fifteenspades Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) So i love to take beautiful screenshots ( and lots of them ) and i put a lot of effort into all of my shots. But since Skyrim doesn't crash anymore even my 4 gb GDDR5 GPU is being bent over.I use this ENB http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/37716/? The High Quality SettingsCombined with other 4k textures/2k and i love the way this enb makes my skyrim look in every way, however it's making my GPU run near 60-70 degrees which is just too hot for my comfort. Yes my Ventilation is poor and could be improved but that will have to wait till i can afford a new case and fans. In the mean time i was wondering what Settings on Somber ENB can i reduce to help my GPU out? Using Performance ENB's such as ( Project ENB, Realvision, Seasons of Skyrim ) keeps the GPU at around 40-45 degrees. But the way the game looks is not even close to what i want for beautiful screenshots. Images of Shots i take atm with Somber ENB settings. http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/images/369331/?http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/images/372541/?http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/images/386434/?http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/images/386372/? Thank you for any help anyone can provide, much appreciated. Edited January 31, 2014 by fifteenspades Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroKing Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Start with optimizing textures to 2K resolution, since ENB/ENBoost forces rendering away from RAM to VRAM, which means more GPU processing being done. Besides, 4K should be done mainly for screenshots, but not for gameplay. Stuttering, higher temps, etc. would usually result if you have a hefty amount of textures at extreme resolutions..... not good for gameplay purposes. Second, lower quality settings for SSAO, that's usually the performance killer. Somber ENB looks good, but its SSAO settings do not seem that great (based on the visuals, at least). Try adjusting these parameters: [sSAO_SSIL]SamplingQuality=0 -------> -1 = extreme, 0 = high, 1 = medium, 2 = performanceSamplingPrecision=0 -------> 0 = high, 1 = medium, 2 = performanceFilterQuality=0 -------> 0 = high, 1 = medium, 2 = performance SizeScale=1.0 ------> keep it in the range of 0.5 to 0.70711SourceTexturesScale=1.0 ------> keep it in the range of 0.5 to 0.70711 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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