Just as previously said, you don't need a super computer to run the game well, I have everything maxed out at 1600x900, no AA but FXAA (included in the launcher options).
As for the controller, you know you can connect any wired xbox360 controller to a pc and if connected to the internet in win7/vista it will install the drivers in about 30 seconds and off you go with a gorgeous game and a gamepad.

There are even wireles xbox360 pc controllers available, but I play it with a wired razor onza (originally for the 360). I do own both game versions (360 and pc) and the pc version looks simply better, especially the textures seem better and draw distance is much higher.

Razor Onza ! how is that pad ?

i remeber waiting for what must have been about 2 years for that. needless to say i forgot about it. so how is it. ?? how are the tight/loose sticks etc etc ?

That's of course the other option, which is what I was originally going to do on the PC (and I totally forgot about when I made that post :D). In that case, I suppose the answer would be to get it on the PC and get an xbox controller for it.

Now you're making me wish I had got it on the PC. I got a super-PC to run CloD so it needs as much use otherwise as possible. The only other reason I got it on the xbox is that I wasn't the one who bought it, the missus did (I am blessed to have a missus who also plays xbox. Shame she doesn't like flight sims as much!), and she wanted to play it together on the TV, so I got lumped with it :D

The Razor Onza I got is the $50.00 version, I think they have one cheaper one.
The adjustable sticks I left in their most loose position, can't really find any use for tightening them, but that is just me. The best feature are the additional remapable shoulder buttons, you can remap any button of the pad to them, naturally I mapped the clickable sticks to them. Having 4 shoulder buttons takes a bit getting used to.
The A,B,X and Y buttons are hyperresponsive, like that a lot. The D-pad I do like better as well than the original.
All in all the controller is rather light weight, feels quite delicate and that is how you start to play at some point, light button touches, delicate movements of the sticks, if that makes any sense.
I happen to like the pad a lot, some people seem to have issues with the overall "lighter-more delicate" design, but if you are not into button mashing anyways I'd say get it.

Little edit to my previous post, I have everything maxed out, exept the draw distances, I increased those so far only by one.

And yes, it's great to have someone who understands the need to get into an alternate reality at times, be it a flight sim or a game like Skyrim.

The more I play Skyrim the more it draws me in, the quests are much more interesting to me than in Oblivion, even though the basic tasks are of course the same (go there, fetch that, kill this). The areas that open up at times after entering a "dungeon" are quite surprising and at times you find yourself just looking at you new discovery saying "would you look at that".

I have it on the PC.

If you've got a PC that can play Clod well, then you are in for a treat.

I have everything absolutely maxed out, with some extra things turned on via the conf.ini's that are off by default and some better textures.

It is truly stunning to look at. I love watching all the different weather effects rolling in, and the northern lights look beautiful.

I saw it on my friends PS3 the other day and pissed myself laughing at the difference, can't imagine playing it on a console, lol.

I am well and truly addicted to it at the moment, level 42 mage and kicking some serious ass, double casting incinerate ftw, casting destruction spells and restoration for nowt now. Getting enchanting to a hundred made life much easier!

few random screenies,

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...enShot74-1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...enShot69-1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...enShot58-1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...enShot54-1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...enShot49-1.jpg

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y29...enShot24-1.jpg

THere is a reason why I Haven't been active on this forum for the last two weeks.
I never thought they could top Morrowind after the Oblivion dissapointment, but this game...it does not fit into my PC games collection, it is a different beast entirely.

http://cloud.steampowered.com/ugc/59...41618FCD5C673/

random encounter, purely by chance. Blows other games full fletched cut scenes out of the water.

anyone know where i can spend my 24 unspent dragon souls.....

Would it be all right if you posted the changes you made to the config file?

can't find the exact thread i used, but this has got most of them if not all, if you go through it all,

http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comme...t_much_better/

Thanks for the link :grin:.

Btw, I run my steam client pretty much every day and in the list of top sellers I am very certain I have seen Skyrim at no.1 since it's release.

Even today with Assassin's Creed Revelations now available Skyrim still holds the no1 spot, Revelations at no2.