €
Ram Corsair Vengeance 1600 Mhz 4 Gb 25€

Τotal: About 430€ with rebates

Mid-Range
Motherboard Asus p8p67 m-pro rev 3.0 130€
CPU Intel core i5 2500k 220€
GPU Gtx 560 ti 230€
Ram Corsair Vengeance 8Gb (2x 4Gb) 1600mhz 50€

Total: About 650€ with rebates


High-End
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth P67 B3 180€
CPU Intel Core i5 2500k 220€
GPU Gtx 580(500€) or Gtx 570(350€)
Ram Corsair Vengeance 16Gb(100€) or Corsair Vengeance 8Gb(50€)

Total: About 1030€ or 850€(with gtx 570 and 8gb ram) both with rebates


All of these builds exept of the budget one will be able to max out skyrim and never fps lower than 28.....the budget build will be able to max out skyrim but it will see fps drops at demanding areas. The mid range and high end builds will be able to run the game at 1080p just fine....but for the budget build i sugest a resolution of 1680x1050 or 1600x900.(By the way, if the budget builds CPU is overclocked to 4 Ghz the game will run just fine maxed out, if you use the budget build and need more performance i sugest you set shadows to high)