Random Dips in Framerate

[silvercrown5150]

For nearly a month I’ve been desling with this issue where as I play Skyrim SE, there’s this weird dip in framerate that occurs once or twice a minute regardless of where I am or what I am doong. From a new game, the dips are typically minor. My base framerate is a consistent 59.9 FPS since that’s my monitor’s refresh rate. And at the start of a new game, it will very briefly go down to 58-54 FPS. But after a couple of hours of playing, the “dips” in framerate become more drastic, last longer, and occur more frequently, randomly cutting my framerate in half to even reaching the single digits at random intervals, and I can’t for the life of me find out what is the cause.

 

I reinstalled SSE, updated all my SKSE dependent mods as well as the ones rellying on Address Library. I have thr latest USSEP, Engine Fixes, Scrambled Bugs, Papyrus Util+Extender, po3’s tweaks, Address Library etc. I thought PROTEUS was the culprit once upon a time but the problems have persisted even with it uninstalled. (Edit): I remember these problems occurring before just last November but the issue was fixed after downgrading po3's tweaks, sse engine fixes, papyrus extender etc. but I have a feeling that was a coincidence. I’ve went through my download history and can’t find any mods within the past couple months that have a similar issue in the bug reports and can't find any similar issues.

 

Edit: Here's a link to my load order and mod list if you think it could help: https://mega.nz/folder/mu410QiZ#vvG7yTh3XMedQqqzHcfjFw

[SavvyChad]

Did you optimize your .ini files with BethINI?

[silvercrown5150]

Did you optimize your .ini files with BethINI?

Yes. That was one of the first things I made sure to do. I am currently using their medium BethIni preset along with their recommended settings. Also I made sure to clean the main game's update.esm as well as the dlcs with xEdit's Auto Cleaning tool.

[SavvyChad]

You already tested SSE Display Tweaks isn’t?

 

You could try Vanilla Scripting Enhancements and see what happens: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/68139

Have a look at this guide. Maybe you can tweak your ENB for the better. It was helpful for me: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/15146

How about the good old graphics driver reinstallation, but did you try the clean way? https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

I guess these are all my ideas for now. Good luck.

[silvercrown5150]

You already tested SSE Display Tweaks isn’t?

 

You could try Vanilla Scripting Enhancements and see what happens: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/68139

 

Have a look at this guide. Maybe you can tweak your ENB for the better. It was helpful for me: https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/15146

 

How about the good old graphics driver reinstallation, but did you try the clean way? https://www.guru3d.com/files-details/display-driver-uninstaller-download.html

 

I guess these are all my ideas for now. Good luck.

Tried those out to no avail. Thank you for trying

[xrayy]

did you read this as a basic knowledge base ?

[silvercrown5150]

did you read this as a basic knowledge base ?

VRAM shouldn't be an issue as I have an RTX 3090.

 

Tweaking my Papyrus settings didn't make any change and I already had eFPS installed.

 

I tested a New Game with no texture or model replacers with only USSEP and RaceMenu loaded and I still got the stutter every couple of minutes, so I'm confident in saying that it probably isn't an issue with the graphics... At least not with my GPU...

I'm 99% sure the issue is because of a latent script/string that got baked into my game because of PROTEUS because these issues have only started occurring after importing/switching characters, but I am extremely perplexed as to how this may be the case when I A) Removed PROTEUS and B) Reinstalled Skyrim SE as well as deleted everything else in the root folder, only reinstalling SSE Engine Tweaks and using ENBoost. After that I cleaned all the "vanilla" plugins with xEdit but nothing is working. Can scripts/strings get baked into your game's cache?

[Algabar]

 

Can scripts/strings get baked into your game's cache?

 

A lot of scripts are part of save games. So yeah, they can anc do get baked into your save game.

 

You can try to use a save game cleaner like "Fallrim tools". Follow the instructions on the mod's page.

 

Be warned though: Fiddling around with save game data is never "safe". In most cases, "Fallrim tools" will repair your save game. But in some (rather rare) cases it might also make your save game unusable. So, always keep a backup copy.

 

On a side note: It is generally not recommended to uninstall mods, especially script heavy ones, during a playthrough. Maybe that's what you're currently experiencing.

[silvercrown5150]

I mean, yeah

 

 

 

Can scripts/strings get baked into your game's cache?

 

A lot of scripts are part of save games. So yeah, they can anc do get baked into your save game.

 

You can try to use a save game cleaner like "Fallrim tools". Follow the instructions on the mod's page.

 

Be warned though: Fiddling around with save game data is never "safe". In most cases, "Fallrim tools" will repair your save game. But in some (rather rare) cases it might also make your save game unusable. So, always keep a backup copy.

 

On a side note: It is generally not recommended to uninstall mods, especially script heavy ones, during a playthrough. Maybe that's what you're currently experiencing.

 

This problem consists through separate new games. I understand that scripts will consist through saves, but this problem also occurred when loading a save prior to the one where this issue started rearing its ugly head.

[silvercrown5150]

Edit: I believe this to be a hardware issue, as I am now experiencing brief stutters in other games now. I just never noticed because I seldom play other games on my PC... Whoops.