I think I need to update my computer.

[TheWickedGamer]

I am trying to play Skyrim, the original LE not the SE edition, but I just can't. The thing is, I played for over 250 hours on this same rig when it first came out and I have upgraded a few things since then. Something else, when I started playing again (about 2 weeks ago), I played for a while until I got to the point where my I couldn't load a save without crashing - I would get an error about C++ Runtime Error.

 

On this first playthrough, I was playing with the free HD pack and my game was running really smooth. I would get CTDs often, mostly in battles, but even in high density areas, not much lag or jerkiness. So I completely uninstalled and reinstalled everything (even using MO) and went with no HD textures and ran the game on the lowest settings.

 

Everything was smooth when starting the game, but the more areas I explored, the slower and slower (lag) and choppier it got. I got further running smoother using the HD textures, I just don't understand it. I still had the same CTD issues, but much less of them than my first playthrough. Yet, my computer was running hard the entire time, really hard.

 

These are my computer specs (tell me if I need to add more information):

 

 

OS:
Windows 10 - 64 Bit

Processor:
AMD Phenom II X6 1045T Processor, 2700 Mhz, 6 Core, 6 Logical Processors

Graphics Card:
AMD Radeon HD 6670

RAM:
12 GB

Available Physical Memory:
8.92 GB

Total Virtual Memory:
13.8 GB

Available Virtual Memory:
10.4 GB

 

 

I don't think this is an issue of which mods I am using (I will post if you want me to), when I restarted, I got rid of more than half that I was using on my first playthrough (when the game was running smoother). I just don't understand it completely.

 

Any advice is appreciated.

 

EDIT:

On my first playthrough I didn't have the DLC for much of it, but I bought and installed it after I started playing. Are they that much more demanding on my CPU than just the original?

 

What would you recommend me upgrade?

Edited July 1, 2017 by TheWickedGamer

[Erik005]

A CTD usually isn't a hardware issue, have you tried reinstalling windows?

 

Have you checked the temperatures when gaming?

Edited July 1, 2017 by Erik005

[TheWickedGamer]

A CTD usually isn't a hardware issue, have you tried reinstalling windows?

 

Have you checked the temperatures when gaming?

No, not yet. My computer runs hard when running the game, and my main issue after reinstalling is that it gets really jerky when I move around not smooth at all.

[Mipasa]

Well this sound like my first experience in skyrim oboy I have had a long road before I got skyrim stable. But first and this needs too be done on a freash installed skyrim.

Clean it with Xedit there are plenty video how too do it and you will never get it too run properly before you have done it.

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/25859/? for cleaning.

cleaning by gopher.

[iXenite]

In addition to the video already posted here, I do suggest follow this written guide for the actual cleaning. Gopher can introduce you to the steps, but this written guide is more up to date in terms of how you should actually clean your mods. There has been some new things discovered about the process since the video was made.

 

GUIDE - Manual Cleaning Master ESM's For Skyrim and Skyrim SE:

http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/82342/?