Dubnoman Posted May 10, 2012 Share Posted May 10, 2012 What are some good performance boosters for Skyrim? I went to download SkyBoost, only to find that there isn't a version of it for Skyrim 1.5 yet (and 1.5 has been out for a while). It seems they are slow with updates. Are there any Skyrim performance boosters that are good that are updated more frequently? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyZ0G Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 not Skyrim specificr but a good performance booster for most games is Game Booster it is also worth taking a look at Advanced System Care while you are on the IOBit site ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlcr Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 (edited) hi Dubnoman, something you may want to consider is using a few mods that can dial down the amount of clutter the Skyrim graphics engine has to render to get a 'performance boost' or smoother fps.Environmental graphic clutter objects/particles like interior/exterior fog, rain/snow fall, and even falling leaves/pine needles/grass.Also look into INI tweaks to lower update time of sun shadows, shadow detail, and distant object rendering values.Are you running event mods running maxed out background AI scripts? (Deadly Dragons, Warzones, Immersive Patrols..)Review your HD texture packs, extract only the loose file textures that really make a difference, maybe use 1 or 2K versions vs 4K.Review your GPU control panel Skyrim game profile/global settings.Fine tuning these has improved my game performance and i do not feel i've missed anything i cared about. here are a few mods i've used on/off:Skyrim Performance PLUS by VirusType2 aka Vergis - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=6387Interior and Dungeon Fog Remover by 747823 - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=736Remove Ambient Interior Fog by Greg Manthey - gargorias - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=9571Quieter World by senorblackbean - http://skyrim.nexusmods.com/downloads/file.php?id=12621 Edited May 11, 2012 by xlcr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dubnoman Posted May 12, 2012 Author Share Posted May 12, 2012 not Skyrim specificr but a good performance booster for most games is Game Booster it is also worth taking a look at Advanced System Care while you are on the IOBit site ;) I'll check out Game Booster. It is known to help with Skyrim? Will it improve framerate? Right now my framerate is pretty decent, but I want to try out a mod that might be intensive on my hardware (cinematic lighting mod). xlcr, I have downloaded the four FX boosters (pine needles, rainfall, snowfall, the rift forests). My performance didn't get affect much from those, but this may be helpful for the cinematic lighting mod. I used NMM for them, and activated one of those mods, and when I activated the other three, got some messages. I clicked no for all three. Did I choose the right thing with choosing 'no'? Did you use NMM for the FX mods? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xlcr Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 @Dubnoman, i do not use NMM, sorry..just a suggestion, if you're already getting decent framerates don't radically mess around with your setup! lol.make sure you can reverse any changes you make and do one mod at a time and test.i do not use 'game booster' or any other 'performance tuner' type apps either; please be careful, be sure to create a windows restore point before using them.be aware, these kind of utility apps temporarily disable services and tweak system settings to free up system memory/resources while in game mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted May 12, 2012 Share Posted May 12, 2012 Using NMM has no effect, either positive or negative on FPS. It is just another way to install the mod - after installed, the game does not care how the mod was installed, it is the same no matter how it was installed. I have used GameBooster. It is a primarily an automated way of cleaning any unneeded background programs before starting the game. It does have a few other built in functions that may help with Ram usage. But should not have much - if any effect on FPS. What it does do is stop any background programs that can cause a certain type of CTD - which can help. Before GameBooster, I would shut down any IM, VOIP, Auto defrag or any other background process that could start automatically and steal focus from the game long enough to crash it. GameBooster does that automatically. Then when you exit the game - restarts anything it stopped. As for FPS, there is absolutely no reason to fix anything if your FPS is consistently above 30. Most older film movies were actually run at 24 FPS with a two blade shutter - so the same frame was actually shown twice for an apparent 48 FPS . More modern (within the last 10 years ) the standard (So called Hi def) has been 30P (30 FPS) Older TV (NTSC in the US) used an interlaced system - two overlapping (interlaced) frames that doesn't translate as well into computer FPS. But was effectively about 30 FPS. In fact, I recommend capping your FPS at less than 50 for smoother video ( mine is capped at 36) because what you see is the sudden change from a higher FPS (70 or so) to a lower FPS (40 or so) while if the FPS is capped at 45, it looks much smoother and you won't see the sudden changes that you think are drops in FPS. The optimum cap will depend on your video card. For a good explanation of what FPS really is, here is a WIKI that explains it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frame_rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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