Lag issues for a Laptop (newbie)

[TheBrandamonium]

Hi, first off, I wanna start by saying thanks to everyone who has come together to make this great game even better. After seeing what Nexus Mods had to offer, I knew I had to get a gaming laptop to play Skyrim and try them out. That being said, I'm still not too great at modding. I've probably made a lot of rookie mistakes, but I followed the "guide to modding Skyrim" posted on the Nexus to consolidate my textures and to properly use Wyre Bash, Loot, TES5 Edit and, of course, MO. Still, I seem to have quite the lag problem. I've tried FPS boosters and mods, lower end graphics and a lot of other things. The only think I can think is causing this is that my laptop, while not too shabby, isn't able to run some of the more high-end mods I have.

So, I'd like to know what of my mods I should replace/get rid of, and if there are better alternatives to what I have. What I'm really looking for is a complete experience overhaul; different perks, fighting, magic, character creation, survival, all of it. So I tried to do my best, but I may have overdone it.

I've re-done my mod list so many times and started from scratch that I'd rather not have to do that again. I'm trying to do a RP playthrough where my character starts as a member of the Thieves Guild, becomes a member of the Dark Brotherhood then redeems himself as the Dragonborn (I've redone the Thieves Guild more times than I care to count), but I'd be willing to restart fresh again if that would help.

Basically, any recommendations for what I should be using to maximize my experience without causing lag. I've tried both SkyRe and PerMa and it was a bit too complicated for my taste, so I'm using SPERG. Below is my loadout:

0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm
2 2 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp
3 3 Dawnguard.esm
4 4 Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp
5 5 HearthFires.esm
6 6 Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp
7 7 Dragonborn.esm
8 8 Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp
Falskaar.esm
Wyrmstooth.esp
9 9 ApachiiHair.esm
10 a SPERG.esm
11 b EFFCore.esm
moonpath.esm
12 c daymoyl.esm
13 d Campfire.esm
14 e TravellersOfSkyrim.esm
15 f ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
16 10 Cutting Room Floor.esp
17 11 ShowRaceMenuAlternative.esp
18 12 RaceMenu.esp
19 13 RaceMenuPlugin.esp
20 14 SkyUI.esp
21 15 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
22 16 Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
23 17 Another Sorting-RealWeight.esp
24 18 Unique Region Names.esp
25 19 Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
26 1a Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
27 1b AMatterOfTime.esp
28 1c AHZmoreHUD.esp
29 1d Extended UI.esp
30 1e Chesko_LoreBasedLoadingScreens.esp
31 1f YOT - Your Own Thoughts.esp
32 20 BlitzConsoleCommandsMCM.esp
33 21 HelmetToggle2.02b.esp
34 22 Organized Books v2.0.esp
35 23 ImprovedSkillBooks.esp
36 24 manny_Status.esp
37 25 360WalkandRunPlus-RunBackwardSpeedAdjust.esp
38 26 fFastTravelSpeedMult_4.esp
39 27 Beards.esp
40 28 Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp
41 29 RealShelter.esp
42 2a BlackthornManor.esp
Helgen Reborn.esp
43 2b Kill Every NPC.esp
44 2c Rebirth Monster.esp
45 2d ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp
Undeath.esp
46 2e Civil War Overhaul.esp
47 2f BetterQuestObjectives.esp
48 30 TimingIsEverything.esp
49 31 Wintermyst - Enchantments of Skyrim.esp
Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
50 32 Immersive Weapons.esp
51 33 WeaponsArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp
52 34 Unique Uniques.esp
53 35 DragonFire-Dragonborn.esp
54 36 Duel - Combat Realism.esp
55 37 TwoRings.esp
56 38 Project Ultimatum.esp
57 39 Increased Bounty & Guild Rewards.esp
58 3a Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp
59 3b dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
60 3c RealisticRoomRental-Basic.esp
61 3d VioLens.esp
62 3e All Geared Up.esp
63 3f RSPatch.esp
64 40 UIExtensions.esp
sandboxcylinderheight.esp
65 41 HearthfireMultiKid.esp
66 42 HearthfireMultiKid_LastName.esp
67 43 MIDFollowMeCloser.esp
68 44 Hypothermia.esp
69 45 Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
70 46 BFT Ships and Carriages.esp
71 47 Mercy.esp
72 48 RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
73 49 Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
74 4a When Vampires Attack.esp
75 4b TravellersOfSkyrim - Vanilla.esp
76 4c Chemistry.esp
77 4d Perks Unbound.esp
78 4e Perks Unbound - Dragonborn.esp
79 4f SPERG.esp
80 50 Perks Unbound - Dawnguard.esp
81 51 TradeBarter.esp
82 52 Better Vampires.esp
83 53 Convenient Horses.esp
84 54 RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp
85 55 RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp
86 56 Inconsequential NPCs.esp
87 57 TheChoiceIsYours.esp
88 58 Cloaks.esp
89 59 Run For Your Lives.esp
90 5a BecomeKingofSkyrim.esp
91 5b DeadlyDragons.esp
92 5c EFFDialogue.esp
93 5d BetterQuestObjectives-EFFPatch.esp
94 5e Skyrim Shadow Striping Fix.esp
moonpath_questdata.esp
95 5f CCO - Permanent Birthsigns.esp
96 60 DungeonQuestAwareness.esp
97 61 MissingApprentices.esp
98 62 RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp
99 63 RND_USKP-Patch.esp
100 64 JaxonzUtilities.esp
101 65 Quest Eraser.esp
102 66 BetterQuestObjectives-CRFPatch.esp
103 67 _tck_SpellCrafting.esp
104 68 daymoyl_DawnguardAddon.esp
105 69 Console Books.esp
106 6a Hunterborn.esp
107 6b The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp
108 6c BetterQuestObjectives-PaarDilemmaPatch.esp
109 6d YOT - Hunterborn.esp
110 6e VendorSaleDelay-Gone.esp
111 6f ArtifactsOfBoethiah.esp
112 70 Brevi_MoonlightTales.esp
113 71 BetterQuestObjectives-MoonlightPatch.esp
114 72 Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
115 73 Height Adjusted Races.esp
116 74 Races.esp
117 75 Dr_Bandolier.esp
118 76 Dragon Soul Relinquishment.esp
119 77 FunctionalBags.esp
120 78 Dead Body Collision.esp
121 79 1nivWICCloaks.esp
122 7a 1nivWICSkyCloaksPatch.esp
123 7b ApparelLayer.esp
124 7c ArchmageTolfdir.esp
125 7d Soulfire.esp
126 7e _admod.esp
127 7f Biggger Baddder Bears - Standard.esp
128 80 Merchants Reply Only With Take A Look.esp
129 81 FNISspells.esp
130 82 RND_AnimalLoot.esp
131 83 ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hazardous.esp
132 84 ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp
133 85 DeadlyMonsters.esp
134 86 Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
135 87 MixedUnitTactics.esp
GuildStarter.esp
136 88 ReneersCrimeOverhaul.esp
137 89 PreventsAccidentPickUp.esp
138 8a HonedMetal.esp
139 8b Unlimited Training.esp
140 8c Character Creation Overhaul.esp
141 8d CCO - Diverse Races And Genders.esp
142 8e CCO - Dynamic Skill Progression.esp
143 8f CCO - Oblivion Carry Weights.esp
144 90 RaceMenuMorphsCBBE.esp
145 91 SkyCompleteLegendary.esp
146 92 Tribunal Robes by Zairaam.esp
147 93 Dragon Combat Overhaul.esp
148 94 dD-No Spinning Death Animation Merged.esp
149 95 Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
150 96 BetterQuestObjectives-AlternateStartPatch.esp
151 97 da_alternate_start_extension.esp
152 98 Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

 

Thanks in advance!

[vram1974]

Lag is usually caused by 3 things:

 

1. Too many textures for your video card to handle. Reduce your texture sizes.

2. Too many scripts and mods running for your CPU. Reduce the number of mods.

3. Too many NPCs in your worldspace. Reduce mods that add random NPC overload.

[TheBrandamonium]

Thank you kind sir.