XP or Win7?

[aeddan23]

My gaming PC is a P4 3GHz w/2GB RAM and a Nvidia FX1500, with Win7 installed. At the moment, I'm getting about 2-8 FPS at best. Before I go utterly mad, is it worth considering changing to XP to improve my framerate?

 

 

Active Mod Files:

00  Oblivion.esm
01  TR_OoT_Main.esm
02  MathFunctions.esm
03  Francesco's Leveled Creatures-Items Mod.esm  [Version 5.0]
04  Francesco's Optional New Items Add-On.esm  [Version 5.0]
05  Cobl Main.esm  [Version 1.72]
06  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esm  [Version 1.35Beta]
07  Mart's Monster Mod.esm  [Version 3.8b1]
08  FCOM_Convergence.esm  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
09  Kvatch Rebuilt.esm
0A  Fundament.esm  [Version ision]
0B  cssBase.esm  [Version 1.1]
0C  CM Partners.esm
0D  Toaster Says Share v3.esm
0E  HorseCombatMaster.esm
0F  Knights - Revelation.esm
10  Unofficial Oblivion Patch.esp  [Version 3.4.3]
11  UOPS Additional Changes.esp
12  Oblivion Citadel Door Fix.esp
++  Primate Rank Fix.esp
13  DLCShiveringIsles.esp
14  Unofficial Shivering Isles Patch.esp  [Version 1.5.2]
++  USIPS Additional Changes.esp
15  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Bosses.esp  [Version 5.0]
16  Francesco's Optional Chance of Stronger Enemies.esp  [Version 5.0]
17  Francesco's Optional Leveled Guards.esp  [Version 5.0]
++  FCOM_Francescos.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
++  FCOM_FrancescosItemsAddOn.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
18  FCOM_FrancescosNamedBosses.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
++  LessFogUnderwater.esp
19  Skyrimized Water v1 HD eng.esp  [Version 1.7.]
++  Skyrimized Waters HD - SI Addon.esp
1A  Idle Dialogue.esp  [Version 1.3]
1B  PCSoundInnocent.esp  [Version 2.6]
1C  Ayleid Loot EXtension.esp
1D  Ayleid Loot EXtension - OOO Dungeons.esp
1E  CT-Just Another Combatant.esp
1F  Guardianalcset.esp
20  Guiding Beacons.esp
21  Infinite Charge.esp  [Version 1.1]
22  Lower Mastery Requirements.esp
23  Oblivion Collectible Cards.esp
24  PrivateQuarters.esp  [Version 2.33]
++  Regrowing Nirnroot - Dissappear Reappear.esp  [Version 1.01]
25  A Mordrid Cowl Mod-Rings of Corruption.esp
26  SummonMerchantSpell.esp
27  ToggleShaders.esp  [Version 1.2]
28  Enhanced Economy.esp  [Version 5.4.3]
29  kuerteeIgnoringTheMainQuestHasConsequences.esp
2A  BookTrackerOBSE.esp
2B  Display Stats.esp  [Version 2.0.1]
2C  DropLitTorchOBSE.esp  [Version 2.4]
2D  FormID Finder4.esp
2E  librarycatalogue.esp
2F  Lock Bash Omega.esp  [Version 1.5]
30  NoHelmet.esp
31  Streamline 3.1.esp
32  Map Marker Overhaul.esp  [Version 3.9.3]
33  Map Marker Overhaul - SI additions.esp  [Version 3.9.3]
34  MoreMapMarkers.esp
35  DBTAM.esp  [Version 1.10]
36  Enhanced Hotkeys.esp  [Version 2.3.1]
37  FastShortcuts.esp
38  Quick Clothes and Spells.esp
39  DLCHorseArmor.esp
3A  DLCHorseArmor - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.8]
3B  DLCVileLair.esp
3C  DLCVileLair - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.9]
**  Lair_MOBS.esp  [Version 2.0]
**  VileLair_MOBS.esp  [Version 2.0]
3D  DLCMehrunesRazor.esp
3E  DLCMehrunesRazor - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.6]
**  Mehrunes_MOBS.esp  [Version 2.0]
3F  DLCSpellTomes.esp
++  DLCSpellTomes - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.0.1]
++  MaleBodyReplacerV5.esp
40  00 lux mea.esp
41  00 shield rings.esp
42  AenCitadelPortal01.esp
43  Assassin_Blade.esp
++  Better Unique Items.esp
44  Finishing Touches -Bravil-.esp
45  Full Metal Bikini Mark II.esp
46  GhostArmor.esp
47  Hentai_Seraphim_Blade.esp
48  Iron Maiden Set.esp
49  Iron Maiden - Jo's Rest.esp
4A  JTP_SkeletonHammer.esp
4B  KC-AdaptiveRing01.esp
4C  Materia.esp
4D  M.O.E. - New Staffs, Blight and Ashstorms.esp  [Version 2]
4E  Omegas Crazy Amulets.esp
4F  PTArtifacts.esp
50  Safe Deposit.esp
51  SentientWeapon.esp  [Version 3]
52  SheepBomb.esp
53  tda_Armoury.esp
54  useless.esp
55  Random Welkynd and Varla Stones.esp
56  ExnemRuneskulls.esp
++  FCOM_ExnemRuneskulls.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
57  Cobl Glue.esp  [Version 1.72]
58  Cobl Si.esp  [Version 1.63]
59  Bob's Armory Oblivion.esp
5A  FCOM_BobsArmory.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
5B  Oblivion WarCry EV.esp  [Version 1.09]
5C  FCOM_WarCry.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
5D  Oscuro's_Oblivion_Overhaul.esp  [Version 1.35Beta]
**  OMOBS_SI.esp  [Version 2.0]
++  OOO-NoLockBash.esp
5E  FCOM_Convergence.esp  [Version 0.9.9Mb8b1]
5F  FCOM_RealSwords.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8]
++  FCOM_SaferRoads.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
++  FCOM_NoSpiders.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
60  Mart's Monster Mod - No Carrion Rats.esp  [Version 3.8b1]
**  FCOM_Archery.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
**  FCOM_FriendlierFactions.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
61  FCOM_MoreRandomSpawns.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
62  FCOM_MoreRandomItems.esp  [Version 0.9.9]
++  MMM4OOO&FCOM- Slofs Horse & DLC Armor.esp
++  MMM-Cobl.esp  [Version 1.69]
**  EVE_StockEquipmentReplacer4FCOM.esp
++  un-leveled-shops.esp
63  CrystalCalendarAlternateEdition.esp
64  Smarter Bandits.esp
65  Weapon Expansion Pack for Oblivion Nthusiasts.esp  [Version 1.03]
66  Trade and Commerce.esp  [Version 1.01]
67  IC_Shack_Basement_1-3.esp
68  Anduril Reforged.esp
69  An Unexpected Company.esp
6A  Benirus Lair.esp
6B  Better Abandoned House.esp  [Version 2.0]
6C  Better Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary.esp  [Version 3.21]
6D  BDBS - Chapel Memorial.esp  [Version 3.21]
6E  Better Benirus Manor.esp  [Version 4.72-Cobl-SI]
6F  Better Benirus Manor - Benirus Lair Patch.esp  [Version 4.72]
70  HackdirtTheDeepOnes.esp
71  delivery_job.esp  [Version 1.2x]
72  Fighters Guild Quests.esp
73  HomeShipTWW.esp
74  SB IC Palace Tower Light Mod v1.1 - Modified Version.esp
75  ImpeREAL Empire - Unique Castles - All The Castles - Merged.esp
76  JSRandomTasks.esp  [Version 1.1a]
77  KarewManor.esp  [Version 1.1]
78  Kvatch Rebuilt.esp
++  Kvatch Rebuilt - OOO Compatibility.esp
79  Kvatch Rebuilt - Leveled Guards - FCOM.esp
7A  EiAmod.esp  [Version 1.1]
++  EiAmod_ShiveringIsles.esp
7B  LetThePeopleDrink.esp  [Version 2.6]
7C  M.O.E. - Tools of Kagrenac - The Secret of White Gold Tower.esp  [Version 6]
7D  Mages Guild Quests.esp
7E  The Imperial Water.esp
7F  Necromancer Shop.esp
80  Ranokoas City Stealth Exits.esp  [Version 2.2]
81  Stonehenge.esp
82  Tamriel Rare Traders.esp
83  Tchos Alchemy Tower.esp
84  The Ayleid Steps.esp  [Version 3.6]
85  va_ayleidsteps_ext_10.esp
86  TR_Stirk.esp
87  Stirk_Compatibility_Patch.esp
88  Whispered Warning.esp
89  BDBS - Whispered Warning Patch.esp  [Version 3.21]
8A  za_bankmod.esp
8B  Zera LeSaar's Tamrielic Luxuries.esp
8C  Knights.esp
8D  Knights - Unofficial Patch.esp  [Version 1.1.3]
8E  Knights - Revelation.esp
**  EVE_KnightsoftheNine.esp
8F  The Soul of Ilithiel.esp
90  The Lost Spires.esp
91  Lost Paladins of the Divines.esp
92  HoarfrostCastle.esp
93  MannimarcoRevisited.esp
94  MannimarcoRevisitedOOO.esp  [Version 0.1]
95  MannimarcoWardrobeChest.esp
++  FCOM_Knights.esp  [Version 0.9.9MB8b1]
96  road+bridges.esp  [Version 4.6.3]
97  Fighters Guild Quests - Roads and Bridges Patch.esp
98  NRB4+TchosTower-Patch.esp
99  NibenRiverFix.esp
9A  NRB4+LtPD Patch.esp  [Version 3.0]
9B  West Roads.esp
9C  Harvest [Flora].esp  [Version 3.0.0]
++  Harvest [Flora] - Shivering Isles.esp  [Version 3.0.0]
++  Harvest [Flora] - DLCVileLair.esp  [Version 3.0.0]
9D  ANB_Portable_Stool.esp
++  Archmage_Enchanted_Chest_OBSE.esp
9E  Auto Potion Homebrew.esp
++  BaurusRunsInSewers.esp
9F  Banes Guilds UnitedOOO.esp
A0  Banes Guilds United Wardrobe Chest.esp
++  Banes Guilds United FGQuests patch.esp
++  Banes Guilds United KR patch.esp
A1  Better Sheogorath.esp
A2  BFG's Open All the Gates.esp
A3  Enchanted Portable Tent.esp  [Version 2.21-Cobl]
++  Enchanted Portable Tent - Alt Hotkey Patch.esp  [Version 2.21]
A4  CDM-Shares and Salaries.esp
A5  Mage's Alchemy Pocket.esp
A6  EVE_ShiveringIslesEasterEggs.esp
A7  Dungeon Actors Have Torches 1.6 DT.esp
A8  Exterior Actors Have Torches 1.32 DT.esp
A9  FotM WF Alternative.esp
AA  GuildAdvancementBGU.esp
AB  IS_CaskOfSouls_1.1.esp
AC  Leviathan Soulgems.esp
AD  Leviathan Trophy Soulgems.esp
AE  M.O.E. - Travel Services.esp  [Version 3]
AF  M.O.E. - Lucien Lachance Rumors Fix.esp  [Version 1]
++  M.O.E. - Icons for Mythic Dawn Armour - Fix.esp  [Version 1]
B0  M.O.E. - Lycanthropy and Lichcraft.esp  [Version 7]
B1  Mage_Guild_Teleport.esp
B2  Oblivifall - Ambiant Dungeon SFX.esp  [Version 3.0]
B3  P1DkeyChain.esp  [Version 5.00]
B4  Respawning Varla & Welkynd Stones.esp  [Version 1.2]
++  SigilStonesUnlevelled.esp
B5  SkillSpecialization.esp
++  Skillbased Thieves Guild Invitation.esp
B6  ShippingInCyrodiil_Normal_Lights_V1-1 - With Drawbridges.esp
B7  Toggleable Quantity Prompt.esp  [Version 3.2.0]
B8  Wayshrines Improved.esp
B9  Ayleid Wells.esp  [Version 1.1]
BA  Quest Award Leveller.esp
++  Quest Award Leveller - Mehrunes Razor.esp
++  Quest Award Leveller - Knights of the Nine.esp
BB  CompanionsTreaty.esp  [Version 1.0]
BC  Druid Mod.esp
BD  Gather Ye Rosebuds.esp
BE  IshMountedCombatSpellsOnSelf.esp
BF  M.O.E. - Ethereal State Spell.esp  [Version 1]
C0  M.O.E. - Lock Spells.esp  [Version 1]
C1  M.O.E. - Mythic Dawn Powers.esp  [Version 1]
C2  M.O.E. - Teleportation Magic and Icarian Flight.esp  [Version 2]
C3  Magus Lost Alteration Spells.esp
C4  DS Realistic Enchanted Item Limits.esp  [Version 1.2]
C5  PJs Spell Compendium - Spell Requirements.esp
C6  SetEssentialActors.esp
C7  ShoweringSpells2.1.esp
C8  RefScope.esp  [Version 2.1.2]
C9  MofMagecraft1.7.esp
CA  Advanced Magecraft.esp
CB  MidasSpells.esp
CC  AK- Midas Spellswap.esp
CD  Midas OscuroGems.esp
CE  MidasMagicCompanions.esp
CF  MidasMagicLazyFockerChest.esp
D0  MMC_Iphigenia.esp
D1  MMC_DarkZoe.esp
++  Midas Betterholy.esp
++  Midas Reduced Costs 3 Quarters.esp
++  Mart's Monster Mod - Midas Creature Ingredients.esp
++  Midas PowDur4x.esp
++  Midas Eldrich Power 6x.esp
++  Midas Tigernolevel OBSE.esp
D2  Midas BeastFortify Fix OBSE.esp
D3  Magicka Regen x8.esp
D4  Better Apparati.esp
D5  Arcane Infusion.esp
D6  DirenniAlchemyApparatus.esp
D7  RshAlchemy.esp
D8  RshAlchemyRecipes.esp
D9  DS Staff Overhaul.esp
DA  Enchantment Splitter.esp
DB  BookLooting.esp  [Version 1.0]
DC  SM Combat Hide.esp  [Version 1.2]
DD  Lem - Bounty Reduction Over Gametime.esp
DE  No psychic guards v1.2.esp
DF  Regional-Bounty-Decreasing-v1.3.esp
++  GuildBetrayal.esp
E0  OBForcePush.esp
E1  NO_Recoil_Stagger.esp
E2  Deadly Reflex 6 - Timed Block and 250% damage.esp
E3  Double-tap dodge.esp
E4  Unequip Broken Armor.esp  [Version 2.8.2]
E5  Bundlement.esp  [Version ision]
E6  Magic Skill Perks.esp
E7  SniperSneakSkillup.esp
E8  nGCD.esp
E9  nGCD Oghma Infinium.esp
EA  ExperienceTraining1.1(nGCD).esp
EB  JCN_AV Uncap.esp  [Version 1.01]
++  Item interchange - Extraction.esp  [Version 0.76]
++  Item interchange - Placement for FCOM.esp  [Version 0.76]
++  Item interchange - Placement for Frostcrag.esp  [Version 0.76]
++  Item interchange - Option, Ingredients in Bulk.esp  [Version 0.76]
EC  CM Partners.esp
ED  X.Dea.Obscura.esp
EE  CSR Fixed.esp
EF  CSR Balanced.esp
F0  CM Pym.esp
F1  CM Partners Warp Distance Tweak.esp
F2  Companion Postal Service.esp
F3  cssNalia.esp  [Version 1.1]
F4  cssSafana.esp  [Version 1.1]
++  Cuter Khajiit Faces V01.esp
++  EVE_KhajiitFix.esp
F5  Appler's Passive Birthsigns.esp
++  Disable Tutorial Text.esp
++  No_Glow_a_go_go_Version_10-4987.esp
**  [GFX]_Initial_Glow-self.esp
F6  AznarsLifeDection-3052.esp
F7  DeadlyReflex 6 - Combat Moves.esp
++  Deadly Reflex 6 - HeX NifSE Patch.esp
**  NRB4 Standard Road Record.esp
++  Cobl Filter Late MERGE ONLY.esp  [Version 1.53]
F8  Cobl Silent Equip Misc.esp  [Version 01]
F9  Bashed Patch, 0.esp
FA  CombatFPSBooster.esp

[McclaudEagle]

I don't think using Windows 7 is a factor in terms of performance for Oblivion. I've played Oblivion with Qarl's Texture Pack on Windows 7 and still had very decent performance. Not entirely sure what the problem could be, but I doubt it's got anything to do with your Operating System.

[Lanceor]

First, find out exactly what's causing the slowdown. Run task manager and nVidia Inspector in the background and check the graphs as soon as you exit the game. Find out what is being maxed out.

 

If the RAM and ONLY the RAM is being maxed out, switching to Windows XP could potentially help, since it uses less memory as an operating system. With 2GB RAM, there isn't much for the game to use.

 

But I suspect that RAM isn't the only thing slowing down your game. Your graphics card seems to be a professional card rather than a gaming one and may be struggling. The 3GHz processor is adequate for Oblivion, but with the script-heavy mod list you have there, it may be struggling as well.

[Hickory]

Oblivion has a limit of 255 files (esp, esm, bsa). You currently have 250 esp/esm, so including bsa files, I suspect, will take you over that limit. You can mitigate this to some degree by having Wrye Bash auto ghost inactive plugins.

 

Also, if your graphics card does not use 2.0 shaders, or implements them badly (like the FX series), you will get slow performance -- Oblivion uses 2.0 shaders almost exclusively. You can tweak your ini to turn off specualr, ambient and diffuse lighting, which will get you some fps back, but your game will look like crap.

[bobsaysftw]

To get some extra FPS without changing too many things, turn Windows 7 Aero off and put visual settings on performance. Aero really takes a bite out of some PCs.