How Can I Lag??

[aford]

Hi Everyone.

I'm a long time lurker and downlaoder of mods but a first time forum user and poster so appoligies if this is in the wrong section or I haven't got something quite right.

 

I'm having a few issues with my computer/gameplay and am seeking help from anyone more technical minded than myself.

 

What it is is I have built my own high performance rig to run the game smoothly on the highest possible graphics with the best visual enhancing mods I could find. But for some reason despite my best efforts I suffer from laggish framerates.

 

Heres some info on my pc:

 

RAM: 32GB

Graphics: AMD HD Radeon HD 7600

Processor: i5

 

I have The Wilds ENB as featured here:

With HD Texture Packs and Floral Overhaul.

 

I have the latest Direct X and Drivers.

 

I would be very grateful for any help at all.

 

Thanks!

[aford]

Just to update, I recently wiped my hard drive clean with a fresh install.

[hangarspace]

It's surprisingly easy to overload even a high spec pc. Give us a run down on your actual hardware spec and a boss list of your mods. A 7600 series gpu isn't really that powerful compared to a 7900, and 32gb of system ram doesn't equate to huge performance gains over 8 when it comes to mods.

 

Chris

[NomadicAI7]

It's surprisingly easy to overload even a high spec pc. Give us a run down on your actual hardware spec and a boss list of your mods. A 7600 series gpu isn't really that powerful compared to a 7900, and 32gb of system ram doesn't equate to huge performance gains over 8 when it comes to mods.

 

Chris

 

Yeah, more info would be helpul for others to gauge what the problem is.

 

From what I can tell, 7600 is a middle-end card, NOT a high-end card. Getting at least a 7750 or 7850 would bring you to high-end card level. I have a 7870 and it's performance is great! On charts, it performed close or even better than 7970. So, the latest and greatest isn't always the best value. 7970 costs a crap ton, while 7870 is comparably cheaper and more affordable.

 

Just be sure to always get the HIGH-END card. 7600 is not it. SEE: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-7.html

The farther away from the top, the less HIGH-END it is. And as far as I know, AMD follows the follows this naming hierarchy: x9xx, x8xxx, x7xxx are HIGH-END. x6xxx, x5xxx are MIDDLE. x4xx and below are LOW-END cards. The second number tells whether it's the better in the series. The third number is usually a 5 or 7. 5 denotes standard card. 7 denotes OC-ready.

 

Secondly, Skyrim and Fallout 3 and other open-world games are more CPU-locked than GPU-locked. Your CPU at i5 is probably not strong enough to run Skyrim at highest settings and with mods. At medium sure, but not at highest settings. Getting a beefier CPU, at least in the i7 range and above, would be best. For best results, getting an expensive SSD would smoothen/fasten load times, texture loads, etc. Getting an SSD is my next upgradeable point.

 

For upgrading though, I'd wait till the next generation of consoles (Xbox 720, Playstation 4) comes out. Around the same time, next-gen PC hardware should come out.

 

Last point, what is your PSU? Power Source? Your GPU and CPU may be underfed if using a weak PSU. A PSU of 600W or 800W should handle most HIGH-END graphics card requirements. Still, I see people getting PSU with 1,000W, getting ready for new releases of next-gen hardware.

Edited February 9, 2013 by NomadicAI7