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Temps and FPS Questions


mcconnel

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I built a new machine to run Skyrim.

 

Core i7-2600K - Stock Cooler

MSI N570GTX Twin Frozr III PE/OC GeForce GTX 570 Fermi

16GB Corsair DDR3 RAM

Intel DZ68DB Motherboard

Intel 160GB 320 Series SSD

Nice case, single front intake and single rear exhaust fans.

 

Its a nice machine, to be sure. I installed Skyrim, set all to ultra and off I went.

 

I installed a few mods, nothing crazy fancy. The HD textures, flora and fauna stuff, map w/ roads. Nothing I think is a performance killer for this machine.

 

QUESTIONS:

 

1) I run FRAPS to check FPS. It pins at 60FPS indoors, always. Maybe a bounce lower but nothing serious. Im getting 20-30 FPS outdoors, it bounces all over the place but is actually noticeable. Are those FPS correct for this setup? Shouldn't I be getting higher FPS outdoors and if so how do I do it?

 

2) Im running SpeedFan to check temps. When I stop playing it reports all FIRE icons on all indicators. They quickly go back down to nice little green checkmarks. I can report back with exact temps but Im wondering if this is normal? Im worrying.

 

3) My video card allows for lots of over-clocking via its MSI Afterburner software. Should I muck with that and if so, how? The GPU fan NEVER spins up to an audible pitch, never spins up to 50% or anything near 100%. Should it be spinning up on its own to an audible roar (as I am kind of expecting)?

 

Thanks all! Hail Sithis!

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