Blightboy Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Hello so i am planning to buy a graphic card for skyrim modding (most likely gtx 1070) but I want to know if this card is even "needed" or a lower graphic card can work well and what are the suggestions.I am not sure if i want to use the word "heavy" modding but its kinda heavy in the amount of installed mods (300+) in case of esp its 100-150, also if many mods has scripts does need a proper processor or anything is fine (i assume scripting is related to processor, my ram is 8 gb in case its related).also i am fine with using 2k texture (i just want to use some 4k for skins and so, few monsters retexture) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMastersSon Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) If your cpu is at least 3.5ghz (preferably faster) a 1070 is justified imo. Gamebryo's engine is more cpu-dependent than most others, with cpus much under 3.5ghz I wouldn't waste the extra money and would opt for a 980Ti or 1060. We run Skyrim/SSE on a slightly overclocked 980 with a 4.4ghz i5 and it's smooth as butter, so even a 980Ti or 1060 should be more than "enough" for it. Just remember the faster a card is, the less of a relative load is put on it by a given game, so the cooler it runs. Usually. Our 980 hits leaf blower mode pretty readily even with a 70-75C fan profile, we're looking into upgrading it because of noise not performance. Edited February 7, 2017 by TheMastersSon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blightboy Posted February 7, 2017 Author Share Posted February 7, 2017 (edited) If your cpu is at least 3.5ghz (preferably faster) a 1070 is justified imo. Gamebryo's engine is more cpu-dependent than most others, with cpus much under 3.5ghz I wouldn't waste the extra money and would opt for a 980Ti or 1060. We run Skyrim/SSE on a slightly overclocked 980 with a 4.4ghz i5 and it's smooth as butter, so even a 980Ti or 1060 should be more than "enough" for it. Just remember the faster a card is, the less of a relative load is put on it by a given game, so the cooler it runs. Usually. Our 980 hits leaf blower mode pretty readily even with a 70-75C fan profile, we're looking into upgrading it because of noise not performance.its a 3.4 (well .1ghz less so its not a big deal imo (at least i don't want to upgrade it at the moment just to be above 3.4). so in your opinion getting 1060 + new cpu is better than going for 1070 (just to be clear even tho i am embarrassed to say it, i am using a 4 years old pc, my motherboard is from the third generation while its the seventh now, my graphic card is 660) and because I have to buy games for more than one console I can't upgrade my whole pc and this is why I wanted to go for the graphic card because i thought my problem right now is the vram. As I mentioned above I am fine with going for 2k texture if something lower than 1070 can deal with it, but the most important right now for me is the mods with scripts, I am sure 1060 or 1070 is a big improvement from my 2gb vram current card, so if you would say 1060 + processor rather than 1070 i can go for that option.I am not the person that would feel annoyed about the noise (maybe because I didn't encounter this situation, but i think if the performance is huge i can handle some noises. also a side question why did you meantion Gamebryo's engine, skyrim is using a different engine? and thanks very much for your reply Edited February 7, 2017 by Blightboy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMastersSon Posted February 7, 2017 Share Posted February 7, 2017 Well I answered your question from my own perspective, which is ES4 almost entirely, but ime cpu speed makes as much or in some cases more of a difference than gpu in any ES title. According to forum posts around the web a lot of people have junky 2.4GHz cpus and wonder why Skyrim is choppy even with their brand new $1000 1080's. :) A gpu can't do everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias555 Posted February 11, 2017 Share Posted February 11, 2017 If your cpu is at least 3.5ghz (preferably faster) a 1070 is justified imo. Gamebryo's engine is more cpu-dependent than most others, with cpus much under 3.5ghz I wouldn't waste the extra money and would opt for a 980Ti or 1060. We run Skyrim/SSE on a slightly overclocked 980 with a 4.4ghz i5 and it's smooth as butter, so even a 980Ti or 1060 should be more than "enough" for it. Just remember the faster a card is, the less of a relative load is put on it by a given game, so the cooler it runs. Usually. Our 980 hits leaf blower mode pretty readily even with a 70-75C fan profile, we're looking into upgrading it because of noise not performance.its a 3.4 (well .1ghz less so its not a big deal imo (at least i don't want to upgrade it at the moment just to be above 3.4). so in your opinion getting 1060 + new cpu is better than going for 1070 (just to be clear even tho i am embarrassed to say it, i am using a 4 years old pc, my motherboard is from the third generation while its the seventh now, my graphic card is 660) and because I have to buy games for more than one console I can't upgrade my whole pc and this is why I wanted to go for the graphic card because i thought my problem right now is the vram. As I mentioned above I am fine with going for 2k texture if something lower than 1070 can deal with it, but the most important right now for me is the mods with scripts, I am sure 1060 or 1070 is a big improvement from my 2gb vram current card, so if you would say 1060 + processor rather than 1070 i can go for that option.I am not the person that would feel annoyed about the noise (maybe because I didn't encounter this situation, but i think if the performance is huge i can handle some noises. also a side question why did you meantion Gamebryo's engine, skyrim is using a different engine? and thanks very much for your reply If your CPU is unlocked you can easily boost your it to 4ghz. Look for a guide, it should be simple to get it to 4ghz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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