What could be my problem? (Heavily modded Skyrim)

[Furymgs]

Hey everyone! I've gone through quite a few playthroughs of Skyrim (Normal Edition) in the past, but I've always been a bit on the cautious side when modding my game. Now that Skyrim has been out for a while, and that I have a pretty decent computer, I thought I was going to mod the hell out of it, especially when it comes to the graphics.

 

So since I usually don't really touch texture and graphic mods, I used a guide on the Nexus (http://www.nexusmods.com/skyrim/mods/76373/?). I didn't do EVERYTHING it said: Most notably, I'm not gonna use Parallax, and I only installed ENBoost without getting an actual ENB.

 

I did follow his intructions regarding configuration, as well as the instructions of a bunch of other links (like this one: http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENBlocal_INI/Memory). I'm no hardware expert at all, but I try to look things up on the internet, and I like to understand what I'm doing as much as possible, so I don't think I've been too crazy when editing my INI files.

 

Here's my config:

 

Windows 7 64 bits

8 GB of RAM

Intel Core i5-4590 CPU @ 3.30GHz 3.30GHz

NVidia GEForce GTX 960 2GB

 

 

The guide said that I should probably grab 2K textures with my 2GB GPU, so that's what I did, with very few 4K textures when there didn't seem to be any other choice. As I said, no Parallax, and no actual ENB, even though I did install ENBoost.

 

My mod list is pretty much complete. I haven't done the merged/bashed patches yet, and haven't activated DynDOLOD either. I'm benchmarking it by loading a new game and choosing the "camping in the woods" start (I'm using Alternate Start - Live Another Life) in order to test it in a situation with lots of trees and vegetation around, and there's horrible lag whenever I'm looking around or trying to move for more than a few steps. It's not as bad when I close my internet browser before launching the game (Firefox tends to eat up a bit of RAM when I leave it on for too long), but it's still pretty damn bad. No problems in interior cells. I use LOOT for my load order, though I switched one or two mods around. I've looked around on the internet to try and fix it, and while I had some measure of success, it's still bad enough to be unplayable, so that's why I'm coming there now.

 

Here's my load order (I use MO):

 

Skyrim.esm
Update.esm
Dawnguard.esm
HearthFires.esm
Dragonborn.esm
Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp
Falskaar.esm
Unique Flowers & Plants.esm
UnlimitedBookshelves.esp
SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esm
Nock2Tip.esm
WM Flora Fixes.esp
Campfire.esm
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm
notice board.esp
MolagBalsInferno.esm
JSwords.esm
FISS.esp
SkyUI.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp
WondersofWeather.esp
Vivid Landscapes.esp
EnhancedLightsandFX.esp
Enhanced Landscapes.esp
ELFX - Exteriors.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-2.esp
Vivid Snow.esp
mintylightningmod.esp
MintyLightningMod_COT_Patch.esp
Differently Ebony.esp
RUSTIC SOULGEMS - Sorted.esp
IcePenguinWorldMap.esp
Smoking Candles.esp
Smoking Torches.esp
immersive roads.esp
StalhrimExtraCrafting.esp
dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp
CLARALUX.esp
Relationship Dialogue Overhaul.esp
WetandCold.esp
AOS.esp
TrueStorms.esp
TrueStorms-ClimatesOfTamriel.esp
DeadlySpellImpacts.esp
3DNPC.esp
Hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp
Hothtrooper44_Armor_Ecksstra.esp
Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp
Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp
Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp
Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp
WARZONES - Civil Unrest.esp
Immersive Jewelry.esp
Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures.esp
aMidianBorn_ContentAddon.esp
Complete Crafting Overhaul_Remade.esp
WetandCold - Ashes.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp
AMB Glass Variants Lore.esp
Complete Crafting_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp
Complete Alchemy & Cooking Overhaul.esp
Rebirth Monster.esp
PermaZONESLegendaryHardcore.esp
WARZONES - DLC - Assault Attack.esp
Book Covers Skyrim.esp
CLARALUXify - ELFX Exteriors.esp
SkyrimCoinReplacerRedux.esp
Weathered Road Signs.esp
Birdsofskyrim.esp
TradeRoutes.esp
RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp
Realistic HD Beverages.esp
Weapons & Armor_DragonPriestMasks.esp
Clothing & Clutter_3DNPC_Patch.esp
NPCs Protected Redux.esp
w2salem.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures - DLC2.esp
Skyrim Immersive Creatures - Patch.esp
CCO_SIC_Patch.esp
Skytest Immersive Creatures.esp
Skytest Creature Extension.esp
BCS - CCOR Patch.esp
AKSkyrimUnderground.esp
MoonAndStar_MAS.esp
Undeath.esp
Combat Evolved.esp
RBB Long Boats.esp
Destroy the Thieves Guild.esp
AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp
Immersive Weapons.esp
aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp
WeaponsArmorFixes_ImmersiveWeapons_Patch.esp
High Level Enemies - SIC.esp
RDO - AFT v1.66 Patch.esp
Falskaar Wildlife.esp
Rebirth Monster - USLEEP Patch.esp
Rebirth Monster - SIC Patch.esp
High Level Enemies - SIC Falskaar.esp
BFT Ships and Carriages.esp
WayshrinesIFT.esp
Populated Dungeons Caves Ruins.esp
notice board - dragonborn patch.esp
Cloaks.esp
SMIM-Merged-All.esp
SFO - Dragonborn.esp
RBB Large Boats.esp
Populated Lands Roads Paths.esp
JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp
Immersive Patrols II.esp
RBB Row Boats.esp
Enhanced Landscapes - Patch.esp
OvensAndChurnsMain.esp
Frostfall.esp
Falskaar - Notice Board.esp
RBB Long Boats - Falskaar.esp
Nock2Tip.esp
Farmers Sell Produce - Skyrim.esp
FarmhouseChimneys.esp
RealisticWaterTwo.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Legendary.esp
Book Covers Skyrim - Lost Library.esp
Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp
SkySight-Simply-Bigger-Trees-Slower-Branches.esp
SRG Enhanced Trees Activator.esp
Grass_On_Steroids_SFO-SHORT.esp
RBB Long Boats - BFT.esp
CACO_3DNPC.esp
3DNPC Alternative Locations.esp
dD - Enhanced Blood Main.esp
dD-DG-DB-Immersive Creatures EBT Patch.esp
Rebirth Monster - Clothing & Clutter Fixes Patch.esp
Rebirth Monster - Immersive Weapons Patch.esp
Rebirth Monster - WAFR Patch.esp
Beards.esp
Brows.esp
RaceMenu.esp
RaceMenuPlugin.esp
RaceMenuOverlays.esp
SCRR Coin Weight.esp
Investment Price Config.esp
TradeBarter.esp
TradeRoutes-RNaD-Patch.esp
CACO_True Fortify Effects for Magic Skills.esp
Immersive Jewelry CACO Patch.esp
Mortal Enemies.esp
Mortal Enemies - SIC DLC2.esp
Mortal Enemies - SIC.esp
Darkend.esp
SL99Exchanger.esp
ApotheosisDemo.esp
SignTown_by_YURIL_1o5.esp
Skytest USLEEP.esp
EmbersHD.esp
MoonAndStar_Undeath_compat.esp
TreaclemanDarkendPatch.esp
Apocalypse - The Spell Package.esp
ArrowInTheEverywhere_Mega_Longer.esp
TheEyesOfBeauty.esp
Ordinator - Perks of Skyrim.esp
CACO-Ordinatored.esp
EmpoweredMagic.esp
VioLens.esp
Dr_Bandolier.esp
Chesko_WearableLantern.esp
StorageHelpers.esp
Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp
CLARALUXify - Falskaar.esp
FarmhouseChimneysFalskaar.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Waves - Falskaar.esp
NPCs Protected Redux - iNPC.esp
AFT_iNPCFix.esp
AFT_NoFriendlySpellDamage.esp
JSwords_Load_Screens.esp
Footprints.esp
SkyrimUnderground_CACO Patch.esp
Convenient Horses.esp
Default Teammate Weapon Draw Distance.esp
DeadlyDragons.esp
ClimatesOfTamriel Falskaar.esp
TreaclemanFalskaarPatch.esp
Falskaar - Temper Recipes.esp
FalskaarRNDPatch.esp
RealisticWaterTwo - Falskaar.esp
MoonAndStar_ImmersionPatch.esp
ABT - Faster Arrows Improved +25%.esp
ABT - Faster Bolts Improved +25%.esp
ABT - Increased Bolts Damage (BS and CCO) +50%.esp
ABT - Increased Progressive Damage (BS and CCO) +50%.esp
N2T IW.esp
Apocalypse - More Apocalypse.esp
CACO_Immersive Creatures Patch.esp
CACO - Undeath patch.esp
Populated Skyrim Prisons Cells.esp
Realistic AI Detection 2 - Medium Interior, High Exterior.esp
TavernGames.esp
Dead Body Collision.esp
RDO - CACO Patch.esp
RDO - USLEEP Patch.esp
OvensAndChurnsRND.esp
Traps Are Dangerous.esp
WM Trap Fixes.esp
UltimateCombat.esp
EnchantedArsenal.esp
JaxonzEnhGrab.esp
RealNames.esp
BlackHorseCourier.esp
TakeNotes.esp
CobbEncumbrance.esp
PumpingIron.esp
UsefulDogs.esp
sandboxcylinderheight.esp
PC Head Tracking - MCM.esp
PC Head Tracking - Patch.esp
better_torches_brighter_torchlight.esp
TKDodge.esp
AOS2_CoT3_1_patch.esp
AOS2_DD Patch.esp
AOS2_DSI Patch.esp
AOS2_EBT Patch.esp
AOS2_RealisticWaterTwo Patch.esp
AOS2_TAD Patch.esp
AOS2_TrueStorms Patch.esp
AOS2_WAF Patch.esp
AOS2_WetandCold Patch.esp
ELFX - Hardcore.esp
Alternate Start - Live Another Life.esp
FarmhouseChimneysLAL.esp

 

 

Here's my skyrim.ini file:

 

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1

[Audio]
fMusicDuckingSeconds=6.0
fMusicUnDuckingSeconds=8.0
fMenuModeFadeOutTime=3.0
fMenuModeFadeInTime=1.0

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=7
iMinGrassSize=75

[GeneralWarnings]
SGeneralMasterMismatchWarning=One or more plugins could not find the correct versions of the master files they depend on. Errors may occur during load or game play. Check the "Warnings.txt" file for more information.

[Archive]
sResourceArchiveList=Skyrim - Misc.bsa, Skyrim - Shaders.bsa, Skyrim - Textures.bsa, Skyrim - Interface.bsa, Skyrim - Animations.bsa, Skyrim - Meshes.bsa, Skyrim - Sounds.bsa, HighResTexturePack01.bsa, HighResTexturePack02.bsa
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa
bInvalidateOlderFiles=0
SInvalidationFile=ArchiveInvalidation.txt

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0
[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1

 

 

Here's my skyrimprefs.ini file:

 

[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=2
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=3
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=2800.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=10000000.0000
fGamma=1.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=2000.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=0
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
iScreenShotIndex=11
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.1500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=0
iShadowFilter=3
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDeferredShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
bAllowLoadGrass=0
bAllowCreateGrass=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=0
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=1
bGeneralSubtitles=1
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1
[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0300
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=1
bMouseAcceleration=1
bUseKinect=0
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=7000
[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000
[AudioMenu]
fAudioMasterVolume=1.0000
fVal7=1.0000
uID7=0
fVal6=1.0000
uID6=0
fVal5=1.0000
uID5=0
fVal4=1.0000
uID4=0
fVal3=1.0000
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.4000
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.8000
uID0=1007612
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=40000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=150000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=40000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=25000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.1000
bShowLODInEditor=0
[NavMesh]
fObstacleAlpha=0.5000
fCoverSideHighAlpha=0.8000
fCoverSideLowAlpha=0.6500
fEdgeFullAlpha=1.0000
fEdgeHighAlpha=0.7500
fEdgeLowAlpha=0.5000
fTriangleFullAlpha=0.7000
fTriangleHighAlpha=0.3500
fTriangleLowAlpha=0.2000
fLedgeBoxHalfHeight=25.0000
fEdgeDistFromVert=10.0000
fEdgeThickness=10.0000
fPointSize=2.5000
[Trees]
bRenderSkinnedTrees=1
uiMaxSkinnedTreesToRender=20
[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=3
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1

 

 

Here's my enblocal.ini:

 

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=true
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]
UsePatchSpeedhackWithoutGraphics=true
UseDefferedRendering=false
IgnoreCreationKit=true

[PERFORMANCE]
SpeedHack=true
EnableOcclusionCulling=true

[MEMORY]
ExpandSystemMemoryX64=false
ReduceSystemMemoryUsage=true
DisableDriverMemoryManager=false
DisablePreloadToVRAM=false
EnableUnsafeMemoryHacks=false
ReservedMemorySizeMb=1024
VideoMemorySizeMb=5760
EnableCompression=false
AutodetectVideoMemorySize=false

[THREADS]
DataSyncMode=0
PriorityMode=0
EnableUnsafeFixes=false

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[WINDOW]
ForceBorderless=false
ForceBorderlessFullscreen=false

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false
MaxAnisotropy=0
ForceLodBias=false
LodBias=0.0
AddDisplaySuperSamplingResolutions=false
EnableVSync=false
VSyncSkipNumFrames=0

[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=true
FPSLimit=60.0

[iNPUT]
//shift
KeyCombination=16
//f12
KeyUseEffect=123
//home
KeyFPSLimit=36
//num / 106
KeyShowFPS=106
//print screen
KeyScreenshot=44
//enter
KeyEditor=13
//f4
KeyFreeVRAM=115
//B
KeyBruteForce=66
KeyDepthOfField=118

[ADAPTIVEQUALITY]
Enable=false
Quality=1
DesiredFPS=20.0

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=false
EnableTemporalAA=false
EnableSubPixelAA=false
EnableTransparencyAA=false

[FIX]
FixGameBugs=true
FixParallaxBugs=true
FixParallaxTerrain=false
FixAliasedTextures=true
IgnoreInventory=true
FixTintGamma=true
RemoveBlur=false
FixSubSurfaceScattering=true
FixSkyReflection=true
FixCursorVisibility=true
FixLag=false

[LONGEXPOSURE]
EnableLongExposureMode=false
Time=1.0
BlendMax=0.0

 

 

And here's my SKSE.ini file:

 

[General]
ClearInvalidRegistrations=1
EnableDiagnostics=1
[Display]
iTintTextureResolution=2048

 

 

So, what could be the problem? Is it my hardware, or my settings? Sorry if I missed some important steps, or forgot to say something, the whole thing was pretty confusing and took me a LOT of time to set up.

Edited September 6, 2017 by Furymgs