Recommended Settings

[Dowakin13]

Hello, first there are my spec.

Procesor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (2200.0 MHz)

Main Board: GIGABYTE M61SME-S2L (nVidia nForce 6100-405/430)

Memory: 4 GBytes (dualchannel)

hard disc: SAMSUNG HD250HJ (238,474 MBytes (250 GB))

Seagate ST380215AS (76,319 MBytes (80 GB))

Optical Disc: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S202J (DVD+R DL)

Display adapter: GIGABYTE GeForce 9400 GT (1GB VRAM)

Audio: nVIDIA MCP61 - High Definition Audio Controller

Network: TP-LINK 150Mbps Mini Wireless N USB Adapter

 

I know it isnt much nowadays but cmon why not try ask here :)

 

I would like if you would recommend me, either specific or global settings.

 

Shadows are disabled by mode

So I would be especially interesting Textures, and Decals LOD setting.

 

By now I was playing with at Very High Textures (via Skyconfig prog)

Completely of Shadows (by mode)

Decals at medium

All viev distance at max settings (except Distant object at low detail)

Resolution 1280x800 16:10

Well Anis, Antialias Well, Well Bloom (Bloom of Via mod) no FXXA

Radial Blur at low (because I do not know what hell is: D)

All reflection on (plus silloulete and explosion via SKYCONFIG)

Distant object fade him.

Minor tweaks like Vsync Off, all threaded (mesh, textures)

 

I have about 30-20 fps most of the time

Dungeon 20-15 fps (geeez)

Exterior 30-20

Edited July 12, 2012 by Dowakin13

[gsmanners]

Wow. I have almost the same exact system. Yeah. No, you're going to find that you really need to go low. Like a limbo contest. I'll post my inis:

 

Skyrim.ini:

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1
fDefaultWorldFOV=90
fDefault1stPersonFOV=90
fDefaultFOV=90

[LightingShader]
fEnvmapLODFadeEnd=0.0
fRefractionLODFadeEnd=0.0
fSpecularLODFadeEnd=0.0

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

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0

[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
sResourceArchiveList2=Skyrim - Voices.bsa, Skyrim - VoicesExtra.bsa

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0

[Papyrus]
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=500.0
bEnableLogging=1
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=1

[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=0
bReflectLODLand=0
bReflectSky=0
bReflectLODTrees=0

[MapMenu]
fMapWorldInitialPitch=90
sMapCloudNIF=0

 

SkyrimPrefs.ini:

[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=0
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=0
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=2000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=3600.0000
fGamma=1.0000
iShadowFilter=3
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=200.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=200.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=1
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=0
bDrawLandShadows=0
bDrawShadows=1
bFull Screen=0
iSize H=800
iSize W=1280
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000
iScreenShotIndex=2
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=0
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=0
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT "
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=512
fShadowBiasScale=0.5000
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=0
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
bShadowsOnGrass=0
bDeferredShadows=1
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=0.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=0
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
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=0.0240
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=1
bMouseAcceleration=1
bUseKinect=0
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=60.0000
[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=12500.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=75000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=25000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=15000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=0.4000
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=0
bDecals=0
bSkinnedDecals=0
uMaxSkinDecals=0
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=0
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=4.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=1.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=4.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=0
uLastAspectRatio=4
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=0
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0

 

And if you want silky smooth FPS, you'll need to type this in console:

 

teofis

Edited July 12, 2012 by gsmanners