Skarburn Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 Hey all! Currently in the process of reinstalling Skyrim and adding all my mods. But I was just abit curious on peoples opinions on 2k vs 4k textures. Are the differences really noticeable when you are just playing the game like normal and not taking screenshots etc? And is the extra quality worth the extra pressure it puts on the system?Trying to decide if I should just leave the 4k versions of the texture mods be or go with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sareth00 Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 wait. how much vram you have? if under 2GB do not install 4k textures.if you want to try...make a backup, then install textures, eventually optimize them.................you see the difference but it depends on your hardware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skarburn Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 Thanks for reply! :)I have 4 GB of vram on my GTX 770. So that shouldn't be a problem :) Mostly curious because of skyrim tendency to CTD when it's heavily modded. And not sure if the 4k textures are worth it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whocares65 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 First of all, I recall that Skyrim mirrors texture data in RAM. Due to the infamous 3.1 GB RAM limitation, RAM is probably the limiting factor here, not VRAM. This is certainly the case for me, and I've only got 3 GB VRAM. Secondly, I'd seriously take a look at whether the 4K texture actually has any details that the 2K texture lacks. Are there really any details smaller than one pixel of a 2K resolution monitor, which would make 4K texture useful? Even if this is so, are you going to be close enough to see it? Where is the texture going to be used? In some parts of the game, textures are stretched to cover objects that are too large for them, e.g. a 512x512 texture for a giant boulder. Here, 4K might be better than 2K; if it's going to be a small pebble, obviously not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanchan05 Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Personally I just decided to use my resources for gameplay enhancement mods and dump texture packs altogether. Besides, Sands of Time doesn't work well with 2k textures, what more 4k. I just used the Hi-Res Optimized pack and used the option to replaced only the textures smaller than 1k. It would depend on what your mod build would be then, and your priority. Would you have lots of mods that demand resources, making gameplay enhancements? Or you would you rather have your game looking good, but almost vanilla gameplay experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitualBlack Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 If you computer is up for 4k textures and you actually notice an improvement than go for it. A well made 2k texture is much better looking than a poorly made 4k texture so the asthetics are really all that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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