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Have tried all of the tweaks and still the FPS is really low, so low it is uplayable. Guess it means just saving up for a gaming computer *sigh*. Never mind, thank for all of the help anyway ^.^

I tried Skyrim on my laptop tonight and it has VERY low FPS... However, this is without any of the tweaks or adjustments, so I will try the suggestions above and see if I can make it playable! Thank you so much for all o the tips and suggestions, hopefully we will get a playable game! :)

Okay, thank you for the help everyone :) How would I be able to turn shadowing off? Is that in SkyrimPrefs?

Your PC will not run it with the SIS card I think those chips maxed out at 128-256MB and were slower than some newer Intels. Your Notebook, however, looks like it will run it, but the video is still a tad too slow. Check out this Graphics Card Hierarchy: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html See your chipset wayyyyyyyyyy down there? Even on low settings, you should expect no more than 5-10FPS. With an intel, you just can't expect much. I would try to install a video card in your desktop PC. If you need some boosts, check out this video I made to increase performance on skyrim with low system specs: "www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHg7u6cRZ6A" Adding all these gave about a 50-100% increase. Hi, thanks for the reply :D But my PC did run it fine, with no frame rate problems, I just had to make sure it was on the lowest graphics settings. I'm a bit amateur with computers! If I utilise the boosts you linked in, along with the lowest possible texture and display settings, will my laptop be able to run it at an adequate speed? I'm not asking for amazing HD or anything, just a game I can play and enjoy without it completely crashing my laptop and making it useless. If the SIS card managed to run it (Which you said would not be able to) will my laptop's card manage? Thanks very much for your reply ^^

Ok, try uninstalling all of your mods first and see if it works then... If it does then you know it is one of them which is causing them problem. Then work through them by looking at the mod details on the page and look in the comments section to see if any other users have encountered a similar problem. If not, then work through uninstalling them until you find the one that is causing the issue. This is a long and boring process but it's often the only way. If you do find out which mod causes the problem, send a message to the author politely alerting them to the issue so that they can maybe work towards finding a fix :) Hope this has helped.

I would try first any mods that change gameplay... Eg, your Archery Overhaul rather than mods that add items. Things that would alter any scripting in the game. Also, have you got the "Cornered Rat" quest from the Thieves Guild line? I understand you want to play a good character but you need this for the main storyline. This quest will sometimes trigger the guard to come and therefore allow you to enter Riften. If this doesn't work then you will definately know that it's something not related to gameplay.

Well then I would definately try uninstalling your mods in sections to see if any of them are cauing any problems. If the problem still occurs with no mods installed then maybe save your savegames and try reinstalling the game. Also, check you have all of the Bethesda updates, they usually patch anything like this :)

If it's the gameplay, then make sure it's daytime because they seem to lock up at night XD And also, the guards are all crooks so you will encounter one and they will try and get you to pay them to get in. If you don't want to, persuade them or intimidate them. So maybe wait around for this guard to show up? If it is definately nothing to do with the gameplay then maybe try uninstalling your mods in sections to see if one of them is causing the problem. I had this with Oblivion and uninstalled them one by one until I found the one causing the problem >.< Hope this helped :)

Hi everyone :D Recently my PC crashed completely and had to be thrown away D: But I still really wanna play Skyrim and can't afford a new gaming PC. I was wondering if I could play it on my laptop... I used a website to see if it met the system requirements and it said NO but it also said this about my PC, and that ran it fine :S I don't want to wreck my laptop because I need it for work and things, but really miss playing Skyrim D: So here were my old PC specs: Fujitsu SCENIC Edition X102 - Celeron 2.8 GHz Processor: 1 x Intel Celeron / 2.8 GHz Cache Memory: 256 KB L2 Cache Cache Per Processor: 256 KB Hard Drive: 1 x 40GB - standard - ATA-100 Graphics Controller: SiS Mirage Shared Video Memory (UMA) OS Provided: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition And here are my laptop specs: Pentium® Dual-Core CPU T4300 @ 2.10GHz Dual Core 2.1 GHz 4.0GHz RAM Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit Mobile Intel® 4 Series Express Chipset Family Video Card 221.5 GB Free Disc Space I'm really not worried about playing it on max settings, the minimum would be fine. I am just worrying about messing up my laptop! Would really appreciate any help! Thank you!!