Help! New to Steam and PC gaming

[tylerjwells97]

Hi all, I'm "new" to PC gaming. By that I mean that this is my first downloaded PC game, every one before this was on a cd, so I've got a lot to learn.

My issue is this. I click "Play" on my only downloaded game (Skyrim), then the main screen of the game opens and you have the options of Play, etc etc. I click play on the main game screen, and the game acts like it's gonna open, then after a few seconds it closes out.

Is there special settings that I need to turn on/off of my PC? Or maybe something else? Windows 10 computer if that affects anything.

Thanks all :)

[Ogami]

Well, what are the other specs of your computer?
CPU, RAM, graphic card and so on.
If you dont know, in the Steam client at the top under "Help" there is a point "System Information".
That scans your system for your build in hardware and gives you the option to copy that information to clipboard so you can post it here.

Do that, then we can better see what the problem is.

Also, are you trying to play the original Skyrim or the Skyrim Special Edition?

[nullable]

You need to list your PC specs, as in the components. Are you sure you meet the requirements for the game?

You may need to update your graphics drivers.

[Crazy Tiger]

Sounds like a GPU driver issue.

[tylerjwells97]

Here is my computer specs. And Skyrim Special Edition is the one that I am trying to play

Computer Information:
Manufacturer: Sony Corporation
Model: VPCSC41FM
Form Factor: Laptop
No Touch Input Detected

Processor Information:
CPU Vendor: GenuineIntel
CPU Brand: Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2450M CPU @ 2.50GHz
CPU Family: 0x6
CPU Model: 0x2a
CPU Stepping: 0x7
CPU Type: 0x0
Speed: 2494 Mhz
4 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Supported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Supported
AES: Supported
AVX: Supported
AVX2: Unsupported
AVX512F: Unsupported
AVX512PF: Unsupported
AVX512ER: Unsupported
AVX512CD: Unsupported
AVX512VNNI: Unsupported
SHA: Unsupported
CMPXCHG16B: Supported
LAHF/SAHF: Supported
PrefetchW: Unsupported

Operating System Version:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 311 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: AMD Radeon HD 7400M Series
DirectX Driver Name: igdumd32.dll
Driver Version: 15.201.1151.1008
DirectX Driver Version: 9.17.10.4459
Driver Date: 11 4 2015
OpenGL Version: 1.1
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: Intel(R) HD Graphics 3000
VendorID: 0x8086
DeviceID: 0x126
Revision: 0x9
Number of Monitors: 1
Number of Logical Video Cards: 1
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1366 x 768
Desktop Resolution: 1366 x 768
Primary Display Size: 11.54" x 6.50" (13.23" diag)
29.3cm x 16.5cm (33.6cm diag)
Primary Bus Type Not Detected
Primary VRAM: 512 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speaker/HP (Realtek High Defini

Memory:
RAM: 8107 Mb

VR Hardware:
VR Headset: None detected

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 700259 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 657447 Mb
OS Install Date: Dec 31 1969
Game Controller: None detected
MAC Address hash: 394274a7eaa418f2b06cbb20ea2901305319619c
Disk serial number hash: 7015f44c

[Cathulhu]

Is it Skyrim or Skyrim Special Edition?

[Ogami]

Make sure that your laptop is using the Radeon 7400M and not the Intel HD 3000 chip for Skyrim Special Edition.
It will run on the former ( albeit at low settings) but not on the latter.

Either set the Radeon 7400m as your primary GPU in the BIOS or set your power settings in Windows 10 to "max power" all the time. Then the system should switch to the 7400m by default when gaming.

Also, if you try to play without having the laptop plugged in the system automatically switched to battery saving mode and will use the integrated Intel HD 3000 chipset.

Originally posted by Cathulhu:

Is it Skyrim or Skyrim Special Edition?

He said Special Edition above.

[Crazy Tiger]

Your laptop is below the minimum requirements for Skyrim special edition, you can't run the game on that. Your GPU is far below it. Processor is questionable too.

[Ogami]

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Your laptop is below the minimum requirements for Skyrim special edition, you can't run the game on that. Your GPU is far below it. Processor is questionable too.

Actually it seems the Radeon 7400m he has is enough for Skyrim Special Edition.
He only plays in 720p and there are a lot of videos on Youtube with people playing with that Radeon in 720p with around 50-60 FPS.
At low graphic settings of course.


but yeah, the system overall is pretty weak. He would be better off playing the original Skyrim with these specs.

[Crazy Tiger]

Originally posted by Ogami:

Originally posted by Crazy Tiger:

Your laptop is below the minimum requirements for Skyrim special edition, you can't run the game on that. Your GPU is far below it. Processor is questionable too.

Actually it seems the Radeon 7400m he has is enough for Skyrim Special Edition.
He only plays in 720p and there are a lot of videos on Youtube with people playing with that Radeon in 720p with around 50-60 FPS.
At low graphic settings of course.

Forgot about the 720p, yeah.

[Muppet among Puppets]

Rule of thumb, if you dont need a laptop and you want to play games,
your best choice for the money is a computer.

Read about the refund in steam, less than 2 hours play time (or running in background), less than 2 weeks after purchse. In case you dont get it to run.

You can ask before buying games if they will run.

And ask about what computer is good for what you want to do with it. Dont ask sellers ......

[tylerjwells97]

thanks for the help yinz. I've requested a refund so that I can get regular Skyrim instead, that way it is easier on my laptop. :)

[Ogami]

Originally posted by tylerjwells97:

thanks for the help yinz. I've requested a refund so that I can get regular Skyrim instead, that way it is easier on my laptop. :)

Regular Skyrim is unlisted on the store so you cant find it anymore with the search function but you still can buy it with a direct link to the store page:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/The_Elder_Scrolls_V_Skyrim/