FPS gradually drops

[LightKnight22]

Hello all. Any help appreciated, thanks!

 

Problem: When I open skyrim (I'm using skse) my game runs super smoothly for about 15 min, then it progressively looses FPS until it's unplayable, then I quit and start again.

 

Onset: Everything was working great, until one day I accidentally launched skyrim from steam instead of SKSE. I have setted ALL the .ini files back to before I did that, and still no luck.

 

Mods: I have the majority of the STEP mods and have used it's instructions to install Skyrim, set up my vid card, edit the .ini, etc. It worked great until the above incident. I am using Wrye Bash and have installed Steam and Skyrim NOT in Program Files.

 

Things I have tried: After accidentally launching skyrim from steam, I re-applied all my ini settings, double checked my nvidia inspector settings, decreased AA and removed SSAO from ENB... no help. I Have not tried a full re-install, as I'd rather fix it without that 3 hour ordeal. But other than that accidental launch, I had made NO changes!

 

Details:

Nvidia inspector:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss17/LightKnight22/NvidiaInsp1.jpg

 

Overclocking:

http://i557.photobucket.com/albums/ss17/LightKnight22/NvidiaInsp2.jpg

 

Skyrim.ini:

[General]
sLanguage=ENGLISH
sIntroSequence=
iLargeIntRefCount=999999
fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

uExterior Cell Buffer=36

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
bAllowScreenshot=1
fSunShadowUpdateTime=0
fSunUpdateThreshold=2.0
fDecalLifetime=750.0

[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
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7

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

[Camera]
fActorFadeOutLimit=-100
fOverShoulderAddY=0.0
fOverShoulderPosZ=10.0
fOverShoulderPosX=0.0
fOverShoulderCombatAddY=0.0000
fOverShoulderCombatPosZ=10.0000
fOverShoulderCombatPosX=0.0000
fOverShoulderPosZ=26.0000
fOverShoulderPosX=0.000
fOverShoulderHorseAddY=72.0000
fOverShoulderHorsePosZ=50.0000
fOverShoulderHorsePosX=35.0000
fMouseWheelZoomIncrement=0.2
f1st3rdSwitchDelay=0.95
iHorseTransitionMillis=001
[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1

Skyrimpref.ini:

[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=2
[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=1
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=4000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=5000
fGamma=1.0000
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=900
fShadowLODStartFade=200.0000
fLightLODStartFade=2000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=4
iMultiSample=0
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=1080
iSize W=1920
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=1e+007
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=1e+007
iScreenShotIndex=2
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=350
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti  "
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.25
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=1
iShadowFilter=4
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDrawShadows=1
bShadowsOnGrass=1
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=0.7000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
bShowCompass=1
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0200
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=1
bMouseAcceleration=0
[Particles]
iMaxDesired=750
[saveGame]
fAutosaveEveryXMins=15.0000
[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=0.3500
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.5000
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.3500
uID0=1007612
[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=262144.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=32768.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=16384.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000
[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5
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=40
[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=9
fLODFadeOutMultItems=8.7
fLODFadeOutMultActors=9
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=3
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=1024
iWaterReflectWidth=1024
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1

ENBseries.ini

[PROXY]
EnableProxyLibrary=false
InitProxyFunctions=false
ProxyLibrary=other_d3d9.dll

[GLOBAL]
AdditionalConfigFile=
UseEffect=true

[FIX]
ForceFakeVideocard=false
FixGameBugs=false
FixParallaxBugs=false
ForceSingleCoreCPU=false
IgnoreThreadManagement=false
IgnoreThreadPriority=false
AntiBSOD=true
IgnoreLoadingScreen=true
IgnoreInventory=true

[GAME]
SpeedHack=true

[MULTIHEAD]
ForceVideoAdapterIndex=false
VideoAdapterIndex=0

[LIMITER]
WaitBusyRenderer=false
EnableFPSLimit=true
FPSLimit=40.0

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; IN-GAME CONFIGURATION BUTTONS             ;;
;; ----------------------------------------- ;;
;; BACKSPACE - Reload configuration file     ;;
;; SHIFT + F12 - Toggle ENB on/off           ;;
;; * - Show Current FPS                      ;;
;; INSERT - Take Screenshot                  ;;
;; SHIFT + ENTER - Toggle ENB GUI Console    ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
[iNPUT]
KeyReadConfig=8
KeyCombination=16
KeyUseEffect=123
KeyFPSLimit=36
KeyShowFPS=106
KeyScreenshot=45

[ENGINE]
ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false
MaxAnisotropy=12
SkipShaderOptimization=false

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; NOTICE: Vanilla Bloom, Vanilla Adaptation, Vignette, Sepia Tone, ;; 
;; Grain, Letterbox, and Interlacing can be toggled in enbeffect.fx ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
[EFFECT]
UseOriginalPostProcessing=false
UseOriginalObjectsProcessing=false
EnableBloom=true
EnableAdaptation=false
EnableAmbientOcclusion=false
EnableDepthOfField=false
EnableDetailedShadow=true
EnableSunRays=true
EnableSkyLighting=false
EnableReflection=false

[ANTIALIASING]
EnableEdgeAA=true

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; NOTICE: Bloom Settings can be further customized in enbbloom.fx. ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
[bLOOM]
Quality=1
AmountDay=0.25
AmountNight=0.2
AmountInteriorDay=0.2
AmountInteriorNight=0.2
BlueShiftAmountDay=1.0
BlueShiftAmountNight=1.0
BlueShiftAmountInteriorDay=1.0
BlueShiftAmountInteriorNight=1.0
ContrastDay=1.0
ContrastNight=1.0
ContrastInteriorDay=1.0
ContrastInteriorNight=1.0

;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
;; NOTICE: Lenz Reflection can be further customized in enbbloom.fx ;;
;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
[CAMERAFX]
LenzReflectionIntensityDay=0.0
LenzReflectionIntensityNight=0.0
LenzReflectionIntensityInteriorDay=0.0
LenzReflectionIntensityInteriorNight=0.0
LenzReflectionPowerDay=5.0
LenzReflectionPowerNight=5.0
LenzReflectionPowerInteriorDay=5.0
LenzReflectionPowerInteriorNight=5.0

[sSAO_SSIL]
UseIndirectLighting=false
UseComplexIndirectLighting=false
SamplingQuality=1
SamplingRange=0.3
FadeFogRangeDay=2.0
FadeFogRangeNight=2.0
FadeFogRangeInteriorDay=2.0
FadeFogRangeInteriorNight=2.0
SizeScale=1.0
SourceTexturesScale=0.5
FilterQuality=1
AOAmount=1.0
AOAmountInterior=1.0
ILAmount=1.0
ILAmountInterior=1.0
AOMixingType=2
AOMixingTypeInterior=2
AOIntensity=1.0
AOIntensityInterior=1.0
AOType=0

[NIGHTDAY]
DetectorDefaultDay=false
DetectorLevelDay=0.7
DetectorLevelNight=0.25
DetectorLevelCurve=1.0

[ADAPTATION]
ForceMinMaxValues=false
AdaptationSensitivity=0.2
AdaptationTime=0.4
AdaptationMin=0.0
AdaptationMax=1.0

[ENVIRONMENT]
;; Direct Lighting refers to the directional light, usually the sun.
DirectLightingIntensityDay=1.0
DirectLightingIntensityNight=1.0
DirectLightingIntensityInteriorDay=0.0
DirectLightingIntensityInteriorNight=0.0
DirectLightingCurveDay=1.0
DirectLightingCurveNight=1.0
DirectLightingCurveInteriorDay=1.0
DirectLightingCurveInteriorNight=1.0
DirectLightingDesaturationDay=0.0
DirectLightingDesaturationNight=0.0
DirectLightingDesaturationInteriorDay=0.0
DirectLightingDesaturationInteriorNight=0.0

;; Specular Lighting refers to highlights from torch, fire, and other light sources.
SpecularAmountMultiplierDay=1.0
SpecularAmountMultiplierNight=1.0
SpecularAmountMultiplierInteriorDay=1.0
SpecularAmountMultiplierInteriorNight=1.0
SpecularPowerMultiplierDay=0.35
SpecularPowerMultiplierNight=0.35
SpecularPowerMultiplierInteriorDay=0.35
SpecularPowerMultiplierInteriorNight=0.35
SpecularFromLightDay=0.0
SpecularFromLightNight=0.0
SpecularFromLightInteriorDay=0.0
SpecularFromLightInteriorNight=0.0

;; Ambient Lighting is a sourceless light that affects everything.
AmbientLightingIntensityDay=1.0
AmbientLightingIntensityNight=0.8
AmbientLightingIntensityInteriorDay=0.9
AmbientLightingIntensityInteriorNight=0.7
AmbientLightingCurveDay=1.0
AmbientLightingCurveNight=1.0
AmbientLightingCurveInteriorDay=1.0
AmbientLightingCurveInteriorNight=1.0
AmbientLightingDesaturationDay=0.0
AmbientLightingDesaturationNight=0.0
AmbientLightingDesaturationInteriorDay=0.0
AmbientLightingDesaturationInteriorNight=0.0

;; Point Lighting refers to overall color and light from torch, fire, etc. light sources.
PointLightingIntensityDay=1.0
PointLightingIntensityNight=1.0
PointLightingIntensityInteriorDay=1.0
PointLightingIntensityInteriorNight=1.0
PointLightingCurveDay=1.0
PointLightingCurveNight=1.0
PointLightingCurveInteriorDay=1.0
PointLightingCurveInteriorNight=1.0
PointLightingDesaturationDay=0.0
PointLightingDesaturationNight=0.0
PointLightingDesaturationInteriorDay=0.0
PointLightingDesaturationInteriorNight=0.0

;; Fog is simply a color that is applied to all objects, the further they are from the camera.
FogColorMultiplierDay=1.0
FogColorMultiplierNight=1.0
FogColorMultiplierInteriorDay=1.0
FogColorMultiplierInteriorNight=1.0
FogColorCurveDay=1.0
FogColorCurveNight=1.0
FogColorCurveInteriorDay=1.0
FogColorCurveInteriorNight=1.0

;; Overall color controls to change color saturations.
ColorPowDay=1.0
ColorPowNight=1.0
ColorPowInteriorDay=1.0
ColorPowInteriorNight=1.0

[sKY]
Enable=false
DisableWrongSkyMath=true

StarsIntensity=1.0
StarsCurve=1.0

AuroraBorealisIntensity=1.0
AuroraBorealisCurve=1.0

CloudsIntensityDay=1.0
CloudsIntensityNight=1.0
CloudsIntensityInteriorDay=1.0
CloudsIntensityInteriorNight=1.0
CloudsCurveDay=1.0
CloudsCurveNight=1.0
CloudsCurveInteriorDay=1.0
CloudsCurveInteriorNight=1.0
CloudsDesaturationDay=0.0
CloudsDesaturationNight=0.0
CloudsDesaturationInteriorDay=0.0
CloudsDesaturationInteriorNight=0.0

GradientIntensityDay=1.5
GradientIntensityNight=1.0
GradientIntensityInteriorDay=1.0
GradientIntensityInteriorNight=1.0
GradientDesaturationDay=0.3
GradientDesaturationNight=0.0
GradientDesaturationInteriorDay=0.0
GradientDesaturationInteriorNight=0.0

GradientTopIntensityDay=1.0
GradientTopIntensityNight=1.0
GradientTopIntensityInteriorDay=1.0
GradientTopIntensityInteriorNight=1.0
GradientTopCurveDay=1.0
GradientTopCurveNight=1.0
GradientTopCurveInteriorDay=1.0
GradientTopCurveInteriorNight=1.0

GradientMiddleIntensityDay=0.9
GradientMiddleIntensityNight=1.0
GradientMiddleIntensityInteriorDay=1.0
GradientMiddleIntensityInteriorNight=1.0
GradientMiddleCurveDay=1.0
GradientMiddleCurveNight=1.0
GradientMiddleCurveInteriorDay=1.0
GradientMiddleCurveInteriorNight=1.0

GradientHorizonIntensityDay=0.9
GradientHorizonIntensityNight=1.0
GradientHorizonIntensityInteriorDay=1.0
GradientHorizonIntensityInteriorNight=1.0
GradientHorizonCurveDay=1.0
GradientHorizonCurveNight=1.0
GradientHorizonCurveInteriorDay=1.0
GradientHorizonCurveInteriorNight=1.0

SunIntensity=1.0
SunDesaturation=0.0
SunCoronaIntensity=1.0
SunCoronaCurve=1.0
SunCoronaDesaturation=0.0

MoonIntensity=1.0
MoonCurve=1.0
MoonDesaturation=0.0
CloudsEdgeClamp=1.0
CloudsEdgeIntensity=1.0


[OBJECT]
SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierDay=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierNight=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierInteriorDay=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringMultiplierInteriorNight=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringPowerDay=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringPowerNight=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringPowerInteriorDay=1.0
SubSurfaceScatteringPowerInteriorNight=1.0

[LIGHTSPRITE]
IntensityDay=0.7
IntensityNight=0.8
IntensityInteriorDay=0.8
IntensityInteriorNight=0.8
CurveDay=1.1
CurveNight=1.1
CurveInteriorDay=1.1
CurveInteriorNight=1.1

[WINDOWLIGHT]
IntensityDay=1.3
IntensityNight=1.5
IntensityInteriorDay=1.5
IntensityInteriorNight=1.3
CurveDay=1.0
CurveNight=1.0
CurveInteriorDay=1.0
CurveInteriorNight=1.0

[VOLUMETRICFOG]
IntensityDay=1.0
IntensityNight=1.0
IntensityInteriorDay=1.0
IntensityInteriorNight=1.0
CurveDay=1.0
CurveNight=1.0
CurveInteriorDay=1.0
CurveInteriorNight=1.0
LightingInfluenceDay=1.0
LightingInfluenceNight=1.0
LightingInfluenceInteriorDay=1.0
LightingInfluenceInteriorNight=1.0

[FIRE]
IntensityDay=0.9
IntensityNight=1.0
IntensityInteriorDay=1.0
IntensityInteriorNight=1.0
CurveDay=1.0
CurveNight=1.0
CurveInterior=1.0
CurveInteriorDay=1.0
CurveInteriorNight=1.0

[PARTICLE]
IntensityDay=1.0
IntensityNight=1.0
IntensityInteriorDay=1.0
IntensityInteriorNight=1.0
LightingInfluenceDay=1.0
LightingInfluenceNight=1.0
LightingInfluenceInteriorDay=1.0
LightingInfluenceInteriorNight=1.0

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;; NOTICE: Colors can be further customized in enbeffect.fx ;;
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[colorCORRECTION]
UsePaletteTexture=false
Brightness=1.0
GammaCurve=1.0

[sHADOW]
ShadowCastersFix=true
ShadowQualityFix=true
DetailedShadowQuality=1
UseBilateralShadowFilter=true
UseShadowFilter=true
ShadowFilterQuality=2
ShadowBlurRange=3.0

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;; NOTICE: Depth of Field can be further customized in enbeffectprepass.fx ;;
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[DEPTHOFFIELD]
FadeTime=0.1

[RAYS]
SunRaysMultiplier=0.5

[sKYLIGHTING]
Quality=1
FilterQuality=1
AmbientMinLevel=0.3

[REFLECTION]
Quality=1
FilterQuality=2
FilterBluriness=0.1
SizeScale=1.0
SourceTexturesScale=1.0
Amount=1.0
Power=1.0