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Can we set Vram Limit? Keep CTD


Valtyr06

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Hey guys,

I came back to Skyrim 2 weeks ago and decided to just to uninstall the game and MO so that I had a clean install.

 

I am not installing a ton of mods, but I'm trying to get it to look decent graphically. The issue I'm having is that it's like

no matter what combination of texture mods I use (even performance versions), my Vram is always too high. 1900MB is non-intensive areas,

and 2033+ in more intensive areas. I also get stutters when it's trying to swap out info in the ram.

So it'll run fine for most areas but then crashes when having to load new areas or intensive areas.

 

I have, of course, installed things like SSME for the memory patch. Reduced AA, tried a TON of different INI tweaks, etc..

 

The graphical mods I'm running (or have tried)

 

Skyrim 2K HD

SMIM

Skyrim Flora Overhaul

ELFX

Water Two

 

Vivid Landscapes ( regular and performance, no longer using)

Tamriel Reloaded HD (no longer using)

Unique Grasses and Groundcovers (no longer using)

 

I'm also running:

Immersive Armors

aMidianBorn Book of Silence - Armors, Creatures, Weapons

Jaysus Swords

Better Males

Better Females

Quality World Map w/ Roads

Ultimate HD Fire Effects

Unofficial Legendary Skyrim Patch

 

And that's pretty much it besides SKSE, Skyui, Archery Overhauil, RaceMenu, Inigo, Quickloot, iHUD, Better Dialogue, Imaginator, and all DLC's

 

I am NOT using an ENB preset. I do not even have the ENB files in the Skyrim folder.

 

So, as you can see, I'm not running a lot of mods here. To be honest, I remember modding it much much more heavily in the past with less issues.

 

I know the issue is memory, it's easy to see that.

I have the graphical horsepower, but lack the vram

 

PC Specs:

 

i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz

16GB RAM

3 Samsung 256GB SSD's

2TB WD

(2) GTX 660TI's in SLI (2gb) <------issue

AX860i PSU

 

CPU is also watercooled with custom 360 rad

 

 

So it's not a bad PC.

 

I know if I use an ENB, I can set my vram to like 2000 in enblocal (i think). but I'm not using an ENB.

 

Can you use the ENB files without a preset and NOT add anymore vram/gpu usage to the game?

 

Or is there anyway I can limit the amount of Vram the game can use?

Like tell it that it only has 1900MB to use so that if it goes over slightly, it won't crash??

 

Any help would be greatly appreciated here guys.

 

Thanks!

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<I'm not running a lot of mods here. To be honest, I remember modding it much much more heavily in the past with less issues.>

  • Immersive armors uses a bunch of 2k textures + skyrim 2k >> This won't help to resolve your problem.
  • And all the other mods using flora overhaul, Ultimate HD Fire Effects, etc... The more you'll use your GPU, the more unstable your game.

Make sure your specs can handle what you're asking.

This topic may help. CTDs troubleshooting on reddit.

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<I'm not running a lot of mods here. To be honest, I remember modding it much much more heavily in the past with less issues.>

  • Immersive armors uses a bunch of 2k textures + skyrim 2k >> This won't help to resolve your problem.
  • And all the other mods using flora overhaul, Ultimate HD Fire Effects, etc... The more you'll use your GPU, the more unstable your game.

Make sure your specs can handle what you're asking.

This topic may help. CTDs troubleshooting on reddit.

 

 

Yes, Immersive armors does use a bunch of 2k textures, but they are not all loaded on screen at the same time. I do not run with any followers, so the most I see of that at once is a few bandits. And I have been taking these monitoring stats in areas without people, so it should not be affecting it like this. Plus I've been using that mod for a very long time with no previous issues.

 

Skyrim 2K, yes uses 2k textures as well, and 2GB vram should be plenty fine for that. Now if I was using a TON of 2k texture mods on top of Skyrim 2K HD, it would add up and could affect my vram badly, but as I listed above, I'm not using that many.

 

 

Also, did you check my PC specs when I listed them above? I'm not sure why you linked the Skyrim specs page as my pc is obviously plenty powerful to run Skyrim.

 

i5 2500k at 4.5Ghz (custom WC loop, 360rad)

16GB Ram

(3) Samsung 850 Pro 256GB SSD's (2 in Raid0)

(2) GTX 660ti 2GB in SLI

 

And when I unlock the frame limiter, it runs Skyrim (with the mods I listed above) at 80-90 fps at 1080p.

 

So, like I said, it's not that the system isn't powerful enough, I'm just running into the vram issue.

 

So to reask my original question;

 

is there a way to limit the amount of available vram to skyrim?

 

If I can limit it to around 1800MB, it would fix my issues. That way when it does reach that high, it can go over slightly without running out completely.

Yes, it will have to swap data out of vram a bit more, but thats better than running out.

 

Is there a way to do this??

 

Thanks for any suggestions

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One thing i keep forgetting to tell ppl is to not use the 'expandmemory64x' option in enb, it causes conflict with the skse memory patch which is 'based on what i read' better than the ENB option.. but ENBoost is still recomended lol
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Ssme is outdated, skse has a built in memory patch and i would strongly suggest ENBoost :wink:

 

Yea, i read that SKSE now has the memory patch built in, but I wasn't sure if it was enabled by itself? Or if you had to manually enable it in an ini or something.

 

Also, I installed ENBoost and tweaked all my ini files. Set videomemory to 2000 in enblocal.

 

I also replaced the Skyrim 2k HD with the 1K version.

 

So far, its been pretty stable. I've only experienced 1 CTD over the past 3 hours. A definite improvement.

 

However, I can tell the difference between the 1K and 2K textures. II might try the 2K textures again and see if the tweaks I made were enough to keep that in my load order.

 

I also wasn't using any stats monitoring software today, so I need to do that so I can see exactly how much VRAM I'm currently using.

 

Maybe I'll leave the 1K and see if I can add a performance friendly ENB to help with the lighting.

 

 

I'm not really into the ones that make the game look like I'm in a Mediterranean fantasy world. - I like the look of RealVision and Natural Lighting and Atmospherics.

 

Know of any performance-friendly ENB's that are similar to RV and NLA?

 

Maybe I should go with a SweetFX preset instead? IDK.

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