I run it at 1440x900 on a Core2Quad (Q6600), 8GB RAM and an AMD HD4850 GPU. For the most part it's pretty smooth at high settings with FXAA turned on, but there are times when there's a bit of stutter or freezing especially when I quicksave (something you need to do often since Skyrim is so crash-prone).
The reason I agree that Bethesda are lazy (probably more accurate to say apathetic) with fixing the PC version is that they've been doing this for years with previous Elder Scrolls games and Fallout 3 where they've just allowed the "safety net" of the modding community to do their work for them. Of course, that's only possible because of the modding tools they provide, which apparently are great since they get the job done. But, I find that sort of attitude rather insulting as a PC player. Yes, consoles have gone mainstream and are more popular than PC gaming probably by orders of magnitude, but that doesn't mean that PC gaming has declined and that the needs of PC gamers shouldn't be taken seriously.
The reason I agree that Bethesda are lazy (probably more accurate to say apathetic) with fixing the PC version is that they've been doing this for years with previous Elder Scrolls games and Fallout 3 where they've just allowed the "safety net" of the modding community to do their work for them. Of course, that's only possible because of the modding tools they provide, which apparently are great since they get the job done. But, I find that sort of attitude rather insulting as a PC player. Yes, consoles have gone mainstream and are more popular than PC gaming probably by orders of magnitude, but that doesn't mean that PC gaming has declined and that the needs of PC gamers shouldn't be taken seriously.