8GB Large Address Mod help

[steezebe]

Yeh I'm running 2 SSD's in raid; They don't bottleneck with 750 MB/s.

 

@MSoap13: Interesting core affinity suggestion. I'll look into that some more. The Processor isn't going at more than 20-30% load, so there may be a bug somewhere there.

 

However what I've found is that when I run other programs in the background, such as iTunes or even leave the nexus mod manager open, my frame rate jumps dramatically. I have SkyBoost running too, and that gives me @40 FPS lag-free and glorious, which is great.

 

why this is doing this, however, is beyond me; it's rather counter-intuitive...

 

But thanks for the 32-bit/64-bit heads-up. I was hoping the game could run x64, but I guess that will be for another day.

[Windfish101]

I have found that in more modern computers, the problem isn't RAM, or what-not. It's the relationship between GPU and CPU. In most cases, your GPU does most of the work while the super-powerful CPU is sitting back sipping coffee.

 

 

I play on an ASUS A53Z. It's nothing fancy, not even close to a gaming laptop, but I can run fine with Medium textures with high FX and fades. I have an AMD processor and a Radeon 6520G GPU, and run 30-40 fps, with the occasional dip to 25 in particularly intensive environments. (I use all reflections, complex shadows, and some other tweaks.)

 

Here's how:

 

I recommend downloading ATTK Skyrim (before the commercial version is released, so you can get it for free.) It seeks to address just this problem.

 

Also, enabling threading in the .ini (or through skyconfig, if you get ATTK) will allow Skyrim to use more than a few CPUs at a time.

 

I also recommend HiAlgoBoost if you see stuttering. It'll lower the resolution while you're turning, which can look weird, but it will smooth out most stuttering.

 

Note: You may think, "Thirty FPS? That's nothing. I run 90." Well, you may be, but you're not seeing it. 30 fps is actually very close to how our brain processes what we see. That's why, while PS3's have really sharp graphics, they can seem rougher than the 360's smooth graphics.

Edited April 14, 2013 by Windfish101

[viodhawk]

Lol... your memory isn't the bottleneck. In fact, having more than 4-6 gigs of decent DDR3 RAM is a complete waste outside special cases. (i.e. CGI, high res photo editing, video editing) Skyrim only uses a tad over 2 gigs in the MOST EXTREME cases, texture mods included.

 

Your bottleneck is that AMD processor.

You said his AMD 955 was his bottleneck ... rofl ... thanks I needed a good laugh. That chip could run two iterations of skyrim were it not for various (non-cpu related ) issues. The 955 STILL holds the world record for front side bus speed incidentally.

And by the way , my 965 Black Edition stays at a nice cool 47c while running 4.4 Ghz. And no , I'm NOT liquid cooled on that system either.

Cost = $90 clams on newegg last year. Put that in your Intel-fanboy pipe and smoke it.