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Hello Fellow Nexus Users,

 

I sadly don't have a powerful PC or monitor to run 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k textures. I currently have a GTX 770 and a monitor that can only go up to 1080. I'm trying to look for good re-texture/lighting mods but It seems like they only offer 1k or higher textures not 1920x1080. I was wondering if whether people could suggest me some that I could download or just confirm me if their are not any. I would prefer not to upgrade but if my monitor is truly this ancient I guess I need to start putting funds aside. Thank you for your time and help over this matter to any who may reply

 

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A 1920x1080p only texture user.

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I have had some luck with using Oldrim texture replacers in SSE, such as the Amidianborn armors. Gamwich's Rustic Clothing is available for Oldrim also. I haven't looked at it, to see the size of the textures, but it might be worth a peek. I believe he also did one, using Bethesda's textures, to increase performance for slower machines. Can't think of the name of that one but if you go to Rustic Clothing and click on the Author, you can see all their mods for each game. I suggest Oldrim because I'm pretty sure the SSE version of Rustic is going to be 2k at least, maybe 2k diffuse and 1k normals.

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You seem to be operating under a misconception. The size of textures used in a game have no correlation to the resolution of your monitor in anyway. Many people and many modders don't really understand how texture size works either so you're in good company. They seem to all be of the mind that 'bigger is better' rather than learning how to deal with texture compression in the game engine. That's a different discussion though. So, briefly, when a texture is described as being '1k' that means it is 1024x1024 pixels wide and tall. Textures, for the most part must be scaled in multiples of 2, technically multiples of 4. So the next biggest size is 2048x2048 this is what people typically refer to as '2k' as far as I know there is no such thing as "3k" the next of course is '4k' 4096x4096.

The textures that come with the game are generally going to already be optimized for your rig. If you feel there is some deficiency, check your anisotropic settings and anti-aliasing. I run a gtx770 also and have no real problem with SSE or Fo4. Another issue is people's preoccupation with their graphics card, you also need a good processor and hard drive to have optimal performance.

In summary though, I'll just reiterate that the resolution of your monitor doesn't mean you cant use '2k' or '4k' texture mods. Try them, if they lag you but you like how they look otherwise, you can down-res the textures yourself using a graphics program. I imagine there are tutorials scattered about for that.

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You seem to be operating under a misconception. The size of textures used in a game have no correlation to the resolution of your monitor in anyway. Many people and many modders don't really understand how texture size works either so you're in good company. They seem to all be of the mind that 'bigger is better' rather than learning how to deal with texture compression in the game engine. That's a different discussion though. So, briefly, when a texture is described as being '1k' that means it is 1024x1024 pixels wide and tall. Textures, for the most part must be scaled in multiples of 2, technically multiples of 4. So the next biggest size is 2048x2048 this is what people typically refer to as '2k' as far as I know there is no such thing as "3k" the next of course is '4k' 4096x4096.

 

The textures that come with the game are generally going to already be optimized for your rig. If you feel there is some deficiency, check your anisotropic settings and anti-aliasing. I run a gtx770 also and have no real problem with SSE or Fo4. Another issue is people's preoccupation with their graphics card, you also need a good processor and hard drive to have optimal performance.

 

In summary though, I'll just reiterate that the resolution of your monitor doesn't mean you cant use '2k' or '4k' texture mods. Try them, if they lag you but you like how they look otherwise, you can down-res the textures yourself using a graphics program. I imagine there are tutorials scattered about for that.

 

 

Right on. I was going to reply with almost the exact context. I would like to add, texture wise, 1k is pretty much on the low end. But I suspect the OP's rig can handle 2k without problem. Go try.

 

So your saying I can run the below mod? Have not tried running SSE but thought I would not be able to with current setup

 

https://www.nexusmods.com/skyrimspecialedition/mods/1782?tab=files

Wait, you are scaring me. What do you mean "have not tried running SSE"? Do you own Skyrim or Skyrim Special Edition? (probably both) Are you trying to run Special Edition (SSE). Because the mod you are referring to is for SSE only. I highly recommend Osmodius' texture. It's not just the resolution, but his textures look a lot better than other texture packs out there. The 6th screenshot, the stone wall in Riverwood, it looks amazing. I immediately downloaded this texture upon seeing the screenshots. They look as good in my game as the screenshots. And l just noticed the description said this is not even 4k but 2k texture.

 

1080p is fine with games. 4k resolution is overkill for most people. I purposely DID NOT buy a 4k monitor (even my computer can handle it) just because I want to run games in 1080p instead of 4k. 4k just takes up more VRAM and GPU processing power, with not a lot of gain. And I use an ultra wide monitor, my resolution is 2560x1080. It looks like 1920x1080 but just about 30% wider.

 

Give it a try, I think you worry too much about texture mods. Worst case, the fps just dip below 40fps and you start to slow down. This is where you lower SSAO, shadow (you can live without sharp shadows, that is GPU intensive for little gain). Reduce or take off DOF. Reduce draw distance. Keep texture high, don't lower texture details in setting unless as last resort.

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Hello Fellow Nexus Users,

 

I sadly don't have a powerful PC or monitor to run 1k, 2k, 3k, 4k textures. I currently have a GTX 770 and a monitor that can only go up to 1080. I'm trying to look for good re-texture/lighting mods but It seems like they only offer 1k or higher textures not 1920x1080. I was wondering if whether people could suggest me some that I could download or just confirm me if their are not any. I would prefer not to upgrade but if my monitor is truly this ancient I guess I need to start putting funds aside. Thank you for your time and help over this matter to any who may reply

 

From,

 

A 1920x1080p only texture user.

 

Um...

 

You've been talking to too many people who think systems aren't adequate unless they can mine cryptocurrency with it ;)

 

My main monitor got damaged in a recent move, and I'm stuck using an ancient 1600x900 thing that can't even get *to* 1080p. The vid card for it is only an Nvidia GT 740.

 

I'm running visual mods like Dawn of Skyrim and SMIM. Granted, I think I did SMIM at 2k this install because this monitor is never going to show me the detail of 4k no matter what I do, but still, you should be fine.

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I also have a GTX 770 with 1920x1080 and have been running fine for many years. Stick to 2k texture mods for the most part. Some things I'll download the 4k version of just because I know I'll be staring at it often.

As mentioned 4k monitors are completely different thing compared to 4k textures. Think of a character in game. The Mesh that makes up the 3D model you see has the textures applied to it. There can be like 100 different textures involved when you add up the skin, hair, face, each piece of armor can have several textures, the weapons carried, the magical effects surrounding them, etc. etc. And that's just the one character. Landscape, buildings, trees, etc. etc. It's actually fairly amazing what all is going on in 'real time' while playing a game.

Don't go overboard with settings, use high instead of ultra, put sliders in the middle, that sort of thing. You'll be fine.

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