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They said textures and shaders in the trailer. You can still watch it and see that there is hardly any changes in the meshes and folders should work the same. There is no reason to rework the ai in a visual upgrade. Don't quote me though. Well I believe that modifying the meshes would require A LOT of testing, troubleshooting, and patches. They aren't going to do that.

The overarching problem is, people see ppl W/400 mods and think they can just do that, but not the same. One needs to play thru the game first with a smaller number and then add them incrementally with new playthroughs, to see what works and doesn't.

Yeah, actually you can fit a single-fan size AIO radiator in the rear exhaust port, they have ones that are 150?mm for that, and they are usually pretty easy to put in. But it's a moot point as the best one's performance is hardly any better than your EVO. GL.

It's right outta the Isran wiki. "I think my father died a long time ago." She's talking figuratively, he lost himself in his quest. He became something else instead of Serana's father, therefore to her he died back then. FYI: Serana is added by the Dawngard DLC, so they don't add special relationships to the vanilla game content (I think it may have been sort-of an unspoken rule). Like he said, if you want companion/marriage, either use a mod or console commands.

NP. Don't just buy an AIO water cooler willy-nilly, some of them don't have as good performance as your EVO. You have the best air cooler per dollar spent as of late 2014 (I did some research back then), not bad.

BTW, that's one heck of a nice system you have there.

Found it (at home now), it wasn't an EVGA thread after all: YouTube: How Thermal Compound Spreads Takes 2 minutes to watch. Don't miss the last one either.

Well, now that you mention it: that's called Thermal Interface Material (a.k.a. "TIM"), because it is not always a paste. There are a few other alternatives, such as thermal transfer pads and actual metal sheets that have a little squish to them to allow for errors in flatness - the latter one is rather exotic. Pads are generally used in production builds where transfer efficiency is not paramount - such as ultrabooks or voltage regulators for instance. TIM brands have varying efficiency, and this is taken very seriously by overclockers, as it can easily make a few degrees C difference in CPU temperature. Back in 11 I settled on Arctic Silver 5 (AS5), as it was cheap, easy to use, and very effective. Some TIM's are not meant to be removed - ever - and harden like epoxy. Some brands are very thick and don't spread easily when a moderate pressure is applied (such as Diamond IC). Some others are just a PITA to remove. But the method of application is what's most important - the grain of rice method is best IMO. Never use the credit card (or knife) method - causes air pockets. And if you remove (or even move) the cooler after/while mounting, never continue to use the TIM application, always clean it off and start anew. I recommend alcohol to clean off most TIM, including AS5, using cotton balls & Q-tips. Unfortunately I am not at my computer right now, I have a URL to a great (albeit old) EVGA thread depicting TIM applications (better than the one that the link above leads to). EDIT: the pics are probably gone now anyway. But as far as TIM brands, my notes are from 2011 and things change, there are plenty of reviews of TIM out there, remember thermal conductivity is not everything, ease of use and permanence counts just as much. The review that I used listed and rated 83 of them, and since them AS has released an even better TIM (but it's all for just a very tiny difference in CPU temperature). There should be some pretty good youtube vids out there of application instructions, find one that also shows how NOT to apply it too - and shows you why. It is very easy to fall into fallacies of method that can allow trapped air (pockets) in the application (this is bad). And remember, you don't need to cover the ENTIRE top of the CPU with TIM, only a small area in or very near the middle is all that matters, only about 50% coverage is necessary.

Cores. The package temp is irrelevant. However, keep in mind the BIOS settings regarding fan control temperatures are package temperature, which typically are about 15C cooler than the cores when exercising all cores equally - and it varies with the specific models and cooling. I differ in opinion about coolers, there are some excellent AIO closed-loop water coolers out there, but you have to do the homework to find out which is best. But it's all moot if you don't have room to mount a dual-fan radiator, and don't want to upgrade the case. That said, it does only give a small difference (prob. about 10C) in temp from your excellent entry-level Evo. I've been using a Corsair H100 for 5 years, upgraded from a Megahalem (strictly air tower). But my CPU is a SB-E 6-core i7-3930K so it generates A LOT of heat when all 6 cores are in use (being exercised). AIO coolers are easy to install, compared to custom water loops. When I did mine, I did homework to find fans with good static air pressure, and settled on CM Excalibur 2K RPM fans in push-pull, meaning 2 on each side of the radiator, all controlled by the motherboard automatic speed control (Asus Rampage series has it's advantages) with custom adjusted settings for low and high temperature (availability was a factor in choosing my fans too). Also the noise was heavily considered when I chose my fans. When my computer is idle, it is pretty quiet, but when I get into a demanding 3D game like Fallout4, it is noticeable. I could probably have them set to run slower, with just a little higher CPU temp, but I want my CPU to run cool (hmm, perhaps I should tinker with it now that it is >5yr. old). If you really want to learn about cooling and overclocking, try the EVGA forums. In particular, the one for "overclocking." IMO they are a lot more active and informative, especially for beginners, than other overclocking/cooling forums. There is a great deal there you can read without even joining/posting. Overclockers usually know a great deal about cooling. Also, modern (Intel) CPUs have automatic throttling, unless you don't have a cooler correctly mounted you almost can't burn them up even if you tried - unless you have it overclocked way too far and then that's another issue altogether. It's more of an issue of preventing temperature throttling when playing or running your application. http://www.evga.com/community/modsRigs/images/sm_mods_off.gif

There are mods that require SKSE that don't use MCM, BTW, FYI.

Yeah, GL with that. There's a reason why we keep our number of installed mods to a reasonable size. My advice to you is: in the future, only install the mods you want most, keep your list down to about 50 if possible, 100 at most if you really want to push it. And read ALL the descriptions carefully and go through all the posts for the past 6mos. to see if there are problems with the mod. If you do that, I can't see how you ever can manage to run that many mods, it might take a me a month just to do that (not worth it). Otherwise you risk problems like you have now.

Hey I just read something that might be pertinent: "Menu based hotkeys may not work with mods beyond the 127th mod slot." Source: http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/36328/? But if you are putting SkyUI that far down the mod order, you have other issues too. FYI.

IDK but I am guessing that's just some artist's conception, that don't look like a screenshot to me.

Check (as above). To begin with, your (saved game) load times should be several seconds faster. The game has short times when it loads new textures/NPCs/monsters/items when traveling around topside, this would be up to a second normally (varies according to your system), might be like 1/4 sec. (or less, approx.) for SSD. "Random seek" times of the HDD/SSD is what is important here, not big file read times. SSDs make those little loads less noticeable. Fast travel loads would vary similar to the difference in loading a saved game.

I see you missed the part about (supposedly) it's a separate release, not an upgrade. Supposedly (according to the announcements/Q&A in April) you can have both installed in Steam simultaneously.

So shouldn't the 5th era start after the questline is over? Also, I think many ppl forget about smell, Alduin could smell the Dragonborn, and knew he was in/near Helgen. It was just a matter of coincidence in timing. However, smelling from 100ft. in the air, can't determine the exact location.

It's not about trouble on the road, it's about having to go clear past Karthwasten to climb up the mountain cliffs, and even then trouble getting up there. I don't use anything that mods jump height.

I am loving the possibility of any different of experience, even if just graphics enhancement. I would even persevere through update hell (borks).

From the Markarth farm you should stick to the Western mountains area, and stay away from the well-traveled path North, it is too hard to get there from it. Instead travel the highlands to the Lover stone. That's what I have found to be the quickest/easiest way, it's not too long of a journey if you use sneak enchants and just sneak all the way without going close to the other compass points or engaging enemies. Of course it helps to sneak at night too.

I have been using Sneak Tools for months, hundred hours/month. And never a problem like this, except when, as said, I put on an identity-concealing mask/hood. Mine works just fine.

Chances are, if your computer was loaded with Vista it isn't up to running 10, so it's a moot point. Don't bother with 32-bit. And just because it says that 2GB is minimum, don't assume that means your 2GB is fine. IMO Win 10 will be very RAM-starved with 2GB, especially playing games. And then there is your processor speed, and the (lack of?) Windows 10 drivers for your hardware.

Where do you suppose those vats of cheese come from there? Perhaps hagravens occasionally come by and rub some on themselves...

Logitech has software which I think can bind to keys - or game profiles that do that. Check your mouse software - and update it if necessary.

ericjmz, Thank you very much for the update, so many ppl just don't bother letting us know how it went, it's like a breath of fresh air. So very glad all is going so well for you. You did install "Unread Books Glow," right? Makes it quick to determine if you should bother reading the book - brightest setting BTW or you will not be able to tell in full sunlight although the text symbol que (asterisk?) is present for unread books. Personally I put great emphasis on Sneak & alchemy in the early game, but that's a personal preference and one day I intend to make a char that doesn't sneak at all. Getting your alchemy up quick is a great way to make septims (gold), and greatly improves enchanting; I also use the "Rich Merchants" mod (10000g ver) too, in order to sell all those potions among many other things. My Lv113 has over 1.22Mg now. GL to you.

Hmm, I've never installed the CK. Don't think doing that is worth the effort. Thx anyway.