97% Hmmm

[strawbqwerty]

I have been having issues with ctd`s. Did a check on gpu use. Seems that my rx570 is peaking at 97% when Skyrim SE is running. I do have over a 1000 mods . I do know that all those mods are not used, only those pertaining to the cell that I am in. But that still means that my old card still has a lot to process , maybe a bit to much. Time to get some more GPU ram me thinks.

[strawbqwerty]

I have had a further look at my graphics. I have two rx570 cards that can run in cross fire. The problem is Skyrim SE does no play nice in crossfire, so I don`t normally run in cross fire. But when I have cross fire enabled it allows me to see what both cards are being used at. I ran a save that is just out side of Whiterun near the bridge. So not a lot going on visually. With both cards enabled in optimize 1x1 mode. The vram is 57% for each card and Gpu 1 is peaking at 100% and gpu 2 is also peaking at 100 % . I presume the gpu `s both hitting 100 % is the cross fire alternating between each card, not splitting the load. Which is why crossfire is not working well. Cross fire seems to share vram but not gpu. The setting optimize 1x1 mode is from both a google search and my own personal use the the best setting for Skyrim se, With just a few basic mods like Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition Patch, Skyui etc the game will load, but then plays with some stuttering and lag. So if I want to run Skyrim Se with a whole lot of mods it`s time to upgrade as I first thought.

[anjenthedog]

the game is very graphics intensive. I'd recommend a *minimum of 8G or at least a 1080 class card (or whatever the Radeon equivalent is) My 1060 6G is running right at the ragged edge after installing this and that (and this and that and ...) environmental/etc/etc mod

[strawbqwerty]

These rx 570 cards are 8gb each, but the cards are not that powerful. I have used nvidia before. Skyrim does seem to be set up more nvidia so I may go back to a nvidia card. The old titan video cards have a lot of vram and still compares well with video cards of today or there is the radeon VII . Arrgh so many choices. Won`t be buying any thing top shelf though.

[anjenthedog]

I wasn't specifically recommending Nvidia cards, I just don't know jack about Radeon products. hence "1080 grade"

 

I settled for an EVGA GeForce 1060 6G, as moving to a 1080 at the time (~Jan 2019) would have set me back almost another $1k.. It's a bit under-powered but usable in skyrim ultra mode. And at a mild cost. I would be reluctant to go anything lower than a 1080 w 8G today and probably would try to find a deal on a 12G card.

[xrayy]

if you have ctd with a 8GB card regardless of the brand it is probably not gpu related (i don't know if amd has unstable drivers). the rx 570 may stutter but it should never end in ctd if the HW ist stable. 97% workload should be no problem if the card does not overheat. i would check HW related instabilities with furmark first.

after furmark test you should check for faulty mods first and sort them out. always test your mods for conflicts and instabilties with such a setup. i do it even with my 500+ mod setup. all ctd i ever encountered were mod related (missing master, wrong load order or faulty mod). i play with a 1080ti. i can recommend it for bethesda games. i bought it second hand and never had any problem so far. my ultra setup utilizes 20GB+ ram and the full 11GB vram. so a lot of ram (32GB+) is helpful.

[anjenthedog]

As a career engineer, I was taught early to never operate a design at or even close to its max rating in a sustained manner, except under test process. (ie, stress testing sorts of things). There are exceptions of course, but as a general rule. (that goes not only for mechanical and hydraulic systems, but electronics as well, and even in programming, ie, clock cycles, be those literal in a machine language prog, or virtual in higher level languages.)

 

The reasons boil down to durability and reliability (and the concept of headroom, which, if you're familiar, you understand, and if you're not, let's just say that not a having headroom is plain stupid, which is usually learned after getting a few to many bumps on your head, literally or figuratively). Operating at or near the ~50% mark leads to a far longer service life and less problems (for instance, wrt to pcs, subsystem overheating in less than ideal ambient conditions.)

 

And while no one expects anyone to have the luxury of a 50% margin, it's only sensible to shoot for something far less than a 97% quiescent workload, perhaps a ~30% margin...

[Gunslinger808]

1000+ mods and you’re complaining?

 

What, you just downloaded everything for Skyrim SE for fun?

 

Ha, try 23 in the boondocks with a crap internet connection, I’m so jealous.

Good on ya!

Edited June 14, 2020 by Gunslinger808

[xrayy]

if you don't want to operate your system at the limits just undervolt it or reduce the power or temperature target of your gpu. at least nvidia offers this option and i think it is the modern solution to find a safe and efficient balance between power consumption and abvailable fps with your gpu.

the problem is that fo4 or sse is able to fully utilize even a 2080ti gpu if you want to get the full frame rate with ultra settings in 4k. if you reduce the power of a weaker card it will reduce your fps until you reach unplayable low framerates. rx570 is probably even with medium setup settings at its limits.