Best ENB mod for my unique needs?

[stebbinsd]

I'm looking for an ENB mod for Oblivion that can meet all of this criteria:

My rig is an AMD FX-8350, 8GB of ram (soon to be upgraded to 16GB, but right now, it's 8GB), and a Geforce GTX 1050ti. I want to be able to record the gameplay footage with OBS Studio, at 1920x1080 resolution, at a steady 60fps. So the ENB has to be small enough that I can still get steady performance given my current rig.

Ideally, I would like a realistic ENB, not a cartoonish one or one with a lot of bloom. I would prefer only a single ENB mod, one which overhauls every texture in the game, so I don't have to worry about various graphics assets looking out of place next to each other.

Any recommendations?

[Wiepman]

Unfortunately, an ENB couldn't give the desired "texture overhaul" you mention to strive for.

That is what texture replacers are for.

 

And what you need as a perquisite for those to operate desirably is a decent enough GPU with enough dedicated GPU-memory.

 

Your GTX 1050 Ti should be speedy enough for that task. And I think it has 4 GB on board? That should be quite enough (as long you don't go completely overboard with textures above 1k)!

 

If you are concerned about visual consistency, stick with a big texture overhaul as your base.

Quarl's (and Bomret's texture pack to cover the textures in the Serpent Isles DLC) still is the go-to choice in that aspect for most people.

 

Also most people definitely would want to replace the default Oblivion potato-faces with OCO2,

combined with a body replacer and refitted armor and clothing, (the Seemless mod is the most hassle free for that goal).

 

Throw in a weather-overhaul in the mix (such as All Natural combined with Immersive Interiors) and Oblivion is already transformed to a completely new experience compared to the vanilla game.

 

Now ENB is post proccesing.

So the thing ENB does is providing a graphical filter as a layer on top of your graphics.

Think of an after-filter on Instagram as an analogy.

 

If your pc specs are a matter of concern, you should also seriously consider Oblivion Reloaded (OR) as an viable alternative that is considered less taxing on your system but with generally quite similar results.

OR is not post-processing, but injects itself in the Oblivion-engine.

 

Whether you go the ENB or the OR route (and you can even combine them!). how it looks in the end is up to you. Both contain ini-files to tweak and fine-tune to your hearts concern. You can even do that in-game to instantly spot the effect to your changes.

 

Now if you find that too much a daunting challenge, both for ENB and OR there are a variety of custom presets to choose over here on the Nexus with plenty of screenshots to choose which one your prefer that is up to you.

 

Good luck and happy modding!