The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim PC Performance discussion
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masterkajo
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I have an i5 2500k also but I never OC anything. I guess there are tutorials out there but just quickly: is it hard, does it take long and can I break anything?felipepl said:
scotcheggz
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http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1256942-ini-tweaks-enhanced-visuals/
Did all the changes here and the ones in the OP (not sure if the FOV worked, still looks narrow even at 90)
But on a 2600k @ 4.4
Stock 2GB 6950
8GB ram
1080p
I'm getting 50+ on avg indoors and out. Then again, I just got out of the caves in the beginning of the game, so I'll see how it holds up the farther I venture out in the open.
Edit - oh thanks about fov thing in command!
Did all the changes here and the ones in the OP (not sure if the FOV worked, still looks narrow even at 90)
But on a 2600k @ 4.4
Stock 2GB 6950
8GB ram
1080p
I'm getting 50+ on avg indoors and out. Then again, I just got out of the caves in the beginning of the game, so I'll see how it holds up the farther I venture out in the open.
Edit - oh thanks about fov thing in command!
Krauser Kat
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4890 still kicking going by the 5770 scores will drop the aa and some af and maybe the shadows a bit. Will play this bitch next year.
First off, thanks LiquidMetal14 for keeping the OP updated with the info. Im definitely go to use this thread later today when I install.
Second, I have a question: Have there been any game breaking bugs on the PC version or is it all mostly this stupid stuff that you can minimize with ini tweaks and/or using a controller? I have a 360 controller for windows so Im probably just going to use that after hearing how bad mouse control is.
Second, I have a question: Have there been any game breaking bugs on the PC version or is it all mostly this stupid stuff that you can minimize with ini tweaks and/or using a controller? I have a 360 controller for windows so Im probably just going to use that after hearing how bad mouse control is.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
The only thing I read that may pertain to you is the vertical scrolling when panning up and down. I only read it from one user but it seems that moving up is slower than moving the camera down.Salaadin said:
And thanks, it's still bare in my opinion but I am looking for the best info and the thread is very much in a rough form right now
drhankmccoyphd
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How many cores does Skyrim utilize? I'm running a 1090T X6 @ 3.2 and i'm getting pretty solid fps indoors and out, probably 40+ at all times, although I do get some clipping when I turn around quickly. Should I OC my CPU assuming I'm only using 4 cores?
Dries
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masterkajo said:
I also have a i5 2500k at stock speed 3.3 ghz and also never OC. The game runs Ultra at average 40 fps for me, so that's good enough. I actually prefer a 30-40 fps than 60 fps. 60 fps is kinda weird to play, I think. Until 3 months ago I was a console only gamer, so I think that's why.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Thanks, will link the site as I'm sure this won't be the last update on that particular front.Truant said:
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Ever see the GTA ENB mod thread? Makes the game look better.thefil said:
That and the ICE enhancer thread. They both do the same thing with different results.
D
Deleted member 10571
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wait, why does that ENB guy have a Marvel Super Heroes 2 picture in his header graphic? Isn't that console only?
edit: Ultimate Alliance, I mean.
edit: Ultimate Alliance, I mean.
Could anyone please explain to me how to use the fdefaultfov=X command in detail?
I insert it in the [general] section (fdefaultfov=90, specifically), at the beginnig of the My Games\Skyrim\Skyrim.in file.
So it looks like this:
or this
..but it doesn't work.
If I use ingame, the console command "FOV 90" then it adjusts as intended.
What I'm doing wrong?
I insert it in the [general] section (fdefaultfov=90, specifically), at the beginnig of the My Games\Skyrim\Skyrim.in file.
So it looks like this:
Code:
[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
fdefaultfov=90
[Display]
...or this
Code:
[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
uExterior Cell Buffer=36
fdefaultfov=90
[Display]
.....but it doesn't work.
If I use ingame, the console command "FOV 90" then it adjusts as intended.
What I'm doing wrong?
ss_lemonade
Member
I expected the lighting or dynamic shadows to at least look like this:Durante said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de1M4Q_g2eg
It's not behaving like a CPU limited game normally does. I have an e8400@3.6Ghz and it's almost always sitting around 50-60% CPU load. When loading new areas it will spike for a second to 100% then go back to 50%. In my experience games where my CPU is throttling me (like Battlefield 3) the CPU load rarely drops below 95%.
Game so far is playing quite well on high settings (30-40fps with occasional drops into the mid 20s at the very beginning of the game). In the beginning I was getting insane texture problems...like half of people/creatures would be see through because their texture wouldn't load, taking one step would cause moss textures to disappear off the floors/walls. But after the first area I haven't seen anything again.
Mouse controls are terrible though. I actually don't mind how the menus work, but just the mouse feels bad while playing. Any other tweaks other than those mentioned in the OP?
Game so far is playing quite well on high settings (30-40fps with occasional drops into the mid 20s at the very beginning of the game). In the beginning I was getting insane texture problems...like half of people/creatures would be see through because their texture wouldn't load, taking one step would cause moss textures to disappear off the floors/walls. But after the first area I haven't seen anything again.
Mouse controls are terrible though. I actually don't mind how the menus work, but just the mouse feels bad while playing. Any other tweaks other than those mentioned in the OP?
PeterVenkman
Member
I'm curious as to what people are getting framerate wise in terms of the nVidia drivers. I downloaded the beta ones recently to try and fix some Battlefield woes, and currently I'm getting peaks of 60 with dips to mid 30s on an i5 2500k GTX 570. Is anyone else running a similar setup with the drivers from last month?
The dips normally happen when I turn the camera outside. Also when I approach a town it just drops like a rock to 30.
The dips normally happen when I turn the camera outside. Also when I approach a town it just drops like a rock to 30.
Truant said:
It definitely feels like it too me.
Those Tom's Hardware benches have a 6850 easily getting 40+(minimum), everything on Ultra. I have everything on High, with an OCed 6870 and am getting 30+, dropping to 20 sometimes.
I'm assuming they are using i5/7s, and my lowly q8300 is holding me back a lot. I might run a benchmark on Ultra to see if it makes a difference. I think this might be one of those games where changing graphics options doesn't make much different at all to fps.
It utilize my 4 cores on i5 2500k but only about 40% per core.mikespit1200 said:
Game is so ugly and unoptimized. Animation are a joke, UI is a joke, textures a totally a joke, shaders are awful and shadows? Seriously i dont want see them on Low, if ultra looks like from 2003 game.
Performance on i5 2500k + GTX 560 on 1280x1024 is only little better that on my old PC in Two Worlds 2 that looked similar or better.
The most strange things are fps spikes in first dungeon, in closed space i have 60 fps and second later with almost no change in scene 30-40 and 60 fps doesnt even fell like 60 fps [fortunately is a little better now after interval tweak]
And they have right to say such things few days before Skyrim release...
Pete Hines said:
How can i even change mouse sensitivity in this game?
BTW 16xCSAA override doesnt work me [dont work or bug my game that i cant load properly a game]. Hell i cant even force supersampling for this game ;\
My shots.
http://kkrt.imgur.com/skyrim/
This how look high profiled AAA game from the end of 2011 and runs barely in 60fps.
Ultra shadows and ultra textures.
Thanks god that game outside looks better.
Alright, well, I don't understand it.
I have a Core2Duo e8400@3.6Ghz, 5870, and 4 GB of RAM.
Like I said above, at 1920x1200 on High my CPU load is between 50-60% with occasional spikes to 100% for a second when going into a town or something. FPS is 30-40 with occasional dips into mid20s like at the very beginning of the game when entering that first location or running into a waterfall.
Just to mess around, I dropped everything to lowest settings possible and dropped the reoslution to 1200x800. FPS is a steady 60, but CPU load went up to 90-100% all the time.
Try everything on Ultra at 1200x800, CPU load is still 90-100%, but FPS is now in the 20s.
Go back to 1920x1200 everything at Ultra, FPS is in the teens, CPU load is still 50-60%.
I don't know, it doesn't really matter since it plays fine at the settings I want. Good news is everyone with a dual core should not worry that much.
Now if only I could get the mouse to play nice at 30fps. Guess it's gamepad for now until more people work on that.
I have a Core2Duo e8400@3.6Ghz, 5870, and 4 GB of RAM.
Like I said above, at 1920x1200 on High my CPU load is between 50-60% with occasional spikes to 100% for a second when going into a town or something. FPS is 30-40 with occasional dips into mid20s like at the very beginning of the game when entering that first location or running into a waterfall.
Just to mess around, I dropped everything to lowest settings possible and dropped the reoslution to 1200x800. FPS is a steady 60, but CPU load went up to 90-100% all the time.
Try everything on Ultra at 1200x800, CPU load is still 90-100%, but FPS is now in the 20s.
Go back to 1920x1200 everything at Ultra, FPS is in the teens, CPU load is still 50-60%.
I don't know, it doesn't really matter since it plays fine at the settings I want. Good news is everyone with a dual core should not worry that much.
Now if only I could get the mouse to play nice at 30fps. Guess it's gamepad for now until more people work on that.
MrCompletely
Member
all this proc talk has me worried,
am I better off getting this on Xbox?
Q6600 @ 3.0ghz
4gb RAM
GTX 560 Ti
I feel like that ol Q6600 is going to hamstring me, sucks because 560 ti has really extended the life of my computer overall. BF3 runs like a dream, Witcher 2, etc.
am I better off getting this on Xbox?
Q6600 @ 3.0ghz
4gb RAM
GTX 560 Ti
I feel like that ol Q6600 is going to hamstring me, sucks because 560 ti has really extended the life of my computer overall. BF3 runs like a dream, Witcher 2, etc.
man, I see all this
'what do I set flag xxxx0vaadefb' to, or
'uExterior Cell Buffer=36'
and I just glaze over.
I think I will challenge myself to not piss about with settings or i'll never play anything. install game, choose ultra. If its too slow, drop to high. Play.
I'm fairly technically minded but at some point I just stop caring. Ignorance really is bliss sometimes.
'what do I set flag xxxx0vaadefb' to, or
'uExterior Cell Buffer=36'
and I just glaze over.
I think I will challenge myself to not piss about with settings or i'll never play anything. install game, choose ultra. If its too slow, drop to high. Play.
I'm fairly technically minded but at some point I just stop caring. Ignorance really is bliss sometimes.
MrCompletely
Member
coopolon said:
Alright, thanks for the response
I'm going in on PC based on your feedback.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
My sentiments exactly.coopolon said:
But damn, this is rough around the edges. This is ES at heart but visually/tech wise, it's a freaking console port. That's what it feels like. I know Oblivion was like this but so many sloppy things (non soft shadows) is a big letdown. It takes away from the overall presentation regardless of how good the game is.
mrklaw said:
Yah, when it comes to tweaking the .ini I get pretty bored as well. Most of the stuff in my opinion results in such incremental improvements it's rarely worth it unless you really enjoy the process.
Unfortunately the mouse controls are terrible and if I want to use a mouse I'm probably going to have to get into the .ini
dragonelite
Member
Truant said:
Not sure if you mean bethesda coders are so good and implemented so much stuff cpu cant handle it, or so bad they write shitty unoptimized code for pc. Im probably spoiled with subsurface scattering for skins with bf3 kinda miss it in skyrim. Or the skin textures or so lowres i'm seeing stuff. The skin just look unnatural to me.
luca_29_bg
Member
Someone can explain me how to lock fps with dxtory ?
TheOctagon
Member
So, I've basically bust my install by raising the uGrids setting. No surprise there seeing as the game behaves almost identically to Oblivion in a lot of respects, and uGrids was always a bit suicidal. What bugs me is that the default uGrids setting is woefully inadequate for some of the vistas in this game. Anything that puts a fair stretch of land between you and the distant mountains gives you half a screen of barebones geometry and porridge, not to mention tiling.
I'm going to keep at it until I can get the game stable. It wouldn't surprise me if much of the original Oblivion advice still applies.
I'm going to keep at it until I can get the game stable. It wouldn't surprise me if much of the original Oblivion advice still applies.
HotHamWater
Member
Getting a crash to desktop when I launch it. Did the windows thing for sound mentioned on Reddit and it's horrendous quality. Are there any other common fixes floating around?
luca_29_bg
Member
dxtory doesn't work to limit fps in skyrim, the game start but close itself :/
Treemonkeys
Member
MrCompletely said:
Pretty much an identical setup to mine, I haven't counted FPS but the game is running good. It recommended high and I'm playing on ultra with AA lowered from 8x to 4x.
HotHamWater
Member
Oh goddamnit, the audio is the cause of my crashes, but the fix reduces the quality so much that I really don't want to play like this. Is there another way around this, or am I stuck waiting for a patch?