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Help Getting Skyrim To Look As Good As Possible


JoeDinsdale

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Hi all,

 

So not too long ago i finally got my self a new gaming system. One of the first things i am wanting to do is to mod Skyrim to make it look as beautiful as possible. So for that im after some help, tips and advice. So before we get started let me tell you what my system spec is;

 

CPU: i7 5820K 3.30Ghz (15M Cache, 6 cores, 12 Threads, and with Max Turbo upto 3.60Ghz)
GPU: GeForce GTX 970 4GB (2 of them in SLI, PCI-E 3.0, core 1178Mhz, Boost 1329Mhz)
RAM: Corsair 16GB Vengeance DDR4 (2800MHz, DIMM 240pin)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X99-Gaming 5
HDD: 1TB (2 of these, 7200RPM SATA 6Gbs 64MB, for OS and some games)
SDD: 256GB (for skyrim, 6Gbz, 600Mbs Transpher, Buffer 512MB)
PSU: Corsair 850W
CPU Cooler: Corsair H80i Hydro
Case: CoolerMaster Silencio RC-550
OS: Win 8.1 Pro 64bit
Monitor: Samsung 4K UHD 28 Inch LED
So as you can see i have a 4K monitor and i intend to play Skyrim in 4k (3840x2160). I have modded Skyrim before on my old system but that was just adding mods that where a little silly and added things in to the game rather then altering the graphics. I had loads of mods running early 100+ this made the game unstable and i kept getting random crashes.
Now i would like to strip the mods down to the basics. I want to use as thew mods as possible and only mods that enhance the graphics. So can anyone suggest me any good mods that improve textures? lighting? weather? enb?
I would also like some mods to make my character/npcs look nice for example better hair, skin, eye textures. So far the only mods i know i am going to use for certain are SKSE, SkyUI, RaceMenu and the Unoffical Patches.
So can anyone suggest a good collection of mods with an enb that will make skyrim look as nice as possible, i would like a good fantasy feel from the games atmosphere. I would also like to aim to keep my fps above 25 at a minimum.
I will appreciate any help and advice you can give me. This will be the first time i am attempting to make the game look really nice, the last time i modded just made the game so unstable and really broke the games lore.
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This is my basic 'must have' set of mesh/texture mods

 

Unofficial Patches

Body mod of choice, probably UNP or CBBE

XP32 Maximum Skeleton http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/26800/?

HDT Physics Extension - http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/53996/?

A Quality World Map With Roads http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/4929/?

Fences of Skyrim - No More Flickering Fences http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/58980/?

Static Mesh Improvement Mod - SMIM http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/8655/?

Skyrim Flora Overhaul http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/141/?

Unique Grasses and Groundcovers - Nature and Landscape Enhancement http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/42370/?

aMidianBorn armor and weapon textures

ApachiiSkyHair http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/10168/?

Superior Lore-Friendly Hair - HD textures http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36510/?

Female Hairstyles with Physics http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/57179/?

Gizmodians Scars http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/3574/?

Pretty Lips http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/1167/?

True Eyes http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/49963/?

Brows http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/30411/?

Beards http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/28363/?

CITRUS Heads (HD Meshes) http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/58989/?

Mature skin texture and body for UNP CBBE ADEC http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/32986/?

SkySight Skins - Ultra HD 4K and 2K - Male Textures http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/58443/?

Smile in HD http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/34346/?

XCE - Warpaint and Dirt http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/29977/?

Skyrim HD - 2K Textures http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/607/? or anything with HD and parallax

Enhanced Lights and FX http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/27043/? and

Pure Waters http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/1111/? or

Purity http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/65242/?

 

There are alternatives to everything. I didn't even include any npc/monster meshes/textures. A lot comes down to taste. Enjoy your new rig!

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