bjlehto Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 A pimped out grafics card and a new mother board are the traditional gifts for your 18th wedding anniversary. I was stoked to receive them and couldn't wait to use them with Skyrim. When I run Skyrim's default video setup, it sets everything at high. "Awesome," I thought, "I've never been able to run a game on high." Unfortunately, once loaded (if it loads), my game last for about 30 seconds before it blinks out and leaves me staring at my desktop. I can run the game on low mode all day long. I know it's not a CPU/GPU cooling issue, I have four fans and the PC never runs hotter than about 35C. Does anyone have any ideas, setups, .ini edits, or places I should start looking to fix the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgiegril Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Two web sites that have lots of useful tips: NVidia's GeForce Skyrim Tweak guide (There are 20 pages of info here. Also a link for specific card optimization, which is a nice start.) RookieNoob's Tweak guide A pimped out grafics card and a new mother board are the traditional gifts for your 18th wedding anniversary.Ah..real love :sweat: Happy Anniversary! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GohanOwns Posted May 11, 2012 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Must be your RAM. It's either faulty, or you need more/ or you need a faster variant. DDR3 RAM are the fastest and you should have 8GB RAM for optimal experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjlehto Posted May 14, 2012 Author Share Posted May 14, 2012 Must be your RAM. It's either faulty, or you need more/ or you need a faster variant. DDR3 RAM are the fastest and you should have 8GB RAM for optimal experience. Woot! Apparently, the traditional mother's day gift for geeks is an upgrade to Win 7 64-bit and 8G RAM. Ah...true love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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