High CPUGPU usage

Post » Thu Apr 14, 2016 9:57 am

Not sure which section this should be going in, but I am running a rather heavily modded setup.



http://wiki.step-project.com/User:Sakiri/SystemSpecs System specifications.



Load order and mod list, in case it's important:



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0 0 Skyrim.esm

1 1 Update.esm

2 2 Dawnguard.esm

3 3 HearthFires.esm

4 4 Dragonborn.esm

5 5 Unofficial Skyrim Legendary Edition Patch.esp

6 6 Skyrim Project Optimization - Full Version.esm

7 7 ClimatesOfTamriel.esm

HighResTexturePack01.esp

HighResTexturePack02.esp

HighResTexturePack03.esp

Unofficial High Resolution Patch.esp

8 8 Cutting Room Floor.esp

9 9 SkyUI.esp

xce.esp

10 a Appropriately Attired Jarls Redux.esp

11 b SPTConsistentOlderPeople.esp

STEP DLC Optimized Textures - Standard.esp

STEP Vanilla Optimized Textures - Standard.esp

12 c NoAnimalsReportCrimes-DG+DB.esp

13 d Paralyze.esp

14 e TradeBarter.esp

15 f dD - Realistic Ragdoll Force - Realistic.esp

16 10 RaceMenu.esp

17 11 RaceMenuPlugin.esp

18 12 ViewableFactionRanksBothDLC.esp

19 13 SkyFalls + SkyMills + DG + DB.esp

20 14 SMIM-DragonbornTernFix.esp

21 15 SMIM-FurnitureChestSnowFix.esp

22 16 Point The Way.esp

23 17 FarmhouseChimneys.esp

24 18 RealisticWaterTwo.esp

25 19 Moss Rocks - Legendary.esp

26 1a Beards.esp

27 1b Brows.esp

28 1c ORM-Arvak.esp

29 1d ExplosiveBoltsVisualized.esp

30 1e AOS.esp

31 1f Immersive Citizens - AI Overhaul.esp

32 20 Guard Dialogue Overhaul.esp

33 21 Weapons & Armor Fixes_Remade.esp

34 22 Weapons & Armor_TrueOrcish&DaedricWeapons.esp

35 23 Clothing & Clutter Fixes.esp

36 24 Inigo.esp

37 25 SkyrimImprovedPuddles-DG-HF-DB.esp

38 26 SMIM-ShackRoofFixes.esp

39 27 SMIM-FarmhouseFlickeringFix.esp

40 28 Skyrim Flora Overhaul.esp

41 29 PilgrimsDelight.esp

42 2a The Paarthurnax Dilemma.esp

43 2b Gildergreen Regrown.esp

44 2c SFO - Dragonborn.esp

45 2d SMIM-ShackRoofFixesDragonborn.esp

46 2e RelightingSkyrim_Legendary.esp

47 2f ELE_Legendary_Lite.esp

48 30 imp_helm_legend.esp

49 31 Invisibility Eyes Fix.esp

50 32 Weapons & Armor_TrueWeaponsLvlLists.esp

51 33 aMidianborn_Skyforge_Weapons.esp

52 34 Elemental Staves.esp

53 35 GQJ_DG_vampireamuletfix.esp

54 36 Mage Outfit Texture Overhaul.esp

55 37 DawnguardRuneWeaponsFXSReplacer.esp

56 38 ClimatesOfTamriel-Dawnguard-Patch.esp

57 39 ClimatesOfTamriel-Dragonborn-Patch.esp

58 3a Soul Gems Differ.esp

59 3b DragonShoutVoice.esp

60 3c IHSS.esp

61 3d Improved Combat Sounds v2.2.esp

62 3e ADS.esp

63 3f Auto Unequip Ammo.esp

64 40 Better Stealth AI for Followers.esp

65 41 Nausicaa's Tweaker.esp

66 42 ClamsDropPearls.esp

67 43 InigoMCM.esp

68 44 NonEssentialChildren.esp

69 45 Traps Make Noise.esp

70 46 WM Trap Fixes.esp

71 47 FNIS.esp

72 48 HelmetToggle2.02b.esp

73 49 Convenient Horses.esp

74 4a STEP Combined PluginHF.esp

75 4b DynDOLOD.esp

76 4c Bashed Patch, 0.esp




I record video for Youtube.


With *just* OBS and Skyrim running, I'm getting stuttering. Opened up my monitoring software. I use RivaTuner, MSI Afterburner and CoreTemp.


Framerate is a little lower than I'd like(can drop to 45 or so when things get crowded) but usually 55-60 comfortably.


CPU usage near or at 100% with both running. Temps on all four cores approaching 80C.


Drop OBS, and my temp settles down to 75C or lower, and my CPU usage drops to about 75% across cores.


All four cores are getting an equal or near equal load.


GPU usage is stupid high. Like, outside of a load screen, I'm sitting at or near 100% use constantly. Temperature sits at 55C, so I'm not worried about that, but that usage is just awful.


VRAM and system RAM are not capping. High usage, but not capping.


DynDOLOD were generated using medium settings.


Suggestions on lowering processor load? Might improve my framerate too. Overclocking is not an option.
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Post » Fri Apr 15, 2016 1:06 am


Near 100% load is normal for the GPU when running 3D applications.



You need to adjust the HSF (or possibly the TIM) if you are getting 80C with the CPU under load. Usually the CPU won't be stressed to 100% load but even so 80C is too high.

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Post » Thu Apr 14, 2016 10:01 pm

Yeah It seems to only get that high when I'm running in combination with OBS. Which is disappointing, because I was having trouble with recording via Afterburner. The file sizes are absurdly huge and my editor was having issues with them.



My other problem is my framerate. But I might just try lowering my LODs for.. Generate a lower DynDOLOD or something. medium right now and I don't like my framerate dropping to 45 in combat... *twitch*

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