Possible ENB issue with Nvidia gtx 1070?

[duffman9465]

Hey guys, I have an issue here that I would like to address to others who own an Nvidia gtx 10xx series graphics card running on Windows 10. I'm having a very specific issue that is making the game unplayable no matter what I do. I seem to be having an issue with enb using an Nvidia 1070 on Windows 10 causing the screen to be half black like the letterbox setting for the enb is just too large for the bottom portion. Here's a list of things I've tried since I've been researching this issue and been trying many different things:

 

-use the injector version of enb (this didn't work. I was only able to play the game for about 10 minutes before Skyrim reported a memory crash. Also, when I used the injector version, enb wasn't working at all)

 

-download and install directx june 2010 (I only did this to help with certain crash issues I've been having, doesn't have much to do with the screen half black issue)

 

-disable mist in enbseries.ini (this doesn't work at all. The screen remains half black even with this disabled)

 

-bfloatrendertarget=1 (this was the first thing I tried. It didn't make the screen return to normal at all)

 

-edit the vignette or letterbox of the enb preset (this makes absolutely no changes at all. The screen is still half black)

 

-download and install enbseries 0.308 (this update does not fix or seem compatible with the new cards. I'm not sure though. The changelog for it isn't very specific to what it's updated for. This also released today, so I figured it would be good to make note about)

 

I don't know what else to do here. There doesn't seem to be very many people that know about/have this issue. But if someone could help me figure this out, then I'm sure it would help out a bunch of other people too for either right now, or in the future. This issue has happened across a few other enb settings too, not just one. I do also want to add that the loading screens are full resolution without the blacked out issue. The start screen, the items/map/perks/magic screen, and the game starts up full resolution too. So it's just the gameplay itself that has the screen half blacked out

 

Here's my specs just for reference:

 

Intel i7 6700k

Nvidia GTX Geforce 1070 8gb

16gb ddr4 ram

Asus z170-a

240gb ssd

 

Please don't post random google searches here if you don't know something that might help. I've covered a lot of the main things that are known to fix this issue, and none of them have worked. If someone knows something, please share it

Edited July 21, 2016 by duffman9465

[Darkstyler35]

If you're using Win10 + Geforce 1070 8gb, there are some hardware limitations that will lead to problems.

[duffman9465]

That's not really what I'm looking for although it's good information to reference if I was having a different issue. Please read again and take note of the issue I'm addressing. I'm hoping that somewhere there's a solution for this screen half black, which isn't really a hardware limitation issue being that load screens, no enb settings, game menus, and game start up screen are all in full resolution with no blacked out areas of the screen. Otherwise, I'll just try to drop down to Windows 7 (which I don't want to do being that Skylake motherboards require many workarounds just to get half the OS installed). The game itself does great on Windows 10, I believe it's just an enb issue with Windows 10 and the newer video card updates more than anything. If anyone knows how to fix this, please share

[Darkstyler35]

<That's not really what I'm looking for although it's good information to reference if I was having a different issue. Please read again and take note of the issue I'm addressing> I know about your issue as I'm the one who spent hours trying to help you recently in your other topic.

 

<I believe it's just an enb issue with Windows 10 and the newer video card updates more than anything> in your last topic I suggested to uninstall your ENB and in response, you said that it made the game to crash.

• I think you should uninstall definately the ENB + Make skyrim vanilla again to make sure nothing is left in skyrim folders that can lead to crash.
• TEST in game, if it didn't work, revert back to older drivers. If this doesn't work, you have a problem with your OS or hardware that may need professional assistance.
• If it worked, use an efficient modding guide to make wise choices, especially concerning VRAM demanding mods, ENB, Hi rez things and settings.
• Eventually install ENBOOST, but read this first, scroll down to ENB haxx.

 

• Now the information I gave you concerning Win10 will help you to understand that you must make wise choices, as this combination of hardware + OS is far from the best choice to play skyrim in terms of stability and performances. Thank you Nvidia.
• You may also wait for someone passing by and says "hey I know exactly what's the problem !". Your game, your rules. I've made everything I could to help and I think by default, you have everything above to resolve your problem.

Good luck

[duffman9465]

So, I do have a question about Windows 10 and directx 9 games. Is there any possible way to allocate more than 4gb of vram? Because I've really just been testing around so that I can get a feel for Windows 10 and gaming. I know that the technical answer is going to be no on that one, but there must be something we can do? But I had also been trying to play a retail cd version of the game that I got from Walmart and it wasn't supported on steam, I have no idea why, but I just bought the game again on steam because I want the special edition upgrade for free when it releases. Does enb/enboost change how much memory the game uses even on windows 10?

 

Also, I would downgrade to Windows 7, if I could. Especially since Windows 7 is the best for most of the games I own, but because of a few reasons, I'm stuck with Windows 10. But as long as there's possible solutions I'm ok with playing around and seeing how suggestions will work out. I did read that reddit post you linked, very useful info and filled in some blanks, but figured you're knowledgeable and could ask some questions regarding Skyrim and Windows 10

Edited July 22, 2016 by duffman9465

[Darkstyler35]

<Is there any possible way to allocate more than 4gb of vram?>
To resume : the problem is that even if your specs are superior to mine, (GTX 970 4 GB) with your OS you'll have the same results. So either you consider keeping win10 and acting in consequence, (like if you had a 970) concerning mods, ENB, Hi rez, etc... Either you use windows 7. I don't see other choices. So the answer to your question is no there's not any workaround untill Nvidia decides to do something.
<but there must be something we can do?> Praying ? I'm afraid there's no solution except accepting or downgrading to seven.

This was the negative point. The positive one is that you're far above from the recommanded settings :

• 4GB System RAM
• DirectX 9.0c compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI video card with 1GB of RAM

This is for skyrim only, a modded skyrim is more expensive in term of resources demanding, but you can enhance your gameplay with an efficient guide such as STEP and allocate your resources in things you'll think really necessary. Better using the best resolution with standard textures + antialiasing, etc.. than 2k or 4k textures with medium settings... Wise choices are the key.

 

Here are some ideas in order to reduce VRAM usage.

 

I'd also like some other people to answer here and give their advices, that would be great.

 

Later :wink:

[duffman9465]

Well I have to say, this cap is extremely annoying. Windows 10 works great on my computer, except for gaming. Although it wasn't anything I wanted to hear (because I was hoping that everything would work out and not give me such hassle) you've been very informative. Too bad Microsoft and Nvidia aren't going to do much or anything about this issue. It's going to suck, but it's looking like I'm gunna have to switch to Windows 7 for more than just this reason alone. I have other games that aren't running well on Windows 10 too. And yes, it would be nice to have other opinions in here besides just you and me. If anyone has some thoughts, or anything, please chime in and give us something to consider

[chelsea23231]

If you're using Win10 + Geforce 1070 8gb, there are some hardware limitations that will lead to problems.

Man the good old xp days when the os was still lightweight lol.. 10 soaks up the resources in comparison. If its just a gaming desktop disable and remove a ton of nonsense from windows tho.. id say thats a driver issue... if your sure your gpu is in good condition.. doesnt seem to be a performance issue at all tho. An 1070 can handle a good bit.. particularly if you purchased one thats a high quality aftermarket.. like the zotac amp extreme models were.. heavy duty cooling for all that extra juice.. out of the box its got about another 25% headroom if you increase max power and never gets hot even pushing up to 2100mhz and significant memory bump. In fact it outperforms low tier 1080s that use the stock dynamic clocking. Remeber to always consider the power and cooling when comparing the same cards for purchase... the killer in performance between them is always in their ability to handle power and displace heat. Check your driver or do a clean install.. which is a headache i know especially if you spent on the time on the mods.. you could just use a highspeed drive tho to bring em back so you dont have to use internet bandwidth. But its not the card.