The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - MODS & TWEAKS

Ouch!! JK mods tank my frame rates

Dawn of Whiterun + JK Whiterun = 20FPS, that's a 40+ drop :o
JK Riften = 30FPS


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Can't really run those with an ENB
 
The only places you will likely see frame rate drops with an ENB are

RIFTEN
WHITERUN
and the worst one MARKARTH

Do note this does depend on how much grass you're using, texture mods and everything else. For example I get 50fps+ in WHITERUN but add JK's Whiterun overhaul and I get 30FPS+ :P. However I'm very happy, and I'll be looking to get another Gigabyte G1 970 next year :)
 
Fanatic said:
It could be shadows. Lower fShadowDistance in SkyrimPrefs.ini to 1000 and try again just to test.
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Originally Posted by Fanatic View Post
If the ENB you use has Detailed Shadows enabled then you can lower these settings in SkyrimPrefs.ini and you shouldn't notice too much difference in the quality:

[Display]
fShadowDistance= (I use 4000)
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary= (I use 1024)
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary= (I use 1024)
iShadowMapResolution= (I use 1024)

And this one in Skyrim.ini

[Display]
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary= (I use 1024)

You can tweak the memory settings in enblocal.ini. Here are mine (I have a 4GB graphics card):

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=true
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=true
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=1024
VideoMemorySizeMb=8192
EnableCompression=false
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

If you have raised uGridsToLoad above 5 then all hope is lost of high FPS with an ENB .

You could overclock your CPU/GPU to get few more FPS.


Edit: Just turned signatures back on and can see your spec. Already overclocked. 3GB graphics card? Try ReservedMemorySizeMb=768 (or 512) and VideoMemorySizeMb=6144 in enblocal.ini.
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:D:p
 
String said:
OK, made those changes to shadow settings and I can't say I've noticed much difference WRT IQ... however, my FPS has increased by 20. I'm now hitting 68 FPS looking up Whiterun Ave, and a steady 120FPS when I look to the right 90 degrees.
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Nice one, I tweaked my shadows as well as I must've forgot to set them again, they were at 8000+
 
Damn it, just did that Shadow Tweak and now they flicker like crazy and blinding white roof tops!

Back to the drawing board :(

EDIT FIXED : iShadowMapResolution=4096
 
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Ahh silly me, now I know why my game felt really off!

I just installed a new clean MSI Afterburner, which means I need to set my frame rate cap to 60 in MSI, and disable VSync in game. ENB frame rate limiter causes horrible hitching and laggy feeling.

All is good now :D :D
 
Of course, I have a 144hz monitor and anything over 60 can cause major issues with scripts and timings in the game...

For example you might get a " I SEE YOU " and a Bear will be standing still motionless in the distance ;)

I have Vsync off no lag and keeps everything within game timing spec while not using the bad ENB limiter
 
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Looks lovely but I just can't use JK's skyrim mods, they tank my frame rates really bad! Look one way, 60+ look another 25-30 and this is with vsync off! Not many others are complaining about frame rates, so I wonder if it's one of the texture mods I'm using from the op.


EDIT : Just uninstalled JK's Skyrim - Rorickstead(?) village overhaul and that same town was doing 25fps is now doing 60 all the time, in every direction!
 
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