Completely, utterly new - Suggestions?

[Deleted6618708User]

So I've always been a competitive FPS player on PC, and all the other game genres (rpg, fighting, sport, racing, etc) I only played on 360. Basically all I've ever done is install a game, drop every graphics setting to minimum to max my framerate, and compete. This week, all that changed- for the first time in my gaming career I don't have a 'budget' graphics card- I have a 680 =].

 

I've been looking into maximizing how beautiful Skyrim can look... and I'm BURIED in mods and .ini's. Enter you, (hopefully) helpful forum posters. I have BOSS (although I have merely a baseline understanding of what it does) and NMM. What mods do you think are the most beautiful? Are there any pre-built .ini's I should look for?

 

Lastly, where the heck can I find SRO now?

 

(May help?)

CPU: i7 3770k

GPU: EVGA 680 (4gb)

RAM: 16gb Corsair Dom

HDD (dedicated to Skyrim): 64GB OCZ Agility 4 SSD... 2nd Gen Indilinx controller IS AMAZING.

120hz 1080p monitor

Edited April 28, 2013 by Guest

[Elfriend]

Nice rig. I use the official Bethesda HiRes Texture Packs 1-3 (free from Steam), W.A.T.E.R., Project Reality - Climates of Tamriel and Skyrim Flora Overhaul. You could also try increasing uGridsToLoad to 7 in your Skyrim.ini file. The latter is quite stable on my rig (similar to yours but with a 3gb 580), but increasing to 9 gave me a lot of crashes.

[MightyZ0G]

DO NOT CHANGE THE UGRIDS SETTING

that can greatly increase the chances of CTDs and once that happens that save is comletely borked and you will have to start over

 

here is my SkyrimPrefs.ini

 

 

[General]
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=2

[Display]
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=9
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=9000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=2048
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=16
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=3600.0000
fGamma=1.2000
iShadowFilter=4
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=2048.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=2000.0000
fLightLODStartFade=3500.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
iWaterMultiSamples=1
iMultiSample=8
iShadowMode=3
bTreesReceiveShadows=1
bDrawLandShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
bFull Screen=1
iSize H=768
iSize W=1366
fMeshLODFadePercentDefault=1.2000
fMeshLODFadeBoundDefault=256.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeTreeDistance=2048.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeTreeDistance=2844.0000
fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
iScreenShotIndex=5
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=25
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=100
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=4096
iIntShadowMapResolution=4096
fShadowBiasScale=0.1500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=1
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
bEquippedTorchesCastShadows=1
bDynamicWindowReflections=1
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bActorSelfShadowing=1
bUseSunbeams=1
bDeferredShadows=1

[Grass]
b30GrassVS=1
fGrassStartFadeDistance=15000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=15000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000

[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1

[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=1
bCrosshairEnabled=0
fHUDOpacity=0.3500
bSaveOnPause=0
bSaveOnTravel=0
bSaveOnWait=0
bSaveOnRest=0
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=950000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=0
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=4
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1

[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=1
bGamePadRumble=1
bMouseAcceleration=1
bUseKinect=0

[Particles]
iMaxDesired=1024
[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=0.6500
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.0000
uID2=466532
fVal1=1.0000
uID1=554685
fVal0=0.3500
uID0=1007612

[Clouds]
fCloudLevel2Distance=950000.0000
fCloudLevel1Distance=475000.0000
fCloudLevel0Distance=237500.0000
fCloudNearFadeDistance=9000.0000

[TerrainManager]
fTreeLoadDistance=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
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=25

[Decals]
uMaxDecals=1000
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=100
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=60

[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=50.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=50.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=50.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=0
uLastAspectRatio=3

[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1

[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=1

 

 

here is my Skyrim.ini

 

 

[General]
bDisableGearedUp = 0
sLanguage=ENGLISH
iPreloadSizeLimit=51380224
fMasterFilePreLoadMB=128.0000
fFlickeringLightDistance=8192

[Display]
fShadowLODMaxStartFade=1000.0
fSpecularLODMaxStartFade=2000.0
fLightLODMaxStartFade=3500.0
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=4096
bAllowScreenshot=1
fSunShadowUpdateTime=0.0020
fSunUpdateThreshold=0.0020
iPresentInterval=0

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

[Grass]
bAllowCreateGrass=1
bAllowLoadGrass=0
bDrawShaderGrass=1
iMaxGrassTypesPerTexure=6
iMinGrassSize=80

[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

[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=12288.0000

[Combat]
fMagnetismStrafeHeadingMult=0.0
fMagnetismLookingMult=0.0
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f1PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PBoltTiltUpAngle=0.7

[Papyrus]
fUpdateBudgetMS=800
fExtraTaskletBudgetMS=800
fPostLoadUpdateTimeMS=3000
iMinMemoryPageSize=256
iMaxMemoryPageSize=1024
iMaxAllocatedMemoryBytes=2457600
bEnableLogging=0
bEnableTrace=0
bLoadDebugInformation=0
bEnableProfiling=0

[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1

[Camera]
fOverShoulderCombatPosZ=7.5000
fOverShoulderPosZ=7.5000

[MapMenu]
sMapCloudNIF=0
bWorldMapNoSkyDepthBlur=1
fWorldMapNearDepthBlurScale=0
fWorldMapDepthBlurScale=0
fWorldMapMaximumDepthBlur=0
fMapWorldYawRange=3600.0000
fMapWorldMaxHeight=130000.0000
fMapWorldMinHeight=5000.0000

[LightingShader]
fDecalLODFadeEnd=1.0000
fDecalLODFadeStart=1.0000

[Animation]
fAnimInterpFarDist=10500.0000
fAnimInterpNearDist=10000.0000

 

 

here is my load order and the list of mods that I use to make the game look great

 

 

Active Mods

• 00 Skyrim.esm

• 01 Update.esm

• 02 Dawnguard.esm

• 03 HearthFires.esm

• 04 Dragonborn.esm

• 05 Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

• 06 JSwords.esm

• 07 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - Main.esm

• 08 Solitude A City Of Trade.esm

• 09 SPIKE.esm

• 0A olafskyrim.esm

• 0B RoriksteadExpanded.esp

• 0C Ash Pile Expiration.esp

• 0D Brawl Bugs CE.esp

• 0E Brynjolf Dialogue Fix.esp

• 0F furrycommentfix.esp

• 10 HjerimMessFix.esp

• 11 Kataous' Bug Fixes for Player Homes.esp

• 12 Mannequinfix.esp

• 13 Whiterun Market Fixes.esp

• 14 Unofficial Skyrim Patch.esp [Version 1.3.1a]

• 15 Unofficial Dawnguard Patch.esp [Version 1.2.1]

• 16 Unofficial Hearthfire Patch.esp [Version 1.1.0]

• 17 Unofficial Dragonborn Patch.esp [Version 1.0.3]

• 18 Morning Fogs.esp

• 19 Supreme Fog.esp

• 1A Supreme Storms.esp

• 1B Phenderix's Magic Sounds Improved.esp

• 1C mintylightningmod.esp

• 1D theFlicker.esp

• 1E Economics of Skyrim.esp

• 1F Economics of Skyrim - Dawnguard.esp

• 20 Armored Skeleton.esp [Version v3.1]

• 21 Arrows of Magicka - Leather Quiver.esp

• 22 CookingExpanded.esp [Version 1.2b.]

• 23 CookingExpanded - Hearthfire.esp

• 24 Dead Body Collision.esp

• 25 Dual Sheath Redux.esp

• 26 Fixsmith.esp

• 27 Lanterns Of Skyrim - All In One - RLO.esp

• 28 UnlimitedBookshelves.esp

• 29 MoreGrass.esp

• 2A Moss Rocks.esp

• 2B Point The Way.esp [Version 1.0.1a]

• 2C RealShelter.esp

• 2D SabreFurBag.esp

• 2E Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

• 2F SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp [Version 1.1]

• 30 Unique BOOZE Bottles.esp

• 31 Unique Booze Bottles Alternate Names Version.esp

• 32 YngolBarrowButtonFix.esp

• 33 Footprints.esp

• 34 Player Size Adjuster.esp

• 35 WetandCold.esp

• 36 WetandCold - Ashes.esp

• 37 SkyUI.esp

• 38 Baraban-Dawnguard-Plate.esp

• 39 Cleric Armours - Credo.esp

• 3A Cloaks.esp

• 3B Cloaks - Dawnguard.esp

• 3C 1nivWICCloaks.esp [Version 2.2]

• 3D CraftableHoods.esp

• 3E dfnkt-IronArmorSleeves-Craftable.esp

• 3F hothtrooper44_ArmorCompilation.esp

• 40 imp_guard_helm.esp

• 41 imp_helm.esp

• 42 Insanity's Shields.esp [Version 1.1]

• 43 iorvethlightarmor_v_1_3.esp

• 44 JSwordsDistributionBalancePlugin.esp

• 45 Light Armor Hoods - Normal Armor Value.esp

• 46 Mage robe hoods.esp

• 47 MECR_Classic_Nord_Shields.esp

• 48 Northborn Fur Hoods.esp

• 49 OlafsGear.esp

• 4A Plate Armours - Credo.esp

• 4B RaiderHelmet.esp

• 4C Reinforced Hoods.esp

• 4D Skyrim Knights.esp

• 4E TH3WICK3D1-BlueStripesEliteArmor.esp

• 4F Unique Uniques.esp [Version 1.3]

• 50 W2_HelmetPack-2.esp

• 51 W2_HelmetPack.esp

• 52 ERSO 01 - VRRVH.esp

• 53 ERSO 02 - Enhanced Fauna and Monsters for Skyrim.esp

• 54 ERSO 03 - Mighty Dragons Unleveled.esp

• 55 ERSO 04 - Mighty Odahviing.esp

• 56 ERSO 04.2 - Mighty Durnehviir.esp

• 57 ERSO 05 - Dovah Holy Book.esp

• 58 ERSO 06 - Wait More Time Dragon Encounter x2.0.esp

• 59 ERSO 07 - Mighty Dragon Priests.esp

• 5A ERSO 08 - RUS-00 Main plus Dawnguard Dragonborn.esp

• 5B ERSO 08.1 - ERSO MIRAAK.esp

• 5C ERSO 08.2 - ERSO HARKON.esp

• 5D ERSO 09 - Vendor Trainer Quest-giver protected USKP.esp

• 5E ERSO 09.1 - Essential Children.esp

• 5F ERSO 10 - RUS-(SIM)-Travellers and Adventurers.esp

• 60 ERSO 11 - RUS-(SIM)-Assassins and Thieves.esp

• 61 ERSO 12 - RUS-(SIM)-Werewolves.esp

• 62 ERSO 13.03 - Higher Skill Cap 200.esp

• 63 ERSO 21.01 PM Dungeons.esp

• 64 ERSO 21.02 PM Blackreach.esp

• 65 ERSO 21.03 PM Dwemer.esp

• 66 ERSO 23 - Lockpicking Perks Changes.esp

• 67 ERSO 24 - Pickpocket Perks Changes.esp

• 68 Beautiful Whiterun.esp

• 69 BetterRiften.esp

• 6A RealisticWhiterun.esp

• 6B RiverwoodExpEnv01.esp

• 6C Run For Your Lives.esp [Version 1.2.1]

• 6D When Vampires Attack.esp [Version 1.0.1]

• 6E skyrimovens.esp

• 6F whiterunMarket.esp

• 70 SkyrimCoinReplacer.esp

• 71 Utopolyst's Item Sorting.esp

• 72 Acquisitive Soul Gems.esp

• 73 BarbasLessAnnoying.esp

• 74 ChopForever.esp

• 75 Civil War Repairs.esp

• 76 CleanArrowPlayer.esp

• 77 Distant DetailHF.esp

• 78 Equip more Rings (8).esp

• 79 GloriousGrass.esp

• 7A Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

• 7B Improved Daedric Artifacts.esp

• 7C nofurcomment.esp

• 7D nostinkscomment.esp

• 7E NPCShutUP.esp

• 7F NPCshutUPaboutflames.esp

• 80 Quieter_Dungeons.esp

• 81 Quieter_Winds.esp

• 82 SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators.esp

• 83 VariousGuardReplacer.esp

• 84 Waterbreathing Breathless Emerge.esp

• 85 grass & ground fixes.esp

• 86 LakeExpanded01.esp

• 87 dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

• 88 RealisticNeedsandDiseases.esp

• 89 RND_Dawnguard-Patch.esp

• 8A RND_HearthFires-Patch.esp

• 8B RND_USKP-Patch.esp

• 8C RND_Dragonborn-Patch.esp

• 8D RND_UniqueBoozeBottles-Patch.esp

• 8E Clear Skies Fix.esp

• 8F DragonCombatOverhaulDragonborn.esp

• 90 Beards.esp

• 91 race+.esp

• 92 HothFollower.esp

• 93 CompanionValfar.esp

• 94 Better Followers - SBP.esp

• 95 Better NPC - Faction Pack.esp

• 96 AmazingFollowerTweaks.esp

• 97 Vampire Skin Color Fix.esp

• 98 sOverEncumbered.esp

• 99 RemoveFallingLeaves.esp

• 9A Krev The Skinner's Mantle by Hothtrooper44.esp

• 9B Brigandage.esp

• 9C Playable Serana's Hood.esp

• 9D FaceMasksOfSkyrim.esp

• 9E JehennianLeather.esp

• 9F BetterRieklingArrows.esp

• A0 SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators-Dawnguard.esp

• A1 SkyTEST-RealisticAnimals&Predators-Dragonborn.esp

• A2 1nivWICSkyCloaksNorthPatch.esp [Version 2.1]

• A3 Trees.esp

• A4 AFT_NoFriendlySpellDamage.esp

• A5 fortunequackerscraftableskallsets.esp

• A6 removeannoyinglines.esp

• A7 mjhSkyForgeWolfArmor.esp

• A8 Baraban-Heater-Shield.esp

• A9 Baraban-Steel-Plate.esp

• AA Baraban-Steel-Helms.esp

• AB CookingExpanded - Dragonborn.esp

• AC Deer Hide to Elk Hide.esp

• AD AK- Clothe Dead NPCs.esp

• AE AesirArmor.esp

• AF No More Glowing Edges Mod.esp

• B0 Duns_Inc_Shaders_Begone.esp

• B1 SkyAI.esp

• B2 Nirnroot.esp

• B3 JSwords_Load_Screens.esp

• B4 SkaalKidAetaCoat.esp

• B5 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dungeons.esp

• B6 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Exteriors.esp

• B7 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Major City Interiors.esp

• B8 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Dawnguard Interiors.esp

• B9 Realistic Lighting Overhaul - Minor Cities and Town Interiors.esp

• BA Realistic Lighting Overhaul - 3.5 Weathers.esp

• BB Realistic Lighting Overhaul - 3.5 Dawnguard Weathers.esp

• BC RLO - Adaptive Interiors Vanilla Weathers Patch.esp

• BD WATER.esp

• BE WATER Plants.esp

• BF WATER DB.esp

• C0 Waves.esp

• C1 RND_Water-Patch.esp

• C2 Cooking Expanded - RND Support.esp

• C3 Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp

• C4 Bashed Patch, 0.esp

 

[Elfriend]

With respect, zog, a new user is a whole lot more likely to get into trouble loading the 100+ mods you list and making massive changes to their .ini files than they are by changing uGrids. It is true that if you increase uGrids you will not be able to load a save made at a previous, lower number. The change can be easily reversed, though, so the older save is not "borked". I know, I've done it. I also know, from experience, what works on my rig, which is actually inferior to the OP's.

 

trexil., I suggest that you start with a few, well-proven mods (like the ones I listed), see if you like them, then move on to others. Add one at a time, and if possible try them out before making a new save with them, because unfortunately all sorts of things can get incorporated into saves. I would NOT suggest that you make any changes to your .ini files until you thoroughly understand how the game works. I would NOT suggest that you take the advice of every Internet guru who comes along (including this one).

[MightyZ0G]

old saves with smaller ugrid settings load fine after increasing the ugrids, but, once the higher setting kills the save, it is really difficult to reset the ugrids back to the default level and still be able to continue on that save.

(ugrids killed off one of my favourite characters in this way :( )

 

it is simple to make a back up of your ini files or restore them to default if a problem arises

having a list of mods that are stable on my rig with the load order and ini files should not present a problem to someone who knows how to copy and paste.

 

the only thing I left out was that I use NMM to download and install the mods, then I use BOSS to tell me if any need cleaning and put most of the mods in order, then I use TES5edit to clean the mods that need cleaning, then I use NMM to manually change the order of mods that BOSS places incorrectly, then I use Wrye Bash to create a patch.

 

if you have a good system that can handle all the bells and whistles it is better to add all the mods and use them from the beginning rather than add some and then remove them and add more then change others.

lots and lots of changes to the mod list and load order are the quickest way to mess up a save.

 

anyway, here is my rig so you can see that the OP has a vastly superior rig and shouldn't have trouble with list of mods I use

 

02 - Processor

----------------------------------

 

0201 - Caption : AMD Phenom II X4 840 Processor x4 ~3200MHz

0202 - Current Clock Speed : 3200MHz

0203 - L1-Cache : 512.00 KB

0204 - L2-Cache : 2.00 MB

 

----------------------------------

03 - Video Adapter

----------------------------------

 

0301 - Card Name : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480

0302 - Manufacturer : NVIDIA

0303 - Chip Type : GeForce GTX 480

0304 - DAC Type : Integrated RAMDAC

 

0306 - Display Memory : 3279 MB

0307 - AdapterRAM : 1.50 GB

 

----------------------------------

11 - Windows Express

----------------------------------

 

1101 - System Score : 5.2

1102 - Memory Score : 7.3

1103 - CPU Score : 7.3

1104 - Graphics Score : 7.9

1105 - Gaming Score : 7.9

1106 - Disk Score : 5.2

Edited April 29, 2013 by mighty zog

[Deleted6618708User]

Thanks for the posts, gentlemen. Most of the settings in the .ini's I've looked at seem pretty self-explanatory. That being said, I gather that some of them are... finicky. I'll try some of the mods you two listed and pick out some of Zog's settings (the ones I haven't set myself essentially).

 

Think I'll stay away from ugrid at least for now, I *hate* corrupted saves.

[MightyZ0G]

I forgot to say, get SKSE and then in your \The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim\Data\SKSE folder create a text file called skse.ini and put the following in it

 

[General]
ClearInvalidRegistrations=1

 

if you already have a skse.ini file just add the line under general

[Deleted6618708User]

Finally got my setup working pretty well, I'm not quite at a solid 60fps... but I'm close enough that I think using the texture optimizer will net me the difference.

My .ini's:

My Games/Skirim/Skyrim.ini

[Display]
uGridsToLoad=7
uExterior Cell Buffer=64
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670"
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
[Water]
bReflectLODObjects=1
bReflectLODLand=1
bReflectSky=1
bReflectLODTrees=1
[General]
bDisableGearedUp=0
sLanguage=ENGLISH
[Combat]
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=14000.0000

My Games/Skyrim/SkyrimPrefs.ini

[General]
bDisableGearedUp=0
fBrightLightColorB=1.0000
fBrightLightColorG=1.0000
fBrightLightColorR=1.0000
iStoryManagerLoggingEvent=-1
bEnableStoryManagerLogging=0
[imagespace]
bDoDepthOfField=1
iRadialBlurLevel=2
[Display]
uGridsToLoad=7
uExterior Cell Buffer=64
iBlurDeferredShadowMask=2
fInteriorShadowDistance=3000.0000
fShadowDistance=4000.0000
iShadowMapResolutionSecondary=1024
iShadowMapResolutionPrimary=2048
iShadowSplitCount=2
iMaxAnisotropy=1
fLeafAnimDampenDistEnd=4600.0000
fLeafAnimDampenDistStart=3600.0000
fTreesMidLODSwitchDist=5000.0000
fGamma=1.1600
fDecalLOD2=1500.0000
fDecalLOD1=1000.0000
fSpecularLODStartFade=600.0000
fShadowLODStartFade=500.0000
fLightLODStartFade=1200.0000
iTexMipMapMinimum=0
iTexMipMapSkip=0
iWaterMultiSamples=0
iMultiSample=4
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=10000000.0000
fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=10000000.0000
iScreenShotIndex=2
bShadowMaskZPrepass=0
bMainZPrepass=0
iMaxSkinDecalsPerFrame=10
iMaxDecalsPerFrame=30
bFloatPointRenderTarget=1
sD3DDevice="NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670"
bFXAAEnabled=0
iShadowMapResolution=2048
fShadowBiasScale=0.2500
iShadowMaskQuarter=4
iAdapter=0
iPresentInterval=0
iShadowFilter=4
bShadowsOnGrass=1
bTransparencyMultisampling=0
bDeferredShadows=1
bDrawShadows=1
[Grass]
b30GrassVS=0
fGrassStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=7000.0000
fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=0.0000
[MAIN]
bGamepadEnable=0
bCrosshairEnabled=1
fHUDOpacity=1.0000
bSaveOnPause=1
bSaveOnTravel=1
bSaveOnWait=1
bSaveOnRest=1
fSkyCellRefFadeDistance=150000.0000
[GamePlay]
bShowFloatingQuestMarkers=1
bShowQuestMarkers=1
iDifficulty=2
[interface]
bDialogueSubtitles=0
bGeneralSubtitles=0
fMouseCursorSpeed=1.0000
bShowCompass=1
[Controls]
fGamepadHeadingSensitivity=1.0000
fMouseHeadingSensitivity=0.0125
bAlwaysRunByDefault=1
bInvertYValues=0
bGamePadRumble=0
bMouseAcceleration=0
bUseKinect=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=1.0000
uID3=94881
fVal2=0.0000
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=75000.0000
fBlockMaximumDistance=250000.0000
fBlockLevel1Distance=70000.0000
fBlockLevel0Distance=35000.0000
fSplitDistanceMult=1.5000
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=250
bDecals=1
bSkinnedDecals=1
uMaxSkinDecals=50
uMaxSkinDecalsPerActor=40
[LOD]
fLODFadeOutMultObjects=25.0000
fLODFadeOutMultItems=20.0000
fLODFadeOutMultActors=25.0000
fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000
[Launcher]
bEnableFileSelection=1
bShowAllResolutions=1
uLastAspectRatio=3
[blurShaderHDR]
bDoHighDynamicRange=1
[blurShader]
bUseBlurShader=0
[Water]
iWaterReflectHeight=512
iWaterReflectWidth=512
bUseWaterDisplacements=1
bUseWaterRefractions=1
bUseWaterReflections=1
bUseWaterDepth=1
[Combat]
f1PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
f3PArrowTiltUpAngle=0.7
[Actor]
fVisibleNavmeshMoveDist=14000.0000

Mods/Order

GameMode=Skyrim

Skyrim.esm=1
Update.esm=1
ClimatesOfTamriel.esm=1
HighResTexturePack01.esp=1
HighResTexturePack02.esp=1
HighResTexturePack03.esp=1
No More Glowing Edges.esp=1
FixedEyeAdaption.esp=1
Chesko_Frostfall.esp=1
Further Dark Dungeons for ENB.esp=1
Dual Sheath Redux.esp=1
Character Creation Overhaul.esp=1
SkyUI.esp=1
Cloaks.esp=1
Divine Aegis.esp=1
Divine Aegis Sword.esp=1
GDWeaponry.esp=1
Mystic.esp=1
CCO - Permanent Birthsigns.esp=1
Immersive Weapons.esp=1
ClimatesOfTamriel-Dungeons-Hazardous.esp=1
ClimatesOfTamriel-Interiors-Warm.esp=1
ClimatesOfTamriel-Nights-Level-6.esp=1
CCO - Dynamic Skill Progression.esp=1
ACE Archery.esp=1
AT - Loot Arrows +25%.esp=1
AT - Faster Arrows Improved +25%.esp=1
AT - Merchants Arrows +50%.esp=1
AT - Increased Progressive Damage (Vanilla) +100%.esp=1
AT - Recover +10% Arrows.esp=1
Sneak Tools.esp=1
Sneak Tools Vanilla Hoods.esp=1
Sneak Tools Vanilla Masks.esp=1
Random Alternate Start.esp=1
RAS - Riverwood CharGen.esp=1
CCO - Diverse Races And Genders.esp=1
ethereal_elven_overhaul.esp=1
Dual Sheath Redux Patch.esp=1
Footprints.esp=1
ShootingStars.esp=1
WetandCold.esp=1

Still a few minor .ini settings I want to play with.. I'm just having too much fun to care right now. Not a bad problem to have, imo.

Hope this thread helps some other newcommer!

 

P.S. I'll say it again for said newcommer wanting to know:

i7 3770k (overclock + watercooled)

EVGA 670 (NOT SLi, overclock + watercooled)

16 GB RAM

64 GB OCZ Agility 4 SSD

1920x1080

 

44-54 FPS outdoors, have yet to see "mass" combat so don't ask

Edited May 4, 2013 by Guest