Hi all. I'm pretty sure I'm posting this in the right place, if not, let me know. Anyways, having almost reached my 1000th hour on Skyrim, and having grown somewhat tired of Fallout 4, I'm considering picking up Morrowind for the summer. That being said, I'm a console gamer through and through. I think the only games I've played on PC have been Sims and the Tycoon games. So I really have no idea if my current laptop will run Morrowind (preferably with the 3.0 overhaul) sufficiently. I have an ASUS X52F-XR6, and I'll list what I can only assume are relevant specs below. If any are missing, just let me know in the comments.
- Intel(R) HD Graphics (Core i5)
- Intel core i5-480M, 2.66GHz
- 4GB RAM
As I said, I'm not really a PC guy, so I'm not really savvy as to what's relevant or not; I can only guess. Anyways, hopefully some of you know your stuff and can help me out. Thanks!
I'm not too good with computer's either, but you might want to give This Article on UESP a read.
I have a laptop with Intel stuff on it that was maybe $300 (I dunno much about specs either, so I'll go with cost) but I'm not sure what yours cost. Mine had an integrated graphics card (which I believe is the worst kind) and I think the same amount of RAM.
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/cyri - This is a pretty good website that you can use, although it isn't perfect. It said that my laptop couldn't run Morrowind, but it ran it fine for me, without any overhauls. I think a graphics overhaul would have been way too much for it.
I decided to take the plunge and download Morrowind off of Steam today. I'll be getting the overhaul 3.0 mod later tonight. I'm pretty confident I can enjoy the game vanilla anyhow, but I'll report back later to let all interested parties know how the mod runs. I gotta say, I'm pretty excited to finally try out this game after all the good things I've heard. Thanks again for everyone's help!
So I figured I'd just post a quick update, for anyone who maybe has a PC with similar specs to mine. I haven't downloaded the overhaul mod yet; I've actually just been so immersed in the vanilla game that whenever I think about downloading the mod I just opt to play the game instead. Vanilla runs better than I could have expected; the resolution is great, the world renders fantastically, and the load times between areas are almost non-existent. I have to say, I'm really enjoying the game so far. The combat and interface took a bit to get used to, but I feel I have a pretty good handle on everything. I've barely scratched the surface yet, but when I do I'll make sure to head over to the Classics Group. Thanks again for everyone's help!