Skyrim running fast

[WingRider]

So I've been playing Skyrim for a while, but I just started having an odd problem. Whenever I run the game, instead of everything happening at the right speed, everything runs about 2-3 times as fast as it should. Which makes doing anything nearly impossible (tapping E to get stuff lifts it instead, like I had held the button). Not sure what's going on or how to fix it.

 

Running on the computer.

 

Windows XP

Athlon 3600

Geforce 550 TI

 

Any help would be appreciated.

[Tmacky11]

So I've been playing Skyrim for a while, but I just started having an odd problem. Whenever I run the game, instead of everything happening at the right speed, everything runs about 2-3 times as fast as it should. Which makes doing anything nearly impossible (tapping E to get stuff lifts it instead, like I had held the button). Not sure what's going on or how to fix it.

 

Running on the computer.

 

Windows XP

Athlon 3600

Geforce 550 TI

 

Any help would be appreciated.

 

I'm no help...BUT...I'm having the same problem...drivin me crazy,only thing I can do is to carry more items or operate in the walk mode...:(

[Dan3345]

This happens in the havok engine when the game is running above 60 fps. For some reason the game literally speeds up as you gain FPS. So you can turn on vsync to cap it at your monitors refresh rate, or get a FPS cap that someone made specifically for this game on the nexus. Don't use vsync though if your monitor goes above 60herz to say like 120.

[WingRider]

So installing a FPS limiter didn't actually fix anything. In fact, it broke the game more. Instead of running correctly, it was still flipping out, it just ran in fits and starts rather than in a constant blitz fashion like it had been.

 

Edit: So, fiddling around, seems whatever the problem is, it goes away after I reboot. Annoying, but I suppose workable. Still wish I knew WHY it's happening...

Edited December 31, 2011 by WingRider