skyrimlover666 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I want to know how many mods I can handle with my gpu and when I upgrade my pc here is my PC build: CPU:Intel core i5 3330Ram:8GBCurrent GPU: GT 630 2GBGPU that I want to buy:GTX 950 Can upgrading my GPU make a difference in adding more gamplay enhancing mods(I play on native resolution of 768p)and I have skyrim legendary edition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 A better GPU means you can use more graphics mods. Your CPU and RAM should be more important for scripted mods and whatnot. Can you run the Vanilla game on Ultra settings with no problems? I would assume at that resolution 60fps shouldn't be too hard to reach. If that is the case, you should be fine. Especially with the GTX 950. Although, I would suggest waiting for AMD's Polaris cards to come out. The RX 470 shouldn't be all that expensive and will (most likely) be a lot better than the GTX 950. Just a suggestion. Also, consider going here for more advice on your upgrading your PC. If you want more advice that is. https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/forum/123-hardware-and-software-discussion/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrimlover666 Posted June 20, 2016 Author Share Posted June 20, 2016 No I can't run skyrim on vanilla in ultra even at this res with my current GPU I can run it on high but with a little 2 second freeze every 30 minutes and I don't know about AMD but I am more of an Nvidia user but I will take a look thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iXenite Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 I would recommend looking into AMD's Polaris GPU's. The cost to performance ratio they are promising sounds great. If the cards turn out as well as they say they will, that will be a very good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertkor Posted June 21, 2016 Share Posted June 21, 2016 Because of the hard coding in skyrim and the fact its not (yet) a 64 bit program, Anything above 4GB of ram is moot, however if you overclock your ram to a high clock speed you can prossess more scripting quicker. The best thing you could do is to ensure ur GPU and CPU are both working the best they can without over stressing them. overclocking both will yeild good results however as the person above me said, going with the newer gens of AMD hardware would be a good idea. I myself picked up a r9 390X for less than the average GTX 960 and i am running 2k and sometimes 4k graphics with no frame loss. just make sure you have adequate VRAM with a good clock speed. Also your I5 might be bottle necking you a little, depending on if you can get it to clock a little faster. (nothing against the I5's) but ive had good luck with stability on both I7's and the AMD 8350. just my two cents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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