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[Xdrive05]

Reporting that I'm happy with my framerate using these settings.

Phenom II x4 @ 3.6, and 560 TI, 1680p and getting 60 constant with occasional dips to the high 40s while outdoors or walking around towns. Worst framerate so far was the carriage ride where it hit like 38 a few times when all the characters were on screen at once. The tree shadowing in particular is a very nice touch.

I can tell this game is going to eat my life one day at a time.

 

[TheExodu5]

Steam is making me so frustrated. I can't log in to play the game for some reason. Any work around get the game running without steam?

Go to the game directory. Run TESV.exe. It's unencrypted and will start without Steam.

 

[epmode]

Found a bug: If you change the Use button to something other than E (mouse4 in my case), you can't pick up a book. You can read it, just can't take it.

 

[Xdrive05]

what's the exact fov command?

EDIT: nm, duh!

Whoa. 90 is waaay better. Saved and exited. Loaded and continued and it kept my 90 setting.

 

[frozzted]

what's the exact fov command?

in the console, FOV ##

 

[iSimon]

fucking wow. 12 hrs to install update via steam?

Are you sure it's an update? Did you buy a retail disk? I believe the retail disk just downloads the whole game rather than installing it from the disc.

If that's the case, there is a workaround.

 

[gotee12]

Are you sure it's an update? I believe the retail disk just downloads the whole game rather than installing it from the disc.

If that's the case, there is a workaround.

My retail copy installed off the disk then downloaded the patch at around 1.2MBps...

 

[epmode]

Is there any way to set FOV outside of the console? I'd still like to have achievements enabled and setting fdefaultfov in skyrim.ini isn't working.

 

[iSimon]

weird. yeah, steam says the file is 5735 but prior to being able to see this on steam, a skyrim window popped up showing the file size being downloaded. when THAT completed, it said that an update would then follow and thats when i was able to see this download on steam. it dropped from 16 hrs to 2 minutes.
.

How big is the file it is downloading?
The 1.1 patch is only ~10Mb.

Edit: Oh did you mean 5735Mb? In that case it must be downloading the full game.

 

[Orlics]

Quoting for new page.

Going into the settings pane with the sensitivity slider and hitting the "Reset to Defaults" button seemed to work.

 

[DangerStepp]

Is anyone having trouble hearing the NPCs talk? I have the sound blasting and it doesn't seem to be doing any good.

 

[frozzted]

Is anyone having trouble hearing the NPCs talk? I have the sound blasting and it doesn't seem to be doing any good.

Most definitely. Sometimes they sound far away, and other times it just sounds low.

**Edit** A reddit post said to try this:

How do I fix some sound issues, such as hearing static during NPC dialogue?
Go to Start -> Control Panel -> Sound
In the Playback tab, right click on Speakers (or whatever has a green tick next to it), then click Properties
In the advanced tab on this new window, select 24 bit, 44100Hz (Studio Quality) in the drop down menu

Going to test this now.

 

[muffs92]

EDIT:
Nevermind I just had to restart steam

 

[BrassMonkey1010]

Game runs great for me on my modest PC. Ultra is running at 40-60 FPS at 1920x1080.

System:
Phenom II x4 3.0ghz
4gb Ram
Radeon 5770

 

[frozzted]

Every time I click play in steam I get the preparing to launch window but it just keeps blinking and goes away...
Help anyone?

You can run the game via TESV.exe without going through Steam, but you won't have any Steam community options.

 

[mileS]

So just to be clear using fdefaultfov=X in [General] to set the FOV in "Skyrim.ini" will work? I've seen a couple saying it doesn't and the only way to change it is in the console?

I would rather not lock myself away from getting steam achievements even though I don't care that much about it.

 

[Mudo]

My system (sorry not too tech savvy) is an AMD 6 core running at 3.7 . I have a 6970 x 2 and 8GB of RAM. After the intro on the cart, I am getting 60 fps a lot of the time but it's inconsistent. Will drop to 40's and then go back up. This is settings maxed except shadows are 1 level below highest and AF is 8.

Overall I am cool with performance so far. I was thinking it might run at a solid 60, then again I have not done any tweaking of settings at all yet.

Are there any tricks I need to know for ATI? Maybe in CCC or something?

 

[subversus]

Game runs great for me on my modest PC. Ultra is running at 40-60 FPS.

System:
Phenom II x4 3.0ghz
4gb Ram
Radeon 5770

resolution?

 

[datamage]

Just a quick note for those that are weary on using the console. I used it just to adjust my fov, and I still got 2 achievements after having done so.

Unfortunately, if you sprint in the game, it'll reset your fov. :/

 

[BrassMonkey1010]

resolution?

whoops, sorry. 1920x1080

 

[subversus]

whoops, sorry. 1920x1080

hmmm... you seem to be lucky with this game.

 

[BrassMonkey1010]

hmmm... you seem to be lucky with this game.

I turned the first AA down to 4x and the second one down to 2x before starting (dont ask me why). Maybe this is why its running good?

 

[Thoraxes]

Under small loads (ie on Desktop, Surfing the net, etc) the CPU's downclock to preserve energy..nothing to worry about (Intel Speedstep for the win.)

If on Windows, you just go to energy-saving options and select High-performance mode and the clock speed won't be dynamic.

 

[sp3000]

Those shadows look worse than a 2003 game. What was Bethesda thinking. Really getting tired of basic things like this being forgotten.

I should go over to their office, which is a 5 minute walk from where I live, and protest outside.

 

[EGM92]

Just a quick question about RadeonPro, when using it to run skyrim do the settings you set on the actual skyrim client such as AA/AF, texture quality etc change if you haven't changed anything on the RadeonPro side? I got the game running at a solid 60fps, going to try and turn off vsync and see what it actually runs at.

 

[Alienups]

Game is running like ass even on medium :/

specs

Q9300
4gb of ram
Radeon 5970

 

[Sinoox]

I have a pretty crappy system:

Core2Duo 2.33Ghz
4GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 5700 1GB vram
Window Vista 64bit

Think I can run this with 30FPS in medium setting? I really want to play this on PC, but I have no money to build a PC yet =/

Same card as you (ATI 5770), but I've got a Phenom II X4 at the stock speed (3.0GHZ) and 8GB of RAM. I've got the game on high with some tweaked settings (actually a little more intense than high settings) and it doesn't go below 30fps. The game actually put my card on ultra settings by default but the fps wasn't to my liking. Definitely playable on ultra settings though.

My card is slightly overclocked, I would tell you to what but once I exit Skyrim the ECC locks up and my start menu effects slow down (most games seem to do this with my start menu, I've done multiple re-installations of W7x64 and nothing changes) My card isn't OCd majorly or anything though, I'll tell anyone that asks; just have to log out and start Firefox up again.

I imagine we'll have even better performance once we get some patches and mod support. So far I'm pleased with how its running. Textures can get pretty muddy in some areas though, what the eff, Bethesda...

Game is running like ass even on medium :/

specs

Q9300
4gb of ram
Radeon 5970

Low FPS? That shouldn't be right, you've got a better card than me. Have you used all the suggestions in the OP?

 

[mileS]

Just a quick note for those that are weary on using the console. I used it just to adjust my fov, and I still got 2 achievements after having done so.

Unfortunately, if you sprint in the game, it'll reset your fov. :/

I'm not sure whats up with it. I set fdefaultfov=X in the skyrim.ini or w/e and that didn't work. I changed it in the console and that finally worked, but it goes back every time I load a new save. Is it because i'm loading an old save? I have no idea.

Also my FOV isn't resetting after I sprint so ummm

 

[DangerStepp]

Most definitely. Sometimes they sound far away, and other times it just sounds low.

**Edit** A reddit post said to try this:



Going to test this now.

Going to try this as well. Thanks a ton!

 

[Sinoox]

I too have a mediocre laptop, so I would be fine with just running 25-30 fps on medium.

i3 M 350 @ 2.27 GHz
Nvidia Geforce 310M (512 MB)
4 GB RAM
1280 x 720 resolution

Minimum System Requirements

* OS: 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
* CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
* RAM: 2 GB
* HDD: 6 GB
* Graphics: 512 MB card
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
* Internet for Steam activation

I don't know about medium with that FPS at the time being. Low should get you that FPS.

 

[subversus]

Those shadows look worse than a 2003 game. What was Bethesda thinking. Really getting tired of basic things like this being forgotten.

I should go over to their office, which is a 5 minute walk from where I live, and protest outside.

well, at least it has shadows!!

 

[V4grant]

i5 2500 k @3,3 Ghz
GTX 560 1gb
4 gb ram
Win 7 x64

Detected ultra settings, but some were put on medium, which i then put manualy on high and also set 1920x1080 res and it ran 40-60 fps(fraps). After some posts and early concerns i was worried, but after i saw it in action, very positively surprised. The only thing OFF is FSAA, which i didnt even bother turning ON, but might try tonight, just to see how it will effect performance.

 

[L0st Id3ntity]

i7 930@4.0
2xgtx480
6 GB ram
2560x1600

locked 60fps feels good man

 

[MasterShotgun]

Minimum System Requirements

* OS: 7/Vista/XP PC (32 or 64 bit)
* CPU: Dual Core 2.0GHz or equivalent processor
* RAM: 2 GB
* HDD: 6 GB
* Graphics: 512 MB card
* Sound Card: DirectX 9 Compatible
* DirectX: Version 9.0c
* Internet for Steam activation

I don't know about medium with that FPS at the time being. Low should get you that FPS.

!!!

After watching a friend play it on 360, I could settle for low if that just means getting to play.

I'm very tempted to spend the money now. Well, tomorrow. I'm going to sleep soon.

 

[Alienups]

Low FPS? That shouldn't be right, you've got a better card than me. Have you used all the suggestions in the OP?

Yeah, it's practically unplayable

I'll give the suggestions a try after breakfast.

 

[Jijidasu]

Thanks for the heads up on running Skyrim through the .exe, Exodu5.

In regards to the .ini tweaks, has anyone really noticed any difference outside of the shadow tweaks? There's a whole lot of 'tweaks' at a link a couple of pages back however I've not noticed any of the so-called benefits. Such as, extended foilage, tree draw distance, and so on.

Am I doing it wrong?

I've edited the SkyrimPrefs.ini and the only thing that really shows is the shadow tweaks, hm.

Tweak list found here for reference: http://forums.bethsoft.com/index.php?/topic/1256942-ini-tweaks-enhanced-visuals/

 

[Manus]

I wish my PC could run this. :[

 

[mileS]

Still waiting on more information or a reply to my posts about FOV.

Core i5 750 @ 2.67 GHz
4GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 5850
Windows 7 64bit

Getting 30-60 FPS with everything set to High (well Distance Object Detail is Ultra) and most of the sliders at 80-90% (You can't even change the texture detail to Ultra can you? High is as far as it goes for me). I'm running with 11.5 drivers, I'm not sure how much of a difference that is making. For the most part I'm locked at 60, even outside, only drops to 45 and 30 when I'm in a busy town or something. I did notice that the difference between Shadows set to High instead of Ultra is huge for my fps. But dear lord the shadows set to high look terrrrible. I wonder if that .ini tweak can fix that.

 

[Trojita]

How have you got your PC hooked up to your TV? You using Windows 7?

Yeah, Windows 7 hdmi out through my graphics card.

 

[Jobacca]

Quick question. I want to buy the actual game because I want the physical box for it. Now, my sister wants to play as well. I let her use my Steam accoun to play my games. Can I get the pc version, download mine with the disc and register it on Steam, then her be able to go on Steam and download it from there without me having to go and take her the disc?

 

[BoobPhysics101]

Still waiting on more information or a reply to my posts about FOV.

Core i5 750 @ 2.67 GHz
4GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 5850
Windows 7 64bit

Getting 30-60 FPS with everything set to High (well Distance Object Detail is Ultra) and most of the sliders at 80-90% (You can't even change the texture detail to Ultra can you? High is as far as it goes for me). I'm running with 11.5 drivers, I'm not sure how much of a difference that is making. For the most part I'm locked at 60, even outside, only drops to 45 and 30 when I'm in a busy town or something. I did notice that the difference between Shadows set to High instead of Ultra is huge for my fps. But dear lord the shadows set to high look terrrrible. I wonder if that .ini tweak can fix that.

Upgrade your drivers, damn. 11.5's don't even have a performance profile for Skyrim. smh

"I'm using 6 month old drivers on a day 1 game, how is my performance gonna be?"

 

[HP_Wuvcraft]

Is anyone else having the problem where it gets stuck on an Install Loop in Steam?

 

[mileS]

Upgrade your drivers, damn. 11.5's don't even have a performance profile for Skyrim. smh

"I'm using 6 month old drivers on a day 1 game, how is my performance gonna be?"

I didn't ask how my performance was going to be when I posted my specs, I said I'm not sure how much of a difference having my old drivers is actually making. Judging from other posts in the thread it seems like it doesn't matter at all... lol shake your head all you want I don't really see a problem with it.

I'm the type of person that uses the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach when it comes to drivers. It has worked well for me so far. If I notice people with much better performance and similar specs then maybe I will update. So far I have no reason to at all.

 

[BoobPhysics101]

I didn't ask how my performance was going to be when I posted my specs, I said I'm not sure how much of a difference having my old drivers is actually making. Judging from other posts in the thread it seems like it doesn't matter at all... lol shake your head all you want I don't really see a problem with it.

I'm the type of person that uses the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach when it comes to drivers. It has worked well for me so far. If I notice people with much better performance and similar specs then maybe I will update. So far I have no reason to at all.

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. Your drivers don't even have a performance profile for Skyrim, so there's no optimizations/tweaks at all being applied to the game, or really any specific rendering that the game requires. Hell, you could even have game-crashing bugs or rendering errors just because the D3D portion of your ATI drivers isn't handling the game the way it needs to be handled with ATI hardware.

Sorry man, but "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is ignorant as hell when it comes to dealing with the latest PC games and keeping your drivers up to date. It's far more likely for things to be broken when utilizing very outdated drivers than with drivers that are made to handle the NEW game in question.

Reminds me of people that change their oil every 3000 miles... lol

 

[sp3000]

This game is the definition of a graphical mixed bag. At a distance the game looks amazing, but whenever you get near anything you see how low resolution the textures are and become sad.

Hope that modders release a texture pack soon.

 

[tci]

Ugh.

Getting 24 FPS in cave and 25 when I step out.

5570 1GB overclocked
Phenom x6 1100T @ 3.5
4GB DDR3

Running all on High.
8 AA
16 AF
pretty much copied OP settings for low end user

Turn off AA and AF + maybe lower some view distance and it should get a lot better.

 

[Mr. Luchador]

http://www.reddit.com/r/skyrim/comments/m7zja/tweaks_to_make_skyrim_that_much_better/



No clue about why though.

This helped, thank you!

 

[eshock]

This game is the definition of a graphical mixed bag. At a distance the game looks amazing, but whenever you get near anything you see how low resolution the textures are and become sad.

Hope that modders release a texture pack soon.

Haven't Bethesda indicated they might do this themselves? Howard said something about the PC maybe getting better textures, which the current release clearly doesn't have. They haven't done one before, but it seems to be more of a thing now than when Oblivion of F3 came out.

 

[Dmax3901]

This game is the definition of a graphical mixed bag. At a distance the game looks amazing, but whenever you get near anything you see how low resolution the textures are and become sad.

Hope that modders release a texture pack soon.

I agree with this. I'm enjoying the game so much, it's just every now and then a pixellated shadow or blurry texture makes my heart sink.

 

[mileS]

The absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. Your drivers don't even have a performance profile for Skyrim, so there's no optimizations/tweaks at all being applied to the game, or really any specific rendering that the game requires. Hell, you could even have game-crashing bugs or rendering errors just because the D3D portion of your ATI drivers isn't handling the game the way it needs to be handled with ATI hardware.

Sorry man, but "If it ain't broke don't fix it" is ignorant as hell when it comes to dealing with the latest PC games and keeping your drivers up to date. It's far more likely for things to be broken when utilizing very outdated drivers than with drivers that are made to handle the NEW game in question.

Reminds me of people that change their oil every 3000 miles... lol

I don't really want to argue if its ignorant or not. I understand where you're coming from. It was kind of strange for you to reply the way you did at first before this, making up some quote that had nothing to do with what I posted. Anyways.. I've played for 4 hours straight, having the same, if not better performance than most others that have posted here, and I haven't had a single crash or any graphical glitches at all. Those reasons alone give me absolutely no reason to upgrade as of yet. Really though, how much of a difference will a performance profile for Skyrim with the current AMD drivers have? I've had experiences in the past where drivers that are couple months older have had better performance than the most recent ones do.

I'm still running with 11.5 because of all the stupid issues AMD had with its drivers for a good month or two over The Witcher 2. Blah anyways I'm super tired, and I don't want to take the thread slightly off topic, but just try and understand where i'm coming from here with this.