The recommended specs let you play on High, not on Ultra. According to Pete Hines on Twitter: "The Min specs get you playing. It is also important to note that even if a system meets these, it may still have very low performance. The following represents what Bethesda's officially released specifications for Skyrim are, according to BethBlog. See the External Links section for some such programs. You can also use an external program to find computer details and more accurately determine if your computer is able to run Skyrim. If you are using a GNU/Linux operating system, use the command lshw to view hardware specifications for your machine. Under the tab 'Display' will be the information about your video card, in the Device box. Within this box will be your processor and memory information. Once you're in DxDiag, on the first screen (System) there will be a box called System Information. You don't need to for this, so click "No". You may be asked if you want to check for digital signatures. When you've typed the entire word, it'll show up as an app and you can click on it to launch it. From there, type "dxdiag" (ignoring the "No apps match your search" message) to search for it.
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It is essential to know what your hardware is before you can use this page.