What would I need to run on Ultra settings?

Post » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:17 pm

I'd like to be able to run Skyrim on Ultra settings as well as load some of the high end mods. Right now the game defaults to medium settings for me and there is still some noticeable lag moving about that becomes extreme when trying to navigate a menu with the cursor. I've posted my PC's specs below. Is it possible to upgrade some of my hardware to be able to run Ultra and if so what would you recommend? Or am I better off investing in a whole new system? Thanks for any help you can give me!

EVGA nForce 790i Ultra SLI motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16 GHz CPU
4 X 2 GB DDR3 G.Skill Ripjaws RAM
Nvidia GeForce GTX 650 2GB Graphics card
Windows Vista 64 OS
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FLYBOYLEAK
 
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Post » Wed Jul 30, 2014 10:43 pm

I don't thing your computer is the culprit for your mouse movement problems.

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  1. Go to \Users\[Username]\My Documents\My Games\Skyrim
  2. Open the SkyrimPrefs.ini file with notepad
  3. Find the line bMouseAcceleration=1 (located under [Controls]) (If there is no line, add it)
  4. Replace the 1 with a 0

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Turn of AA and AF

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  1. Go in start menu.
  2. Type in Run.
  3. When it will popup type in Msconfig.
  4. Then in the Msconfig go in Services.
  5. And the find Windows Event Log.
  6. And uncheck Windows Event Log.
  7. Restart your Computer and your Done.

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Go into your Nvidia Control Panel - 3d Settings, and make a change to Maximum pre-rendered frames to 1 (0 is too little, it affects FPS, 2 and 3 seem to make the mouse much more sluggish, 3 is default).

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Disable any background utilities even your Antivirus. Play offline mode...

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As for you PC, well...Your processor is not bad, but quite week for skyrim (if you want to play Ultra settings + high end mods). Your GPU is good, but i don't thing it can handle well texture mods at ultra settings also.

What you can do. If you don't have much money you could change your GPU with a better one, plus a better PSU. (if you have an old PSU). However your CPU will bottleneck you system a bit. So that's not the finest solution.

I would go for a complete PC overhaul here. Your Mobo is not bad either, but with today standards, a 775 socket is obsolete now - for the reason, it's not upgradeable any more in a matter of performance boost.

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Post » Wed Jul 30, 2014 11:39 pm

I have a Nvidia GeForce GTX 570 2.5GB card and run Skyrim on High settings with a bunch of "hungry" mods and still get a consistent 40-50fps.

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Post » Thu Jul 31, 2014 6:24 am

Yes as you say: you have a GTX 570, you run at high, and get 40-50 fps.

Not even a GTX 650Ti can match the GTX 570. Too weak. :tongue:

If he tries to play realvision with the GTX 650 I thing he wouldn't handle the frame drop. (Especially with an Core2Duo on his system)

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